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    By the Committee on Natural Resources; and Senator Alexander





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  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to water policy; amending s.

  3         373.069, F.S.; revising boundaries of the

  4         Southwest Florida Water Management District and

  5         the South Florida Water Management District;

  6         amending s. 373.0691, F.S.; providing for the

  7         transfer of land and other incidentals from the

  8         Southwest Florida Water Management District to

  9         the South Florida Water Management District;

10         revising the membership of the governing board

11         of the Southwest Florida Water Management

12         District; providing an effective date.

13  

14  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

15  

16         Section 1.  Paragraphs (d) and (e) of subsection (2) of

17  section 373.069, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

18         373.069  Creation of water management districts.--

19         (2)  Notwithstanding the provisions of any other

20  special or general act to the contrary, the boundaries of the

21  respective districts named in subsection (1) shall include the

22  areas within the following boundaries:

23         (d)  Southwest Florida Water Management

24  District.--Begin at the intersection of the north boundary of

25  Lee County with the Gulf of Mexico; thence eastward along the

26  Lee-Charlotte County line to the Southeast corner of Section

27  33, Township 42 South, Range 24 East; thence North into

28  Charlotte County, along the section lines to the Northeast

29  corner of Section 4, Township 42 South, Range 24 East; thence

30  East along the township line between Townships 41 and 42 South

31  to the Southeast corner of Section 36, Township 41 South,

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 1  Range 25 East; thence north along the section line to the

 2  northwest corner of Section 6, Township 41 South, Range 26

 3  East; thence east along the section line to the southeast

 4  corner of Section 36, Township 40 South, Range 26 East; thence

 5  North along the range line between Ranges 26 and 27 to the

 6  Northeast corner of Section 1, Township 40 South, Range 26

 7  East, and the Charlotte-Desoto County line; thence east along

 8  the Charlotte-Desoto County line to the southeast corner of

 9  Section 36, Township 39 South, Range 27 East; thence north

10  along the DeSoto-Highlands County line to the intersection of

11  the South boundary of Hardee County; thence north along the

12  Hardee-Highlands County line to the northwest corner of

13  Section 6, Township 33 South, Range 28 East; thence east

14  southwest corner of Township 35 South, Range 28 East; thence

15  east along the north boundary of Township 36 South to the

16  northeast corner of Section 1, Township 36 South, Range 28

17  East; thence south along the range line to the southeast

18  corner of Section 12, Township 37 South, Range 28 East; thence

19  east along the section line to the northeast corner of Section

20  15, Township 37 South, Range 29 East; thence south along the

21  section line to the southeast corner of Section 34, Township

22  37 South, Range 29 East; thence east along the township line

23  to the northeast corner of Section 1, Township 38 South, Range

24  29 East; thence south along the range line to the southeast

25  corner of Section 1, Township 39 South, Range 29 East; thence

26  east along the section line to the northwest corner of Section

27  11, Township 39 South, Range 30 East; thence north along the

28  section line to the southwest corner of Section 35, Township

29  38 South, Range 30 East; thence east along the township line

30  to the southeast corner of the west 1/4 of Section 35,

31  Township 38 South, Range 30 East; thence north along the

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 1  1/4-section line of Sections 35, 26, and 23, Township 38

 2  South, Range 30 East to the northeast corner of the west 1/4

 3  section of Section 23, Township 38 South, Range 30 East;

