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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.

Effective Date: 07/01/2002 except as otherwise provided
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
5/15/2002 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2002-261