Florida Senate - 2012                                    SB 1540
       
       
       
       By Senator Hays
       
       
       
       
       20-01104A-12                                          20121540__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to the restoration of Lake Apopka;
    3         requiring the Department of Environmental Protection,
    4         the St. Johns River Water Management District, the
    5         Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the
    6         Zellwood Drainage and Water Control District, the Lake
    7         County Water Authority, the Harris Chain of Lakes
    8         Restoration Council, and local governmental entities
    9         located within the jurisdictional boundaries of the
   10         districts to collaborate in order to create a report
   11         for the Legislature and Governor; providing guidelines
   12         for the report; providing a due date for the report;
   13         providing an effective date.
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   15  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   17         Section 1. The Department of Environmental Protection, the
   18  St. Johns River Water Management District, the Fish and Wildlife
   19  Conservation Commission, the Zellwood Drainage and Water Control
   20  District, the Lake County Water Authority, the Harris Chain of
   21  Lakes Restoration Council, and local governmental entities
   22  located within the jurisdictional boundaries of the districts
   23  shall collaborate to create a report for the Legislature. The
   24  report shall provide information on the status of the
   25  improvement and management of Lake Apopka, as required in s.
   26  373.461, Florida Statutes, make recommendations for future
   27  efforts necessary to restore Lake Apopka, and specify and
   28  account for all funds received for the restoration of Lake
   29  Apopka. The report shall be submitted to the President of the
   30  Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the
   31  Governor by January 1, 2013.
   32         Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.