The Florida Senate

There is hereby established the Center for Environmental Equity and Justice.

The purpose of the center is to conduct and facilitate research, develop policies, and engage in education, training, and community outreach with respect to environmental equity and justice issues.

The Center for Environmental Equity and Justice shall be established at the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University within the Environmental Sciences Institute.

The Center for Environmental Equity and Justice shall sponsor students to serve as interns at the Department of Health, the Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of Community Affairs, and other relevant state agencies. The center may enter into a memorandum of understanding with these agencies to address environmental equity and justice issues.