Florida Senate - 2026                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 290
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  12/02/2025           .                                
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       The Committee on Agriculture (Truenow) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete lines 263 - 293
    4  and insert:
    5  entity, as defined in s. 218.72, on or after January 1, 2024,
    6  are suitable for bona fide agricultural purposes, as defined in
    7  s. 193.461(3)(b). A local governmental entity may not transfer
    8  future development rights for any surplused lands determined to
    9  be suitable for bona fide agricultural purposes on or after
   10  January 1, 2024.
   11         (20) The Department of Environmental Protection, in
   12  coordination with the Department of Agriculture and Consumer
   13  Services, shall determine whether any state-owned conservation
   14  lands acquired on or after January 1, 2024, are suitable for
   15  bona fide agricultural purposes, as defined in s. 193.461(3)(b).
   16         (a) Notwithstanding any other law or rule, the Department
   17  of Environmental Protection may surplus state-owned conservation
   18  lands acquired on or after January 1, 2024, determined to be
   19  suitable for bona fide agricultural purposes.
   20         (b) For all state-owned conservation lands determined to be
   21  suitable for bona fide agricultural production and surplused by
   22  the Department of Environmental Protection, the department shall
   23  retain a rural-lands-protection easement pursuant to s.
   24  570.71(3). All proceeds from the sale of such surplused lands
   25  must be deposited into the Incidental Trust Fund within the
   26  Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for less than
   27  fee simple land acquisition pursuant to ss. 570.71 and 570.715.
   28         (c) By January 1, 2027, and each January 1 thereafter, the
   29  Department of Environmental Protection shall provide a report of
   30  state-owned conversation lands surplused pursuant to this
   31  subsection to the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement
   32  Trust Fund.
   33         (d) Designated state forest lands, state park lands, or
   34  wildlife management areas may not be surplused pursuant to this
   35  subsection.
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   38  And the title is amended as follows:
   39         Delete lines 21 - 36
   40  and insert:
   41         Consumer Services, to determine whether certain state
   42         owned conservation lands are suitable for bona fide
   43         agricultural purposes; authorizing the Department of
   44         Environmental Protection to surplus certain state
   45         owned lands determined to be suitable for bona fide
   46         agricultural purposes; requiring the Department of
   47         Environmental Protection to retain a rural-lands
   48         protection easement for such surplused lands;
   49         requiring that all proceeds from the sale of such
   50         surplused lands be deposited in the Department of
   51         Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Incidental Trust
   52         Fund for less than fee simple; requiring the
   53         Department of Environmental Protection to annually
   54         provide a report of such surplused lands to the Board
   55         of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund;
   56         prohibiting certain lands from being surplused;