Florida Senate - 2026                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 354
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  01/13/2026           .                                
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       The Committee on Community Affairs (McClain) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment 
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    3         Between lines 227 and 228
    4  insert:
    5         (h) Provision for an easement granted without charge to the
    6  Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services under s. 570.71
    7  for any portion of the reserve area which will be reserved for
    8  uses consistent with the public purposes provided in s.
    9  570.71(1). The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
   10  and the landowner must enter into an agreement regarding
   11  allowable uses for the easement interest before an easement is
   12  granted. The plan must also include a covenant that any easement
   13  or property granted to another state agency, a water management
   14  district, or a local government will be granted without charge.