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ENROLLED HB 5001, ENGROSSED 1 2024 LEGISLATURE ______________________________________________________________________________ SECTION 5 - NATURAL RESOURCES/ENVIRONMENT/GROWTH MANAGEMENT/TRANSPORTATION 1554 OTHER PERSONAL SERVICES FROM CITRUS INSPECTION TRUST FUND . 366,406 FROM FEDERAL GRANTS TRUST FUND . . . 15,900 FROM GENERAL INSPECTION TRUST FUND . 1,128,763 1555 EXPENSES FROM CITRUS INSPECTION TRUST FUND . 583,880 FROM FEDERAL GRANTS TRUST FUND . . . 274,982 FROM GENERAL INSPECTION TRUST FUND . 567,529 1556 OPERATING CAPITAL OUTLAY FROM CITRUS INSPECTION TRUST FUND . 10,000 FROM GENERAL INSPECTION TRUST FUND . 23,710 1557 SPECIAL CATEGORIES ACQUISITION OF MOTOR VEHICLES FROM AGRICULTURAL EMERGENCY ERADICATION TRUST FUND . . . . . . 697,066 1558 SPECIAL CATEGORIES AUTOMATED TESTING EQUIPMENT FROM CITRUS INSPECTION TRUST FUND . 101,041 1559 SPECIAL CATEGORIES TRANSFER GENERAL REVENUE TO CITRUS INSPECTION TRUST FUND FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 4,000,000 1560 SPECIAL CATEGORIES CITRUS RESEARCH FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 10,000,000 FROM AGRICULTURAL EMERGENCY ERADICATION TRUST FUND . . . . . . 8,000,000 From the funds in Specific Appropriation 1560, $3,000,000 in nonrecurring funds from the Agricultural Emergency Eradication Trust Fund shall be transferred to the Citrus Research and Development Foundation Inc., in consultation with the Department of Citrus, to conduct or cause to be conducted, research projects on citrus disease, pursuant to section 581.031(32), Florida Statutes. From the funds in Specific Appropriation 1560, $10,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund and $5,000,000 from the Agricultural Emergency Eradication Trust Fund shall be transferred to the Citrus Research and Development Foundation Inc., in consultation with the Department of Citrus, to issue a request for proposal to conduct large-scale, science-based, field trials that demonstrate the impact of utilizing a combination of management and therapeutic tools for plantings and the rehabilitation of existing trees, including, but not limited to, grove design, planting preparation, pest management, disease management, tree therapeutics, and, post planting production practices which promote increased production of citrus. During the initial solicitation period, at least 60 percent of the appropriated funds shall be made available to growers who, for property tax purposes, have citrus groves greater than or equal to five acres, but less than 2,500 acres. After the initial solicitation distribution, remaining funds are available to all growers. A maximum of two percent of funds provided under the request for proposal for large-scale, science-based, grower driven field trials may be used by the entity administering the program for direct operational and staffing costs. From the funds in Specific Appropriation 1560, the Citrus Research and Development Foundation Inc., shall hold quarterly public meetings at locations that best represent all geographic regions of the state with an emphasis on citrus production. The public meetings shall include in-depth reporting on the results of non-confidential completed research projects, current research and planned research projects on citrus disease, including but not limited to, citrus canker and citrus greening. Scientists, growers, industry representatives, and Citrus Research and Development Foundation administrators must be represented at the public meetings. Public meetings shall provide the opportunity for public input, questions, and comments. Funds in Specific Appropriation 1560, outside of direct operational and staffing costs within the Citrus Research and Development Foundation, shall not be used for any administrative assessment fees 258