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| 10 | 10 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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| 14 | 14 | | A bill to be entitled 1 |
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| 15 | 15 | | An act relating to long -term cleanup of water bodies; 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | directing the Department of Environmental Protection 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | to procure specified technology for the purpose of 4 |
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| 18 | 18 | | long-term cleanup of water bodies; providing an 5 |
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| 19 | 19 | | effective date. 6 |
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| 21 | 21 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 8 |
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| 23 | 23 | | Section 1. The Department of Environmental Protection 10 |
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| 24 | 24 | | shall procure the best available, innovative technology for the 11 |
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| 25 | 25 | | long-term cleanup of water bodies. The technology must: 12 |
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| 26 | | - | (1) Remove harmful algal blooms, toxins, and nutrients 13 |
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| 27 | | - | from water bodies to address the growing threat to the public 14 |
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| 28 | | - | health. 15 |
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| 29 | | - | (2) Provide resources to reduce harmful algal blooms, 16 |
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| 30 | | - | including tools to redu ce, monitor, and provide predictive 17 |
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| 31 | | - | analysis. 18 |
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| 32 | | - | (3) Provide emergency response action. 19 |
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| 33 | | - | (4) Be scalable. 20 |
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| 34 | | - | (5) Be proven to reduce nitrates and toxins that foster 21 |
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| 35 | | - | harmful algal blooms and improve water quality in fresh water 22 |
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| 36 | | - | bodies. 23 |
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| 37 | | - | (6) Provide a low-carbon or direct-air-capture benefit. 24 |
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| 38 | | - | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 25 |
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| 26 | + | (1) Physically remove harmful algal blooms, toxins, and 13 |
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| 27 | + | nutrients from water bodies to address the growing threat to the 14 |
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| 28 | + | public health. 15 |
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| 29 | + | (2) Provide resources to reduce harmful algal blooms. 16 |
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| 30 | + | (3) Provide emergency response action. 17 |
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| 31 | + | (4) Be scalable. 18 |
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| 32 | + | (5) Be proven to reduce nitrates and toxins that foster 19 |
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| 33 | + | harmful algal blooms and improve water quality in fresh water 20 |
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| 34 | + | bodies. 21 |
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| 35 | + | (6) Provide a low-carbon or direct-air-capture benefit. 22 |
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| 36 | + | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 23 |
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