Florida Senate - 2010                                     SB 558 
 
By Senator Constantine 
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1                        A bill to be entitled 
2         An act relating to beach erosion control projects; 
3         amending s. 161.05301, F.S.; deleting obsolete 
4         provisions regarding funding; providing an effective 
5         date. 
6 
7  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
8 
9         Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 161.05301, Florida 
10  Statutes, is amended to read: 
11         161.05301 Beach erosion control project staffing.— 
12         (1) There are hereby appropriated to the Department of 
13  Environmental Protection six positions and $449,918 for fiscal 
14  year 1998-1999 from the Ecosystem Management and Restoration 
15  Trust Fund from revenues provided pursuant to s. 201.15. These 
16  positions and funding are provided to assist local project 
17  sponsors, and shall be used to facilitate and promote enhanced 
18  beach erosion control project administration. Such staffing 
19  resources shall be directed toward more efficient contract 
20  development and oversight, promoting cost-sharing strategies and 
21  regional coordination or projects among local governments, 
22  providing assistance to local governments to ensure timely 
23  permit review, and improving billing review and disbursement 
24  processes. 
25         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010.