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CS/HB 691: Beach Management

GENERAL BILL by Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee ; Frishe ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Ahern ; Caldwell ; Chestnut ; Clemens ; Coley ; Costello ; Gibbons ; Glorioso ; Hooper ; Julien ; Kriseman ; Metz ; Nehr ; Nunez ; Patronis ; Perry ; Pilon ; Porter ; Roberson ; Rooney ; Saunders ; Soto ; Steube ; Waldman ; Weinstein

Beach Management; Renames parts I & II of ch. 161, F.S., as Dennis L. Jones Beach & Shore Preservation Act; specifies that adequacy of design & construction for projects is supported by certain evidence; authorizes DEP to issue permits for incidental take authorization; requires department to adopt & amend rules involving excavation & placement of sediment, guidelines, & permit streamlining; provides permit life for certain joint coastal permits; requires DEP to justify items listed in certain requests; provides legislative intent with regard to permitting for periodic maintenance of certain beach nourishment projects & inlet management activities; requires DEP to maintain certain project information on its website & notify Governor & Legislature of certain changes; provides permit exemption for specified exploratory activities.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
Last Action: 4/7/2012 - Chapter No. 2012-65, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/CS/HB 503 (Ch. 2012-205)
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/16/2011 House • Filed
11/29/2011 House • Referred to Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee; Rulemaking and Regulation Subcommittee; Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 68
1/9/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee, 01/11/12, 3:30 pm, 12 HOB
1/10/2012 House • Introduced -HJ 68
1/11/2012 House • CS by Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 237
1/18/2012 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
1/19/2012 House • Now in Rulemaking and Regulation Subcommittee -HJ 235
• CS by Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 233
1/20/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Rulemaking and Regulation Subcommittee, 01/24/12, 2:00 pm, 306 HOB
1/24/2012 House • Favorable by Rulemaking and Regulation Subcommittee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 282
• Now in Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 282
1/27/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee, 01/31/12, 9:00 am, Reed Hall
1/31/2012 House • Favorable by Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 320
• Now in State Affairs Committee -HJ 320
2/6/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 02/08/12, 8:00 am, Webster Hall
2/8/2012 House • Favorable by- State Affairs Committee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 549
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 549
2/20/2012 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/22/12
2/22/2012 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 719
• Placed on 3rd reading
2/23/2012 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 767
• CS passed; YEAS 114 NAYS 0 -HJ 768
2/24/2012 Senate • In Messages
2/27/2012 Senate • Received -SJ 687
• Referred to Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Community Affairs; Budget -SJ 687
2/28/2012 Senate • Withdrawn from Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Community Affairs; Budget -SJ 698
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 698
• Substituted for CS/SB 758 -SJ 698
• Read 2nd time -SJ 698
• Amendment(s) adopted (658964) -SJ 698
• Read 3rd time -SJ 698
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 698
• Immediately certified -SJ 698
2/28/2012 House • In returning messages
3/7/2012 House • Was taken up -HJ 1151
• Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (658964) -HJ 1152
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 118 NAYS 0 -HJ 1152
• Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -HJ 1152
3/23/2012 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
4/6/2012 • Approved by Governor
4/7/2012 • Chapter No. 2012-65, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/CS/HB 503 (Ch. 2012-205)