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Senator Fasano moved the following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Between line(s) 3812 and 3813,

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insert:

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     Section 20.  Section 380.0657, Florida Statutes, is created

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to read:

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     380.0657 Expedited permitting process for economic

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development projects.--

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     (1) The Department of Environmental Protection and, as

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appropriate, the water management districts created under chapter

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373 shall adopt programs to expedite the processing of wetland

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resource and environmental resource permits for economic

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development projects that have been identified by a municipality

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or county as meeting the definition of target industry businesses

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under s. 288.106, with the exception of those projects requiring

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approval by the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement

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Trust Fund.

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     (2) A municipality or county shall provide an identified

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business with a municipal or county commission resolution

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identifying the business as a targeted industry business.

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     (3) A mandatory preapplication review process is required

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to reduce permitting conflicts by providing guidance to

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applicants regarding the permits needed from each agency and

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governmental entity, site planning and development, site

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suitability and limitations, facility design, and steps the

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applicant may take in order to ensure expeditious review of the

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permit application.

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     (4) A permit application must be approved or denied within

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45 days after receipt of the original application, the last item

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of timely requested additional material, or the applicant's

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written request to begin processing the permit application.

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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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     On line(s) 192, after the first semicolon,

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insert:

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creating s. 380.0657, F.S.; requiring the Department of

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Environmental Protection and water management districts to

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adopt programs to expedite the processing of permits for

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certain economic development projects; providing an

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exception; requiring a municipality or county to identify

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certain businesses by resolution; requiring a

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preapplication review; requiring that a permit application

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be approved or denied within a certain period;

5/1/2008  9:12:00 AM     11-09389-08