Senate Bill sb2008
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Florida Senate - 2007 SB 2008
By Senator Jones
13-1109A-07
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to sand source management;
3 creating s. 161.144, F.S.; providing for the
4 development and maintenance of an inventory of
5 identified offshore sand sources by the
6 Department of Environmental Protection as part
7 of its comprehensive long-term beach management
8 plan; providing for public review of maps of
9 offshore sand sources; providing for boards of
10 county commissioners of coastal counties
11 adjacent to sand sources proposed for use
12 outside of the region or subregion to be
13 notified and given adequate opportunity to
14 comment during a project's planning and
15 permitting stages; providing for objections or
16 concerns of such coastal counties to be noted
17 by the department and transmitted to the
18 Legislature before funding considerations or
19 before final regulatory action; providing an
20 effective date.
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22 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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24 Section 1. Section 161.144, Florida Statutes, is
25 created to read:
26 161.144 Policy guidance related to sand source
27 management.--The Legislature recognizes that beach-quality
28 sand for the nourishment of the state's critically eroded
29 beaches is an exhaustible resource, in ever-decreasing supply,
30 and must be carefully managed for the systemwide benefit of
31 the state's beaches. Therefore, the Department of
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Florida Senate - 2007 SB 2008
13-1109A-07
1 Environmental Protection, pursuant to s. 161.161 and in
2 cooperation with federal and local government agencies, shall
3 develop and maintain an inventory of identified offshore sand
4 sources as part of the regional elements of its comprehensive
5 long-term beach management plan. Offshore sand sources in
6 state or federal waters which are identified for potential,
7 proposed, or permitted use shall be clearly mapped or
8 otherwise noted and readily available for public review. In
9 addition, boards of county commissioners of coastal counties
10 adjacent to sand sources proposed for use outside of the
11 region or subregion shall be provided written notice and an
12 opportunity to comment during a specific project's planning
13 and permitting stages. Any unresolved objections or concerns
14 of such coastal counties shall be duly noted by the department
15 and transmitted to the Legislature before it considers state
16 funding for a project or before regulatory action is taken if
17 legislative funding precedes approval of the use of specific
18 sand sources.
19 Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2007.
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22 SENATE SUMMARY
23 Provides for the development and maintenance of an
inventory of identified offshore sand sources by the
24 Department of Environmental Protection as part of its
comprehensive long-term beach management plan. Provides
25 for public review of maps of offshore sand sources.
Provides for coastal counties adjacent to sand sources
26 proposed for use outside of the region or subregion to be
notified and given adequate opportunity to comment during
27 a project's planning and permitting stages. Provides for
objections or concerns of such coastal counties to be
28 noted by the department and transmitted to the
Legislature before funding considerations or before final
29 regulatory action.
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