| 1 | House Joint Resolution |
| 2 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to Section 7 of |
| 3 | Article II of the State Constitution to prohibit oil |
| 4 | exploration, drilling, extraction, and production in |
| 5 | specified coastal waters and to exempt the transportation |
| 6 | of oil products produced outside of such waters. |
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| 8 | Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 10 | That the following amendment to Section 7 of Article II of |
| 11 | the State Constitution is agreed to and shall be submitted to |
| 12 | the electors of this state for approval or rejection at the next |
| 13 | general election or at an earlier special election specifically |
| 14 | authorized by law for that purpose: |
| 15 | ARTICLE II |
| 16 | GENERAL PROVISIONS |
| 17 | SECTION 7. Natural resources and scenic beauty.- |
| 18 | (a) It shall be the policy of the state to conserve and |
| 19 | protect its natural resources and scenic beauty. Adequate |
| 20 | provision shall be made by law for the abatement of air and |
| 21 | water pollution and of excessive and unnecessary noise and for |
| 22 | the conservation and protection of natural resources. |
| 23 | (b) Those in the Everglades Agricultural Area who cause |
| 24 | water pollution within the Everglades Protection Area or the |
| 25 | Everglades Agricultural Area shall be primarily responsible for |
| 26 | paying the costs of the abatement of that pollution. For the |
| 27 | purposes of this subsection, the terms "Everglades Protection |
| 28 | Area" and "Everglades Agricultural Area" shall have the meanings |
| 29 | as defined in statutes in effect on January 1, 1996. |
| 30 | (c) To protect the citizens of the state and their |
| 31 | environment, oil exploration, drilling, extraction, and |
| 32 | production are prohibited in and beneath all state waters |
| 33 | between the line of mean high tide and the outermost boundaries |
| 34 | of the state's territorial seas. This prohibition shall not |
| 35 | apply to the transportation of oil products produced outside of |
| 36 | such waters. |
| 37 | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the following statement be |
| 38 | placed on the ballot: |
| 39 | CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT |
| 40 | ARTICLE II, SECTION 7 |
| 41 | OIL EXPLORATION, DRILLING, EXTRACTION, AND PRODUCTION IN |
| 42 | COASTAL WATERS PROHIBITED.-Proposing an amendment to the State |
| 43 | Constitution to prohibit oil exploration, drilling, extraction, |
| 44 | and production in and beneath all state waters between the line |
| 45 | of mean high tide and the outermost boundaries of the state's |
| 46 | territorial seas and to exempt the transportation of oil |
| 47 | products produced outside of such waters from the prohibition. |