Florida Senate - 2005                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. SB 2288
                        Barcode 932736
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11  The Committee on General Government Appropriations (Baker)
12  recommended the following amendment:
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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
15         On page 1, line 14, through
16            page 2, line 8, delete those lines
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19         Section 1.  Subsection (5) is added to section 373.118,
20  Florida Statutes, to read:
21         373.118  General permits.--
22         (5)  The department shall adopt by rule one or more
23  general permits for local governments to construct, operate,
24  and maintain public marina facilities and public boat ramps,
25  including associated courtesy docks, and associated parking
26  facilities located in uplands. Such general permits adopted by
27  rule shall include provisions to ensure compliance with
28  subsection (1), with part IV, and with the criteria necessary
29  to include the general permits in a state programmatic general
30  permit issued by the United States Army Corps of Engineers
31  under s. 404 of the Clean Water Act, Pub. L. No. 92-500, as
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Florida Senate - 2005 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 2288 Barcode 932736 1 amended, 33 U.S.C. ss. 1251 et seq. A facility authorized 2 under such general permits is exempt from review as a 3 development of regional impact if the facility complies with 4 the comprehensive plan of the applicable local government. 5 Such facilities must be consistent with the local government 6 manatee protection plan required pursuant to chapter 370 and 7 must obtain Clean Marina Program status prior to opening for 8 operation and maintain that status for the life of the 9 facility. All facilities, including marinas authorized under 10 any such general permit, shall not exceed an area of 50,000 11 square feet over wetlands and other surface waters. The 12 department shall draft and formally propose the rule 13 authorized under this subsection within 60 days after the 14 effective date of this act. 15 16 17 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 18 And the title is amended as follows: 19 On page 1, lines 3-10, delete those lines 20 21 and insert: 22 boat ramps; amending s. 373.118, F.S.; 23 directing the Department of Environmental 24 Protection to adopt rules to authorize local 25 governments to construct and maintain public 26 marinas and boat ramps; providing for the use 27 of submerged lands; providing for regulatory 28 criteria; exempting certain facilities from 29 development-of-regional-impact review; 30 providing an effective date. 31 2 12:53 PM 04/20/05 s2288c-ga20-c3g