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CS/SB 768: Everglades Improvement and Management

GENERAL BILL by Environmental Preservation and Conservation ; Simpson

Everglades Improvement and Management; Revising legislative findings for achieving water quality goals; revising provisions for use of certain ad valorem tax proceeds; directing the South Florida Water Management District to complete a specified analysis; revising provisions for collection of the agricultural privilege tax; providing for the use of such tax proceeds; providing that payment of the tax and certain costs fulfills certain constitutional obligations, etc. APPROPRIATION: $32,000,000

Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act, this act shall take effect upon becoming a law
Last Action: 4/24/2013 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7065 (Ch. 2013-59), SB 1502 (Ch. 2013-41) -SJ 538
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Environmental Preservation and Conservation (EP)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/11/2013 Senate • Filed
2/14/2013 Senate • Referred to Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Community Affairs; Appropriations -SJ 56
3/5/2013 Senate • Introduced -SJ 56
3/18/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Environmental Preservation and Conservation, 03/21/13, 10:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building
3/21/2013 Senate • CS by Environmental Preservation and Conservation; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 240
3/25/2013 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS by Environmental Preservation and Conservation read 1st time -SJ 248
3/27/2013 Senate • Now in Community Affairs -SJ 240
3/28/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 04/02/13, 12:30 pm, 301 Senate Office Building
4/2/2013 Senate • Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 277
4/3/2013 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 277
4/15/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/18/13, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
4/18/2013 Senate • Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -SJ 480
4/19/2013 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 480
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/13
4/24/2013 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 538
• Substituted CS/HB 7065 -SJ 538
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7065 (Ch. 2013-59), SB 1502 (Ch. 2013-41) -SJ 538