SB 1700: Water Management
GENERAL BILL by Farmer
Water Management; Requiring district water management plans for districts including Outstanding Florida Springs to include certain maximum sustainable groundwater estimates; requiring the water management district, instead of the Department of Environmental Protection, to conduct reviews of certain regional water supply plans upon the denial of an application for a water use permit due to impact on minimum flow or water level; requiring a district or the department, if an Outstanding Florida Spring is below minimum flow or water level, to reserve certain water quantities from permit applicants, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2017
Last Action: 5/5/2017 Senate - Died in Environmental Preservation and Conservation
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/5/2017 Senate - Died in Environmental Preservation and Conservation
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Environmental Preservation and Conservation (EP)
- Appropriations Subcommittee on the Environment and Natural Resources (AEN)
- Appropriations (AP)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 3/3/2017 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 3/14/2017 | Senate |
• Referred to Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Appropriations Subcommittee on the Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations -SJ 214 |
| 3/15/2017 | Senate |
• Introduced -SJ 214 |
| 5/5/2017 | Senate |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Environmental Preservation and Conservation |