Florida Senate - 2009 SENATOR AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 2080, 1st Eng.
Barcode 256072
LEGISLATIVE ACTION
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Senator Alexander moved the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Between lines 211 and 212
4 insert:
5 Section 3. Section 373.069, Florida Statutes, is reenacted.
6 Section 4. Subsections (3), (6), and (7) and paragraph (a)
7 of subsection (8) of section 373.0693, Florida Statutes, are
8 amended to read:
9 373.0693 Basins; basin boards.—
10 (3) Each member of the various basin boards shall serve for
11 a period of 3 years or until a successor is appointed, but not
12 more than 180 days after the end of the term, except that the
13 board membership of each new basin shall be divided into three
14 groups as equally as possible, with members in such groups to be
15 appointed for 1, 2, and 3 years, respectively. Each basin board
16 shall choose a vice chair and a secretary to serve for a period
17 of 1 year. The term of office of a basin board member shall be
18 construed to commence on March 2 preceding the date of
19 appointment and to terminate March 1 of the year of the end of a
20 term or may continue until a successor is appointed, but not
21 more than 180 days after the end of the expired term.
22 (6)(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other general
23 or special law to the contrary, a member of the governing board
24 of the district residing in the basin or, if no member resides
25 in the basin, a member of the governing board designated by the
26 chair of the governing board shall be the ex officio chair of
27 the basin board. The ex officio chair shall preside at all
28 meetings of the basin board, except that the vice chair may
29 preside in his or her absence. The ex officio chair shall have
30 no official vote, except in case of a tie vote being cast by the
31 members, but shall be the liaison officer of the district in all
32 affairs in the basin and shall be kept informed of all such
33 affairs.
34 (b) Basin boards within the Southwest Florida Water
35 Management District shall meet regularly as determined by a
36 majority vote of the basin board members. Subject to notice
37 requirements of chapter 120, special meetings, both emergency
38 and nonemergency, may be called either by the ex officio chair
39 or the elected vice chair of the basin board or upon request of
40 two basin board members. The district staff shall include on the
41 agenda of any basin board meeting any item for discussion or
42 action requested by a member of that basin board. The district
43 staff shall notify any basin board, as well as their respective
44 counties, of any vacancies occurring in the district governing
45 board or their respective basin boards.
46 (7) At 11:59 p.m. on December 31, 1976, the Manasota
47 Watershed Basin of the Ridge and Lower Gulf Coast Water
48 Management District, which is annexed to the Southwest Florida
49 Water Management District by change of its boundaries pursuant
50 to chapter 76-243, Laws of Florida, shall be formed into a
51 subdistrict or basin of the Southwest Florida Water Management
52 District, subject to the same provisions as the other basins in
53 such district. Such subdistrict shall be designated initially as
54 the Manasota Basin. The members of the governing board of the
55 Manasota Watershed Basin of the Ridge and Lower Gulf Coast Water
56 Management District shall become members of the governing board
57 of the Manasota Basin of the Southwest Florida Water Management
58 District. Notwithstanding other provisions in this section,
59 beginning on July 1, 2001, the membership of the Manasota Basin
60 Board shall be comprised of two three members from Manatee
61 County and two three members from Sarasota County. Matters
62 relating to tie votes shall be resolved pursuant to subsection
63 (6) by the ex officio chair designated by the governing board to
64 vote in case of a tie vote.
65 (8)(a) At 11:59 p.m. on June 30, 1988, the area transferred
66 from the Southwest Florida Water Management District to the St.
67 Johns River Water Management District by change of boundaries
68 pursuant to chapter 76-243, Laws of Florida, shall cease to be a
69 subdistrict or basin of the St. Johns River Water Management
70 District known as the Oklawaha River Basin and said Oklawaha
71 River Basin shall cease to exist. However, any recognition of an
72 Oklawaha River Basin or an Oklawaha River Hydrologic Basin for
73 regulatory purposes shall be unaffected. The area formerly known
74 as the Oklawaha River Basin shall continue to be part of the St.
