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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to the Florida Red Tide Mitigation and 2
Technology Development Initiative; amending s. 3
379.2273, F.S.; requiring the initiative to develop 4
certain deployment technologies and submit a report on 5
the technologies to the Department of Environmental 6
Protection; requiring the department to make certain 7
determinations regarding the technologies within a 8
specified time period; providing that the tec hnologies 9
are deemed approved for use in specified state waters 10
under certain circumstances; extending the expiration 11
date of the initiative; providing appropriations; 12
providing an effective date. 13
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Flori da: 15
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Section 1. Paragraphs (c) and (d) of subsection (2) of 17
section 379.2273, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as 18
paragraphs (d) and (e), respectively, and a new paragraph (c) is 19
added to that subsection, and subsection (4) of that section is 20
amended, to read: 21
379.2273 Florida Red Tide Mitigation and Technology 22
Development Initiative; Initiative Technology Advisory Council. — 23
(2) The Florida Red Tide Mitigation and Technology 24
Development Initiative is established as a partnership between 25
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the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute within the commission 26
and Mote Marine Laboratory. 27
(c) Upon successful completion of science -based laboratory 28
testing of prevention, control, and mitigation approaches and 29
technologies, the initiative shall develop field tri al 30
deployment technologies for the approaches and technologies. 31
When the initiative develops a field trial deployment 32
technology, the initiative shall submit a report with its 33
findings to the department. Within 30 business days after 34
receipt of the report, the department shall review the 35
technology and approve, approve with conditions, or deny with 36
explanation the use of the technology in state waters exhibiting 37
red tide bloom concentrations of greater than 10,000 cells per 38
liter. If the department fails to approve, approve with 39
conditions, or deny with explanation a field trial deployment 40
technology within 30 business days after receipt of the report, 41
the technology shall be deemed approved for use in state waters 42
exhibiting red tide bloom concentrations of greater than 10,000 43
cells per liter. 44
(4) This section expires June 30, 2027 2025. 45
Section 2. For the 2025-2026 fiscal year and the 2026 -2027 46
fiscal year, the sum of $2 million is appropriated from the 47
General Revenue Fund to the Fish and Wildlife Co nservation 48
Commission for the purpose of implementing s. 329.2273, Florida 49
Statutes. 50
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Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 51