SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. HB 4675

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11  Senator Laurent moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 19, between lines 2 and 3,

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17         Section 10.  Subsection (8) is added to section

18  373.406, Florida Statutes, to read:

19         373.406  Exemptions.--The following exemptions shall

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21         (8)  Certified aquaculture activities which apply

22  appropriate best management practices adopted pursuant to s.

23  597.004 are exempt from this part.

24         Section 11.  Subsection (5) is added to section

25  403.0885, Florida Statutes, to read:

26         403.0885  Establishment of federally approved state

27  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)

28  Program.--

29         (5)  Certified aquaculture activities under s. 597.004

30  that have individual production units whose annual production

31  and water discharge are less than the parameters established

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 1  by the NPDES program are exempt from wastewater management

 2  regulations.  For purposes herein, the term "individual

 3  production units" shall be determined by rule of the

 4  Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

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 6  (Redesignate subsequent sections.)

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10  And the title is amended as follows:

11         On page 2, line 4, after the semicolon,

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14         amending s. 373.046, F.S.; clarifying

15         jurisdiction over aquaculture activities;

16         providing exemption for management and storage

17         of surface water; amending s. 403.0885, F.S.;

18         providing exemptions from the state National

19         Pollutant Discharge Elimination System program;

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