Senate Bill sb2708
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Florida Senate - 2006 SB 2708
By Senator Wise
5-1522-06 See HB 229
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to the use of land for the
3 exploration, production, and storage of
4 petroleum and natural gas; amending s. 206.022,
5 F.S.; requiring bulk fuel storage terminal
6 facilities located in high-hazard coastal areas
7 to be surrounded by dike fields meeting certain
8 design and maintenance criteria; amending s.
9 253.03, F.S.; prohibiting the use of
10 sovereignty submerged lands for activities
11 associated with the exploration for and
12 production of oil and natural gas; providing an
13 effective date.
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15 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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17 Section 1. Section 206.022, Florida Statutes, is
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19 206.022 Application for license; terminal operators;
20 bulk fuel storage terminal facility in high-hazard coastal
21 area.--
22 (1) It is unlawful for any terminal operator to
23 operate within this state unless he or she is the holder of an
24 unrevoked license issued by the department to engage in such
25 business. To procure such license, a person shall file with
26 the department an application under oath and in such form as
27 the department may prescribe, setting forth:
28 (a) The name under which the person will transact
29 business within the state.
30 (b) The location, with street number address, of his
31 or her principal office or place of business within this state
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1 and the location where records will be made available for
2 inspection.
3 (c) The name and complete residence address of the
4 owner or the names and addresses of the partners, if such
5 person is a partnership, or of the principal officers, if such
6 person is a corporation or association; and, if such person is
7 a corporation organized under the laws of another state,
8 territory, or country, he or she shall also file with the
9 application a certified copy of the certificate or license
10 issued by the Department of State showing that such
11 corporation is authorized to transact business in the state.
12 (d) The storage capacity of the facility.
13 (e) Any other information which the department may
14 deem necessary.
15 (2) The application shall require a $30 license tax.
16 Each license shall be renewed annually through application,
17 including an annual $30 license tax.
18 (3) Any bulk fuel storage terminal facility located
19 within an area of the state designated as a high-hazard
20 coastal area as defined in any local government comprehensive
21 plan pursuant to s. 163.3178 shall have dike fields
22 surrounding the facility that are designed and maintained to:
23 (a) Withstand the wind and storm surge effects
24 associated with a hurricane.
25 (b) Manage stormwater and prevent discharges from the
26 dike field.
27 Section 2. Paragraph (b) of subsection (7) of section
28 253.03, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
29 253.03 Board of trustees to administer state lands;
30 lands enumerated.--
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1 (b) With respect to administering, controlling, and
2 managing sovereignty submerged lands, the Board of Trustees of
3 the Internal Improvement Trust Fund also may adopt rules
4 governing all uses of sovereignty submerged lands by vessels,
5 floating homes, or any other watercraft, which shall be
6 limited to regulations for anchoring, mooring, or otherwise
7 attaching to the bottom; the establishment of anchorages; and
8 the discharge of sewage, pumpout requirements, and facilities
9 associated with anchorages. The regulations must not interfere
10 with commerce or the transitory operation of vessels through
11 navigable water, but shall control the use of sovereignty
12 submerged lands as a place of business or residence. The use
13 of sovereignty submerged lands for activities associated with
14 the exploration for or the production of oil or natural gas is
15 expressly prohibited.
16 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2006.
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