Title XIV, Taxation and Finance

(1) The Executive Office of the Governor shall have the authority to approve the program plan of fixed capital outlay projects to assure that each is consistent with legislative policies for operations, including approved operational standards related to program and utilization a…

Agencies are directed to work in consultation with the Executive Office of the Governor and the appropriations and appropriate substantive committees of the Legislature, and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is directed to work with the appropriations and appropriate substan…

(1) Agencies and the judicial branch shall maintain a comprehensive performance accountability system containing, at a minimum, a list of performance measures and standards that are adopted by the Legislature and subsequently amended pursuant to this section.(2)(a) Agencies and t…

(1) Unless otherwise provided in law, on July 1 of each fiscal year, up to 25 percent of the original approved operating budget of each agency and of the judicial branch may be released until such time as annual plans for quarterly releases for all appropriations have been develo…

The Executive Office of the Governor, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, any member of the Cabinet, or any state agency shall not impound any appropriation except as necessary to avoid or eliminate a deficit pursuant to the provisions of s. 216.221. As used in this section, …

The services of the Executive Office of the Governor shall be available to the Legislature for procuring such fiscal or other data as the Legislature may require.History.—s. 31, ch. 69-106; s. 14, ch. 71-354; s. 11, ch. 81-169; s. 16, ch. 83-49.

(1) The Executive Office of the Governor and the office of the Chief Financial Officer shall develop and implement procedures for accelerating the drawdown of, and minimizing the payment of interest on, federal funds. The Executive Office of the Governor shall establish a clearin…

In any court settlement in which a state agency or officer or any other counsel representing the interests of the state negotiates settlement amounts to be expended by the judicial branch or the executive branch, such funds may not be expended unless the Legislature has appropria…

(1) All appropriations shall be maximum appropriations, based upon the collection of sufficient revenues to meet and provide for such appropriations. It is the duty of the Governor, as chief budget officer, to ensure that revenues collected will be sufficient to meet the appropri…

(1) Moneys in the Budget Stabilization Fund may be transferred to the General Revenue Fund for:(a)1. Offsetting a deficit in the General Revenue Fund. A deficit is deemed to occur when the official estimate of funds available in the General Revenue Fund for a fiscal year falls be…

(1)(a) Any appropriation to the Executive Office of the Governor which is classified as an emergency, as defined in s. 252.34, may be released only with the approval of the Governor. The state agency, or the judicial branch, desiring the use of the emergency appropriation shall s…

(1) A state agency or the judicial branch may not initiate or commence any new program, including any new federal program or initiative, or make changes in its current programs, as provided for in the appropriations act, that require additional financing unless funds have been sp…

(1) The annual rate of salary of any officer or employee filling the position specifically named in an item in the appropriations acts shall be as provided in one of the following paragraphs:(a) In the amount appropriated for such position;(b) The amount appropriated in an item f…

(1)(a) Unless otherwise expressly provided by law, the total number of authorized positions may not exceed the total provided in the appropriations acts. In the event any state agency or entity of the judicial branch finds that the number of positions so provided is not sufficien…

(1) No revolving fund may be established or increased in amount pursuant to s. 17.58(2), unless approved by the Chief Financial Officer. The purpose and uses of a revolving fund may not be changed without the prior approval of the Chief Financial Officer. As used in this section,…

(1) There are hereby created Working Capital Trust Funds for the purpose of providing sufficient funds for the operation of data processing centers, which may include the creation of a reserve account within the Working Capital Trust Fund to pay for future information technology …

(1) The Administered Funds Trust Fund is created within the Executive Office of the Governor.(2) The trust fund shall be used for the purpose of allocating to various agencies those appropriations that are made under the administered funds budget entity. The trust fund is a clear…

No clearing account may be established outside the State Treasury pursuant to s. 17.58(2) unless approved by the Chief Financial Officer during the fiscal year. Each agency, or the judicial branch, desiring to maintain a clearing account outside the State Treasury shall submit a …

(1)(a) Funds provided in the General Appropriations Act or as otherwise expressly provided by law shall be expended only for the purpose for which appropriated, except that such moneys may be transferred as provided in this section when it is determined to be in the best interest…

(1)(a) As of June 30th of each year, for appropriations for operations only, each department and the judicial branch shall identify in the state’s financial system any incurred obligation which has not been disbursed, showing in detail the commitment or to whom obligated and the …

(1) No agency or branch of state government shall contract to spend, or enter into any agreement to spend, any moneys in excess of the amount appropriated to such agency or branch unless specifically authorized by law, and any contract or agreement in violation of this chapter sh…

An executive or judicial branch public officer or employee may not enter into any contract or agreement on behalf of the state or judicial branch which binds the state or its executive agencies or the judicial branch for the purchase of services or tangible personal property in e…

Nothing contained in any legislative budget or operating budget shall be construed to be an administrative or legislative construction affirming the existence then of the lawful authority to make an expenditure or disbursement for any purpose not otherwise authorized by laws of t…

