| 1 | Representative Spratt offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Between lines 377 and 378 insert: |
| 5 | Section 3. Paragraph (e) of subsection (2) of section |
| 6 | 373.073, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 7 | 373.073 Governing board.-- |
| 8 | (2) Membership on governing boards shall be selected from |
| 9 | candidates who have significant experience in one or more of the |
| 10 | following areas, including, but not limited to: agriculture, the |
| 11 | development industry, local government, government-owned or |
| 12 | privately owned water utilities, law, civil engineering, |
| 13 | environmental science, hydrology, accounting, or financial |
| 14 | businesses. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other general |
| 15 | or special law to the contrary, vacancies in the governing |
| 16 | boards of the water management districts shall be filled |
| 17 | according to the following residency requirements, representing |
| 18 | areas designated by the United States Water Resources Council in |
| 19 | United States Geological Survey, River Basin and Hydrological |
| 20 | Unit Map of Florida--1975, Map Series No. 72: |
| 21 | (e) Southwest Florida Water Management District: |
| 22 | 1. Two members shall reside in Hillsborough County. |
| 23 | 2. One member shall reside in the area consisting of |
| 24 | Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties. |
| 25 | 3. Two members shall reside in Pinellas County. |
| 26 | 4. One member shall reside in Manatee County. |
| 27 | 5. One member shall reside in Polk County. |
| 28 | 6. One member shall reside in Pasco County. |
| 29 | 7. One member shall be appointed at large from Levy, |
| 30 | Marion, Citrus, Sumter, Hernando, and Lake Counties. |
| 31 | 8. One member shall be appointed at large from Sarasota, |
| 32 | Hardee, DeSoto, and Charlotte, and Highlands Counties. |
| 33 | 9. One member shall be appointed at large from Levy, |
| 34 | Marion, Citrus, Sumter, Hernando, Lake, Sarasota, Hardee, |
| 35 | DeSoto, and Charlotte, and Highlands Counties. |
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| 37 | No county described in subparagraph 7., subparagraph 8., or |
| 38 | subparagraph 9. shall have more than one member on the governing |
| 39 | board. |
| 40 | ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ============= |
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| 42 | Remove line 8 and insert: |
| 43 | Water Management District; amending s. 373.073, F.S.; removing |
| 44 | Highlands County from the Southwest Florida Water Management |
| 45 | District's governing board; providing an effective date. |