House Bill 9199

    Florida House of Representatives - 1999                HR 9199

        By Representative Albright






  1                         House Resolution

  2         A resolution supporting the passage of the Lake

  3         Ocklawaha Recreation Area Management Plan.

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  5         WHEREAS, the people of the State of Florida and

  6  visitors to the state enjoy and benefit from the Rodman

  7  Ecosystem, and

  8         WHEREAS, the Rodman Ecosystem is a 10,000 acre home to

  9  abundant flora and fauna and has substantial economic,

10  environmental, and recreational benefits to all citizens of

11  Florida, and

12         WHEREAS, the Rodman Ecosystem is home to a vast and

13  varied number of animals and birds, including the endangered

14  Bald Eagle, and

15         WHEREAS, with the increasing demand on Florida's water

16  reserves, the Rodman Ecosystem can provide billions of gallons

17  of water in reserve as a future resource of fresh water for

18  future needs, and

19         WHEREAS, the Rodman Ecosystem has never been managed

20  with the goal of maximizing its environmental and recreational

21  benefits, and

22         WHEREAS, a study group headed by Dr. Dan Canfield and

23  Mark Hoyer of the University of Florida Department of

24  Fisheries has submitted a management plan entitled "Lake

25  Ocklawaha Recreation Area - 'Gateway to the Greenway,'" and

26         WHEREAS, the implementation of this management plan

27  would be of great benefit to the people of the State of

28  Florida and all who enjoy Florida's natural resources, NOW,

29  THEREFORE,

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1999                HR 9199

    66-219-99






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

  2  Florida:

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  4         That the Florida House of Representatives hereby

  5  expresses its support for the adoption of the Lake Ocklawaha

  6  Recreation Area Management Plan.

  7         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution

  8  be transmitted to the Speaker of the Florida House of

  9  Representatives, the President of the Florida Senate, and to

10  each member of the Florida Cabinet.

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