| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the Myakka River; amending s. 258.501, |
| 3 | F.S.; requiring the Myakka River Management Coordinating |
| 4 | Council to prepare a report; providing report |
| 5 | requirements; requiring public hearings; requiring the |
| 6 | council to submit the report to the Governor and the |
| 7 | Legislature; providing an effective date. |
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| 9 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 11 | Section 1. Paragraphs (c) and (d) of subsection (7) of |
| 12 | section 258.501, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as |
| 13 | paragraphs (d) and (e), respectively, and a new paragraph (c) is |
| 14 | added to that subsection, to read: |
| 15 | 258.501 Myakka River; wild and scenic segment.-- |
| 16 | (7) MANAGEMENT COORDINATING COUNCIL.-- |
| 17 | (c) The Myakka River Management Coordinating Council shall |
| 18 | prepare a report recommending the expansion of the Florida Wild |
| 19 | and Scenic River designation to include the entire Myakka River. |
| 20 | At a minimum, the report shall include a description of the |
| 21 | extent of the Myakka River area that may be covered under the |
| 22 | designation and any recommendations or concerns of affected |
| 23 | parties or other interests. During the development of the |
| 24 | report, at least one public hearing shall be held in each of the |
| 25 | affected areas of Manatee and Charlotte counties. The report |
| 26 | shall be submitted to the Governor, the President of the Senate, |
| 27 | and the Speaker of the House of Representatives no later than |
| 28 | January 1, 2008. |
| 29 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2007. |