HB 813: Everglades Restoration
GENERAL BILL by Dockery ; Greenstein ; Lacasa ; Goodlette ; Harrington ; Atwater ; Alexander ; Gannon ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Mayfield ; Diaz-Balart ; Farkas ; Argenziano ; Sorensen ; Clarke ; Needelman ; Murman ; Bennett ; Cantens ; Spratt ; Waters ; Evers ; Negron ; Ross ; Harrell ; Seiler ; Bean ; Kendrick ; Flanagan ; Garcia ; Paul ; Prieguez ; Bense ; Detert ; Green ; Bilirakis ; Littlefield ; Fasano ; Russell ; Mahon ; Attkisson ; Ritter ; Bowen ; Barreiro ; Crow ; Betancourt ; Arza ; Stansel ; Berfield ; Mealor ; Ryan ; Hart ; Gottlieb ; Rubio ; Baxley ; Cusack ; Machek ; Bendross-Mindingall ; Fiorentino ; Gibson ; Holloway ; Brummer ; Bullard ; Lerner ; Pickens ; Allen ; Wiles ; Lynn ; Benson ; Rich ; Richardson ; Wishner ; Heyman ; Frankel ; Joyner
Everglades Restoration; provides for distribution of proceeds from excise taxes on documents to pay debt service on Everglades restoration bonds; authorizes issuance of said bonds to finance or refinance cost of acquisition & improvement of land, water areas, & related property interests & resources for purpose of implementing Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan; provides that certain project components shall be exempt from permit requirements, etc. Amends FS.
Last Action: 5/15/2002 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2002-261
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Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action | 
|---|---|---|
| 1/10/2002 | House | 
                                    • Prefiled | 
                        
| 1/21/2002 | House | 
                                    • Referred to Natural Resources & Environmental Protection (RIC); General Government Appropriations (FRC); Council for Ready Infrastructure | 
                        
| 1/22/2002 | House | 
                                    • Introduced, referred to Natural Resources & Environmental Protection (RIC); General Government Appropriations (FRC); Council for Ready Infrastructure -HJ 00059 | 
                        
| 1/28/2002 | House | 
                                    • On Committee agenda-- Natural Resources & Environmental Protection (RIC), 01/30/02, 8:30 am, Morris Hall | 
                        
| 1/30/2002 | House | 
                                    • Favorable by Natural Resources & Environmental Protection (RIC); YEAS  13  NAYS  0 -HJ 00155 | 
                        
| 1/31/2002 | House | 
                                    • Now in General Government Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00155 | 
                        
| 2/6/2002 | House | 
                                    • On Committee agenda-- General Government Appropriations (FRC), 02/08/02, 9:00 am, Morris Hall | 
                        
| 2/8/2002 | House | 
                                    • Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by General Government Appropriations (FRC); YEAS  11  NAYS  0 -HJ 00228 | 
                        
| 2/11/2002 | House | 
                                    • Now in Council for Ready Infrastructure -HJ 00228 | 
                        
| 2/12/2002 | House | 
                                    • On Council agenda-- Council for Ready Infrastructure, 02/14/02, 2:15 pm, 404-H | 
                        
| 2/14/2002 | House | 
                                    • Favorable by- Council for Ready Infrastructure; YEAS  16 NAYS  0 -HJ 00271 | 
                        
| 2/18/2002 | House | 
                                    • Placed on Calendar -HJ 00271 | 
                        
| 3/7/2002 | House | 
                                    • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00906; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00906 | 
                        
| 3/12/2002 | House | 
                                    • Read third time -HJ 01077; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 01077; Passed as amended; YEAS  116  NAYS  0 -HJ 01077 | 
                        
| 3/12/2002 | Senate | 
                                    • In Messages | 
                        
| 3/15/2002 | Senate | 
                                    • Received, referred to Natural Resources; Appropriations -SJ 00809; Immediately withdrawn from Natural Resources; Appropriations -SJ 00801; Substituted for CS/SB 684 -SJ 00801; Read second time -SJ 00801; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00801 | 
                        
| 3/21/2002 | Senate | 
                                    • Read third time -SJ 01224; Amendment(s) reconsidered, withdrawn -SJ 01225; Passed as amended; YEAS  35  NAYS  0 -SJ 01225 | 
                        
| 3/22/2002 | Senate | 
                                    • Reconsidered -SJ 01643; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 01643; Passed as amended; YEAS  38  NAYS  0 -SJ 01645 | 
                        
| 3/22/2002 | House | 
                                    • In returning messages; Amendment(s) to Senate amendment(s) failed -HJ 03112; Concurred -HJ 03110; Passed as amended; YEAS  87  NAYS  30 -HJ 03112; Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -HJ 03113 | 
                        
| 5/1/2002 | 
                                    • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor | 
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| 5/15/2002 | 
                                    • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2002-261 |