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Introduced
01/13/2020
01/13/2020
In Committee
01/17/2020
01/17/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
03/14/2020
03/14/2020
Introduced Session
2020 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An act relating to basin management action plans; amending s. 403.067, F.S.; providing additional management strategies for basin management action plans; providing legislative intent regarding enforcement and verification of basin management action plans and management strategies; requiring certain basin management action plans to include certain cooperative regional water quality improvement elements; providing requirements for the Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, and owners of agricultural operations in developing and implementing such elements; requiring the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to work with the Department of Environmental Protection to improve the accuracy of data used to estimate certain agricultural land uses and to work with producers to identify certain agricultural technologies; requiring the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences to work with the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to develop a specified research plan and legislative budget request; requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to work with the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences to consider the adoption of best 26 management practices for nutrient impacts from golf 27 courses; establishing a nutrient reduction cost-share 28 program within the Department of Environmental 29 Protection; providing requirements for such program; 30 providing legislative intent regarding rural 31 homesteads; providing a definition; exempting such 32 homesteads from certain best management practices 33 under certain conditions; amending s. 403.0675, F.S.; 34 requiring the Department of Environmental Protection 35 and the Department of Agriculture and Consumer 36 Services to include specified information in annual 37 progress reports for basin management action plans; 38 providing an effective date. 39
AI Summary
This bill amends Florida's laws regarding basin management action plans (BMAPs) to provide additional management strategies, establish legislative intent regarding enforcement and verification of BMAPs, require certain BMAPs to include cooperative regional water quality improvement elements, require certain data collection and research, and establish a nutrient reduction cost-share program within the Department of Environmental Protection. The bill also exempts "rural homesteads" from certain best management practice requirements under certain conditions. The bill requires the Department of Environmental Protection and the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to include specific information in annual progress reports for BMAPs.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources, Budget and Finance, Government Affairs
Sponsors (3)
Other Sponsors (1)
Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee (House)
Last Action
Died in State Affairs Committee (on 03/14/2020)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/1363 |
| Bill | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/1363/BillText/c1/PDF |
| House Committee Amendment #181227 | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/1363/Amendment/181227/PDF |
| Bill | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/1363/BillText/Filed/PDF |
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