Florida 2022 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1081 Compare Versions

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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to Office of the Blue Economy; 2
16	16	amending s. 20.60, F.S.; establishing the Office of 3
17	17	the Blue Economy within the Department of Economic 4
18	18	Opportunity; creating s. 288.93, F.S.; providing a 5
19	19	definition; providing duties of the Office of the Blue 6
20	20	Economy; authorizing the department to adopt rules; 7
21	21	amending s. 403.928, F.S.; conforming provisions to 8
22	22	changes made by the act; creating s. 403.9303, F.S.; 9
23	23	requiring the Office of Economic and Demographic 10
24	24	Research to conduct a biennial evaluation of the blue 11
25	25	economy for inclusion in a certain assessment; 12
26	26	providing requirements for the evaluation; providing 13
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29	29	Be It Enacted by the L egislature of the State of Florida: 16
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31	31	Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 18
32	32	20.60, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 19
33	33	20.60 Department of Economic Opportunity; creation; powers 20
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35	35	(3)(a) The following divisions and offic es of the 22
36	36	Department of Economic Opportunity are established: 23
37	37	1. The Division of Strategic Business Development. 24
38	38	2. The Division of Community Development. 25
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51	51	3. The Division of Workforce Services. 26
52	52	4. The Division of Finance and Administration. 27
53	53	5. The Division of Information Technology. 28
54	54	6. The Office of the Secretary. 29
55	55	7. The Office of Economic Accountability and Transparency, 30
56	56	which shall: 31
57	57	a. Oversee the department's critical objectives as 32
58	58	determined by the secretary and make sure that the depart ment's 33
59	59	key objectives are clearly communicated to the public. 34
60	60	b. Organize department resources, expertise, data, and 35
61	61	research to focus on and solve the complex economic challenges 36
62	62	facing the state. 37
63	63	c. Provide leadership for the department's priority issues 38
64	64	that require integration of policy, management, and critical 39
65	65	objectives from multiple programs and organizations internal and 40
66	66	external to the department; and organize and manage external 41
67	67	communication on such priority issues. 42
68	68	d. Promote and facili tate key department initiatives to 43
69	69	address priority economic issues and explore data and identify 44
70	70	opportunities for innovative approaches to address such economic 45
71	71	issues. 46
72	72	e. Promote strategic planning for the department. 47
73	73	8. The Office of the Blue Econo my. 48
74	74	Section 2. Section 288.93, Florida Statutes, is created to 49
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88	88	288.93 Office of the Blue Economy. — 51
89	89	(1) For purposes of this section, the term "blue economy" 52
90	90	means the economic uses of ocean and coastal resources with a 53
91	91	focus on sustainable pr actices that benefit the long -term 54
92	92	outlook of relevant industry sectors and the competitive 55
93	93	positioning of the state in a global economy affected by climate 56
94	94	change, including, but not limited to, maritime industries such 57
95	95	as shipyards, marinas, marine termi nals, piers, fishing, 58
96	96	aquaculture, seafood processing, commercial diving, and marine 59
97	97	transportation; floating and amphibious housing; tourism; and 60
98	98	outdoor recreational activities, including, but not limited to, 61
99	99	boating, and industry sectors dependent on su ch activities. 62
100	100	(2) The Office of the Blue Economy shall: 63
101	101	(a) Support the state's economy by connecting the state's 64
102	102	ocean and coastal resources to economic development strategies 65
103	103	that enhance or contribute to the blue economy with a focus on 66
104	104	research and development, technological innovation, emerging 67
105	105	industries, strategic business recruitment, public and private 68
106	106	funding opportunities, and workforce training and education. 69
107	107	(b) Survey state universities and Florida College System 70
108	108	institutions on the dev elopment of academic research relating to 71
109	109	the blue economy across all disciplines. The office shall 72
110	110	encourage collaboration between state universities and Florida 73
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112	112	research. The office shall pub lish on the department's website 75
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127	127	(c) Collaborate with relevant industries to identify 78
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129	129	blue economy by commercializing o r otherwise providing public 80
130	130	access to academic research and resources. 81
131	131	(d) Develop and facilitate a pipeline of academic 82
132	132	research, commercialization, accelerator programs, and startup 83
133	133	funding. 84
134	134	(e) Publish on the department's website reports on the 85
135	135	number, growth, and average wages of jobs included in the blue 86
136	136	economy. Such reports shall identify and address any relevant 87
137	137	labor shortages projected by the Labor Market Estimating 88
138	138	Conference pursuant to s. 216.136(7). 89
139	139	(f) Educate other state and local ent ities on the 90
140	140	interests of the blue economy by participating in the 91
141	141	development and implementation of policies relating to the 92
142	142	state's use of ocean and coastal resources, including, but not 93
143	143	limited to, long-term sustainability, best practices, 94
144	144	conservation efforts, ocean and coastal health, restoration and 95
145	145	protection of coral reefs, and beach renourishment. 96
146	146	(g) Communicate the state's role as an integral component 97
147	147	of the blue economy by promoting the state on national and 98
148	148	international platforms and other appropriate forums as the 99
149	149	premier destination for convening on pertinent subject matters. 100
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162	162	(3) The department may adopt rules to administer this 101
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165	165	section 403.928, Florida Statutes, to read : 104
166	166	403.928 Assessment of water resources and conservation 105
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168	168	conduct an annual assessment of Florida's water resources and 107
169	169	conservation lands. 108
170	170	(1) WATER RESOURCES. —The assessment must include all of 109
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172	172	(f) Biennially, beginning on January 1, 2023, the 111
173	173	evaluation of the state's blue economy required under s. 112
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175	175	Section 4. Section 403.9303, Florida Statutes, is created 114
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177	177	403.9303 Blue economy evaluation. — 116
178	178	(1) Beginning January 1, 2023, the Office of Economic and 117
179	179	Demographic Research shall conduct a biennial evaluation of the 118
180	180	state's blue economy for inclusion in its annual assessment 119
181	181	conducted pursuant to s. 403.928. 120
182	182	(2) The evaluation must include the following: 121
183	183	(a) The historical and current contributions to the 122
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186	186	1. Shipyards, marinas, marine terminals, piers, fishing, 125
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200	200	transportation. 127
201	201	2. Floating and amphibious housing. 128
202	202	3. Tourism. 129
203	203	4. Outdoor recreational activities, including, but not 130
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206	206	(b) Appropriate economic comparisons to other states to 133
207	207	identify comparative advantages and disadvantages. 134
208	208	(c) The identification and discussion of any growing, 135
209	209	emerging, or new industries that fit within the blue economy 136
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211	211	(d) Beginning January 1, 2025, an analysis of the 138
212	212	contributions of the blue economy to the state, including, but 139
213	213	not limited to, the economic benefits, as defined in s. 140
214	214	288.005(1), of the efforts undertaken by the Office of the Blue 141
215	215	Economy pursuant to s. 288.93. 142
216	216	Section 5. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 143