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11  The Committee on Agriculture offered the following:

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13         Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 21, of the bill, between lines 2 and 3,

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17         Section 2.  Paragraph (11) of section 163.3177, Florida

18  Statutes, is amended to read:

19         163.3177  Required and optional elements of

20  comprehensive plan; studies and surveys.--

21         (11)(a)  The Legislature recognizes the need for

22  innovative planning and development strategies which will

23  address the anticipated demands of continued urbanization of

24  Florida's coastal and other environmentally sensitive areas,

25  and which will accommodate the development of less populated

26  regions of the state which seek economic development and which

27  have suitable land and water resources to accommodate growth

28  in an environmentally acceptable manner.  The Legislature

29  further recognizes the substantial advantages of innovative

30  approaches to development which may better serve to protect

31  environmentally sensitive areas, maintain the economic

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 1  viability of agricultural and other predominantly rural land

 2  uses, and provide for the cost-efficient delivery of public

 3  facilities and services.

 4         (b)  It is the intent of the Legislature that the local

 5  government comprehensive plans and plan amendments adopted

 6  pursuant to the provisions of this part provide for a planning

 7  process which allows for land use efficiencies within existing

 8  urban areas and which also allows for the conversion of rural

 9  lands to other uses, where appropriate and consistent with the

10  other provisions of this part and the affected local

11  comprehensive plans, through the application of innovative and

12  flexible planning and development strategies and creative land

13  use planning techniques, which may include, but not be limited

14  to, urban villages, new towns, satellite communities,

15  area-based allocations, clustering and open space provisions,

16  mixed-use development, and sector planning.

17         (c)  Lands classified in the future land use plan

18  element as agricultural, rural, open, open/rural, or a

19  substantively equivalent land use shall also be deemed

20  suitable for innovative planning and development strategies

21  described in paragraphs (a) and (b) which are recognized as

22  methods for discouraging urban sprawl and which are consistent

23  with the provisions of the state comprehensive plan, regional

24  policy plans, and this part.

25         (d)  The Florida Department of Community Affairs, in

26  conjunction with the Florida Department of Agriculture and

27  Consumer Services, shall, by no later than February 1, 2001,

28  prepare and submit to the Governor, the Speaker of the House

29  of Representatives, and the President of the Senate a report

30  on a program of planning incentives, economic incentives, and

31  other measures as may be necessary to facilitate the timely

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 1  implementation of innovative planning and development

 2  strategies described in paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) while

 3  protecting environmentally sensitive areas, maintaining the

 4  economic viability of agriculture and other predominantly

 5  rural land uses, and providing for the cost-efficient delivery

 6  of public facilities and services. Such incentives and other

 7  measures shall address the following:

 8         1.  "Smart growth" strategies within rural areas which

 9  proactively address both the pressures of population growth

10  and the substantial need for rural economic development.

11         2.  The importance of maintaining rural land values as

12  the cornerstone of maintaining a viable rural economy.

13         3.  Expression of the contents of paragraphs (a), (b),

14  and (c) in the form of practical and easily understood

15  planning guidelines.

16         4.  A rural lands stewardship program under which the

17  owners of rural property are encouraged to convey development

18  rights in exchange for smart growth development credits which

19  are transferable to other rural areas in which innovative

20  development and strategies are applied as part of a pattern of

21  land use which protects environmentally sensitive areas,

22  maintains the economic viability of agriculture and other

23  predominantly rural land uses, and provides for the

24  cost-efficient delivery of public facilities and services.

25         5.  Strategies and incentives to reward best management

26  practices for agricultural activities consistent with the

27  conservation and protection of environmentally sensitive areas

28  and sound water management practices.

29         6.  The coordination of state transportation

30  facilities, including roadways, railways, and port facilities,

31  to provide for the transportation of agricultural products and

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 1  supplies.

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 3  It is the intent of the Legislature that the programs as

 4  described in this paragraph (d) be created in a careful and

 5  considered manner and accordingly there shall be no reduction

 6  in residential density, without the property owner's consent,

 7  on property classified as agriculture, rural, open,

 8  open/rural, or a substantially equivalent land use until July

 9  1, 2001, in order to provide for this study process and

10  legislative consideration thereof. 

11         (e)(c)  It is the further intent of the Legislature

12  that local government comprehensive plans and implementing

13  land development regulations shall provide strategies which

14  maximize the use of existing facilities and services through

15  redevelopment, urban infill development, and other strategies

16  for urban revitalization.

17         (f)(d)  The implementation of this subsection shall be

18  subject to the provisions of this chapter, chapters 186 and

19  187, and applicable agency rules.

20         (g)(e)  The department shall implement the provisions

21  of this subsection by rule.

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26  And the title is amended as follows:

27         On page 1, line 25 after the semicolon,

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30         amending s. 163.3177, F.S.; providing that an

31         agricultural land use category may be eligible

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 1         for the location of public schools in a local

 2         government comprehensive plan under certain

 3         conditions; providing additional legislative

 4         intent with respect to application of rule

 5         9J-5, Florida Administrative Code, by the

 6         agency; specifying lands that are suitable for

 7         innovative planning and development strategies;

 8         requiring a report on a program for

 9         implementing such strategies; providing

10         restrictions on reduction of residential

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