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FL S2506

FL S2506
Natural Resources

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Introduced
04/03/2025
In Committee
04/09/2025
Crossed Over
06/16/2025
Passed
06/30/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
07/03/2025

Introduced Session

2025 Regular Session

Bill Summary

An act relating to natural resources; amending s. 17.71, F.S.; conforming a provision to changes made by the act; deleting provisions authorizing the Department of Financial Services to disburse certain funds from the Indian Gaming Revenue Clearing Trust Fund; amending s. 253.0251, F.S.; revising requirements for applications for full fee simple acquisition projects; amending s. 259.032, F.S.; revising the list of entities that certain state agencies may contract with; revising the requirements for certain provisions in certain land management contracts; amending ss. 259.037 and 259.1055, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; repealing s. 260.0145, F.S., relating to the Local Trail Management Grant Program; amending s. 373.026, F.S.; conforming a cross-reference; amending s. 373.1501, F.S.; providing a legislative declaration; authorizing the governing board of the South Florida Water Management District to acquire land to implement a reservoir project in a certain area; providing construction; providing that land necessary for implementing such project be acquired in a specified manner; prohibiting the district or the state from requesting that the United States Army Corps of Engineers acquire lands for such reservoir project; prohibiting the inclusion of any such request in a certain agreement; making technical changes; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 380.093, F.S.; revising the scoring system for assessing project eligibility for inclusion in the statewide flooding and sea-level rise plan; repealing s. 380.095, F.S., relating to dedicated funding for conservation lands, resiliency, and clean water infrastructure; amending s. 403.0673, F.S.; requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to dedicate a certain amount of funds to projects located in a rural area of opportunity; requiring the department to announce grant awards by a certain date; providing an effective date.

AI Summary

This bill makes several technical and substantive changes to Florida's natural resources statutes, focusing on land acquisition, water management, and environmental grants. The bill modifies provisions related to the Indian Gaming Revenue Clearing Trust Fund by removing language about fund disbursement, revises requirements for full fee simple land acquisition projects by requiring applicants to explain why full title is necessary, and expands the entities that state agencies can contract with for land management to include water control districts. The bill authorizes the South Florida Water Management District to acquire land for a reservoir project north of Lake Okeechobee with a goal of providing at least 200,000 acre-feet of water storage, and prohibits the district from requesting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to acquire these lands. Additionally, the bill changes the scoring system for the Statewide Flooding and Sea Level Rise Resilience Plan to include new criteria, such as reducing flood risk for communities participating in the National Flood Insurance Program's Community Rating System. The legislation also requires the Department of Environmental Protection to dedicate at least 25% of water quality improvement grant funds to projects in rural areas of opportunity and mandates that grant awards be announced by November 1 each fiscal year. The bill repeals some existing statutes related to conservation lands and funding, and is set to take effect on July 1, 2025.

Sponsors (0)

No sponsors listed

Other Sponsors (1)

Appropriations (Senate)

Last Action

Chapter No. 2025-201, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2500 (Ch. 2025-198) (on 07/03/2025)
(4 Companion Bills)

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