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HB 641: Florida Forever Program

GENERAL BILL by Edwards ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Ritchie ; Henriquez ; Wilson ; Smith ; Chestnut ; Healey ; Greenstein ; Wasserman Schultz ; Sobel ; Gottlieb ; Levine ; Hill ; Miller ; Frankel ; Brown ; Turnbull ; Kosmas ; Cosgrove ; Heyman ; Bloom ; Greene ; Dennis ; Logan ; Lawson ; Merchant ; Hafner ; Ryan ; Stafford ; Sublette ; Casey ; Diaz de la Portilla ; Green ; Betancourt ; Rojas ; Reddick ; Barreiro ; Morroni ; Rayson ; Jacobs ; Ritter ; Effman ; Melvin ; Ball ; Suarez ; Wiles ; Smith ; Garcia ; Crady ; Bush ; Kelly ; Ogles ; Flanagan ; Goodlette

Florida Forever Program; creates Fla. Forever Act; provides project criteria for land acquisition under said program; authorizes alternate uses of acquired lands; requires higher priority for project if matching funds are available; requires adoption of management plan within specified period after acquisition of parcel under said program; revises criteria & eligibility for payments in lieu of taxes, etc. Amends FS.

Effective Date: 07/01/2000
Last Action: 4/30/1999 House - Died in Committee on Environmental Protection (RLC), Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to SB 906 (Ch. 99-246), CS/CS/SB 908 (Ch. 99-247)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/9/1999 House • Prefiled
2/12/1999 House • Referred to Environmental Protection (RLC); Community Affairs (PRC); Finance & Taxation (FRC); General Government Appropriations (FRC)
3/2/1999 House • Introduced, referred to Environmental Protection (RLC); Community Affairs (PRC); Finance & Taxation (FRC); General Government Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00059
4/30/1999 House • Died in Committee on Environmental Protection (RLC), Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to SB 906 (Ch. 99-246), CS/CS/SB 908 (Ch. 99-247)