75 Johns River Water Management District. There shall be
76 established by the governing board of the St. Johns River Water
77 Management District the Oklawaha River Basin Advisory Council to
78 receive public input and advise the St. Johns River Water
79 Management District’s governing board on water management issues
80 affecting the Oklawaha River Basin. The Oklawaha River Basin
81 Advisory Council shall be appointed by action of the St. Johns
82 River Water Management District’s governing board and shall
83 include one representative from each county which is wholly or
84 partly included in the Oklawaha River Basin. The St. Johns River
85 Water Management District’s governing board member currently
86 serving pursuant to s. 373.073(2)(c)3. shall serve as chair of
87 the Oklawaha River Basin Advisory Council. Members of the
88 Oklawaha River Basin Advisory Council shall receive no
89 compensation for their services but are entitled to be
90 reimbursed for per diem and travel expenses as provided in s.
91 112.061.
92 Section 5. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section
93 373.073, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
94 373.073 Governing board.—
95 (1)
96 (b) Commencing January 1, 2011 1999, the Governor shall
97 appoint the following number of governing board members in each
98 year of the Governor’s 4-year term of office:
99 1. In the first year of the Governor’s term of office, the
100 Governor shall appoint four members to the governing board of
101 the Southwest Florida Water Management District and appoint
102 three members to the governing board of each other district.
103 2. In the second year of the Governor’s term of office, the
104 Governor shall appoint three members to the governing board of
105 the Southwest Florida Water Management District and two members
106 to the governing board of each other district.
107 3. In the third year of the Governor’s term of office, the
108 Governor shall appoint three members to the governing board of
109 the Southwest Florida Water Management District and two members
110 to the governing board of each other district.
111 4. In the fourth year of the Governor’s term of office, the
112 Governor shall appoint three members to the governing board of
113 the Southwest Florida Water Management District and two members
114 to the governing board of each other district.
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116 For any governing board vacancy that occurs before the date
117 scheduled for the office to be filled under this paragraph, the
118 Governor shall appoint a person meeting residency requirements
119 of subsection (2) for a term that will expire on the date
120 scheduled for the term of that office to terminate under this
121 subsection. In addition to the residency requirements for the
122 governing boards as provided by subsection (2), the Governor
123 shall consider appointing governing board members to represent
124 an equitable cross-section of regional interests and technical
125 expertise.
126 Section 6. Subsections (4) and (7) of section 373.079,
127 Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
128 373.079 Members of governing board; oath of office; staff.—
129 (4)(a) The governing board of the district is authorized to
130 employ an executive director, ombudsman, and such engineers,
131 other professional persons, and other personnel and assistants
132 as it deems necessary and under such terms and conditions as it
133 may determine and to terminate such employment. The appointment
134 of an executive director by the governing board is subject to
135 approval by the Governor and must be initially confirmed by the
136 Florida Senate. The governing board may delegate all or part of
137 its authority under this paragraph to the executive director.
138 However, the governing board shall delegate to the executive
139 director all of its authority to take final action on permit
140 applications under part II or part IV or petitions for variances
141 or waivers of permitting requirements under part II or part IV,
142 except for denials of such actions as provided in s. 373.083(5).
143 The executive director may execute such delegated authority
144 through designated staff members. Such delegations shall not be
145 subject to the rulemaking requirements of chapter 120. The
146 executive director must be confirmed by the Senate upon
147 employment and must be confirmed or reconfirmed by the Senate
148 during the second regular session of the Legislature following a
149 gubernatorial election.
150 (b)1. The governing board of each water management district
151 shall employ an inspector general, who shall report directly to
152 the board. However, the governing boards of the Suwannee River
153 Water Management District and the Northwest Florida Water
154 Management District may jointly employ an inspector general, or
155 provide for inspector general services by interagency agreement
156 with a state agency or water management district inspector
157 general.
158 2. An inspector general must have the qualifications
159 prescribed and perform the applicable duties of state agency
160 inspectors general as provided in s. 20.055.
161 (7) The governing board shall meet at least once a month
162 and upon call of the chair. The governing board, a basin board,
163 a committee, or an advisory board may conduct meetings by means
164 of communications media technology in accordance with rules
165 adopted pursuant to s. 120.54.
166 Section 7. Subsection (5) of section 373.083, Florida
167 Statutes, is amended to read:
168 373.083 General powers and duties of the governing board.
