Florida Senate - 2016                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 1310
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  01/19/2016           .                                
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       The Committee on Agriculture (Grimsley) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Between lines 78 and 79
    4  insert:
    5         Section 4. Paragraphs (c) and (e) of subsection (1) of
    6  section 704.06, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
    7         704.06 Conservation easements; creation; acquisition;
    8  enforcement.—
    9         (1) As used in this section, “conservation easement” means
   10  a right or interest in real property which is appropriate to
   11  retaining land or water areas predominantly in their natural,
   12  scenic, open, agricultural, or wooded condition; retaining such
   13  areas as suitable habitat for fish, plants, or wildlife;
   14  retaining the structural integrity or physical appearance of
   15  sites or properties of historical, architectural,
   16  archaeological, or cultural significance; or maintaining
   17  existing land uses and which prohibits or limits any or all of
   18  the following:
   19         (c) Removal or destruction of trees, shrubs, or other
   20  vegetation except when necessary for maintenance purposes.
   21         (e) Surface use except for purposes that permit the land or
   22  water area to remain predominantly in its natural or
   23  agricultural condition. Such agricultural condition may include
   24  livestock grazing if the activity is a current or historic use
   25  of the land and if future livestock grazing within the
   26  conservation easement area is conducted in accordance with
   27  applicable best management practices adopted by the Department
   28  of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
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   31  And the title is amended as follows:
   32         Delete line 13
   33  and insert:
   34         Trust Fund; amending s. 704.06, F.S.; revising the
   35         definition of the term “conservation easement”;
   36         providing an effective date.