Florida 2023 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0641 Compare Versions

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15	15		An act relating to the restoration of Osborne Reef; 2
16	16		providing legislative findings and intent; requiring 3
17	17		the Department of Environmental Protection to submit a 4
18	18		status report on the Osborne Reef cleanup and tire 5
19	19		removal project to the Legislature by a specified 6
20	20		date; requiring the department to develop a 7
21	21		restoration plan for the reef by a specified date; 8
22	22		providing requirements for the restoration plan; 9
23	23		requiring the department to submit a report to the 10
24	24		Legislature upon completion of the plan; providing 11
25	25		requirements for the report; providing an effective 12
26	26		date. 13
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28	28		Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 15
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30	30		Section 1. Osborne Reef; restoration pl an.— 17
31	31		(1) LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT. — 18
32	32		(a) The Legislature finds that: 19
33	33		1. More than 1 million tires were deposited in the ocean 20
34	34		off the coast of Broward County during the 1970s to create an 21
35	35		artificial reef habitat by providing structures to which coral 22
36	36		could attach and attract additional marine life; however, many 23
37	37		of the tires have corroded, broken loose, and dislodged along 24
38	38		the coastline, damaging the existing fragile coral reef system 25
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51	51		and prompting the Legislature to appropriate millions of doll ars 26
52	52		to retrieve the tires. 27
53	53		2. Coral reefs are an important part of this state's 28
54	54		coastal ecosystem, creating habitats that provide shelter, food, 29
55	55		and breeding grounds for plants and animals. 30
56	56		(b) The Legislature intends to restore Osborne Reef to 31
57	57		being capable of creating a habitat for plants and animals, and 32
58	58		to dedicate resources toward restoring the artificial reef and 33
59	59		the nearby natural coral reef systems once the cleanup of the 34
60	60		site has been completed. 35
61	61		(2) STATUS REPORT.—By December 1, 2023, the Dep artment of 36
62	62		Environmental Protection shall submit a report to the President 37
63	63		of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives on 38
64	64		the status of the Osborne Reef cleanup and tire removal project. 39
65	65		At a minimum, the report must include a description of the 40
66	66		condition of the remaining Osborne Reef structure, any 41
67	67		restoration efforts undertaken to restore the reef structure, 42
68	68		the number of tires retrieved since the project began and the 43
69	69		number of tires that still need to be retrieved, and an 44
70	70		estimated timeline for the completion of the cleanup and tire 45
71	71		removal project. 46
72	72		(3) RESTORATION PLAN. — 47
73	73		(a) By July 1, 2024, the Department of Environmental 48
74	74		Protection shall develop a comprehensive coral reef restoration 49
75	75		plan for Osborne Reef to be commenced, subject to appropriation 50
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88	88		by the Legislature, upon the completion of the cleanup and tire 51
89	89		removal project. At a minimum, the restoration plan must include 52
90	90		a preliminary plan for the restoration of the existing reef, the 53
91	91		restoration of any nearby natural reefs that were destroyed by 54
92	92		the tire installation, the shifting of resources from tire 55
93	93		retrieval to reef restoration, and coordination with other coral 56
94	94		reef restoration projects and resources. 57
95	95		(b) Upon completion of the plan, the department shall 58
96	96		provide a report to the President of the Senate and the Speaker 59
97	97		of the House of Representatives. The report must include an 60
98	98		update on the status of the restoration plan and any 61
99	99		recommendations for statutory changes necessary to achieve the 62
100	100		identified restoration goals. 63
101	101		Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 64