Florida Senate - 2009                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 274
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                              LEGISLATIVE ACTION                        
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                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  03/17/2009           .                                
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       The Committee on Environmental Preservation and Conservation
       (Constantine) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment to Amendment (768904) 
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    3         Delete lines 392 - 403
    4  and insert:
    5         (2) The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
    6  shall be the lead agency in coordinating the reduction of
    7  agricultural nonpoint sources of pollution for springs
    8  protection. The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services,
    9  and the department pursuant to s. 403.067(7)(c)4, shall study
   10  and if necessary, in cooperation with the other cooperating
   11  entities, applicable local governments and stakeholders,
   12  initiate rulemaking to implement new or revised best management
   13  practices for improving and protecting springs. As needed to
   14  implement the new or revised practices, the Department of
   15  Agriculture and Consumer Services, shall revise its best
   16  management practices rules to require implementation of the
   17  modified practice within a reasonable time period as specified
   18  in the rule.
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