SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for SB 2260, 1st Eng.
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 251886
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11  Senator Atwater moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         On page 31, between lines  22 and 23,
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17         Section 16.  Paragraph (g) is added to subsection (1)
18  of section 378.212, Florida Statutes, to read:
19         378.212  Variances.--
20         (1)  Upon application, the secretary may grant a
21  variance from the provisions of this part or the rules adopted
22  pursuant thereto. Variances and renewals thereof may be
23  granted for any one of the following reasons:
24         (g)  To accommodate reclamation that provides water
25  supply development or water resource development not
26  inconsistent with the applicable regional water supply plan
27  approved pursuant to s. 373.0361, provided adverse impacts are
28  not caused to the water resources in the basin.  A variance
29  may also be granted from the requirements of part IV of
30  chapter 373, or the rules adopted thereunder, when a project
31  provides an improvement in water availability in the basin and
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SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 2260, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 251886 1 does not cause adverse impacts to water resources in the 2 basin. 3 Section 17. Subsection (9) is added to section 4 378.404, Florida Statutes, to read: 5 378.404 Department of Environmental Protection; powers 6 and duties.--The department shall have the following powers 7 and duties: 8 (9) To grant variances from the provisions of this 9 part to accommodate reclamation that provides for water supply 10 development or water resource development not inconsistent 11 with the applicable regional water supply plan approved 12 pursuant to s. 373.0361, appropriate stormwater management, 13 improved wildlife habitat, recreation, or a mixture thereof, 14 provided adverse impacts are not caused to the water resources 15 in the basin and public health and safety are not adversely 16 affected. 17 18 (Redesignate subsequent sections.) 19 20 21 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 22 And the title is amended as follows: 23 On page 3, after the semicolon, 24 25 insert: 26 amending s. 378.212, F.S.; providing for the 27 granting of a variance from pt. III of ch. 378, 28 F.S., relating to phosphate land reclamation, 29 for specified reclamation, and from pt. IV of 30 ch. 373, for certain projects under described 31 circumstances; amending s. 378.404, F.S.; 2 9:05 AM 05/02/03 s2260.ri25.01
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 2260, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ Barcode 251886 1 authorizing the department to grant variances 2 from the provisions of part IV of chapter 378 3 to accommodate reclamation that provides for 4 water supply development or water resource 5 development under specified circumstances; 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 3 9:05 AM 05/02/03 s2260.ri25.01