SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS/CS/HB 4551

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11  Senator Bronson moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 55, lines 1 through 3, delete those lines

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17         Section 13.  Subsections (8), (9), and (10) are added

18  to section 373.139, Florida Statutes, to read:

19         373.139  Acquisition of real property.--

20         (8)  The Legislature declares that the Kissimmee River,

21  Florida Project as identified in the Project Cooperation

22  Agreement between the Department of the Army and the South

23  Florida Water Management District, dated March 22, 1994, and

24  the C-111 Project as identified in the Central and Southern

25  Florida Flood Control Project Real Estate Design Memorandum

26  Canal 111, South Dade County, Florida, are in the public

27  interest, for a public purpose and are necessary for the

28  public health and welfare. The governing board of the district

29  is empowered and authorized to acquire fee title or easement

30  by eminent domain for the limited purpose of implementing the

31  Kissimmee River, Florida Project and the C-111 Project, more

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 1  fully described above, and the acquisition of real property,

 2  including by eminent domain, for these objectives constitutes

 3  a public purpose for which it is in the public interest to

 4  expend public funds.

 5         (9)  Through July 1, 2000, the South Florida Water

 6  Management District may disburse state or district funds to

 7  any agency or department of the Federal Government in any

 8  agreement or arrangement to take property or any interest

 9  therein by eminent domain, pursuant to federal law, unless

10  such arrangement diminishes or deprives a person or entity of

11  any right, privilege, or compensation that they would

12  otherwise have if the property or interest was taken by

13  eminent domain under Florida law. This subsection shall not

14  apply to federal grant funds received by the state or

15  district.

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17  (Redesignate subsequent subsection.)

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21  And the title is amended as follows:

22         On page 3, line 11, after the semicolon

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25         allowing the disbursement of certain district

26         funds or assets in eminent domain proceedings

27         under certain circumstances for a specified

28         period; providing standing to sue for certain

29         persons; providing a declaration that the

30         Kissimmee River Project is in the public

31         interest and for a public purpose; authorizing

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