HB 1465 Summary

• Creates the Office of Federal Revenue Maximization within the Governor's Office of Policy and Budget to respond to federal grant opportunities and coordinate federal funding across the state.

• Gives the Chief Financial Officer, Governor's Office of Federal Revenue Maximization, Legislature, and Legislative Committee on Intergovernmental Relations direct access to the staff of the Office of State-Federal Relations in Washington, D.C.

• Requires state agencies to submit federal grant requests and budgets to the Office of Federal Revenue Maximization for review and approval before submitting to federal authorities, with exceptions for pre-authorized proposal types.

• Mandates the Office of Federal Revenue Maximization and Office of State-Federal Relations each submit annual reports by February 1 to the Governor and Legislature detailing federal coordination efforts and grant activities.

• Eliminates the Department of Environmental Protection's duties as the single point of contact for Presidential Executive Order 12372 and operation of the Florida State Clearinghouse regarding federal grant applications.