169 In addition to other powers and duties allowed it by law, the
170 governing board is authorized to:
171 (5) Execute any of the powers, duties, and functions vested
172 in the governing board through a member or members thereof, the
173 executive director, or other district staff as designated by the
174 governing board. The governing board may establish the scope and
175 terms of any delegation. The However, if the governing board
176 shall delegate to the executive director all of its delegates
177 the authority to take final action on permit applications under
178 part II or part IV, or petitions for variances or waivers of
179 permitting requirements under part II or part IV, and the
180 executive director may execute such delegated authority through
181 designated staff. Such delegations shall not be subject to the
182 rulemaking requirements of chapter 120. However, the governing
183 board shall provide a process for referring any denial of such
184 application or petition to the governing board to take final
185 action. Such process shall expressly prohibit any member of a
186 governing board from intervening in any manner during the review
187 of an application prior to such application being referred to
188 the governing board for final action. The authority in this
189 subsection is supplemental to any other provision of this
190 chapter granting authority to the governing board to delegate
191 specific powers, duties, or functions.
192 Section 8. Present subsection (4) of section 373.118,
193 Florida Statutes, is amended, and subsection (5) of that section
194 is renumbered as subsection (4), to read:
195 373.118 General permits; delegation.—
196 (4) To provide for greater efficiency, the governing board
197 may delegate by rule its powers and duties pertaining to general
198 permits to the executive director. The executive director may
199 execute such delegated authority through designated staff.
200 However, when delegating the authority to take final action on
201 permit applications under part II or part IV or petitions for
202 variances or waivers of permitting requirements under part II or
203 part IV, the governing board shall provide a process for
204 referring any denial of such application or petition to the
205 governing board to take such final action.
206 Section 9. Subsection (3) of section 373.323, Florida
207 Statutes, is amended to read:
208 373.323 Licensure of water well contractors; application,
209 qualifications, and examinations; equipment identification.—
210 (3) An applicant who meets the following requirements shall
211 be entitled to take the water well contractor licensure
212 examination to practice water well contracting:
213 (a) Is at least 18 years of age.
214 (b) Has at least 2 years of experience in constructing,
215 repairing, or abandoning water wells. Satisfactory proof of such
216 experience shall be demonstrated by providing:
217 1. Evidence of the length of time the applicant has been
218 engaged in the business of the construction, repair, or
219 abandonment of water wells as a major activity, as attested to
220 by a letter from three of the following persons:
221 a. A water well contractor.
222 b. A water well driller.
223 c. A water well parts and equipment vendor.
224 d. A water well inspectors employed by a governmental
225 agency.
226 2. A list of at least 10 water wells that the applicant has
227 constructed, repaired, or abandoned within the preceding 5
228 years. Of these wells, at least seven must have been
229 constructed, as defined in s. 373.303(2), by the applicant. The
230 list shall also include:
231 a. The name and address of the owner or owners of each
232 well.
233 b. The location, primary use, and approximate depth and
234 diameter of each well that the applicant has constructed,
235 repaired, or abandoned.
236 c. The approximate date the construction, repair, or
237 abandonment of each well was completed.
238 (c) Has completed the application form and remitted a
239 nonrefundable application fee.
240 Section 10. Subsections (6) and (7) are added to section
241 373.236, Florida Statutes, to read:
242 373.236 Duration of permits; compliance reports.—
243 (6)(a) The Legislature finds that the need for alternative
244 water supply development projects to meet anticipated public
245 water supply demands of the state is so important that it is
246 essential to encourage participation in and contribution to
247 these projects by private-rural-land owners who
248 characteristically have relatively modest near-term water
249 demands but substantially increasing demands after the 20-year
250 planning period in s. 373.0361. Therefore, where such landowners
251 make extraordinary contributions of lands or construction
252 funding to enable the expeditious implementation of such
253 projects, water management districts and the department may
254 grant permits for such projects for a period of up to 50 years
255 to municipalities, counties, special districts, regional water
256 supply authorities, multijurisdictional water supply entities,
257 and publicly or privately owned utilities, with the exception of
258 any publicly or privately owned utilities created for or by a
259 private landowner after April 1, 2008, which have entered into
260 an agreement with the private landowner for the purpose of more
261 efficiently pursuing alternative public water supply development
262 projects identified in a district’s regional water supply plan
263 and meeting water demands of both the applicant and the
264 landowner.
265 (b) A permit under paragraph (a) may be granted only for
266 that period for which there is sufficient data to provide
267 reasonable assurance that the conditions for permit issuance
268 will be met. Such a permit shall require a compliance report by
269 the permittee every 5 years during the term of the permit. The
270 report shall contain sufficient data to maintain reasonable
271 assurance that the conditions for permit issuance applicable at
272 the time of district review of the compliance report are met.
