SENATE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 2754
Amendment No. ___ Barcode 760520
CHAMBER ACTION
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11 Senator Dockery moved the following amendment:
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17 Section 13. Subsection (2) of section 260.016, Florida
18 Statutes, is amended to read:
19 260.016 General powers of the department.--
20 (2) The department shall:
21 (a) Evaluate lands for the acquisition of greenways
22 and trails and compile a list of suitable corridors,
23 greenways, and trails, ranking them in order of priority for
24 proposed acquisition. The department shall devise a method of
25 evaluation which includes, but is not limited to, the
26 consideration of:
27 1. the importance and function of such corridors
28 within the statewide system.
29 2. Potential for local sharing in the acquisition,
30 development, operation, or maintenance of greenway and trail
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1 3. Costs of acquisition, development, operation, and
2 maintenance.
3 (b) Maintain an updated list of abandoned and
4 to-be-abandoned railroad rights-of-way.
5 (c) Provide information to public and private agencies
6 and organizations on abandoned rail corridors which are or
7 will be available for acquisition from the railroads or for
8 lease for interim recreational use from the Department of
9 Transportation.
10 (d) Develop and implement a process for designation of
11 lands and waterways as a part of the statewide system of
12 greenways and trails, which shall include:
13 1. Development and dissemination of criteria for
14 designation.
15 2. Development and dissemination of criteria for
16 changes in the terms or conditions of designation, including
17 withdrawal or termination of designation. A landowner may have
18 his or her lands removed from designation by providing the
19 department with a written request that contains an adequate
20 description of such lands to be removed. Provisions shall be
21 made in the designation agreement for disposition of any
22 future improvements made to the land by the department.
23 3. Compilation of available information on and field
24 verification of the characteristics of the lands and waterways
25 as they relate to the developed criteria.
26 3.4. Public notice pursuant to s. 120.525 in all
27 phases of the process.
28 5. Actual notice to the landowner by certified mail at
29 least 7 days before any public meeting regarding the
30 department's intent to designate.
31 4.6. Written authorization from the landowner in the
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1 form of a lease or other instrument for the designation and
2 granting of public access, if appropriate, to a landowner's
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4 5.7. Development of A greenway or trail use plan as a
5 part of the designation agreement which shall. In any
6 particular segment of a greenway or trail, the plan components
7 must be compatible with connecting segments and, at a minimum,
8 describe the types and intensities of uses of the property.
9 (e) Implement the plan for the Florida Greenways and
10 Trails System as adopted by the Florida Greenways Coordinating
11 Council on September 11, 1998.
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17 And the title is amended as follows:
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21 amending s. 260.016, F.S.; revising powers of
22 the department in evaluating lands for
23 acquisition of greenways and trails;
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