Florida Senate - 2015 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 918 Ì574168FÎ574168 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate . House Comm: RCS . 03/24/2015 . . . . ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Committee on Environmental Preservation and Conservation (Evers) recommended the following: 1 Senate Amendment to Amendment (612098) (with title 2 amendment) 3 4 Between lines 879 and 880 5 insert: 6 Section 14. Present subsection (5) of section 373.227, 7 Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (7), and new 8 subsections (5) and (6) are added to that section, to read: 9 373.227 Water conservation; legislative findings and 10 intent; objectives; comprehensive statewide water conservation 11 program requirements.— 12 (5) In order to incentivize water conservation, if actual 13 water use is less than permitted water use due to documented 14 implementation of water conservation measures, including, but 15 not limited to, those measures identified in best management 16 practices pursuant to s. 570.93, the permitted allocation may 17 not be modified due to such water conservation during the term 18 of the permit. In order to promote water conservation and the 19 implementation of measures that produce significant water 20 savings beyond that required in a consumptive use permit, each 21 water management district shall adopt rules providing water 22 conservation incentives, including permit extensions. 23 (6) For consumptive use permits for agricultural 24 irrigation, if actual water use is less than permitted water use 25 due to weather events, crop diseases, nursery stock 26 availability, or changes in crop type, a district may not as a 27 result reduce permitted allocation amounts during the term of 28 the permit. 29 Section 15. Subsection (5) is added to section 373.705, 30 Florida Statutes, to read: 31 373.705 Water resource development; water supply 32 development.— 33 (5) The water management districts shall promote expanded 34 cost-share criteria for additional conservation practices, such 35 as soil and moisture sensors and other irrigation improvements, 36 water-saving equipment, and water-saving household fixtures. 37 38 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================ 39 And the title is amended as follows: 40 Delete line 3366 41 and insert: 42 certain water users; amending s. 373.227, F.S.; 43 prohibiting water management districts from modifying 44 permitted allocation amounts under certain 45 circumstances; requiring the water management 46 districts to adopt rules to promote water conservation 47 incentives; amending s. 373.705, F.S.; requiring water 48 management districts to promote expanded cost-share 49 criteria for additional conservation practices; 50 amending s. 373.233, F.S.;