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CS/CS/CS/SB 1576: Springs

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Agriculture ; Environmental Preservation and Conservation ; Dean ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Montford ; Soto ; Simmons ; Hays ; Altman ; Abruzzo

Springs; Requiring the Department of Environmental Protection or the governing board of a water management district to establish the minimum flow and water level for an Outstanding Florida Spring; creating part VIII of chapter 373, F.S., entitled “Florida Springs and Aquifer Protection Act”; requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to delineate a spring protection and management zone for each Outstanding Florida Spring; requiring the water management districts to adopt minimum flows and levels for Outstanding Florida Springs, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2014
Last Action: 5/2/2014 House - Died in Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5001 (Ch. 2014-51)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Environmental Preservation and Conservation (EP)
  2. Agriculture (AG)
  3. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/28/2014 Senate • Filed
3/5/2014 Senate • Referred to Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Agriculture; Appropriations -SJ 213
3/10/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Environmental Preservation and Conservation, 03/13/14, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed
• Introduced -SJ 213
3/17/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Environmental Preservation and Conservation, 03/20/14, 8:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building
3/20/2014 Senate • CS by Environmental Preservation and Conservation; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 317
3/24/2014 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Agriculture -SJ 317
3/25/2014 Senate • CS by Environmental Preservation and Conservation read 1st time -SJ 323
3/26/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Agriculture, 03/31/14, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Office Building
3/31/2014 Senate • CS/CS by Agriculture; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 442
4/2/2014 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
4/3/2014 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 442
• CS/CS by Agriculture read 1st time -SJ 450
4/17/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/22/14, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
4/22/2014 Senate • CS/CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -SJ 698
4/25/2014 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 698
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/30/14
• CS/CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 702
4/30/2014 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 858
• Read 3rd time -SJ 858
• CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 858
4/30/2014 House • In Messages
5/2/2014 House • Died in Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5001 (Ch. 2014-51)