Florida Senate - 2005                        SENATOR AMENDMENT
    Bill No. SB 2288
                        Barcode 800046
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11  Senator Bennett moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         On page 1, line 14, through
15            page 2, line 8, delete those lines
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18         Section 1.  Subsection (5) is added to section 373.118,
19  Florida Statutes, to read:
20         373.118  General permits.--
21         (5)  The department shall adopt by rule one or more
22  general permits for local governments to construct, operate,
23  and maintain public marina facilities and public boat ramps,
24  including associated courtesy docks, and associated parking
25  facilities located in uplands. Such general permits adopted by
26  rule shall include provisions to ensure compliance with
27  subsection (1), with part IV, and with the criteria necessary
28  to include the general permits in a state programmatic general
29  permit issued by the United States Army Corps of Engineers
30  under s. 404 of the Clean Water Act, Pub. L. No. 92-500, as
31  amended, 33 U.S.C. ss. 1251 et seq. A facility authorized
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Florida Senate - 2005 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 2288 Barcode 800046 1 under such general permits is exempt from review as a 2 development of regional impact if the facility complies with 3 the comprehensive plan of the applicable local government. 4 Such facilities must be consistent with the local government 5 manatee protection plan required pursuant to chapter 370 and 6 must obtain Clean Marina Program status prior to opening for 7 operation and maintain that status for the life of the 8 facility. All facilities, including marinas authorized under 9 any such general permit, shall not exceed an area of 50,000 10 square feet over wetlands and other surface waters. The 11 department shall draft and formally propose the rule 12 authorized under this subsection within 60 days after the 13 effective date of this act. 14 15 16 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 17 And the title is amended as follows: 18 On page 1, lines 3-10, delete those lines 19 20 and insert: 21 boat ramps; amending s. 373.118, F.S.; 22 directing the Department of Environmental 23 Protection to adopt rules to authorize local 24 governments to construct and maintain public 25 marinas and boat ramps; providing for the use 26 of submerged lands; providing for regulatory 27 criteria; exempting certain facilities from 28 development-of-regional-impact review; 29 providing an effective date. 30 31 2 6:10 PM 04/29/05 s2288c-21-t12