SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for SB 2772
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 944608
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11  Senator Clary moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         On page 1, line 14,
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17         Section 1.  Section 15.0337, Florida Statutes, is
18  created to read:
19         15.0337  State rock.--The Ocala Limestone, a cream to
20  white porous limestone containing abundant fossils, found
21  throughout Florida and one of most permeable rock units of the
22  Floridan aquifer system, is designated the Florida state rock.
23         Section 2.  Section 15.0338, Florida Statutes, is
24  created to read:
25         15.0338  State mineral.--Calcite, the major
26  rock-forming mineral of limestone, occurring commonly as
27  translucent crystals of vitreous luster, colorless to
28  honey-colored, having the chemical composition of calcium
29  carbonate, is designated the Florida state mineral.
30         Section 3.  Section 15.0339, Florida Statutes, is
31  created to read:
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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for SB 2772
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 944608
 1         15.0339  State fossil.--The Eocene Heart Urchin,
 2  Eupatagus antillarum. This Late Eocene age irregular echinoid
 3  is similar to the heart urchins of modern tropical seas. It
 4  lived buried in the bottom sediments of the shallow seas that
 5  covered Florida 38 million years ago. The fossilized shell of
 6  this species is commonly found in the Ocala Limestone and Avon
 7  Park Formations. The Eocene Heart Urchin is designated the
 8  Florida state fossil.
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10  (Redesignate subsequent sections.)
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14  And the title is amended as follows:
15         On page 1, line 2 through 4, delete those lines
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18         An act relating to the Department of
19         Environmental Protection; creating s. 15.0337,
20         F.S.; designating Ocala Limestone as the state
21         rock; creating s. 15.0338, F.S.; designating
22         calcite as the state mineral; creating s.
23         15.0339, F.S.; designating the Eocene Heart
24         Urchin as the state fossil; amending s.
25         376.121, F.S.;
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