HOUSE AMENDMENT
                                        Bill No. CS/HB 9, 1st Eng.
    Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)
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11  Representative(s) Harrington offered the following:
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13         Amendment (with title amendment) 
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17         Section 2.  Subsections (37), (38), and (39) of s.
18  403.061, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
19         403.061  Department; powers and duties.--The department
20  shall have the power and the duty to control and prohibit
21  pollution of air and water in accordance with the law and
22  rules adopted and promulgated by it and, for this purpose, to:
23         (37)  Enter into a memorandum of agreement with the
24  Florida Ports Council which provides a supplemental permitting
25  process for the issuance of a joint coastal permit pursuant to
26  s. 161.055 or environmental resource permit pursuant to part
27  IV of chapter 373, to a port listed in s. 311.09(1), for
28  maintenance dredging and the management of dredged materials
29  from maintenance dredging of all navigation channels, port
30  harbors, turning basins, and harbor berths.  Such permit shall
31  be issued for a period of 5 years and shall be annually
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    File original & 9 copies    04/30/01                          
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HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS/HB 9, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 extended for an additional year if the port is in compliance 2 with all permit conditions at the time of extension.The 3 department is authorized to adopt rules to implement this 4 subsection. 5 (38) Enter into a memorandum of agreement with the 6 Florida Ports Council which provides a supplemental permitting 7 process for the issuance of a conceptual joint coastal permit 8 pursuant to s. 161.055 or environmental resource permit 9 pursuant to part IV of chapter 373, to a port listed in s. 10 311.09(1), for dredging and the management of materials from 11 dredging and for other related activities necessary for 12 development, including the expansion of navigation channels, 13 port harbors, turning basins, harbor berths, and associated 14 facilities. Such permit shall be issued for a period of up to 15 15 years.The department is authorized to adopt rules to 16 implement this subsection. 17 (39) Enter into a memorandum of agreement with the 18 Florida Inland Navigation District and the West Coast Inland 19 Navigation District, or their successor agencies, to provide a 20 supplemental process for issuance of joint coastal permits 21 pursuant to s. 161.055 or environmental resource permits 22 pursuant to part IV of chapter 373 for regional waterway 23 management activities, including, but not limited to, 24 maintenance dredging, spoil disposal, public recreation, inlet 25 management, beach nourishment, and environmental protection 26 directly related to public navigation and the construction, 27 maintenance, and operation of Florida's inland waterways. The 28 department is authorized to adopt rules to implement this 29 subsection. 30 31 2 File original & 9 copies 04/30/01 hep0001 03:26 pm 00009-0072-765347
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS/HB 9, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 2 And the title is amended as follows: 3 On page 1, lines 2 through 6 4 remove from the title of the bill: all of said lines 5 6 and insert in lieu thereof: 7 An act relating to pollution control; amending 8 s. 165.061, F.S.; providing for the 9 continuation of existing solid waste contracts; 10 requiring written evidence of the duration of 11 the contract within a specified timeframe; 12 amending s. 403.061, F.S.; providing 13 rule-making authority; 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 3 File original & 9 copies 04/30/01 hep0001 03:26 pm 00009-0072-765347