SENATE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 1922, 1st Eng.
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11 Senator Geller moved the following amendment:
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13 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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17 Section 59. (1) The Department of Agriculture and
18 Consumer Services shall provide compensation to eligible
19 homeowners whose citrus trees have been removed under a citrus
20 canker eradication program. Funds to pay this compensation may
21 be derived from both state and federal matching sources, and
22 shall be specifically appropriated by law. Eligible homeowners
23 shall be compensated subject to the availability of
24 appropriated funds.
25 (2) To be eligible to receive compensation under the
26 program, a homeowner must:
27 (a) Be the homeowner of record on the effective date
28 of this act for residential property where one or more citrus
29 trees have been removed as part of a citrus canker eradication
30 program;
31 (b) Have had one or more citrus trees removed from the
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1 property by a tree-cutting contractor as part of a citrus
2 canker eradication program on or after January 1, 1995; and
3 (c) Have received no commercial compensation and is
4 not eligible to receive commercial compensation from the
5 United States Department of Agriculture for citrus trees
6 removed as part of a citrus canker eradication program.
7 (3) The amount of compensation for each tree removed
8 from residential property by the citrus canker eradication
9 program shall be $100 per tree. If the homeowner's property is
10 eligible for a Shade Dade or a Shade Florida Card, the
11 homeowner may not receive compensation under this section for
12 the first citrus tree removed from the property as part of a
13 citrus canker eradication program.
14 (4) The specification of a per-tree amount paid for
15 the residential citrus canker compensation program does not
16 limit the amount of any other compensation that may be paid by
17 another entity or pursuant to court order for the removal of
18 citrus trees as part of a citrus canker eradication program.
19 (5) Of the funds appropriated to the department under
20 this section, the department may use up to $500,000 to
21 administer the residential citrus canker compensation program.
22 Specifically, the department shall:
23 (a) Take reasonable steps to identify and notify
24 owners of citrus trees removed as part of a citrus canker
25 eradication program of the availability of the compensation
26 program.
27 (b) Notify homeowners of the manner in which the owner
28 may request funding.
29 (c) Develop a compensation request form and make it
30 available to eligible homeowners.
31 (d) Develop a process to resolve disputes relating to
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1 compensation. The department's decision is final and is not
2 subject to chapter 120, Florida Statutes.
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8 And the title is amended as follows:
9 On page 5, line 26, after the word "severability;
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12 requiring the Department of Agriculture and
13 Consumer Services to administer a residential
14 citrus canker compensation program; providing
15 for sources of funds; providing for homeowners
16 to receive compensation for citrus trees
17 removed on or after a specified date as part of
18 a citrus canker eradication program; providing
19 eligibility criteria for receiving
20 compensation; specifying the amount of
21 compensation provided under the program,
22 subject to availability of funds; requiring
23 that the department notify homeowners of the
24 program and develop a dispute-resolution
25 process;
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