 4  thence west along the section line to the northwest corner of

 5  Section 23, Township 38 South, Range 30 East; thence north

 6  along the section line to the northwest corner of Section 2,

 7  Township 37 South, Range 30 East; thence west along the

 8  township line to the southwest corner of Section 34, Township

 9  36 South, Range 30 East; thence north along the section line

10  to the northwest corner of Section 3, Township 36 South, Range

11  30 East; thence west along the township line to the southwest

12  corner of Section 31, Township 35 South, Range 30 East; thence

13  north along the range line between Ranges 29 and 30 East,

14  through Townships 35, 34, and 33 South, to the northeast

15  corner of Township 33 South, Range 29 East, being on the

16  Highlands-Polk County line; thence west along the

17  Highlands-Polk County line to the southeast corner of Township

18  32 South, Range 28 East; thence north along the range line

19  between Ranges 28 and 29 East, in Townships 32 and 31 South,

20  to the northeast corner of Section 12 in Township 31 South,

21  Range 28 East; thence east along the section line to the

22  northeast corner of Section 7, Township 31 South, Range 29

23  East; thence north along the section line to the northwest

24  corner of Section 17, Township 30 South, Range 29 East; thence

25  east along the section line to the northeast corner of the

26  west 1/2 of Section 17, Township 30 South, Range 29 East;

27  thence north along the 1/2-section line to the northeast

28  corner of the west 1/2 of Section 5, Township 30 South, Range

29  29 East; thence west along the section line to the southwest

30  corner of Section 32, Township 29 South, Range 29 East; thence

31  north along the section line to the northeast corner of

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 1  Section 19 in Township 29 South, Range 29 East; thence west

 2  along the north boundaries of Section 19, Township 29 South,

 3  Range 29 East, and Sections 24, 23, 22, 21, and 20, Township

 4  29 South, Range 28 East, to the northwest corner of said

 5  Section 20; thence north along the section line to the

 6  intersection of said section line with the west shore line of

 7  Lake Pierce in Township 29 South, Range 28 East; thence

 8  following the west shore of Lake Pierce to its intersection

 9  again with the west section line of Section 5, Township 29

10  South, Range 28 East; thence north along the section line to

11  the northwest corner of Section 5, Township 29 South, Range 28

12  East; thence east along the township line to the southwest

13  corner of Section 33, Township 28 South, Range 28 East; thence

14  north along the section line to the northwest corner of the

15  southwest 1/4 of the southwest 1/4 of Section 28, Township 28

16  South, Range 28 East; thence east along the 1/4-section line

17  to the intersection of said 1/4-section line with Lake Pierce;

18  thence follow the shore line northeasterly to its intersection

19  with the 1/2-section line of Section 28, Township 28 South,

20  Range 28 East; thence north on the 1/2-section line to the

21  northwest corner of the southeast 1/4 of Section 28, Township

22  28 South, Range 28 East; thence east to the northeast corner

23  of the southeast 1/4 of Section 28, Township 28 South, Range

24  28 East; thence south along the section line to the northwest

25  corner of Section 3, Township 29 South, Range 28 East; thence

26  east along the section line to the northeast corner of Section

27  3, Township 29 South, Range 28 East; thence north along the

28  section line to the northwest corner of Section 23, Township

29  28 South, Range 28 East; thence west along the section line to

30  the southwest corner of Section 16, Township 28 South, Range

31  28 East; thence north along the section line to the northwest

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 1  corner of Section 16, Township 28 South, Range 28 East; thence

 2  west along the section line to the southwest corner of Section

 3  8, Township 28 South, Range 28 East; thence north along the

 4  section line to the northwest corner of Section 5, Township 28

 5  South, Range 28 East; thence west along the township line to

 6  the intersection of said township line with Lake Marion;

 7  thence following the south shore line of Lake Marion to its

 8  intersection again with said township line; thence west along

 9  the township line to the southeast corner of Section 36,

10  Township 37 South, Range 27 East; thence north along the range

11  line between Ranges 27 and 28 East to the intersection of said

12  range line with Lake Marion; thence following the west shore

13  of Lake Marion to its intersection again with the range line

14  between Ranges 27 and 28 East; thence north along said range

15  line, in Townships 27 and 26 South, to the northeast corner of

16  Township 26 South, Range 27 East, being on the Polk-Osceola

17  County line; thence west along the Polk-Osceola County line to

18  the northwest corner of Township 26 South, Range 27 East;

