| 1 | Representative Holder offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Remove lines 105-117 and insert: |
| 5 | Section 4. 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 5. 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 6. 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 |
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| 40 | T I T L E A M E N D M E N T |
| 41 | Remove lines 16-21 and insert: |
| 42 | providing construction; amending s. 403.9325, F.S.; |
| 43 | revising the definition of "riparian mangrove fringe"; |
| 44 | amending s. 403.9329, F.S.; clarifying the department's |
| 45 | authority to revoke a person's status as a professional |
| 46 | mangrove trimmer; amending s. 403.9331, F.S.; providing |
| 47 | that the Mangrove Trimming and Preservation Act does not |
| 48 | authorize trimming on uninhabited natural islands or lands |
| 49 | that are publicly owned or |
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