Florida Senate - 2006                        SENATOR AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1226, 1st Eng.
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11  Senators Bennett and Dockery moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment 
14         On page 38, line 5 through page 39, line 31, delete
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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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Florida Senate - 2006 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1226, 1st Eng. Barcode 082672 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 2 10:08 AM 05/04/06 s1226.21ep.015
Florida Senate - 2006 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1226, 1st Eng. Barcode 082672 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. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 3 10:08 AM 05/04/06 s1226.21ep.015