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CS/SB 54-A: Environmental & Conservation Lands

GENERAL BILL by Natural Resources ; Dockery

Environmental & Conservation Lands; revises requirements for appraisals when acquiring state lands; provides conditions under which state-owned lands may be considered nonconservation lands; revises requirements for sale of surplus lands; amends "Everglades Forever Act"; revises goals & mandates re timing of implementing certain goals; places time limits on certain provisions unless reauthorized by Legislature, etc. Amends FS.

Effective Date: 07/01/2003 except as otherwise provided
Last Action: 6/10/2003 - Signed by Officers and presented to Governor; Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2003-394
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
5/20/2003 Senate • Filed
• On Committee agenda-- Natural Resources, 05/20/03, 5:15 pm, 37-S; CS by- Natural Resources; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 00079; CS read first time on 05/21/03 -SJ 00080
5/21/2003 Senate • Introduced, referred to Natural Resources -SJ 00079
• Placed on Calendar, on second reading -SJ 00079; Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00033; Read second time -SJ 00070; Amendment(s) failed -SJ 00071; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00078; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00079
5/27/2003 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00312; CS passed as amended; YEAS 34 NAYS 4 -SJ 00319
5/27/2003 House • In Messages; Received -HJ 00381; Read second time -HJ 00381; Amendment(s) failed -HJ 00381; Read third time -HJ 00382; CS passed; YEAS 96 NAYS 18 -HJ 00382
5/27/2003 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 00371
6/10/2003 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor; Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2003-394