HOUSE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS/HBs 1617 & 1487
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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17 Section 1. Section 380.30, Florida Statutes, is
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19 380.30 Outer continental shelf support facilities.--
20 (1) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
21 (a) "Board of Trustees" means the Board of Trustees of
22 the Internal Improvement Trust Fund.
23 (b) "Department" means the Department of Environmental
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25 (2) Permit required; permit fees.--
26 (a) It is the policy of this state, as set forth in s.
27 187.201(9)(b)8., to avoid the exploration and development of
28 mineral resources when such exploration and development
29 threaten marine, aquatic, and estuarine resources.
30 (b) In keeping with this policy, the Legislature finds
31 a need to regulate persons who provide support to offshore
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HOUSE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS/HBs 1617 & 1487
Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)
1 operations that could adversely impact coastal resources.
2 (3) No person shall provide port facilities,
3 equipment, supplies, or other support to a person conducting
4 activities related to the exploration or production of oil or
5 gas within the Eastern Gulf of Mexico that is east and south
6 of the lateral seaward boundary between Florida and Alabama,
7 which is permitted under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands
8 Act, as amended, including leases and approvals under 43
9 U.S.C. s. 1331, as amended, unless such person first obtains
10 an outer continental shelf activity support permit from the
11 board of trustees.
12 (4) The board of trustees shall issue an outer
13 continental shelf activity support permit only if the board of
14 trustees determines that the activity or activities for which
15 the applicant intends to provide port facilities, equipment,
16 supplies, or other support:
17 1. Will not threaten marine, aquatic, or estuarine
18 resources of the state;
19 2. Will have a net positive impact on marine, aquatic,
20 and estuarine resources; and
21 3. Is in the public interest.
22 (5) The Department shall issue permits on an annual
23 basis. The Department shall charge an application fee and an
24 annual renewal fee. All moneys collected by the department
25 under this act shall be deposited in the Ecosystem Management
26 and Restoration Trust Fund, and shall be used to administer
27 the program.
28 (6) In the event that there is an accidental or an
29 intentional spill as a result of activities permitted under
30 the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, as amended, including
31 leases and approvals under 43 U.S.C. s. 1331, the Department
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1 shall have the authority to assess any persons or companies
2 responsible for the spill to cover the full costs associated
3 with restoring the shoreline, marine resources and any other
4 environmental or habitat resource within the sovereign lands
5 of the state.
6 (7) The department is granted authority to promulgate
7 rules for the permitting forms and procedures required by this
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12 And the title is amended as follows:
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14 remove from the title of the bill: the entire title
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17 creating s. 380.30, F.S.; providing
18 definitions; requiring a permit from the Board
19 of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust
20 Fund for certain activities that support
21 activities permitted under the federal Outer
22 Continental Shelf Lands Act, as amended;
23 providing application and renewal fees;
24 specifying conditions for issuance of permits;
25 granting rulemaking authority for forms and
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