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| 3 | 3 | | HB 561 2023 |
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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 mangrove replanting and 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | restoration; amending s. 403.9324, F.S.; requiring the 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | Department of Environmental Protection to adopt rules 4 |
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| 18 | 18 | | for mangrove replanting and restoration; providing 5 |
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| 19 | 19 | | requirements for the rules; providing an effective 6 |
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| 20 | 20 | | date. 7 |
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| 22 | 22 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 9 |
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| 24 | 24 | | Section 1. Subsection (7) is added to section 403.9324, 11 |
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| 25 | 25 | | Florida Statutes, to read: 12 |
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| 26 | 26 | | 403.9324 Mangrove protection rule; delegation of mangrove 13 |
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| 27 | 27 | | protection to local governments. — 14 |
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| 28 | 28 | | (7) The department shall adopt rules for mangrove 15 |
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| 29 | 29 | | replanting and restoration. The rules must do all of the 16 |
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| 30 | 30 | | following: 17 |
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| 31 | 31 | | (a) Address significant erosion in areas of critical state 18 |
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| 32 | 32 | | concern. 19 |
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| 33 | 33 | | (b) Protect barrier and spoil islands. 20 |
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| 34 | 34 | | (c) Assist Everglades restoration and Biscayne Bay 21 |
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| 35 | 35 | | revitalization efforts, including the development of living 22 |
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| 36 | 36 | | shoreline design options for the Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserve 23 |
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| 37 | 37 | | which are ecologically acceptable and consistent with s. 24 |
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| 38 | 38 | | 258.397. 25 |
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| 40 | 40 | | HB 561 2023 |
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| 51 | 51 | | (d) Promote public awareness of the value of mangroves 26 |
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| 52 | 52 | | statewide and support mangrove education campaigns conducted by 27 |
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| 53 | 53 | | local governmental entities. 28 |
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| 54 | 54 | | (e) Identify vulnerable public and private propert ies 29 |
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| 55 | 55 | | along the coastline and encourage partnerships with local 30 |
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| 56 | 56 | | governmental entities to create local mangrove protection and 31 |
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| 57 | 57 | | restoration zone programs for implementing the rules developed 32 |
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| 58 | 58 | | by the department pursuant to this subsection. 33 |
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| 59 | 59 | | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 34 |
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