| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the use of land for the exploration, |
| 3 | production, and storage of petroleum and natural gas; |
| 4 | amending s. 206.022, F.S.; requiring bulk fuel storage |
| 5 | terminal facilities located in high-hazard coastal areas |
| 6 | to be surrounded by dike fields meeting certain design and |
| 7 | maintenance criteria; amending s. 253.03, F.S.; |
| 8 | prohibiting the use of sovereignty submerged lands for |
| 9 | activities associated with the exploration for and |
| 10 | production of oil and natural gas; providing an effective |
| 11 | date. |
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| 13 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 15 | Section 1. Subsection (3) is added to section 206.022, |
| 16 | Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 17 | 206.022 Application for license; terminal operators; bulk |
| 18 | fuel storage terminal facility in high-hazard coastal area.-- |
| 19 | (3) Any bulk fuel storage terminal facility located within |
| 20 | an area of the state designated as a high-hazard coastal area as |
| 21 | defined in any local government comprehensive plan pursuant to |
| 22 | s. 163.3178 shall have dike fields surrounding the facility that |
| 23 | are designed and maintained to: |
| 24 | (a) Withstand the wind and storm surge effects associated |
| 25 | with a hurricane. |
| 26 | (b) Manage stormwater and prevent discharges from the dike |
| 27 | field. |
| 28 | Section 2. Paragraph (b) of subsection (7) of section |
| 29 | 253.03, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 30 | 253.03 Board of trustees to administer state lands; lands |
| 31 | enumerated.-- |
| 32 | (7) |
| 33 | (b) With respect to administering, controlling, and |
| 34 | managing sovereignty submerged lands, the Board of Trustees of |
| 35 | the Internal Improvement Trust Fund also may adopt rules |
| 36 | governing all uses of sovereignty submerged lands by vessels, |
| 37 | floating homes, or any other watercraft, which shall be limited |
| 38 | to regulations for anchoring, mooring, or otherwise attaching to |
| 39 | the bottom; the establishment of anchorages; and the discharge |
| 40 | of sewage, pumpout requirements, and facilities associated with |
| 41 | anchorages. The regulations must not interfere with commerce or |
| 42 | the transitory operation of vessels through navigable water, but |
| 43 | shall control the use of sovereignty submerged lands as a place |
| 44 | of business or residence. The use of sovereignty submerged lands |
| 45 | for activities associated with the exploration for or the |
| 46 | production of oil or natural gas is expressly prohibited. |
| 47 | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2006. |