Florida Senate - 2006                        SENATOR AMENDMENT
    Bill No. SB 676
                        Barcode 534994
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11  Senator Clary moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         On page 1, between lines 12 and 13,
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17         Section 2.  Section 15.0337, Florida Statutes, is
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19         15.0337  State rock.--The Ocala Limestone, a cream to
20  white porous limestone containing abundant fossils, found
21  throughout Florida and one of most permeable rock units of the
22  Floridan aquifer system, is designated the Florida state rock.
23         Section 3.  Section 15.0338, Florida Statutes, is
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25         15.0338  State mineral.--Calcite, the major
26  rock-forming mineral of limestone, occurring commonly as
27  translucent crystals of vitreous luster, colorless to
28  honey-colored, having the chemical composition of calcium
29  carbonate, is designated the Florida state mineral.
30         Section 4.  Section 15.0339, Florida Statutes, is
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    Florida Senate - 2006                        SENATOR AMENDMENT
    Bill No. SB 676
                        Barcode 534994
 1         15.0339  State fossil.--The Eocene Heart Urchin,
 2  Eupatagus antillarum. This Late Eocene age irregular echinoid
 3  is similar to the heart urchins of modern tropical seas. It
 4  lived buried in the bottom sediments of the shallow seas that
 5  covered Florida 38 million years ago. The fossilized shell of
 6  this species is commonly found in the Ocala Limestone and Avon
 7  Park formations. The Eocene Heart Urchin is designated the
 8  Florida state fossil.
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14  And the title is amended as follows:
15         On page 1, line 4, following the semicolon
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18         creating s. 15.0337, F.S.; designating Ocala
19         Limestone as the state rock; creating s.
20         15.0338, F.S.; designating calcite as the state
21         mineral; creating s. 15.0339, F.S.; designating
22         the Eocene Heart Urchin as the state fossil;
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