Florida Senate - 2007                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for SB 2054
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11  The Committee on Communications and Public Utilities (Baker)
12  recommended the following amendment:
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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
15         On page 46, lines 3 and 4, delete those lines
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18         Section 24.  Subsection (6) of section 373.459, Florida
19  Statutes, is amended to read:
20         373.459  Funds for surface water improvement and
21  management.--
22         (6)(a)  The match requirement of subsection (2) shall
23  not apply to the Suwannee River Water Management District, the
24  Northwest Florida Water Management District, or a financially
25  disadvantaged small local government as defined in s.
26  403.885(5).
27         (b)  Notwithstanding the requirements of subsection
28  (3), the Ecosystem Management and Restoration Trust Fund and
29  the Water Protection and Sustainability Trust Fund shall be
30  used for the deposit of funds appropriated by the Legislature
31  for the purposes of ss. 373.451-373.4595. The department shall
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Florida Senate - 2007 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 2054 Barcode 364314 1 administer all funds appropriated to or received for surface 2 water improvement and management activities. Expenditure of 3 the moneys shall be limited to the costs of details planning 4 and plan and program implementation for priority surface water 5 bodies. Moneys from the funds shall not be expended for 6 planning for, or construction or expansion of, treatment 7 facilities for domestic or industrial waste disposal. 8 (c) Notwithstanding the requirements of subsection 9 (4), the department shall authorize the release of money from 10 the funds in accordance with the provisions of s. 373.501(2) 11 and procedures in s. 373.59(4) and (5). 12 (d) Notwithstanding the requirements of subsection 13 (5), moneys in the Ecosystem Restoration and Management Trust 14 Fund that are not needed to meet current obligations incurred 15 under this section shall be transferred to the State Board of 16 Administration, to the credit of the trust fund, to be 17 invested in the manner provided by law. Interest received on 18 such investments shall be credited to the trust fund. 19 (e) This subsection expires July 1, 2007. 20 21 22 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 23 And the title is amended as follows: 24 On page 3, lines 13 through 16, delete those lines 25 26 and insert: 27 processing facilities; amending s. 373.459, 28 F.S.; repealing a provision that repealed a 29 subsection concerning financial match 30 requirements and certain expenditure 31 limitations for surface water protection 2 11:56 AM 04/10/07 s2054.cu20.02a
Florida Senate - 2007 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 2054 Barcode 364314 1 programs; providing an effective 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 3 11:56 AM 04/10/07 s2054.cu20.02a