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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                  Bill No. HB 1931

    Amendment No. 1 (for drafter's use only)

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11  The Committee on Environmental Protection offered the

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14         Amendment (with title amendment) 

15  Remove from the bill:  Everything after the enacting clause

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17  and insert in lieu thereof:

18         Section 1.  The Department of Environmental Protection

19  in cooperation with the Santa Rosa Shores Homeowners

20  Association shall develop a proposal for dredging of a single

21  access channel connected to the existing channels and canals

22  within Santa Rosa Shores, Santa Rosa County, and extending to

23  navigable depths in Santa Rosa Sound.  The proposal shall

24  include a plan of mitigation for offsetting adverse impacts of

25  the dredging, a plan for disposing of dredged materials, a

26  plan for protecting water quality and sea grass habitat during

27  dredging, a plan for long-term maintenance of the channel, and

28  a plan for inspection and study of the project, with annual

29  progress reports to be prepared by the Santa Rosa Shores

30  Homeowners Association for submittal to the Department of

31  Environmental Protection.  The Santa Rosa Shores Homeowners

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 1  Association shall be responsible for the payment of costs

 2  involved with the project and for submitting all required

 3  applications required to authorize the project.  Santa Rosa

 4  Shores Homeowners Association and the Department of

 5  Environmental Protection may contract with the University of

 6  West Florida to provide the necessary monitoring services and

 7  reports.  The Department of Environmental Protection shall

 8  assist in expediting the processing of the required state

 9  dredge and fill permit, and any associated authorizations

10  required from the Board of Trustees and the United States Army

11  Corps of Engineers.  The Department of Environmental

12  Protection shall assist the Santa Rosa Shores Homeowners

13  Association in developing project criteria, including but not

14  limited to:  the length, width, and depth of the access

15  channel; where and how material is to be excavated and

16  disposed; the method for protecting water quality and sea

17  grass habitat; long-term maintenance of the channel as needed;

18  mitigation design; and design of the monitoring and reporting

19  program.

20         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

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25  And the title is amended as follows:

26         On page 1, lines 2 through 19

27  remove from the title of the bill:  all of said lines

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29  and insert in lieu thereof:

30         An act relating to navigational access

31         channels; providing for a plan of mitigation;

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 1         responsibility for costs; an expedited process

 2         for state dredge and fill permits; developing

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