Florida Senate - 2007 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
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11 The Committee on General Government Appropriations (Jones)
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14 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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18 Section 26. The Department of Environmental Protection
19 shall conduct a salary study for environmental permitting
20 staff and submit a plan to the President of the Senate, the
21 Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Legislative
22 Committee on Intergovernmental Relations by November 1, 2007,
23 which implements a pay parity compensation plan not to exceed
24 3 years beginning fiscal year 2009 which is comparable to
25 similar positions within water management districts, local
26 governments, and the private sector marine construction
27 industry. The plan shall enable the Department of
28 Environmental Protection to attract, train, and retain
29 qualified staff involved with environmental resource
30 permitting and related wetlands permit programs at the state
31 and district levels.
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1 Section 27. The Department of Environmental Protection
2 shall develop a project management plan to implement the
3 remaining phases of an e-permitting program that allows for
4 timely submittal, processing, and exchange of permit
5 application and compliance information that yields positive
6 benefits in support of the department's mission, permit
7 applicants, permit holders, and the public. The plan shall
8 include an implementation timetable, estimated costs, and
9 transaction fees. The Department of Environmental Protection
10 shall submit the plan to the President of the Senate, the
11 Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Legislative
12 Committee on Intergovernmental Relations by November 1, 2007.
13 Section 28. Notwithstanding any other provision of
14 law, a local government is prohibited from specifying the
15 method or format of a determination by the Department of
16 Environmental Protection or a water management district that a
17 project meets the provisions of authorization under chapter
18 253, chapter 373, or chapter 403, Florida Statutes.
19 Section 29. Subsection (41) is added to section
20 403.061, Florida Statutes, to read:
21 403.061 Department; powers and duties.--The department
22 shall have the power and the duty to control and prohibit
23 pollution of air and water in accordance with the law and
24 rules adopted and promulgated by it and, for this purpose, to:
25 (41) Maintain a list of projects or activities that
26 applicants may consider when developing proposals to meet the
27 applicable public interest and mitigation requirements of
28 chapter 253, chapter 373, or this chapter. Maintenance of such
29 a list is not a rule under the provisions of chapter 120, and
30 listing of a specific project or activity shall not be
31 construed to imply approval as meeting the conditions of
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1 issuance for an authorization for any specific project. County
2 governments shall develop an inventory of projects or
3 activities for inclusion on the list by obtaining input from
4 local stakeholder groups in the public, private, and nonprofit
5 sectors to include: municipal and county governments, port
6 authorities, marine contractors and other representatives of
7 the marine construction industry, environmental or
8 conservation organizations, and other interested parties
9 representing working waterfronts.
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11 The department shall implement such programs in conjunction
12 with its other powers and duties and shall place special
13 emphasis on reducing and eliminating contamination that
14 presents a threat to humans, animals or plants, or to the
15 environment.
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21 And the title is amended as follows:
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25 requiring the Department of Environmental
26 Protection to conduct a salary study and submit
27 a plan; requiring the Department of
28 Environmental Protection to develop a project
29 management plan to implement the remaining
30 phases of an e-permitting program and submit a
31 plan; prohibiting local governments from
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1 specifying the method or format of a
2 determination by the Department of
3 Environmental Protection or a water management
4 district with respect to certain projects;
5 amending s. 403.061, F.S.; authorizing the
6 Department of Environmental Protection to
7 maintain a list of projects and activities that
8 applicants may consider in developing certain
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