Florida Senate - 2009                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 148
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  03/03/2009           .                                
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       The Committee on Environmental Preservation and Conservation
       (Sobel) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment to Amendment (561386) 
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    3         Delete lines 16 - 37
    4  and insert:
    5         1. A penalty of up to $5,000 per violation against any
    6  person who violates any provision of ss. 403.9321-403.9333 the
    7  contractor or agent of the owner or tenant that conducts
    8  mangrove trimming or alteration without a permit as required by
    9  s. 403.9328. However, for minor unauthorized trimming that
   10  otherwise would have qualified for a general permit under s.
   11  403.9327 or that has only minimal or insignificant individual or
   12  cumulative adverse impacts on mangrove resources, the department
   13  shall assess a penalty of up to $1,000 for the first offense.
   14  For purposes of this paragraph, the preparation or signing of a
   15  permit application by a person currently licensed under chapter
   16  471 to practice as a professional engineer does shall not
   17  constitute a violation make that person an agent of the owner or
   18  tenant.
   19         2. For major unauthorized trimming or a second or
   20  subsequent violation of subparagraph 1., an additional penalty
   21  of up to $100 for each mangrove illegally trimmed and up to $250
   22  for each mangrove illegally altered, not to exceed a total of
   23  $10,000.
   24         3. For major unauthorized trimming or a second or
   25  subsequent violation of subparagraph 1. by a professional
   26  mangrove trimmer, an additional penalty of up to $250 for each
   27  mangrove illegally trimmed or altered, not to exceed a total of
   28  $10,000.