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