HOUSE AMENDMENT
Bill No. HB 1433
Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)
CHAMBER ACTION
Senate House
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11 Representative(s) Kendrick and Wiles offered the following:
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13 Amendment (with title amendment)
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15 Section 7. Section 380.30, Florida Statutes, is
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17 380.30 Outer continental shelf support facilities.--
18 (1) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
19 (a) "Board of Trustees" means the Board of Trustees of
20 the Internal Improvement Trust Fund.
21 (b) "Department" means the Department of Environmental
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23 (2) Permit required; permit fees.--
24 (a) It is the policy of this state, as set forth in s.
25 187.201(9)(b)8., to avoid the exploration and development of
26 mineral resources when such exploration and development
27 threaten marine, aquatic, and estuarine resources.
28 (b) In keeping with this policy, the Legislature finds
29 a need to regulate persons who provide support to offshore
30 operations that could adversely impact coastal resources.
31 (3) No person shall provide port facilities,
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HOUSE AMENDMENT
Bill No. HB 1433
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1 equipment, supplies, or other support to a person conducting
2 activities related to the exploration or production of oil or
3 gas within the Eastern Gulf of Mexico that is east and south
4 of the lateral seaward boundary between Florida and Alabama,
5 which is permitted under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands
6 Act, as amended, including leases and approvals under 43
7 U.S.C. s. 1331, as amended, unless such person first obtains
8 an outer continental shelf activity support permit from the
9 board of trustees.
10 (4) The board of trustees shall issue an outer
11 continental shelf activity support permit only if the board of
12 trustees determines that the activity or activities for which
13 the applicant intends to provide port facilities, equipment,
14 supplies, or other support:
15 1. Will not threaten marine, aquatic, or estuarine
16 resources of the state;
17 2. Will have a net positive impact on marine, aquatic,
18 and estuarine resources; and
19 3. Is in the public interest.
20 (5) The Department shall issue permits on an annual
21 basis. The Department shall charge an application fee and an
22 annual renewal fee. All moneys collected by the department
23 under this act shall be deposited in the Ecosystem Management
24 and Restoration Trust Fund, and shall be used to administer
25 the program.
26 (6) In the event that there is an accidental or an
27 intentional spill as a result of activities permitted under
28 the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, as amended, including
29 leases and approvals under 43 U.S.C. s. 1331, the Department
30 shall have the authority to assess any persons or companies
31 responsible for the spill to cover the full costs associated
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1 with restoring the shoreline, marine resources and any other
2 environmental or habitat resource within the sovereign lands
3 of the state.
4 (7) The department is granted authority to promulgate
5 rules for the permitting forms and procedures required by this
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7 Section 8. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
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12 And the title is amended as follows:
13 remove from the title of the bill: the entire title
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16 An act relating to outer continental shelf
17 support activities; creating s. 380.30, F.S.;
18 providing definitions; requiring a permit from
19 the Board of Trustees of the Internal
20 Improvement Trust Fund for certain activities
21 that support activities permitted under the
22 federal Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, as
23 amended; providing application and renewal
24 fees; specifying conditions for issuance of
25 permits; granting rulemaking authority for
26 forms and procedures; providing an effective
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