Senate Bill 1686
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Florida Senate - 2000 SB 1686
By Senator Bronson
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to water management districts;
3 amending s. 373.083, F.S.; authorizing a water
4 management district governing board to delegate
5 its powers, duties, and functions to district
6 staff; amending s. 373.414, F.S.; revising the
7 criteria to be considered in determining the
8 cumulative impacts of activities upon surface
9 waters and wetlands; providing an effective
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12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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14 Section 1. Subsection (5) is added to section 373.083,
15 Florida Statutes, to read:
16 373.083 General powers and duties of the governing
17 board.--In addition to other powers and duties allowed it by
18 law, the governing board is authorized to:
19 (5) Execute any of the powers, duties, and functions
20 vested in the governing board through the executive director
21 and other district staff as designated by the governing board.
22 This authority is supplemental to any other provision of this
23 chapter granting authority to the governing board to delegate
24 specific powers, duties, and functions.
25 Section 2. Subsection (8) of section 373.414, Florida
26 Statutes, is amended to read:
27 373.414 Additional criteria for activities in surface
28 waters and wetlands.--
29 (8)(a) The governing board or the department, in
30 deciding whether to grant or deny a permit for an activity
31 regulated under this part shall consider the cumulative
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1 impacts upon surface water and wetlands, as delineated in s.
2 373.421(1), within the same drainage basin as defined in s.
3 373.403(9), of:
4 1.(a) The activity for which the permit is sought.
5 2.(b) Projects which are existing or activities
6 regulated under this part which are under construction or
7 projects for which permits or determinations pursuant to s.
8 373.421 or s. 403.914 have been sought.
9 3.(c) Activities which are under review, approved, or
10 vested pursuant to s. 380.06, or other activities regulated
11 under this part which may reasonably be expected to be located
12 within surface waters or wetlands, as delineated in s.
13 373.421(1), in the same drainage basin as defined in s.
14 373.403(9), based upon the comprehensive plans, adopted
15 pursuant to chapter 163, of the local governments having
16 jurisdiction over the activities, or applicable land use
17 restrictions and regulations.
18 (b) If an applicant proposes mitigation within the
19 same drainage basin as the adverse effects to be mitigated and
20 if the mitigation offsets these adverse effects, the governing
21 board and department shall consider the regulated activity to
22 meet the requirements of paragraph (a). However, this
23 paragraph may not be construed to prohibit mitigation outside
24 the drainage basin which offsets the adverse effects within
25 the drainage basin.
26 Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
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3 Authorizes a water management district governing board to
delegate its powers to district staff. Revises the
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surface water and wetlands.
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