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SB 638: Apalachicola Environmental Stewardship Act

GENERAL BILL by Montford

Apalachicola Environmental Stewardship Act; Providing that this act may be referred to as “The Apalachicola Environmental Stewardship Act”; appropriating a sum annually for a specified timeframe from the Florida Forever Fund to the Apalachicola Area of Critical State Concern for specified purposes; renaming the Apalachicola Bay Area of Critical State Concern as the Apalachicola Area of Critical State Concern; providing additional principles for guiding development within the Apalachicola Area of Critical State Concern to include projects that protect and improve water quality, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Appropriations
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Environment and Natural Resources (EN)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (AEG)
  3. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/23/2019 Senate • Filed
11/6/2019 Senate • Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Appropriations -SJ 49
12/2/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 12/09/19, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
12/9/2019 Senate • Favorable by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 3 NAYS 0 -SJ 131
12/10/2019 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
1/14/2020 Senate • Introduced -SJ 48
2/20/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 02/25/20, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
2/25/2020 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 346
2/26/2020 Senate • Now in Appropriations
3/14/2020 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Appropriations