| 1 | Representative T. Williams offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Between lines 724 and 725, insert: |
| 5 | Section 14. Subsection (4) of section 373.243, Florida |
| 6 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 7 | 373.243 Revocation of permits.--The governing board or the |
| 8 | department may revoke a permit as follows: |
| 9 | (4) For nonuse of the water supply allowed by the permit |
| 10 | for a period of 2 years or more, the governing board or the |
| 11 | department may revoke the permit permanently and in whole unless |
| 12 | the user can prove that his or her nonuse was due to extreme |
| 13 | hardship caused by factors beyond the user's control. For a |
| 14 | permit having a duration determined under s. 373.236(7), the |
| 15 | governing board or the department has revocation authority only |
| 16 | if the nonuse of the water supply allowed by the permit is for a |
| 17 | period of 4 years or more. |
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| 20 | T I T L E A M E N D M E N T |
| 21 | Between lines 55 and 56, insert: |
| 22 | amending s. 373.243, F.S.; limiting the authority of a governing |
| 23 | board or the department to revoke certain permits for nonuse of |
| 24 | resource; |