19  thence north along the section line to the Lake-Polk County

20  line; thence west along the county line to the southwest

21  corner of Section 32, Township 24 South, Range 26 East; thence

22  into Lake County, north along the section lines to the

23  northeast corner of Section 30, Township 24 South, Range 26

24  East; thence west along the section lines to the northeast

25  corner of Section 28, Township 24 South, Range 25 East; thence

26  north along the section lines to the northeast corner of

27  Section 16, Township 24 South, Range 25 East; thence west

28  along the section line to the northwest corner of Section 16,

29  Township 24 South, Range 25 East; thence north along the

30  section line to the northeast corner of Section 8, Township 24

31  South, Range 25 East; thence west along the section lines to

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 1  the range line between Ranges 24 and 25; thence north along

 2  the range line to the northeast corner of Section 1, Township

 3  23 South, Range 24 East, also being on the township line

 4  between Townships 22 and 23 South; thence west along the

 5  township line to the northwest corner of Section 6, Township

 6  23 South, Range 24 East also being on the Sumter-Lake County

 7  line; thence north along the Sumter-Lake County line, also

 8  being the range line between Ranges 23 and 24, to the

 9  northeast corner of Section 1, Township 18 South, Range 23

10  East and the Marion County line; thence west, along the

11  Sumter-Marion County line, also being the township line

12  between Townships 17 and 18 South, to the westerly

13  right-of-way line of Interstate Highway 75; thence northerly

14  along the westerly right-of-way line of Interstate Highway 75

15  to the Alachua-Marion County line, said line also being the

16  township line between Townships 11 and 12 South; thence west

17  along the Alachua-Marion County line to the northwest corner

18  of Section 3, Township 12 South, Range 19 East and the Levy

19  County line; thence westerly along the Levy-Alachua County

20  line, also being the township line between Townships 11 and 12

21  South, to the southeast corner of Section 36, Township 11

22  South, Range 17 East; thence north along the Levy-Alachua

23  County line, also being the range line between Ranges 17 and

24  18 East, to the southerly right-of-way line of State Road No.

25  24; thence southwesterly along said southerly right-of-way

26  line to the easterly right-of-way line of State Road No. 337;

27  thence southerly, along said easterly right-of-way line of

28  State Road No. 337, to the south line of Section 35, Township

29  14 South, Range 17 East; thence west along the section line to

30  the northwest corner of Section 3, Township 15 South, Range 17

31  East; thence south along the section lines to the southwest

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 1  corner of Section 27, Township 15 South, Range 17 East; thence

 2  west to the Gulf of Mexico; thence south along the Gulf of

 3  Mexico, including the waters of said gulf within the

 4  jurisdiction of the State of Florida, to the point of

 5  beginning.

 6         (e)  South Florida Water Management District.--Begin at

 7  the intersection of the north boundary of Lee County with the

 8  Gulf of Mexico; thence easterly along the Lee-Charlotte County

 9  line to the southwest corner of Section 34, Township 42 South,

10  Range 24 East; thence northerly along the section lines to the

11  northwest corner of Section 3, Township 42 South, Range 24

12  East; thence easterly along the Township line between

13  Townships 41 and 42 South to the southwest corner of Section

14  31, Township 41 South, Range 26 East; thence northerly along

15  the Range line between Ranges 25 and 26 East to the northwest

16  corner of Section 6, Township 41 South, Range 26 East; thence

17  easterly along the Township line between Townships 40 and 41

18  South to the southwest corner of Section 31, Township 40

19  South, Range 27 East; thence northerly along the Range line

20  between Ranges 26 and 27 East to the Charlotte-DeSoto County

21  line; thence easterly along the Charlotte-Desoto County line

22  to the west line of Highlands County; thence northerly along

23  the Highlands-Desoto County line and along the

24  Highlands-Hardee County line to the northwest corner of

25  Section 6, Township 33 South, Range 28 East; thence east

26  Township 36 South, Range 28 East; thence east along the north

27  boundary of Township 36 South to the northeast corner of

28  Section 1, Township 36 South, Range 28 East; thence south

29  along the range line to the southeast corner of Section 12,

30  Township 37 South, Range 28 East; thence east along the

31  section line to the northeast corner of Section 15, Township

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 1  37 South, Range 29 East; thence south along the section line

