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Senator Saunders moved the following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendments)

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     Between line(s) 327 and 328

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insert:

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     Section 7.  Section 403.08601, Florida Statutes, is created

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to read:

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     403.08601 Leah Schad Memorial Ocean Outfall Program.-

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     The Legislature declares that as funds become available the

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state may assist the local governments and agencies responsible

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for implementing the Leah Schad Memorial Ocean Outfall Program

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pursuant to s. 403.086 (9). Funds received from other sources

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provided for in law, the General Appropriations Act, from gifts

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designated for implementation of the plan from individuals,

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corporations, or other entities, or federal funds appropriated by

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Congress for implementation of the plan, may be deposited into an

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account of the Ecosystem Management and Restoration Trust Fund

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created pursuant to s. 403.1651.

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     Section 8.  Subsection (1) of section 403.1651, Florida

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Statutes, is amended to read:

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     403.1651  Ecosystem Management and Restoration Trust Fund.--

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     (1)  There is created the Ecosystem Management and

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Restoration Trust Fund to be administered by the Department of

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Environmental Protection for the purposes of:

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     (a)  Funding the detailed planning for and implementation of

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programs for the management and restoration of ecosystems.

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     (b)  Funding the development and implementation of surface

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water improvement and management plans and programs under ss.

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373.451-373.4595.

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     (c)  Funding activities to restore polluted areas of the

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state, as defined by the department, to their condition before

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pollution occurred or to otherwise enhance pollution control

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activities.

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     (d)  Funding activities to restore or rehabilitate injured

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or destroyed coral reefs.

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     (e)  Funding activities by the department to recover moneys

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as a result of actions against any person for a violation of

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chapter 373.

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     (f) Funding activities authorized for the implementation of

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the Leah Schad Memorial Ocean Outfall Program implemented in s.

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403.086 (9).

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(Renumber subsequent sections)

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================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     Between line(s) 38 and 39

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insert:

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creating s. 403.08601, F.S., establishing the Leah Schad

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Memorial Ocean Outfall Program; establishing a funding

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mechanism and providing a statutory cross reference;

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amending s. 403.1651, F.S.; providing a dedicated account

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within the Ecosystem Management and Restoration Trust

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Fund;

4/9/2008  6:41:00 PM     EP.37.07193