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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. SB 1434

    Amendment No. 1

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11  The Committee on Natural Resources recommended the following

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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

15         On page 1, line 16, through page 2, line 11, delete

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19         Section 1.  Subsection (11) of section 161.052, Florida

20  Statutes, is created to read:

21         161.052  Coastal construction and excavation;

22  regulation.--

23         (11)  The department may adopt rules to implement the

24  particular powers and duties set forth in this section.

25         Section 2.  Subsection (12) is amended and subsection

26  (21) is added to section 161.053, Florida Statutes, to read:

27         161.053  Coastal construction and excavation;

28  regulation on county basis.--

29         (12)(a)  The coastal construction control requirements

30  defined in subsection (1) and the requirements of the erosion

31  projections pursuant to subsection (6) do not apply to any

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 1  modification, maintenance, or repair to any existing structure

 2  within the limits of the existing foundation which does not

 3  require, involve, or include any additions to, or repair or

 4  modification of, the existing foundation of that structure.

 5  Specifically excluded from this exemption are seawalls or

 6  other rigid coastal or shore protection structures and any

 7  additions or enclosures added, constructed, or installed below

 8  the first dwelling floor or lowest deck of the existing

 9  structure.

10         (b)  Activities seaward of the coastal construction

11  control line which are determined by the department not to

12  cause a measurable interference with the natural functioning

13  of the coastal system are exempt from the requirements in

14  subsection (5).

15         (c)  The department may establish exemptions from the

16  requirements of this section for minor activities determined

17  by the department not to have adverse impacts on the coastal

18  system. Examples of such activities include, but are not

19  limited to:

20         1.  Boat moorings;

21         2.  Maintenance of existing beach/dune vegetation;

22         3.  The burial of seaweed, dead fish, whales, or other

23  marine animals on the unvegetated beach;

24         4.  The removal of piers or other derelict structures

25  from the unvegetated beach or seaward of mean high water;

26         5.  Temporary emergency vehicular access, provided any

27  impacted area is immediately restored;

28         6.  The removal of any existing structures or debris

29  from the upland, provided there is no excavation or

30  disturbance to the existing topography or beach/dune

31  vegetation;

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 1         7.  Construction of any new roof overhang extending no

 2  more than 4 feet beyond the confines of the existing

 3  foundation during modification, renovation, or reconstruction

 4  of a habitable structure within the confines of the existing

 5  foundation of that structure which does not include any

 6  additions to or modification of the existing foundation of

 7  that structure;

 8         8.  Minor and temporary excavation for the purpose of

 9  repairs to existing subgrade residential service utilities

10  (e.g., water and sewer lines, septic tanks and drainfields,

11  electrical and telephone cables, and gas lines), provided that

12  there is minimal disturbance and that grade is restored with

13  fill compatible in both coloration and grain size to the

14  on-site material and any damaged or destroyed vegetation is

15  restored using similar vegetation; and

16         9.  Any other minor construction with impacts similar

17  to the above activities.

18         (21)  The department may adopt rules to implement the

19  particular powers and duties set forth in this section.

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23  And the title is amended as follows:

24         On page 1, lines 4-9, delete those lines

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27         amending s. 161.052, F.S.; providing authority

28         to adopt rules relating to coastal construction

29         and excavation; amending s. 161.053; F.S.;

30         authorizing the exemption of certain activities

31         from permit requirements; providing authority

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