SENATE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 1560
Amendment No. 1 Barcode 185586
CHAMBER ACTION
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11 The Committee on Governmental Oversight and Productivity
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14 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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18 Section 1. Section 120.551, Florida Statutes, is
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20 120.551 Internet publication pilot project.--
21 (1) On or before December 31, 2001, the Department of
22 Environmental Protection and the State Technology Office shall
23 establish and commence a pilot project to determine the
24 cost-effectiveness of publication of notices on the Internet
25 in lieu of publication in the Florida Administrative Weekly.
26 The pilot project shall end on July 1, 2003. Under this pilot
27 project, notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever
28 the Department of Environmental Protection is required to
29 publish notices in the Florida Administrative Weekly, in lieu
30 of publication in the Florida Administrative Weekly, the
31 Department of Environmental Protection shall publish such
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1 notices on the Internet. The Department of Environmental
2 Protection shall publish all other notices in the manner
3 prescribed by law. Notices published on the Internet under
4 this section shall clearly state the date the notice was first
5 posted on the Internet, shall be posted only on the same days
6 the Florida Administrative Weekly is published, and shall
7 comply with the form and content provisions of the Florida
8 Administrative Code. Notices related to rulemaking published
9 on the Internet under this provision shall be maintained on
10 the Internet for a period of at least 12 months after the
11 effective date of the rule or at least 3 months after the
12 publication of a notice of withdrawal of the proposed rule.
13 All other notices published on the Internet under this
14 provision shall be maintained on the Internet for a period of
15 at least 3 months after the date first posted. A searchable
16 database or other electronic system to be permanently
17 maintained on the Internet for the purpose of archiving all
18 notices published on the Internet and allowing citizens
19 permanent electronic access to such archived records shall
20 also be established by the pilot project. No notice posted on
21 the Internet shall be removed until the searchable database is
22 implemented.
23 (2) The Department of State shall publish notice of
24 this pilot project in each weekly publication of the Florida
25 Administrative Weekly. The notice shall state: "Under a
26 temporary pilot project, in conjunction with the State
27 Technology Office, to determine the cost-effectiveness of
28 Internet publication of notices in lieu of publication in the
29 Florida Administrative Weekly, notices of the Department of
30 Environmental Protection are being published on the Internet
31 at the following Internet URL or address:
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1 http://www.dep.state.fl.us."
2 (3) No later than January 31, 2003, the Department of
3 Environmental Protection, the State Technology Office, and the
4 Department of State shall submit a report to the Governor, the
5 President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
6 Representatives containing findings on the cost-effectiveness
7 of publication of notices on the Internet in lieu of
8 publication in the Florida Administrative Weekly, and
9 recommendations, including legislative or rule changes, for
10 modifications to the process necessary to effectuate
11 publication of notices on the Internet.
12 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2001.
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16 And the title is amended as follows:
17 Delete everything before the enacting clause
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20 A bill to be entitled
21 An act relating to the Department of
22 Environmental Protection; creating s. 120.551,
23 F.S.; directing the Department of Environmental
24 Protection and the State Technology Office to
25 establish a pilot project to test the
26 cost-effectiveness of publication of notices on
27 the Internet in lieu of publication in the
28 Florida Administrative Weekly; directing the
29 Department of State to publish notice of the
30 pilot project; requiring the Department of
31 Environmental Protection, the State Technology
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1 Office, and the Department of State to submit a
2 joint report on the cost-effectiveness of
3 publication of such notices on the Internet;
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