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CS/SB 502: Lake Okeechobee Protection Program

GENERAL BILL by Environmental Preservation ; Alexander

Lake Okeechobee Protection Program; provides legislative findings & intent re implementation & funding of Lake Okeechobee Watershed Phosphorus Control Program & Lake Okeechobee Protection Plan; revises definition; requires that DOACS, DEP, & South Fla. Water Management District be jointly responsible for implementing Lake Okeechobee Protection Plan; requires that annual funding priorities be jointly established; provides criteria for funding priorities, etc. Amends 373.4595.

Effective Date: 07/01/2005
Last Action: 4/13/2005 Senate - Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00418; Substituted HB 155 -SJ 00407; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 155 (Ch. 2005-29)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/15/2004 Senate • Filed
1/12/2005 Senate • Referred to Environmental Preservation; Agriculture; General Government Appropriations
2/15/2005 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Environmental Preservation, 02/22/05, 2:00 pm, 401-S
2/22/2005 Senate • CS by Environmental Preservation; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
2/23/2005 Senate • Now in Agriculture
3/8/2005 Senate • Introduced, referred to Environmental Preservation; Agriculture; General Government Appropriations -SJ 00035; On Committee agenda-- Environmental Preservation, 02/22/05, 2:00 pm, 401-S; CS by Environmental Preservation; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00103; CS read first time on 03/08/05 -SJ 00099; Now in Agriculture -SJ 00103; On Committee agenda-- Agriculture, 03/09/05, 9:00 am, 37-S
3/9/2005 Senate • Favorable by Agriculture; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00134; Now in General Government Appropriations -SJ 00134
3/30/2005 Senate • On Committee agenda-- General Government Appropriations, 04/04/05, 2:00 pm, 301-S
4/4/2005 Senate • Favorable by- General Government Appropriations; YEAS 3 NAYS 0 -SJ 00324; Placed on Calendar, on second reading -SJ 00324
4/13/2005 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00418; Substituted HB 155 -SJ 00407; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 155 (Ch. 2005-29)