SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for SB 678

    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 910506

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11  Senator Laurent moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment 

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15            page 7, line 4, delete those lines

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18         5.  Projects that make use of private lands to reduce

19  nutrient loadings or concentrations within a basin by one or

20  more of the following methods:  restoring the natural

21  hydrology of the basin, restoring wildlife habitat or impacted

22  wetlands, reducing peak flows after storm events, increasing

23  aquifer recharge, or protecting range and timberland from

24  conversion to development are eligible for grants available

25  under this section from the coordinating agencies. For

26  projects of otherwise equal priority, funding priority will be

27  given to those projects that make best use of the methods

28  outlined above that involve public-private partnerships or

29  that obtain federal match money. Grant applications may be

30  submitted by any person, and eligible projects may include,

31  but are not limited to, the purchase of conservation and

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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for SB 678

    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 910506





  1  flowage easements, hydrologic restoration of wetlands,

  2  creating treatment wetlands, development of a management plan

  3  for natural resources, and financial support to implement a

  4  management plan.

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