273 After review of this report, the governing board or the
274 department may modify the permit to ensure that the use meets
275 the conditions for issuance. This subsection does not limit the
276 existing authority of the department or the governing board to
277 modify or revoke a consumptive use permit.
278 (7) A permit approved for a renewable energy generating
279 facility or the cultivation of agricultural products on lands
280 consisting of 1,000 acres or more for use in the production
281 renewable energy, as defined in s. 366.91(2)(d), shall be
282 granted for a term of at least 25 years at the applicant’s
283 request based on the anticipated life of the facility if there
284 is sufficient data to provide reasonable assurance that the
285 conditions for permit issuance will be met for the duration of
286 the permit; otherwise, a permit may be issued for a shorter
287 duration that reflects the longest period for which such
288 reasonable assurances are provided. Such a permit is subject to
289 compliance reports under subsection (4).
290 Section 11. Subsection (4) of section 373.243, Florida
291 Statutes, is amended to read:
292 373.243 Revocation of permits.—The governing board or the
293 department may revoke a permit as follows:
294 (4) For nonuse of the water supply allowed by the permit
295 for a period of 2 years or more, the governing board or the
296 department may revoke the permit permanently and in whole unless
297 the user can prove that his or her nonuse was due to extreme
298 hardship caused by factors beyond the user’s control. For a
299 permit issued pursuant to s. 373.236(7), the governing board or
300 the department may revoke the permit only if the nonuse of the
301 water supply allowed by the permit is for a period of 4 years or
302 more.
303 Section 12. Paragraph (e) of subsection (5) of section
304 373.536, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
305 373.536 District budget and hearing thereon.—
306 (5) TENTATIVE BUDGET CONTENTS AND SUBMISSION; REVIEW AND
307 APPROVAL.—
308 (e) By September 5 of the year in which the budget is
309 submitted, the House and Senate appropriations and appropriate
310 substantive committee chairs may transmit to each district
311 comments and objections to the proposed budgets. Each district
312 governing board shall include a response to such comments and
313 objections in the record of the governing board meeting where
314 final adoption of the budget takes place, and the record of this
315 meeting shall be transmitted to the Executive Office of the
316 Governor, the department, and the chairs of the House and Senate
317 appropriations committees.
318 Section 13. Subsection (5) is added to section 373.584,
319 Florida Statutes, to read:
320 373.584 Revenue bonds.—
321 (5)(a) The total annual debt service for bonds issued
322 pursuant to this section and s. 373.563 may not exceed 20
323 percent of the annual ad valorem tax revenues of the water
324 management district, unless approved by the Joint Legislative
325 Budget Commission.
326 (b) The Joint Legislative Budget Commission is authorized
327 to review the financial soundness of a water management district
328 and determine whether bonds may be issued by a water management
329 district in excess of the limitation provided in paragraph (a).
330 (c) A water management district may not take any action
331 regarding the issuance of bonds in excess of the limitation of
332 paragraph (a) without prior approval of the Joint Legislative
333 Budget Commission pursuant to joint rules of the House of
334 Representative and the Senate.
335 (d) Bonds issued and outstanding before January 1, 2009,
336 are exempt from this subsection and shall not be included in the
337 calculation of the limitation of paragraph (a).
338 (e) This subsection does not affect the validity or
339 enforceability of outstanding revenue bonds.
340 Section 14. Subsection (10) of section 373.59, Florida
341 Statutes, is amended to read:
342 373.59 Water Management Lands Trust Fund.—
343 (10)(a) Beginning July 1, 1999, not more than one-fourth of
344 the funds provided for in subsections (1) and (8) in any year
345 shall be reserved annually by a governing board, during the
346 development of its annual operating budget, for payments in lieu
347 of taxes for all actual ad valorem tax losses incurred as a
348 result of all governing board acquisitions for water management
349 district purposes districts pursuant to ss. 259.101, 259.105,
350 373.470, and this section during any year. Reserved funds not
351 used for payments in lieu of taxes in any year shall revert to
352 the Water Management Lands Trust Fund to be used in accordance
353 with the provisions of this section.
354 (b) Payment in lieu of taxes shall be available:
355 1. To all counties that have a population of 150,000 or
356 fewer. Population levels shall be determined pursuant to s.
