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CS/CS/HB 951: Green Swamp Land Protection/DEP

GENERAL BILL by General Government Appropriations ; Environmental Protection ; Dockery ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Melvin ; Suarez

Green Swamp Land Protection/DEP; creates Green Swamp Land Protection Initiative as successor to Green Swamp Land Authority; provides for negotiation of conservation easements for land protection; directs State Lands Division to develop conservation easement program; provides for coordination & assistance of Fla. Communities Trust Program within DCA, Boards of County Commissioners for Polk & Lake Counties, SWFWMD, & St. Johns River Water Management Dist., etc. Amends Chs. 259, 380.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law
Last Action: 5/5/2000 Senate - Died in Committee on Natural Resources, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 2403 (Ch. 2000-170)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/4/2000 House • Prefiled
2/10/2000 House • Referred to Environmental Protection (RLC); Finance & Taxation (FRC); General Government Appropriations (FRC)
3/6/2000 House • On Committee agenda-- Environmental Protection (RLC), 03/08/00, 1:30 pm, Reed Hall
3/7/2000 House • Introduced, referred to Environmental Protection (RLC); Finance & Taxation (FRC); General Government Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00064; On Committee agenda-- Environmental Protection (RLC), 03/08/00, 1:30 pm, Reed Hall --Temporarily deferred
3/10/2000 House • On Committee agenda-- Environmental Protection (RLC), 03/14/00, 1:30 pm, Reed Hall
3/14/2000 House • Comm. Action: CS by Environmental Protection (RLC); YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 00338
3/22/2000 House • CS read first time on 03/22/00 -HJ 00331; Pending review of CS under Rule 113 -HJ 00338
3/23/2000 House • Now in Finance & Taxation (FRC) -HJ 00338
3/31/2000 House • Withdrawn from Finance & Taxation (FRC) -HJ 00370; Now in General Government Appropriations (FRC)
4/3/2000 House • On Committee agenda-- General Government Appropriations (FRC), 04/05/00, 8:00 am, 214-C
4/5/2000 House • Comm. Action:-CS/CS by General Government Appropriations (FRC); YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 00552
4/17/2000 House • CS read first time on 04/17/00 -HJ 00548
4/14/2000 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 113 -HJ 00552; Placed on calendar, available for General Calendar -HJ 00552
4/24/2000 House • Placed on General Calendar; Read second and third times -HJ 00665; CS passed; YEAS 111 NAYS 0 -HJ 00666
4/24/2000 Senate • In Messages
4/26/2000 Senate • Received, referred to Natural Resources; Comprehensive Planning, Local and Military Affairs -SJ 00531
5/5/2000 Senate • Died in Committee on Natural Resources, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 2403 (Ch. 2000-170)