HB 5003 Summary

• Implements the 2010-2011 General Appropriations Act with statutory changes including fund transfers, budget authority adjustments, and appropriations management provisions

• Authorizes Department of Corrections and Department of Juvenile Justice to use funds for municipal/county costs related to facility operations; limits payments to 1% of construction costs minus impact fees

• Reduces Legislature member salaries by 7% for 2010-2011 fiscal year and modifies state employee health insurance contributions, with the state contribution equaling the difference between overall premium and employee contribution

• Transfers funds between various trust funds and accounts including Land Acquisition Trust Fund to water programs, Ecosystem Management funds to agricultural programs, and State Transportation Trust Fund to General Revenue Fund

• Authorizes Department of Environmental Protection to process coastal armoring permit applications in Walton County and restricts state agency adoption of new nitrogen-reduction standards until completion of sewage treatment study