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House Bill 9059




    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                HR 9059

        By Representative Spratt






  1                         House Resolution

  2         A resolution commending Jack M. Berry, Inc.,

  3         the Florida Department of Environmental

  4         Protection, the South Florida Water Management

  5         District, and the United States Environmental

  6         Protection Agency for their successful

  7         participation in "Project XL."

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  9         WHEREAS, Project XL is one of the current presidential

10  administration's strategies to provide environmental and

11  public health protection at less cost, and

12         WHEREAS, under the leadership of Secretary Virginia

13  Wetherell and the Florida Department of Environmental

14  Protection, Carol M. Browner and the United States

15  Environmental Protection Agency, the South Florida Water

16  Management District, and all the employees of Jack M. Berry,

17  Inc., a landmark agreement has been reached which reduces

18  costs and simplifies regulatory language in the permit

19  process, and

20         WHEREAS, Jack M. Berry, Inc., a LaBelle, Florida,

21  citrus juice processor, is the first in the nation to sign a

22  final project agreement, which authorizes the development of a

23  "one-stop" comprehensive operating permit, and

24         WHEREAS, the agreement between Jack M. Berry, Inc., the

25  Florida Department of Environmental Protection, the South

26  Florida Water Management District, and the United States

27  Environmental Protection Agency will serve as a model to other

28  companies wishing to have the flexibility to explore

29  innovative solutions to environmental issues, NOW, THEREFORE,

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                HR 9059

    587-105-97






  1  Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of

  2  Florida:

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  4         That the Florida Legislature supports and urges the

  5  continued development and utilization of innovative projects

  6  between business and government, such as Project XL, that

  7  offer innovative solutions to environmental issues and are

  8  designed to provide environmental and health protection at a

  9  reduced cost to the citizens of the State of Florida.

10         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution

11  be presented to Jack M. Berry, Inc., the Florida Department of

12  Environmental Protection, the South Florida Water Management

13  District, and the United States Environmental Protection

14  Agency in recognition of their successful partnership in

15  Project XL.

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