Florida Senate - 2005                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for CS for SB 444
                        Barcode 864522
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11  The Committee on Ways and Means (Pruitt) recommended the
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14         Senate Amendment 
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19         (6)(a)  The statewide funds provided pursuant to the
20  Water Protection and Sustainability Program serve to
21  supplement existing water management district or basin board
22  funding for alternative water supply development assistance
23  and should not result in a reduction of such funding.
24  Therefore, the water management districts shall include, in
25  the annual tentative and adopted budget submittals required
26  under this chapter the amount of funds allocated for water
27  resource development that supports alternative water supply
28  development and the funds allocated for alternative water
29  supply projects selected for inclusion in the Water Protection
30  and Sustainability Program. It shall be the goal of each water
31  management district and basin boards that the combined funds
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    Florida Senate - 2005                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for CS for SB 444
                        Barcode 864522
 1  allocated annually for these purposes be, at a minimum, the
 2  equivalent of 25 percent of the state funding provided to the
 3  water management district for alternative water supply
 4  development. If this goal is not achieved, the water
 5  management district shall provide in the budget submittal an
 6  explanation of the reasons or constraints that prevent this
 7  goal from being met.
 8         (b)  State funds from the Water Protection and
 9  Sustainability Program created in s. 403.890 shall be made
10  available for financial assistance for the project
11  construction costs of alternative water supply development
12  projects selected by a water management district governing
13  board for inclusion in the program.
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