HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 601 CS
1	CHAMBER ACTION
2	Senate House
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12	Representative Allen offered the following:
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14	Amendment
15	Remove lines 867-886, and insert:
16	Section 13. If the Hospital District desires to exchange
17	sovereignty submerged lands for submerged lands owned by the
18	Hospital District within the same water body, the Hospital
19	District shall submit an application for an exchange to the
20	Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund for
21	consideration pursuant to chapter 253, Florida Statutes, and
22	Board of Trustees rules. The Board of Trustees of the Internal
23	Improvement Trust Fund shall determine, pursuant to s. 11, Art.
24	X of the Florida Constitution, whether such an exchange is in
25	the public interest and may authorize such an exchange if it so
26	determines. If the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement
27	Trust Fund approves the exchange, any development on the
28	submerged lands shall be deemed in the public interest by the
29	Legislature. Those activities that meet the applicable criteria
30	for permit issuance pursuant to chapter 373, Florida Statutes,
31	and for which the Department of Environmental Protection or a
32	water management district has issued such a permit are deemed
33	necessary to enhance the quality of the public health and are
34	hereby authorized.
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