Florida 2022 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0761 Compare Versions

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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
15	15	An act relating to inventories of critical wetlands; 2
16	16	amending s. 373.036, F.S.; requiring each water 3
17	17	management district governing board, in cooperation 4
18	18	with local governments, to develop a list of critical 5
19	19	wetlands for acquisition using funds from the Land 6
20	20	Acquisition Trust Fund; requiring the boards to 7
21	21	consider certain criteria when including wetlands on 8
22	22	the list; providing an effective date. 9
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24	24	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11
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26	26	Section 1. Present paragraph (e) of subsection (2) of 13
27	27	section 373.036, Florida Statutes, is redesignated as paragraph 14
28	28	(f), a new paragraph (e) is added to that subsection, and 15
29	29	paragraph (b) of subsec tion (7) of that section is amended, to 16
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31	31	373.036 Florida water plan; district water management 18
32	32	plans.— 19
33	33	(2) DISTRICT WATER MANAGEMENT PLANS. — 20
34	34	(e) As part of the district water management plan, each 21
35	35	governing board, in cooperation with local gover nments, shall 22
36	36	develop a list of critical wetlands to be acquired using funds 23
37	37	from the Land Acquisition Trust Fund. The governing boards shall 24
38	38	consider all of the following criteria in designating a wetland 25
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51	51	for inclusion on the list: 26
52	52	1. The ecological val ue of the wetland, as determined by 27
53	53	the physical and biological components of the environmental 28
54	54	system. 29
55	55	2. The effect of the wetland on water quality and flood 30
56	56	mitigation. 31
57	57	3. The ecosystem restoration value of the wetland. 32
58	58	4. The inherent susceptibil ity of the wetland to 33
59	59	development due to its geographical location or natural 34
60	60	aesthetics. 35
61	61	(7) CONSOLIDATED WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT ANNUAL REPORT. — 36
62	62	(b) The consolidated annual report shall contain the 37
63	63	following elements, as appropriate to that water m anagement 38
64	64	district: 39
65	65	1. A district water management plan annual report or the 40
66	66	annual work plan report allowed in subparagraph (2)(f)4. 41
67	67	(2)(e)4. 42
68	68	2. The department-approved minimum flows and minimum water 43
69	69	levels annual priority list and schedule required by s. 44
70	70	373.042(3). 45
71	71	3. The annual 5-year capital improvements plan required by 46
72	72	s. 373.536(6)(a)3. 47
73	73	4. The alternative water supplies annual report required 48
74	74	by s. 373.707(8)(n). 49
75	75	5. The final annual 5 -year water resource development work 50
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88	88	program required by s. 373.536(6)(a)4. 51
89	89	6. The Florida Forever Water Management District Work Plan 52
90	90	annual report required by s. 373.199(7). 53
91	91	7. The mitigation donation annual report required by s. 54
92	92	373.414(1)(b)2. 55
93	93	8. Information on all projects related to water quality or 56
94	94	water quantity as part of a 5 -year work program, including: 57
95	95	a. A list of all specific projects identified to implement 58
96	96	a basin management action plan, including any projects to 59
97	97	connect onsite sewage tr eatment and disposal systems to central 60
98	98	sewerage systems and convert onsite sewage treatment and 61
99	99	disposal systems to enhanced nutrient -reducing onsite sewage 62
100	100	treatment and disposal systems, or a recovery or prevention 63
101	101	strategy; 64
102	102	b. A priority ranking for each listed project for which 65
103	103	state funding through the water resources development work 66
104	104	program is requested, which must be made available to the public 67
105	105	for comment at least 30 days before submission of the 68
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107	107	c. The estimated cost for each listed project; 70
108	108	d. The estimated completion date for each listed project; 71
109	109	e. The source and amount of financial assistance to be 72
110	110	made available by the department, a water management district, 73
111	111	or other entity for each listed project; and 74
112	112	f. A quantitative estimate of each listed project's 75
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125	125	benefit to the watershed, water body, or water segment in which 76
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127	127	9. A grade for each watershed, water body, or water 78
128	128	segment in which a project listed under subparagraph 8. is 79
129	129	located representing the level of impairment and violations of 80
130	130	adopted minimum flow or minimum water levels. The grading system 81
131	131	must reflect the severity of the impairment of the watershed, 82
132	132	water body, or water segment. 83
133	133	Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 84