HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                             Bill No. CS/CS/HB 221

    Amendment No.     (for drafter's use only)

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11  Representative(s) Ryan offered the following:

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13         Amendment 

14         On page 7, between lines 23 and 24, of the bill

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17         Section 3.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) and

18  paragraph (a) of subsection (11) of sectin 259.105, Florida

19  Statutes, is amended to read:

20         259.105  The Florida Forever Act.--

21         (3)  Less the costs of issuing and the costs of funding

22  reserve accounts and other costs associated with bonds, the

23  proceeds of bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be

24  deposited into the Florida Forever Trust Fund created by s.

25  259.1051. The proceeds shall be distributed by the Department

26  of Environmental Protection in the following manner:

27         (a)  Thirty-five percent to the Department of

28  Environmental Protection for the acquisition of lands and

29  capital project expenditures necessary to implement the water

30  management districts' priority lists developed pursuant to s.

31  373.199.  The funds are to be distributed to the water

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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                             Bill No. CS/CS/HB 221

    Amendment No.     (for drafter's use only)





 1  management districts as provided in subsection (11).  A

 2  minimum of 50 percent of the total funds provided over the

 3  life of the Florida Forever program pursuant to this paragraph

 4  shall be used for the acquisition of lands.

 5         (b)  Thirty-five percent to the Department of

 6  Environmental Protection for the acquisition of lands and

 7  capital project expenditures described in this section, of

 8  which amount $25 million shall be transferred by the

 9  Department of Environmental Protection into the Save Our

10  Everglades Trust Fund.  Of the proceeds distributed pursuant

11  to this paragraph, it is the intent of the Legislature that an

12  increased priority be given to those acquisitions which

13  achieve a combination of conservation goals, including

14  protecting Florida's water resources and natural groundwater

15  recharge. Capital project expenditures may not exceed 10

16  percent of the funds allocated pursuant to this paragraph.

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