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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for SB 2140

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11  Senator Clary moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 21, between lines 9 and 10,

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17         Section 12.  The Department of Environmental Protection

18  in cooperation with the Santa Rosa Shores Homeowners

19  Association shall develop a proposal for dredging of a single

20  access channel connected to the existing channels and canals

21  within Santa Rosa Shores, Santa Rosa County, and extending to

22  navigable depths in Santa Rosa Sound.  The proposal shall

23  include a plan of mitigation for offsetting adverse impacts of

24  the dredging, a plan for disposing of dredged materials, a

25  plan for protecting water quality and sea grass habitat during

26  dredging, a plan for long-term maintenance of the channel, and

27  a plan for inspection and study of the project, with annual

28  progress reports to be prepared by the Santa Rosa Shores

29  Homeowners Association for submittal to the Department of

30  Environmental Protection.  The Santa Rosa Shores Homeowners

31  Association shall be responsible for the payment of costs

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 1  involved with the project and for submitting all required

 2  applications required to authorize the project.  Santa Rosa

 3  Shores Homeowners Association and the Department of

 4  Environmental Protection may contract with the University of

 5  West Florida to provide the necessary monitoring services and

 6  reports.  The Department of Environmental Protection shall

 7  assist in expediting the processing of the required state

 8  dredge and fill permit, and any associated authorizations

 9  required from the Board of Trustees and the United States Army

10  Corps of Engineers.  The Department of Environmental

11  Protection shall assist the Santa Rosa Shores Homeowners

12  Association in developing project criteria, including but not

13  limited to:  the length, width, and depth of the access

14  channel; where and how material is to be excavated and

15  disposed; the method for protecting water quality and sea

16  grass habitat; long-term maintenance of the channel as needed;

17  mitigation design; and design of the monitoring and reporting

18  program.

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24  And the title is amended as follows:

25         On page 2, line 24, after the semicolon

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28         providing for the development of a proposal to

29         dredge an access channel in Santa Rosa Sound;

30         providing for a plan of mitigation; providing

31         responsibility for costs; providing for an

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 1         expedited process for state dredge and fill

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