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Senator Saunders moved the following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Between lines 506 and 507,

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insert:

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     Section 3. (1) LEGISLATIVE INTENT.--The Legislature finds

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that desalination of seawater is a proven technology for

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providing water supply solutions for countries around the world

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and an increasingly cost-competitive alternative for coastal

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cities within the United States. The potential success of

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desalination projects would benefit the communities they directly

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serve and the state as a whole by preserving existing natural

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water resources and providing a practical means of ensuring

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adequate supplies of water for future generations of Floridians.

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Therefore, it is the intent of the Legislature to aggressively

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pursue desalination technologies for use in the state.

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     (2) DESALINATION TECHNOLOGY STUDY; REPORT.--The Secretary

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of Environmental Protection is directed to coordinate with the

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water management districts to conduct a study examining all

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current and available desalination technologies. The study shall

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include an analysis of the existing desalination projects in the

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state and recommendations for a plan to effectively use and

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implement desalination technologies that are environmentally and

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fiscally sound and that will provide sustainability of the

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current water supply demands of the state as well as long-term

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potable water supply demands based on projected population

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growth. The secretary shall submit a report of the findings of

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the study and plan recommendations to the Governor, the President

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of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by

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June 30, 2009.

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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) 2-36

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and insert:

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An act relating to water; amending s. 403.067, F.S.;

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providing requirements for basin management action plans;

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allowing such plans to take into account the benefits of

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pollutant load reduction achieved by point or nonpoint

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sources, where appropriate; requiring that the Department

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of Environmental Protection adopt all or part of any such

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plan, or any amendment thereto, by secretarial order as

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provided by state law; providing that the provisions of

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the department's rule relating to the equitable abatement

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of pollutants into surface waters may not be applied to

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water bodies or water body segments for which a basin

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management plan that takes into account future or new

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expanded activities or discharges has been adopted;

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authorizing water quality protection programs to include

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the trading of water quality credits; authorizing the

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department to adopt rules related to the trading of water

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quality credits; requiring that such rulemaking include

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certain provisions; specifying that a water quality credit

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trading pilot project be limited to the Lower St. Johns

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River Basin as a pilot project; requiring that the

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department provide the Legislature with an annual report

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regarding the effectiveness of the pilot project;

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providing report requirements; providing that the

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department may authorize and establish specific

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requirements for water quality credit trading as part of

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the Lower St. Johns River Basin adopted basin management

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action plan; correcting cross-references to conform to

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changes made by the act; amending s. 403.088, F.S.;

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authorizing the department to revise a water pollution

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operation permit under certain circumstances; authorizing

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the department to issue, renew, or reissue such a permit

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if a water quality credit trade meets the requirements of

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403.067, F.S.; requiring that revised permits be

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accompanied by an order establishing a schedule for

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achieving compliance with all permit conditions; providing

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legislative intent; directing the Secretary of

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Environmental Protection to coordinate with the water

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management districts to conduct a study of certain

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desalination technologies; providing study requirements;

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requiring the secretary to report to the Governor and the

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Legislature by a specified date; creating the Reclaimed

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Water Coordination Task Force; providing legislative

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findings; providing purposes; requiring that the task

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force review certain rules, programs, and policies when

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preparing its recommendations; providing for membership of

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the task force; requiring that members be appointed on or

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before a specified date; providing for administrative

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support for the task force; providing duties of the task

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force; requiring that the Department of Environmental

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Protection and each water management district encourage

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the use of pilot projects for certain purposes; providing

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