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A bill to be entitled

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An act relating to water management districts; amending s.

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373.199, F.S.; eliminating an obsolete requirement for a

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report by the districts; providing an effective date.

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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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     Section 1.  Subsection (7) of section 373.199, Florida

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Statutes, is amended to read:

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     373.199  Florida Forever Water Management District Work

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Plan.--

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     (7) By June 1, 2001, each district shall file with the

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President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of

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Representatives, and the Secretary of Environmental Protection

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the initial 5-year work plan as required under subsection (2). By

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March 1 of each year thereafter, as part of the consolidated

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annual report required by s. 373.036(7), each district shall

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report on acquisitions completed during the year together with

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modifications or additions to its 5-year work plan. Included in

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the report shall be:

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     (a)  A description of land management activity for each

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property or project area owned by the water management district.

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     (b)  A list of any lands surplused and the amount of

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compensation received.

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     (c)  The progress of funding, staffing, and resource

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management of every project funded pursuant to s. 259.101, s.

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259.105, or s. 373.59 for which the district is responsible.

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The secretary shall submit the report referenced in this

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subsection to the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement

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Trust Fund together with the Acquisition and Restoration

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Council's project list as required under s. 259.105.

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     Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.