Florida Senate - 2006 SENATOR AMENDMENT
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11 Senators Bennett and Dockery moved the following amendment:
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13 Senate Amendment
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18 (11) COMPREHENSIVE BUSINESS PLAN.--
19 (a) A comprehensive business plan for the management
20 and operation of the preserve as a working ranch and
21 amendments to the business plan may be developed only with
22 input from the department and the commission, and may be
23 implemented by Babcock Ranch, Inc., only upon expiration of
24 the management agreement to be executed by the Board of
25 Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund, and Babcock
26 Ranch Management, LLC, a limited liability corporation
27 registered to do business in this state.
28 (b) Any final decision of Babcock Ranch, Inc., to
29 adopt or amend the comprehensive business plan or to approve
30 any activity related to the management of the renewable
31 surface resources of the preserve shall be made in sessions
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1 that are open to the public. The board of directors shall
2 establish procedures for providing adequate public information
3 and opportunities for public comment on the proposed
4 comprehensive business plan for the preserve or for amendments
5 to the comprehensive business plan adopted by the members.
6 (c) Not less than 2 years prior to the corporation's
7 assuming management and operation responsibilities for the
8 preserve, the corporation, with input from the commission and
9 the department, must begin developing the comprehensive
10 business plan to carry out the purposes of this section. To
11 the extent consistent with these purposes, the comprehensive
12 business plan shall provide for:
13 1. The management and operation of the preserve as a
14 working ranch;
15 2. The protection and conservation of the
16 environmental, agricultural, scientific, scenic, geologic,
17 watershed, fish, wildlife, historic, cultural, and
18 recreational values of the preserve;
19 3. The promotion of high-quality hunting experiences
20 for the public, with emphasis on deer, turkey, and other game
21 species;
22 4. Multiple use and sustained yield of renewable
23 surface resources within the preserve;
24 5. Public use of and access to the preserve for
25 recreation; and
26 6. The use of renewable resources and management
27 alternatives that, to the extent practicable, benefit local
28 communities and small businesses and enhance the coordination
29 of management objectives with those on surrounding public or
30 private lands. The use of renewable resources and management
31 alternatives should provide cost savings to the corporation
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1 through the exchange of services, including, but not limited
2 to, labor and maintenance of facilities, for resources or
3 services provided to the corporation.
4 (d) On or before the date on which title to the
5 portion of the Babcock Crescent B Ranch being purchased by the
6 state is vested in the Board of Trustees of the Internal
7 Improvement Trust Fund, Babcock Ranch Management, LLC, a
8 limited liability company incorporated in this state, shall
9 provide the commission and the department with the current
10 proprietary management plan and business plan in place for the
11 operation of the ranch.
12 (e) The comprehensive business plan for the preserve
13 shall be consistent with the management practices taking place
14 on the Babcock Crescent B Ranch prior to the state taking
15 title to the land except as otherwise provided in this
16 section.
17 (f) To achieve the goal of a financially
18 self-sustaining operation, the comprehensive business plan
19 must preserve to the maximum extent practicable environmental
20 resources and wildlife habitats found on the preserve.
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