357 186.901 11.031. The population estimates published April 1 and
358 used in the revenue-sharing formula pursuant to s. 186.901 shall
359 be used to determine eligibility under this subsection and shall
360 apply to payments made for the subsequent fiscal year.
361 2. To all local governments located in eligible counties
362 and whose lands are bought and taken off the tax rolls.
363
364 For properties acquired after January 1, 2000, in the event that
365 such properties otherwise eligible for payment in lieu of taxes
366 under this subsection are leased or reserved and remain subject
367 to ad valorem taxes, payments in lieu of taxes shall commence or
368 recommence upon the expiration or termination of the lease or
369 reservation, but in no event shall there be more than a total of
370 10 annual payments in lieu of taxes for each tax loss. If the
371 lease is terminated for only a portion of the lands at any time,
372 the 10 annual payments shall be made for that portion only
373 commencing the year after such termination, without limiting the
374 requirement that 10 annual payments shall be made on the
375 remaining portion or portions of the land as the lease on each
376 expires. For the purposes of this subsection, “local government”
377 includes municipalities and, the county school board, mosquito
378 control districts, and any other local government entity which
379 levies ad valorem taxes.
380 (c) If sufficient funds are unavailable in any year to make
381 full payments to all qualifying counties and local governments,
382 such counties and local governments shall receive a pro rata
383 share of the moneys available.
384 (d) The payment amount shall be based on the average amount
385 of actual ad valorem taxes paid on the property for the 3 years
386 preceding acquisition. Applications for payment in lieu of taxes
387 shall be made no later than May January 31 of the year for which
388 payment is sought following acquisition. No payment in lieu of
389 taxes shall be made for properties which were exempt from ad
390 valorem taxation for the year immediately preceding acquisition.
391 (e) If property that was subject to ad valorem taxation was
392 acquired by a tax-exempt entity for ultimate conveyance to the
393 state under this chapter, payment in lieu of taxes shall be made
394 for such property based upon the average amount of ad valorem
395 taxes paid on the property for the 3 years prior to its being
396 removed from the tax rolls. The water management districts shall
397 certify to the Department of Revenue those properties that may
398 be eligible under this provision. Once eligibility has been
399 established, that governmental entity shall receive annual
400 payments for each tax loss until the qualifying governmental
401 entity exceeds the population threshold pursuant to paragraph
402 (b) s. 259.032(12)(b).
403 (f) Payment in lieu of taxes pursuant to this subsection
404 shall be made annually to qualifying counties and local
405 governments after certification by the Department of Revenue
406 that the amounts applied for are reasonably appropriate, based
407 on the amount of actual ad valorem taxes paid on the eligible
408 property, and after the water management districts have provided
409 supporting documents to the Chief Financial Officer and have
410 requested that payment be made in accordance with the
411 requirements of this section. With the assistance of the local
412 government requesting payment in lieu of taxes, the water
413 management district that acquired the land is responsible for
414 preparing and submitting application requests for payment to the
415 Department of Revenue for certification.
416 (g) If a water management district conveys to a county or
417 local government title to any land owned by the district, any
418 payments in lieu of taxes on the land made to the county or
419 local government shall be discontinued as of the date of the
420 conveyance.
421 Section 15. Section 373.5905, Florida Statutes, is amended
422 to read:
423 373.5905 Reinstatement Reinstitution of payments in lieu of
424 taxes; duration.—If a water management district has made a
425 payment in lieu of taxes to a governmental entity and
426 subsequently suspended such payment, beginning July 1, 2009, the
427 water management district shall reinstate reinstitute
428 appropriate payments and continue the payments for as long as
429 the county population remains below the population threshold
430 pursuant to s. 373.59(10)(b). This section does not authorize or
431 provide for payments in arrears in consecutive years until the
432 governmental entity has received a total of 10 payments for each
433 tax loss.
434 Section 16. Sections 373.465 and 373.466, Florida Statutes,
435 are repealed.
