Bill Text: FL S0546 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Land Acquisition [EPSC]

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2010-04-30 - Died in Committee on Environmental Preservation and Conservation [S0546 Detail]

Download: Florida-2010-S0546-Introduced.html

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Florida Senate - 2010                                     SB 546 
 
By Senator Constantine 
22-00325-10                                            2010546__ 
1                        A bill to be entitled 
2         An act relating to land acquisition; amending s. 
3         259.041, F.S.; deleting an obsolete date with respect 
4         to implementation of initiatives requiring that the 
5         Department of Environmental Protection and water 
6         management districts use alternatives to fee simple 
7         acquisition; providing an effective date. 
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9  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
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11         Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subsection (11) of section 
12  259.041, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 
13         259.041 Acquisition of state-owned lands for preservation, 
14  conservation, and recreation purposes.— 
15         (11) 
16         (d) Beginning in fiscal year 1999-2000, The department and 
17  each water management district shall implement initiatives to 
18  use alternatives to fee simple acquisition and to educate 
19  private landowners about such alternatives. The department and 
20  the water management districts may enter into joint acquisition 
21  agreements to jointly fund the purchase of lands using 
22  alternatives to fee simple techniques. 
23         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010.