 2  to the southeast corner of Section 34, Township 37 South,

 3  Range 29 East; thence east along the township line to the

 4  northeast corner of Section 1, Township 38 South, Range 29

 5  East; thence south along the range line to the southeast

 6  corner of Section 1, Township 39 South, Range 29 East; thence

 7  east along the section line to the northwest corner of Section

 8  11, Township 39 South, Range 30 East; thence north along the

 9  section line to the southwest corner of Section 35, Township

10  38 South, Range 30 East; thence east along the township line

11  to the southeast corner of the west 1/4 of Section 35,

12  Township 38 South, Range 30 East; thence north along the

13  1/4-section line of Sections 35, 26, and 23, Township 38

14  South, Range 30 East to the northeast corner of the west 1/4

15  section of Section 23, Township 38 South, Range 30 East;

16  thence west along the section line to the northwest corner of

17  Section 23, Township 38 South, Range 30 East; thence north

18  along the section line to the northwest corner of Section 2,

19  Township 37 South, Range 30 East; thence west along the

20  township line to the southwest corner of Section 34, Township

21  36 South, Range 30 East; thence north along the section line

22  to the northwest corner of Section 3, Township 36 South, Range

23  30 East; thence west along the township line to the southwest

24  corner of Section 31, Township 35 South, Range 30 East; thence

25  north along the range line between Ranges 29 and 30 East,

26  through Townships 35, 34, and 33 South, to the northwest

27  corner of Township 33 South, Range 30 East, being on the

28  Highlands-Polk County line; thence west along the

29  Highlands-Polk County line to the southwest corner of Township

30  32 South, Range 29 East; thence north along the range line

31  between Ranges 28 and 29 East, in Townships 32 and 31 South,

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 1  to the northwest corner of Section 7 in Township 31 South,

 2  Range 29 East; thence east along the section line to the

 3  northeast corner of Section 7, Township 31 South, Range 29

 4  East; thence north along the section line to the northwest

 5  corner of Section 17, Township 30 South, Range 29 East; thence

 6  east along the section line to the northeast corner of the

 7  west 1/2 of Section 17, Township 30 South, Range 29 East;

 8  thence north along the 1/2-section line to the northeast

 9  corner of the west 1/2 of Section 5, Township 30 South, Range

10  29 East; thence west along the section line to the southwest

11  corner of Section 32, Township 29 South, Range 29 East; thence

12  north along the section line to the northeast corner of

13  Section 19 in Township 29 South, Range 29 East; thence west

14  along the south boundaries of Section 18, Township 29 South,

15  Range 29 East and Sections 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17 in Township

16  29 South, Range 28 East, to the southwest corner of said

17  Section 17; thence north along the section line to the

18  intersection of said section line with the west shore line of

19  Lake Pierce in Township 29 South, Range 28 East; thence

20  following the west shore of Lake Pierce to its intersection

21  again with the west section line of Section 5, Township 29

22  South, Range 28 East; thence north along the section line to

23  the northwest corner of Section 5, Township 29 South, Range 28

24  East; thence east along the township line to the southwest

25  corner of Section 33, Township 28 South, Range 28 East; thence

26  north along the section line to the northwest corner of the

27  southwest 1/4 of the southwest 1/4 of Section 28, Township 28

28  South, Range 28 East; thence east along the 1/4-section line

29  to the intersection of said 1/4-section line with Lake Pierce;

30  thence follow the shore line northeasterly to its intersection

31  with the 1/2-section line of Section 28, Township 28 South,

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 1  Range 28 East; thence north on the 1/2-section line to the