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438 And the title is amended as follows:
439 Delete lines 2 - 31
440 and insert:
441 An act relating to water resources; creating s.
442 373.0363, F.S.; providing definitions; providing
443 legislative findings and intent; providing criteria
444 for the Southwest Florida Water Management District to
445 meet in implementing the West-Central Florida Water
446 Restoration Action Plan; requiring that the district
447 coordinate with regional water supply authorities and
448 governmental entities to maximize opportunities
449 concerning the efficient expenditure of public funds;
450 specifying the plan’s purpose; specifying the
451 initiatives that are included in the plan; providing
452 criteria for implementing the Central West Coast
453 Surface Water Enhancement Initiative, the Facilitating
454 Agricultural Resource Management Systems Initiative,
455 the Ridge Lakes Restoration Initiative, the Upper
456 Peace River Watershed Restoration Initiative, and the
457 Central Florida Water Resource Development Initiative
458 and certain components or projects included in such
459 initiatives; providing for the Southwest Florida Water
460 Management District to include specified criteria
461 concerning implementation of the plan, regional
462 conditions, and the use of funds in specified annual
463 reports; requiring that the Southwest Florida Water
464 Management District develop and submit a plan to the
465 Legislature; providing for approval of the plan;
466 repealing s. 23, ch. 2008-150, Laws of Florida,
467 relating to a provision prohibiting the Department of
468 Environmental Protection from issuing a permit for
469 certain Class I landfills; reenacting s. 373.069,
470 F.S., relating to the creation of the water management
471 districts, pursuant to the provisions of the Florida
472 Government Accountability Act; amending s. 373.0693,
473 F.S.; limiting the period of time a basin board member
474 may serve after the end of a term; reducing the number
475 of members on the Manasota Basin Board; eliminating
476 the Oklawaha River Basin Advisory Council; removing ex
477 officio designation of basin board chairs; removing a
478 restriction on the voting authority of the chair;
479 amending s. 373.073, F.S.; revising the membership of
480 water management district governing boards; providing
481 for appointment of members commencing on a specified
482 date; amending s. 373.079, F.S.; requiring a water
483 management district’s governing board to delegate to
484 the executive director its authority to approve
485 certain permits or grant variances or waivers of
486 permitting requirements; authorizing the executive
487 director to execute such delegated authority through
488 designated staff members; providing that such
489 delegations are exempt from specified rulemaking
490 requirements; authorizing water management district
491 governing boards, basin boards, committees, and
492 advisory boards to conduct meetings by means of
493 communications media technology; amending s. 373.083,
494 F.S.; requiring water management district governing
495 boards to delegate to the water management district’s
496 executive director authority to approve certain
497 permits or grant variances or waivers of permitting
498 requirements; authorizing the executive director to
499 execute such delegated authority through designated
500 staff members; providing that such delegations are
501 exempt from specified rulemaking requirements;
502 amending s. 373.118, F.S.; removing provisions
503 authorizing water management district governing boards
504 to delegate authority to issue general permits to the
505 executive director; amending s. 373.323, F.S.;
506 revising application requirements for water well
507 contractor licensure; requiring applicants to provide
508 specified documentation; amending s. 373.236, F.S.;
509 authorizing water management districts to issue 50
510 year consumptive use permits to specified entities for
511 certain alternative water supply development projects;
512 providing for compliance reporting and review,
513 modification, and revocation relating to such permits;
514 authorizing 25-year consumptive use permits for
515 renewable energy generating facilities and specified
516 lands used in the production of renewable energy under
517 certain conditions; providing that such permits are
518 subject to compliance reports; amending s. 373.243,
519 F.S.; providing for the revocation of certain
520 consumptive use permits for renewable energy
521 generating facilities and specified lands used in the
522 production of renewable energy; amending s. 373.536,
523 F.S.; authorizing substantive legislative committee
524 chairs to provide input on proposed water management
525 district budgets; amending s. 373.584, F.S.; providing
526 a limitation on certain bonding for water management
527 districts; authorizing the Joint Legislative Budget
528 Commission to approve bonding exceeding such
529 limitation; exempting certain outstanding bonds from
530 such limitation and its calculation; amending s.
531 373.59, F.S.; expanding water management district
532 lands eligible to receive payment in lieu of taxes;
533 revising the method used to determine eligibility for
534 such payment; amending s. 373.5905, F.S.; providing
535 conditions for reinstatement of payments in lieu of
536 taxes and their duration; repealing s. 373.465, F.S.,
537 to eliminate the Lake Panasoffkee Restoration Council;
538 repealing s. 373.466, F.S., to eliminate the Lake
539 Panasoffkee restoration program; providing an
540 effective