Bill > S1622

This bill addresses beach erosion and property rights in certain Florida counties by repealing an existing statute about recreational beach use and establishing new provisions for erosion control lines. Specifically, the bill declares that for specific Gulf Coast counties with at least three municipalities and a population under 275,000, the erosion control line will be determined by a survey conducted by the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund. The bill requires the Board to adopt and formally record the erosion control line by resolution and survey if one has not been established. It also empowers the Department of Environmental Protection to conduct beach restoration projects in critically eroded areas without requiring a public easement, with any land additions resulting from restoration remaining state sovereignty lands. The legislation emphasizes that the state does not intend to deprive property owners of their legitimate property use and declares such beach restoration projects to be in the public interest. The bill will take effect immediately upon becoming law, and it repeals the previous section 163.035 of Florida Statutes related to recreational beach use.

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https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1622