Florida Senate - 2009                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 274
       
       
       
       
       
       
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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         Between lines 88 and 89
    4  insert:
    5  (2) The department is directed to adopt rules to implement the
    6  requirements of this section. Such rules at a minimum shall:
    7         (a) Create a priority list of first and second magnitude
    8  springs designating them as high, medium, or low priority based
    9  on the following measurements of nitrate at the spring boil as
   10  an average annual concentration:
   11         1. High – nitrate greater than or equal to 1.0mg/L;
   12         2. Medium – nitrate greater than or equal to 0.5mg/L and
   13  less than 1.0mg/L; and
   14         3. Low – nitrate up to 0.5mg/L.
   15         (b) Based on the priority determination of the department
   16  for first and second magnitude springs, the corresponding
   17  deadlines apply to the requirements of s. 369.405 to spring
   18  protection zones as designated in this section.
   19         1. For high priority springs, the deadline for compliance
   20  shall be no later than July 1, 2016;
   21         2. For medium priority springs, the deadline for compliance
   22  shall be no later than July 1, 2019; and
   23         3. For low priority springs, the deadline for compliance
   24  shall be no later than July 1, 2024.
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   26  Renumber sections.
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