 2  northwest corner of the southeast 1/4 of Section 28, Township

 3  28 South, Range 28 East; thence east along the 1/2-section

 4  line to the northeast corner of the southeast 1/4 of Section

 5  28, Township 28 South, Range 28 East; thence south along the

 6  section line to the northwest corner of Section 3, Township 29

 7  South, Range 28 East; thence east along the section line to

 8  the northeast corner of Section 3, Township 29 South, Range 28

 9  East; thence north along the section line to the northwest

10  corner of Section 23, Township 28 South, Range 28 East; thence

11  west along the section line to the southwest corner of Section

12  16, Township 28 South, Range 28 East; thence north along the

13  section line to the northwest corner of Section 16, Township

14  28 South, Range 28 East; thence west along the section line to

15  the southwest corner of Section 8, Township 28 South, Range 28

16  East; thence north along the section line to the northwest

17  corner of Section 5, Township 28 South, Range 28 East; thence

18  west along the township line to the intersection of said

19  township line with Lake Marion; thence following the south

20  shore line of Lake Marion to its intersection again with said

21  township line; thence west along the township line to the

22  southeast corner of Section 36, Township 27 South, Range 27

23  East; thence north along the range line between Ranges 27 and

24  28 East to the intersection of said range line with Lake

25  Marion; thence following the west shore of Lake Marion to its

26  intersection again with the range line between Ranges 27 and

27  28 East; thence north along said range line, in Townships 27

28  and 26 South, to the northwest corner of Township 26 South,

29  Range 28 East, being on the Polk-Osceola County line; thence

30  west along the Polk-Osceola County line to the southwest

31  corner of Township 25 South, Range 27 East; thence northerly

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 1  along the range line between Ranges 26 and 27 East to the

 2  northwest corner of Section 18, Township 23 South, Range 27

 3  East; thence easterly along the section lines to the southwest

 4  corner of Section 12, Township 23 South, Range 27 East; thence

 5  northerly along the section lines to the northwest corner of

 6  Section 1, Township 23 South, Range 27 East; thence easterly

 7  along the Township line between Townships 22 and 23 South to

 8  the southwest corner of Section 31, Township 22 South, Range

 9  29 East; thence northerly along the Range line between Ranges

10  28 and 29 East to the northwest corner of Section 30, Township

11  22 South, Range 29 East; thence easterly along the section

12  lines to the westerly right-of-way line of U.S. Highway 441;

13  thence southerly along the westerly right-of-way line to the

14  intersection with the northerly right-of-way line of State

15  Road 528A; thence easterly along the northerly right-of-way

16  line to the intersection with the northerly right-of-way line

17  of State Road 528, also known as the Bee Line Expressway;

18  thence easterly along the northerly right-of-way line of State

19  Road 528 to the intersection with the range line between

20  Township 23 South, Range 31 East and Township 23 South, Range

21  32 East; thence southerly along the Range line between Ranges

22  31 and 32 East to the Orange-Osceola County line; thence

23  easterly along said county line between Townships 24 and 25

24  South to the northeast corner of Section 5, Township 25 South,

25  Range 32 East; thence southerly along the section lines to the

26  southeast corner of Section 32, Township 25 South, Range 32

27  East; thence easterly along the Township line between

28  Townships 25 and 26 South to the northeast corner of Section

29  1, Township 26 South, Range 32 East; thence southerly along

30  the Range line between Ranges 32 and 33 East to the southeast

31  corner of Section 36, Township 27 South, Range 32 East; thence

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 1  westerly along the township line between Townships 27 and 28

 2  South, to the northeast corner of Section 1, Township 28

 3  South, Range 32 East; thence southerly along the Range line

 4  between Ranges 32 and 33 East to the southeast corner of

 5  Section 36, Township 29 South, Range 32 East; thence easterly

 6  along the Township line between Townships 29 and 30 South to

 7  the northeast corner of Section 1, Township 30 South, Range 33

 8  East; thence southerly along the Range line between Ranges 33

 9  and 34 East to the southeast corner of Section 36, Township 30

10  South, Range 33 East; thence westerly along the Township line

11  between Townships 30 and 31 South to the northeast corner of

12  Section 4, Township 31 South, Range 33 East; thence southerly

13  along the section lines to the Osceola-Okeechobee County line;

