HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                            Bill No. CS/CS/HB 2021

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11  Representative(s) Constantine and Dockery offered the

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14         Amendment 

15         On page 137, line 23 thru page 139, line 24

16  remove from the bill:  all of said lines

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18  and insert in lieu thereof:

19         (1)(a)  There is hereby created the Stewardship Florida

20  Study Commission, consisting of 9 members. The Governor shall

21  appoint five members and the President of the Senate and the

22  Speaker of the House of Representatives shall each appoint two

23  members. The membership of the commission shall reflect a

24  broad range of interests and expertise related to land

25  restoration, acquisition, and management and shall include,

26  but not be limited to, persons with training in hydrogeology,

27  wildlife biology, engineering, real estate, and forestry

28  management, and persons with substantial expertise

29  representing environmental interests, agricultural and

30  silvicultural interests, outdoor recreational interests, and

31  land development interests.

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 1         (b)  Each member of the commission may receive per diem

 2  and travel expenses, as provided in s. 112.061, Florida

 3  Statutes, while carrying out the official business of the

 4  commission.

 5         (c)  The commission shall be staffed by an executive

 6  director and other personnel who are appointed by the

 7  commission and who are exempt from part II of chapter 110,

 8  Florida Statutes, relating to the Career Service System.

 9         (d)  The commission shall execute a contract with the

10  Florida Natural Areas Inventory for the scientific assistance

11  necessary to fulfill the requirements of subsection (2).

12         (e)  Appointments shall be made by August 15, 1999, and

13  the commission's first meeting shall be held by September 15,

14  1999. The commission shall exist until December 31, 2000. The

15  Governor shall designate, from among the appointees, the chair

16  of the commission.

17         (2)  The Stewardship Florida Study Commission shall:

18         (a)  Provide a report to the Acquisition and

19  Restoration Commission, by September 1, 2000, which meets the

20  following requirements:

21         1.  Establishes specific goals for those identified in

22  s. 259.105(4), Florida Statutes.

23         2.  Provides recommendations expanding or refining the

24  goals identified in s. 259.105(4), Florida Statutes.

25         3.  Provides recommendations for the development and

26  identification of performance measures to be used for

27  analyzing the progress made towards the goals established

28  pursuant to s. 259.105(4), Florida Statutes.

29         4.  Provides recommendations for the process by which

30  projects are to be submitted, reviewed, and approved by the

31  Acquisition and Restoration Commission. The study commission

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 1  is specifically to examine ways to streamline the process

 2  created by the Stewardship Florida Act.

 3         (b)  The report shall be based on the following:

 4         1.  Comments received during a minimum of four public

 5  hearings, in different areas of the state, held for the

 6  purpose of gathering public input and recommendations.

 7         2.  An evaluation of Florida's existing public land

 8  acquisition programs for conservation, preservation, and

 9  recreational purposes, including those administered by the

10  water management districts, to determine the extent of

11  Florida's unmet needs for restoration, acquisition, and

12  management of public lands and water areas and for acquisition

13  of privately owned lands and water areas.

14         3.  Material and data developed by the Florida Natural

15  Areas Inventory concerning Florida's conservation lands.

16         (c)  The commission may make recommendations concerning

17  other aspects of the "Stewardship Florida Act."

18         (3)  There is hereby appropriated the sum of $150,000

19  from the Conservation and Recreation Lands Trust Fund and the

20  sum of $150,000 from the Water Management Lands Trust Fund to

21  the Executive Office of the Governor for fiscal year 1999-2000

22  to fund the expenses of the Stewardship Florida Study

23  Commission.  Of this appropriation the Florida Natural Areas

24  Inventory shall receive no less than $50,000 for the

25  contractural services required under paragraph (1)(d).

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