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CS/CS/SB 542: Land Acquisition and Management [RPCC]

GENERAL BILL by General Government Appropriations ; Environmental Preservation and Conservation ; Saunders ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Baker ; Lynn ; Bullard

Land Acquisition and Management [RPCC]; Authorizes the distribution of bonds for the acquisition of conservation lands. Directs the Legislature to complete an analysis on potential revenue sources by a date certain. Requires the Department of Environmental Protection to modernize its information systems. Requires that land management plans provide short-term and long-term management goals. Provides for funds to be deposited in the Florida Forever Trust Fund, etc.

Effective Date: 07/01/2008
Last Action: 6/30/2008 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2008-229
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/18/2007 Senate • Filed
12/13/2007 Senate • Referred to Environmental Preservation and Conservation; General Government Appropriations; Rules
3/4/2008 Senate • Introduced, referred to Environmental Preservation and Conservation; General Government Appropriations; Rules -SJ 00035
3/24/2008 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Environmental Preservation and Conservation, 03/27/08, 1:00 pm, 401-S --Temporarily postponed
3/31/2008 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Environmental Preservation and Conservation, 04/03/08, 9:00 am, 401-S
4/3/2008 Senate • CS by Environmental Preservation and Conservation; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00479; CS read 1st time on 04/09/08 -SJ 00482
4/7/2008 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2); Remaining references corrected to General Government Appropriations -SJ 00493; Now in General Government Appropriations -SJ 00479
4/9/2008 Senate • On Committee agenda-- General Government Appropriations, 04/10/08, 2:30 pm, 401-S
4/10/2008 Senate • CS/CS by- General Government Appropriations; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 00619; CS read 1st time on 04/16/08 -SJ 00621
4/14/2008 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2); Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 00619
4/16/2008 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read 2nd time -SJ 00600; Amendment(s) adopted (822796, 806838, 649860, 563670, 563226, 539540, 531570, 494442, 479936, 315370, 273802, 267220, 265812, 230546, 203676, 093222) -SJ 00600; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00611
4/23/2008 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 00700; Amendment(s) adopted (914544, 682352, 657062, 617414, 598542, 438902, 209030, 155782, 103300, 026786, 020706) -SJ 00701; CS passed as amended (914544, 682352, 657062, 617414, 598542, 438902, 209030, 155782, 146008, 103300, 026786, 020706); YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 00703; Immediately certified -SJ 00703
4/23/2008 House • In Messages
4/27/2008 House • Received, referred to Calendar -HJ 00970
4/29/2008 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read 2nd time -HJ 01088
4/30/2008 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 01201; CS passed; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 01201
4/30/2008 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 01094
6/19/2008 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/30/2008 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2008-229