HB 0741CS

CHAMBER ACTION




1The Colleges & Universities Committee recommends the following:
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3     Council/Committee Substitute
4     Remove the entire bill and insert:
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A bill to be entitled
6An act relating to the Florida Center for Solid and
7Hazardous Waste Management; designating the Florida Center
8for Solid and Hazardous Waste Management as the William W.
9"Bill" Hinkley Center for Solid and Hazardous Waste
10Management; directing the Department of Environmental
11Protection, in coordination with the University of Florida
12and the University of Florida Foundation, to erect
13suitable markers; providing an effective date.
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15     WHEREAS, efforts to conserve and recycle the natural
16resources of this state have been well served by the tireless
17efforts of William W. "Bill" Hinkley throughout his career of
18public service, and
19     WHEREAS, Mr. Bill Hinkley has provided leadership, candor,
20and enthusiasm to the public debate at federal, state, and local
21levels of government on matters concerning solid and hazardous
22waste management, and
23     WHEREAS, the laws in this state governing waste management
24to protect the public health, safety, and welfare have been
25directly impacted by the active participation of Mr. Bill
26Hinkley, and
27     WHEREAS, Mr. Bill Hinkley has stressed the promotion,
28importance, and role of science in all his endeavors to help
29improve the management of solid and hazardous waste, and
30     WHEREAS, the Florida Center for Solid and Hazardous Waste
31Management (FCSHWM) was formed in 1988 by action of the
32Legislature for the purpose of coordinating the research,
33training, and service activities related to solid and hazardous
34waste management conducted by state universities, and
35     WHEREAS, the data and information generated by research
36sponsored by the FCSHWM has been an important factor in
37decisions made by the Legislature, local governments, and the
38Department of Environmental Protection, and
39     WHEREAS, Bill Hinkley has been a key staff member of the
40Department of Environmental Protection for almost 30 years and
41has been sought out by many members of the Senate and House of
42Representatives for his thoughts and advice on a large number of
43very diverse environmental matters that were the object of a
44great deal of debate, and
45     WHEREAS, Bill Hinkley has always provided sound and
46unbiased information and counsel to many members of the
47Legislature, NOW, THEREFORE,
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49Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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51     Section 1.  William W. "Bill" Hinkley Center for Solid and
52Hazardous Waste Management designated; Department of
53Environmental Protection to erect suitable markers.--
54     (1)  The Florida Center for Solid and Hazardous Waste
55Management is designated as the "William W. 'Bill' Hinkley
56Center for Solid and Hazardous Waste Management."
57     (2)  The Department of Environmental Protection, in
58coordination with the University of Florida and the University
59of Florida Foundation, is directed to erect suitable markers
60designating the William W. "Bill" Hinkley Center for Solid and
61Hazardous Waste Management as described in subsection (1).
62     Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2006.


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