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The Committee on Community Affairs (Geller) recommended the

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following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Delete line(s) 79-154

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and insert:

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     Section 1.  Section 403.9335, Florida Statutes, is created

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to read:

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     403.9335 Short title.--Sections 403.9335-403.9338 may be

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cited as the "Protection of Urban and Residential Environments

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and Water Act."

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     Section 2.  Section 403.9336, Florida Statutes, is created

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to read:

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     403.9336 Legislative findings.--The Legislature finds that

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the model fertilizer use ordinance contained in the Florida

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Consumer Fertilizer Task Force Final Report to the 2008 Florida

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Legislature, issued January 15, 2008, as well as its

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incorporation of rule 5E-1.003, Florida Administrative Code,

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entitled "Labeling Requirements For Urban Turf Fertilizers," will

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serve to improve the quality of water in this state's water

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bodies.

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     Section 3.  Section 403.9337, Florida Statutes, is created

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to read:

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     403.9337 Adoption of the Florida Friendly Fertilizer Use on

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Urban Landscapes Model Ordinance.--

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     (1) The Department of Environmental Protection is directed

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to adopt by secretarial order on or before October 1, 2008, and

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without changes, except for stylistic changes, the "Florida

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Friendly Fertilizer Use on Urban Landscapes Model Ordinance"

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contained in the Florida Consumer Fertilizer Task Force Final

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Report to the 2008 Florida Legislature, issued January 15, 2008.

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     (2) At least every 3 years, or as additional research or

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other scientific information becomes available, the department,

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in consultation with the Department of Agriculture and Consumer

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Services, the University of Florida Institute of Food and

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Agricultural Sciences, local governments, and other interested

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parties, shall review the model ordinance and adopt changes as

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necessary.

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     (3) Any county or municipal government that has not held

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public meetings on or before December 4, 2007, for the purpose of

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developing a fertilizer use ordinance must adopt the department

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adopted model ordinance, by reference, by December 31, 2008.

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     (4) Any county or municipal government that has adopted and

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implemented the most current model ordinance may adopt provisions

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in addition to or more stringent than those contained in the

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model ordinance as part of a comprehensive program, based on

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sound scientific principles, to address nonpoint sources of

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nutrient pollution; if such entity has:

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     (a) Collected data demonstrating that the model ordinance

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is insufficiently protective of water quality; or

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     (b) An impaired or potentially impaired water body or

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watershed within its jurisdiction.

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     (5) Any county or municipal government may adopt provisions

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in addition to or more stringent than those contained in the

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model ordinance if:

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     (a) The county or municipal government is a party to a

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basin-management action plan adopted pursuant to s. 403.067

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requiring provisions in addition to or more stringent than those

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contained in the model ordinance; or

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     (b) The county or municipal government has an approved

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permit for a municipal separate storm sewer system requiring

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provisions in addition to or more stringent than those contained

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in the model ordinance.

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     (6) Any county or municipal government electing to

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establish provisions in addition to or more stringent than those

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contained in the model ordinance shall consult with the

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department, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services,

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and the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural

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Sciences when establishing such provisions. Input from the

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consulting agencies shall be received within 90 days and shall

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become part of the public record of decision in the adoption of

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any such provisions.

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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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     Delete line(s) 9-11

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and insert:

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date, without changes; requiring that the department, in

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consultation with certain entities, review the model

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ordinance and adopt changes as necessary within specified

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periods; requiring a county or municipal government to

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adopt the department model ordinance by a specified date;

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providing an exception; authorizing

4/16/2008  1:49:00 PM     578-07850-08