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1997 Florida Statutes
Choctawhatchee Bay; use study.
370.031 Choctawhatchee Bay; use study.--
(1) The Department of Environmental Protection is hereby directed to conduct an economic, ecological, and biological study of Choctawhatchee Bay, and the inlets and tributaries thereof, to determine the best possible use or uses of the bay. The department shall consider, among other things, the potential use of the bay for: sport and commercial fishing, shell-dredging, mariculture, and other recreational, commercial and industrial uses. The study shall include the development of suggested rules and regulations for the protection of the bay to ensure that the best use of the bay will continue.
(2) The department may utilize the services, personnel, or facilities of any state institution, agency, department, or other state body either through contract or agreement in carrying out the provisions of this section.
(3) The department is hereby authorized to use any funds appropriated for research in its trust funds to the extent necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
History.--ss. 1, 2, 4, ch. 69-225; ss. 25, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 203, ch. 94-356.