Amendment
Bill No. CS/HB 625
Amendment No. 910205
CHAMBER ACTION
Senate House
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1Representative Holder offered the following:
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3     Amendment (with title amendment)
4     Remove lines 105-117 and insert:
5     Section 4.  Subsection (7) of section 403.9325, Florida
6Statutes, is amended to read:
7     403.9325  Definitions.--For the purposes of ss. 403.9321-
8403.9333, the term:
9     (7)  "Riparian mangrove fringe" means mangroves growing
10along the shoreline on private property, property owned by a
11governmental entity, or sovereign submerged land, the depth of
12which does not exceed 50 feet as measured waterward from the
13trunk of the most landward mangrove tree in a direction
14perpendicular to the shoreline to the trunk of the most
15waterward mangrove tree. Riparian mangrove fringe does not
16include mangroves on uninhabited natural islands, or public
17lands that have been set aside for conservation or preservation,
18or mangroves on lands that have been set aside as mitigation, if
19the permit, enforcement instrument, or conservation easement
20establishing the mitigation area did not include provisions for
21the trimming of mangroves.
22     Section 5.  Subsection (5) of section 403.9329, Florida
23Statutes, is amended to read:
24     403.9329  Professional mangrove trimmers.--
25     (5)  A professional mangrove trimmer status granted under
26ss. 403.9321-403.9333 or by the department may be revoked by the
27department for any person who is responsible for any violations
28of ss. 403.9321-403.9333 or any adopted mangrove rules.
29     Section 6.  Subsection (3) is added to section 403.9331,
30Florida Statutes, to read:
31     403.9331  Applicability; rules and policies.--
32     (3)  Pursuant to s. 403.9323(2), the provisions of ss.
33403.9321-403.9333 do not allow the trimming of mangroves on
34uninhabited natural islands that are publicly owned or on lands
35that are
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T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T
41     Remove lines 16-21 and insert:
42providing construction; amending s. 403.9325, F.S.;
43revising the definition of "riparian mangrove fringe";
44amending s. 403.9329, F.S.; clarifying the department's
45authority to revoke a person's status as a professional
46mangrove trimmer; amending s. 403.9331, F.S.; providing
47that the Mangrove Trimming and Preservation Act does not
48authorize trimming on uninhabited natural islands or lands
49that are publicly owned or
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