Senate Bill sb1558

    Florida Senate - 2006                                 SJR 1558

    By Senator Campbell





    32-1051-06                                         See HJR 653

  1                     Senate Joint Resolution

  2         A joint resolution proposing an amendment to

  3         Section 7 of Article II of the State

  4         Constitution to prohibit drilling or

  5         exploration for oil or natural gas within

  6         sovereignty submerged lands and within a

  7         specified distance offshore and to direct the

  8         Legislature to enact enforcing legislation.

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10  Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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12         That the following amendment to Section 7 of Article II

13  of the State Constitution is agreed to and shall be submitted

14  to the electors of this state for approval or rejection at the

15  next general election or at an earlier special election

16  specifically authorized by law for that purpose:

17                            ARTICLE II

18                        GENERAL PROVISIONS

19         SECTION 7.  Natural resources and scenic beauty.--

20         (a)  It shall be the policy of the state to conserve

21  and  protect its natural resources and scenic beauty. Adequate

22  provision shall be made by law for the abatement of air and

23  water pollution and of excessive and unnecessary noise and for

24  the conservation and protection of natural resources.

25         (b)  Those in the Everglades Agricultural Area who

26  cause water pollution within the Everglades Protection Area or

27  the Everglades Agricultural Area shall be primarily

28  responsible for paying the costs of the abatement of that

29  pollution. For the purposes of this subsection, the terms

30  "Everglades Protection Area" and "Everglades Agricultural

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    Florida Senate - 2006                                 SJR 1558
    32-1051-06                                         See HJR 653




 1  Area" shall have the meanings as defined in statutes in effect

 2  on January 1, 1996.

 3         (c)  Drilling or exploration for oil or natural gas is

 4  prohibited within sovereignty submerged lands and within 200

 5  miles waterward of the coastline to the maximum extent allowed

 6  by United States or international law. The legislature shall

 7  enact legislation to enforce this subsection.

 8         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the following statement be

 9  placed on the ballot:

10                     CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

11                      ARTICLE II, SECTION 7

12         PROHIBITING DRILLING OR EXPLORATION FOR OIL OR NATURAL

13  GAS.--Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution to

14  provide that drilling or exploration for oil or natural gas

15  shall be prohibited within sovereignty submerged lands and

16  within 200 miles waterward of the coastline to the maximum

17  extent allowed by United States or international law and to

18  direct the Legislature to enact legislation enforcing this

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