(1) A state department, agency, bureau, commission, or other component of state government, or the judicial branch, upon approval by the head or the designated agent thereof, may utilize state funds for the purpose of paying dues for membership in a professional or other organiza…

A state agency, a water management district, or the judicial branch may not authorize or make any disbursement of grants and aids appropriations pursuant to a contract or grant to any person or organization unless the terms of the grant or contract prohibit the expenditure of fun…

A person or entity that is designated by the General Appropriations Act, or that is awarded funding on a noncompetitive basis, to provide services for which funds are appropriated by that act may not receive a rate of payment in excess of the competitive prevailing rate for those…

If a bill appropriating a fixed capital outlay grants and aids appropriation requires compliance with this section, the following conditions shall apply, except to the extent that such bill modifies these conditions:(1) As used in this section, the term:(a) “Administering agency”…

Subsequent inconsistent laws shall supersede this chapter only to the extent that they do so by express reference to this section.History.—s. 31, ch. 69-106.

The Plan of Operation of the Federal Surplus Property Donation Program, approved by the Governor in Executive Order Number 77-36 and by the General Services Administration on October 17, 1977, is adopted as the permanent state plan of operation.History.—s. 1, ch. 83-31.

The purpose of this chapter is to provide authority to a designated state agency for the procurement and distribution of federal surplus personal property for public agencies; for eligible nonprofit, tax-exempt educational and health organizations; and for eligible nonprofit, tax…

As used in this act, the term:(1) “Department” means the Department of Management Services.(2) “Surplus property” means any federal property which has been declared excess by a federal agency, including the Department of Defense, and made available for procurement and distributio…

The state is granted authority to enter into any contract with the United States or any other owner or disposal agency thereof for the lease, purchase, or other procurement of any equipment, supplies, materials or other property real or personal offered for lease or disposal, or …

The Department of Management Services is designated the official agency of the state to negotiate with any federal agency in accordance and compliance with the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 and subsequent amendments thereto, and any other federal law or…

The Department of Management Services may follow whatever procedure is considered necessary to enable state agencies to take advantage of surplus property allocated to the state by the Federal Government or by its disposal agencies.History.—s. 2, ch. 77-112; s. 164, ch. 92-279; s…

Any legal commitments, contracts or other obligations heretofore entered into or assumed by the commission in connection with its procurement and distribution of surplus property pursuant to state and federal laws outstanding on the effective date of this law are charged to and s…

The Chief Financial Officer is authorized to transfer to the department any funds unexpended in the Surplus Property Revolving Trust Fund account in the State Treasury. This revolving fund shall remain in existence as a separate trust fund as long as the surplus property program …

The department is authorized to construct and maintain such warehouses and other facilities necessary for carrying out the purposes of this chapter.History.—s. 1, ch. 65-173; ss. 22, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 2, ch. 75-70; s. 32, ch. 85-349; s. 8, ch. 98-279.

The department, when deemed necessary, may impose additional state restrictions on any equipment or surplus property other than the federal restrictions imposed under the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949.History.—s. 1, ch. 65-173; ss. 22, 35, ch. 69-106.

The department is authorized to appoint or employ such agents, officers or employees as it shall deem necessary for carrying out the provisions of this chapter.History.—s. 1, ch. 65-173; ss. 22, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 70, ch. 73-333.

The department is authorized to secure, gather and assemble from the United States, or any owning or disposal agency thereof, information relating to the lease, sale or procurement and distribution of any equipment, supplies, materials or other property, real or personal, offered…

The authority granted to the state by s. 217.03, pertaining to surplus property is also granted to the following public entities of the state:(1) Every county of the state, boards of county commissioners, school boards, or other county agency, and every county officer authorized …

The department and any public entity listed in s. 217.16, may designate by appropriate resolution or order any officer, employee or agency to enter a bid or bids in its or their behalf for any surplus property, real or personal, offered for lease, sale or other disposal by the Un…

The authority granted by ss. 217.03 and 217.16, may be exercised by the grantees of such authority without reference to the requirements of any general or special law, charter or ordinance, providing for advertising for sealed bids, inviting or receiving competitive bids, or the …

The contracts authorized by ss. 217.03 and 217.16, may be entered into for cash, or upon such credit terms or plan not in conflict with organic law, and as may be deemed advisable or expedient; any general or special law, charter or ordinance to the contrary is hereby modified to…

No provisions of ss. 217.01-217.19 shall be construed as in anywise repealing, altering, modifying or qualifying any general or special law, charter or ordinance, relating to advertising for sealed bids, inviting or receiving competitive bids, or the letting of contracts to the l…

For the purpose of rendering effective the privilege and benefits of any amendments to the bankruptcy laws of the United States that may be enacted for the relief of municipalities, taxing districts and political subdivisions, the state represented by its legislative body gives i…