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CS/SB 492: Mitigation Banks

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government ; McClain

Mitigation Banks; Beginning on a specified date, revising the schedule for credit release upon issuance of a mitigation bank credit permit; authorizing a mitigation bank applicant to propose an alternative credit release schedule and requiring the Department of Environmental Protection or water management district to consider such credit release schedule; requiring the department and water management districts to apply a proximity factor in a specified manner to make a certain determination; requiring certain water management districts, upon application by the owner of a parcel subject to a conservation easement, to release a conservation easement if specified conditions are met, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
 Last Action: 4/16/2025 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/21/25, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Environment and Natural Resources (EN)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (AEG)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/5/2025 Senate • Filed
    2/20/2025 Senate • Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy
    3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced
    3/6/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 03/11/25, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
    3/11/2025 Senate • Favorable by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 8 NAYS 1
    • Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
    4/7/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 04/10/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/10/2025 Senate • CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
    4/14/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Original reference(s) removed: Fiscal Policy
    • Remaining references corrected to Rules
    • Now in Rules
    • CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government read 1st time
    4/16/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/21/25, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building

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  • CS/SB 492, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/14/2025 at 1:21 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1175 (c2) Mitigation Banks State Affairs Committee Similar Last Action: 4/17/2025 H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/23/2025) Track This Bill
    S 1142 Release of Conservation Easements Rodriguez Compare Last Action: 3/26/2025 S Now in Rules Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    766504 - Amendment
    Delete lines 289 - 313.     		Rules
    (McClain)     		4/17/2025
    12:00 PM     		Web Page
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    373.4136 Establishment and operation of mitigation banks. Page 3 (pdf)
    704.06 Conservation easements; creation; acquisition; enforcement. Page 11 (pdf)

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  • SB 492, Original Filed Version Posted 2/5/2025 at 10:50 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Environment and Natural Resources (Pre-Meeting) 3/10/2025 (pdf)
    Environment and Natural Resources (Post-Meeting) 3/11/2025 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (Pre-Meeting) 4/9/2025 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (Post-Meeting) 4/14/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1175 (c2) Mitigation Banks State Affairs Committee Compare Last Action: 4/17/2025 H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/23/2025) Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    694246 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
    (McClain)     		4/9/2025
    11:18 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/10/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    3/11/2025 4:00 PM Environment and Natural Resources 8 Yeas - 1 Nays
    4/10/2025 11:00 AM Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government 11 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    373.403 Definitions. Page 8 (pdf)
    373.4135 Mitigation banks and offsite regional mitigation. Page 9 (pdf)
    373.4136 Establishment and operation of mitigation banks. Page 2 (pdf)
    373.41365 Adoption and modification of rules to ensure financial assurances for long-term management of mitigation under ss. 373.4136 and 373.414. Page 15 (pdf)
    373.414 Additional criteria for activities in surface waters and wetlands. Page 15 (pdf)

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