HB 0279 2003
1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to water resources; amending s. 373.219,
3	F.S.; requiring local governments to be notified of
4	proposed consumptive use permits; amending s. 373.223,
5	F.S.; providing an additional condition for obtaining a
6	permit; providing an effective date.
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8	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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10	Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 373.219, Florida
11	Statutes, is amended to read:
12	373.219 Permits required.--
13	(1) The governing board or the department may require such
14	permits for consumptive use of water and may impose such
15	reasonable conditions as are necessary to assure that such use
16	is consistent with the overall objectives of the district or
17	department and is not harmful to the water resources of the
18	area.These permits shall not be issued until affected local
19	governments have been given due notice of the proposed
20	consumptive use permit and an opportunity to file objections to
21	the issuance of the proposed permit with the governing board.
22	However, no permit shall be required for domestic consumption of
23	water by individual users.
24	Section 2. Subsection (1) of section 373.223, Florida
25	Statutes, is amended to read:
26	373.223 Conditions for a permit.--
27	(1) To obtain a permit pursuant to the provisions of this
28	chapter, the applicant must establish that the proposed use of
29	water:
30	(a) Is a reasonable-beneficial use as defined in s.
31	373.019;
32	(b) Will not interfere with any presently existing legal
33	use of water;and
34	(c) Is consistent with the public interest; and
35	(d) Is consistent with the affected local government's
36	comprehensive plan and that the applicant has obtained all of
37	the necessary land use and zoning permits.
38	Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.
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