Amendment
Bill No. CS/CS/HB 7215
Amendment No. 090495
CHAMBER ACTION
Senate House
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1Representative Sands offered the following:
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3     Amendment (with title amendment)
4     Between lines 1327 and 1328, insert:
5     Section 52.  Subsection (3) of section 582.30, Florida
6Statutes, is amended to read:
7     582.30  Discontinuance of districts; referendum;
8commissioner's authority.-
9     (3)  In the alternative, upon review and recommendation of
10the Soil and Water Conservation Council regarding the continued
11viability of a district, the Commissioner of Agriculture may
12dissolve or discontinue such district if the commissioner
13certifies that the continued operation of the district is not
14administratively practicable and feasible. If a district has
15failed to comply with any of the audit and financial reporting
16requirements of chapter 189, the commissioner, after review and
17confirmation by the department's inspector general, may certify
18dissolution or discontinuance of such district without prior
19review and recommendation of the Soil and Water Conservation
20Council. Notice of such proposed certification of dissolution or
21discontinuance shall be published once a week for 2 weeks in a
22newspaper of general circulation within the county or counties
23wherein the district is located, stating the name of the
24district and a general description of the territory included in
25the district, and requiring that any objections to the proposed
26dissolution or any claims against the assets of the district
27must be filed with the department clerk not later than 60 days
28following the date of last publication.
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T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T
32     Remove line 153 and insert:
33expenses; amending s. 582.30, F.S.; authorizing the
34Commissioner of Agriculture to certify the dissolution or
35discontinuance of a soil and water conservation district
36without the review or recommendation of the Soil and Water
37Conservation Council under certain circumstances; amending
38s. 590.015, F.S.; revising and


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