Florida Senate - 2009                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for CS for CS for SB 2104
       
       
       
       
       
       
                                Barcode 815600                          
       
                              LEGISLATIVE ACTION                        
                    Senate             .             House              
                                       .                                
                                       .                                
                                       .                                
                Floor: 7/AD/2R         .                                
             04/29/2009 02:48 PM       .                                
       —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————




       —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
       Senator Bennett moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete lines 1330 - 1342
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 21. Subsection (7) of section 403.9325, Florida
    6  Statutes, is amended to read:
    7         403.9325 Definitions.—For the purposes of ss. 403.9321
    8  403.9333, the term:
    9         (7) “Riparian mangrove fringe” means mangroves growing
   10  along the shoreline on private property, property owned by a
   11  governmental entity, or sovereign submerged land, the depth of
   12  which does not exceed 50 feet as measured waterward from the
   13  trunk of the most landward mangrove tree in a direction
   14  perpendicular to the shoreline to the trunk of the most
   15  waterward mangrove tree. Riparian mangrove fringe does not
   16  include mangroves on uninhabited natural islands, or public
   17  lands that have been set aside for conservation or preservation,
   18  or mangroves on lands that have been set aside as mitigation, if
   19  the permit, enforcement instrument, or conservation easement
   20  establishing the mitigation area did not include provisions for
   21  the trimming of mangroves.
   22         Section 22. Subsection (5) of section 403.9329, Florida
   23  Statutes, is amended to read:
   24         403.9329 Professional mangrove trimmers.—
   25         (5) A professional mangrove trimmer status granted under
   26  ss. 403.9321-403.9333 or by the department may be revoked by the
   27  department for any person who is responsible for any violations
   28  of ss. 403.9321-403.9333 or any adopted mangrove rules.
   29         Section 22. Subsection (3) is added to section 403.9331,
   30  Florida Statutes, to read:
   31         403.9331 Applicability; rules and policies.—
   32         (3) Pursuant to s. 403.9323(2), the provisions of ss.
   33  403.9321-403.9333 do not allow the trimming of mangroves on
   34  uninhabited natural islands that are publicly owned or on lands
   35  that are
   36  
   37  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   38         And the title is amended as follows:
   39         Delete line 113
   40  and insert:
   41         403.9325, F.S.; revising the definition of “riparian
   42         mangrove fringe”; amending s. 403.9329, F.S.;
   43         clarifying the department’s authority