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ENROLLED HB 5001, ENGROSSED 1 2024 LEGISLATURE ______________________________________________________________________________ debris activities, including wet debris. The division shall report quarterly to the chair of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, the chair of the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee, and the Executive Office of the Governor’s Office of Policy and Budget on the amount of grants or reimbursements approved, agreements entered into with local governments, and the amount of remaining appropriated funds. The unexpended balance of funds remaining on June 30, 2024, shall revert and is appropriated for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 for the same purpose specified in this section. This section is effective upon becoming a law. SECTION 240. From the funds appropriated to the Division of Emergency Management within the Executive Office of the Governor in section 8 of chapter 2022-272, Laws of Florida, $10,000,000 shall revert and is appropriated for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 to the Northwest Florida Water Management District to manage hurricane and tornado recovery and restoration activities. These funds may also be used for activities that reduce or prevent wildfire or flooding activities within areas impacted by Hurricane Michael. The unexpended balance of funds remaining on June 30, 2024, shall revert and is appropriated to the water management district for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 for the same purpose. This section is effective upon becoming a law. SECTION 241. The Legislature hereby adopts by reference the changes to the approved operating budget as set forth in budget amendment EOG #B2024-0014, providing release from Administered Funds and the Lump Sum Strengthening Domestic Security appropriation category to provide funding for two new domestic security projects, as submitted by the Governor on March 4, 2024, on behalf of the Division of Emergency Management for approval by the Legislative Budget Commission. The Governor shall modify the approved operating budget for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 consistent with the amendment. The unexpended balance of funds remaining on June 30, 2024, shall revert and is appropriated to the division for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 for the same purpose. This section is effective upon becoming a law. SECTION 242. There is hereby appropriated for Fiscal Year 2023-2024, $5,500,000 in nonrecurring funds from the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles for the increase in fuel and motor vehicle repair costs incurred in Fiscal Year 2023-2024. This section is effective upon becoming a law. SECTION 243. The unexpended balance of funds appropriated to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles in section 204 of chapter 2023-239, Laws of Florida, for the Application Cloud Environment Migration Project, shall revert and is appropriated to the department for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 for the same purpose. SECTION 244. The unexpended balance of funds appropriated to the Department of Military Affairs from the General Revenue Fund for the Florida State Guard in Specific Appropriations 3096, 3097, and 3099 through 3106, of chapter 2023-239, Laws of Florida, shall revert and are appropriated to the department for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 for the same purpose. These funds shall be placed in reserve. The department is authorized to submit quarterly budget amendments to request release of funds being held in reserve pursuant to the provisions of chapter 216, Florida Statutes, and based on the submission of comprehensive quarterly status reports reflecting the progress of the project conceptions, design, and planning, pre-construction, and procurement process for design and construction. The fourth quarter release shall be contingent on the commencement of physical construction of the State Guard headquarters building in Flagler County, no later than June 1, 2025. SECTION 245. The unexpended balance of funds appropriated to the Department of Military Affairs from the General Revenue Fund for the cooperative agreement backlog in Specific Appropriation 3091 of chapter 2023-239, Laws of Florida, shall revert and is appropriated to the department in the Expenses category for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 for the same purpose. SECTION 246. There is hereby appropriated for Fiscal Year 2023-2024, $3,000,000 in nonrecurring funds from the General Revenue fund to the Department of Military Affairs for a workers’ compensation settlement associated with injuries sustained by a Florida National Guard member while on state active duty. These funds shall be placed in reserve. Upon completion of a settlement agreement, the department is authorized to submit a budget amendment to request release of funds held in reserve pursuant to the provisions of chapter 216, Florida Statutes. In the event a settlement agreement or budget amendment is not finalized by 500