14  thence easterly along said county line to the northeast corner

15  of Section 3, Township 33 South, Range 34 East; thence

16  southerly along the section lines to the southeast corner of

17  Section 34, Township 34 South, Range 34 East; thence easterly

18  along the Township line between Townships 34 and 35 South to

19  the southwest corner of Section 36, Township 34 South, Range

20  35 East; thence northerly along the section lines to the

21  northwest corner of Section 13, Township 34 South, Range 35

22  East; thence easterly along the section line to the Range line

23  between Ranges 35 and 36 East; thence northerly along said

24  Range line to the northwest corner of Section 18, Township 34

25  South, Range 36 East; thence easterly along the section lines

26  to the southwest corner of Section 10, Township 34 south,

27  Range 36 East; thence northerly along the section line to the

28  northwest corner of said Section 10; thence easterly along the

29  section lines to the Okeechobee-St. Lucie County line; thence

30  northerly along said county line to the south line of Indian

31  River County; thence easterly along the St. Lucie-Indian River

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 1  County line to the Atlantic Ocean; thence southerly along the

 2  Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico; thence northerly along

 3  the Gulf of Mexico, including the waters of said Ocean and of

 4  said Gulf and the islands therein within the jurisdiction of

 5  the State of Florida, to the point of beginning.

 6         Section 2.  Present subsection (3) of section 373.0691,

 7  Florida Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (4), and a new

 8  subsection (3) is added to that section to read:

 9         373.0691  Transfer of areas.--

10         (3)  Effective at 12:01 a.m. on July 1, 2004, that

11  portion of Highlands County formerly within the Southwest

12  Florida Water Management District as set forth in s. 373.069

13  is transferred to the South Florida Water Management District.

14  With respect to the area transferred and at the time of the

15  change of boundaries, all contractual obligations of the

16  Southwest Florida Water Management District, all real property

17  interests owned by the Southwest Florida Water Management

18  District, all regulatory responsibilities of the Southwest

19  Florida Water Management District, all equipment and other

20  personal property used solely by the Southwest Florida Water

21  Management District in that area, and all records of the

22  Southwest Florida Water Management District shall be

23  transferred and delivered to the South Florida Water

24  Management District.

25         Section 3.  Paragraph (e) of subsection (2) of section

26  373.073, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

27         373.073  Governing board.--

28         (2)  Membership on governing boards shall be selected

29  from candidates who have significant experience in one or more

30  of the following areas, including, but not limited to:

31  agriculture, the development industry, local government,

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 1  government-owned or privately owned water utilities, law,

 2  civil engineering, environmental science, hydrology,

 3  accounting, or financial businesses. Notwithstanding the

 4  provisions of any other general or special law to the

 5  contrary, vacancies in the governing boards of the water

 6  management districts shall be filled according to the

 7  following residency requirements, representing areas

 8  designated by the United States Water Resources Council in

 9  United States Geological Survey, River Basin and Hydrological

10  Unit Map of Florida--1975, Map Series No. 72:

11         (e)  Southwest Florida Water Management District:

12         1.  Two members shall reside in Hillsborough County.

13         2.  One member shall reside in the area consisting of

14  Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties.

15         3.  Two members shall reside in Pinellas County.

16         4.  One member shall reside in Manatee County.

17         5.  One member shall reside in Polk County.

18         6.  One member shall reside in Pasco County.

19         7.  One member shall be appointed at large from Levy,

20  Marion, Citrus, Sumter, Hernando, and Lake Counties.

21         8.  One member shall be appointed at large from

22  Sarasota, Hardee, DeSoto, and Charlotte, and Highlands

23  Counties.

24         9.  One member shall be appointed at large from Levy,

25  Marion, Citrus, Sumter, Hernando, Lake, Sarasota, Hardee,

26  DeSoto, and Charlotte, and Highlands Counties.

27  

28  No county described in subparagraph 7., subparagraph 8., or

29  subparagraph 9. shall have more than one member on the

30  governing board.

31         Section 4.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2004.

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 1          STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
                       COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
 2                         Senate Bill 2342

 3                                 

 4  The committee substitute revises the membership of the
    Southwest Florida Water Management District's governing board
 5  to remove Highlands County as a result of the transfer of
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