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| 1 | A bill to be entitled | ||
| 2 | An act relating to manatee recovery; amending s. 370.12, | ||
| 3 | F.S.; providing for use of measurable biological goals for | ||
| 4 | manatee recovery; providing an effective date. | ||
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| 6 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: | ||
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| 8 | Section 1. Paragraph (u) is added to subsection (2) of | ||
| 9 | section 370.12, Florida Statutes, to read: | ||
| 10 | 370.12 Marine animals; regulation.-- | ||
| 11 | (2) PROTECTION OF MANATEES OR SEA COWS.-- | ||
| 12 | (u) The measurable biological goals for manatee recovery | ||
| 13 | adopted pursuant to s. 372.072(6) shall be used by the | ||
| 14 | commission in evaluating existing and proposed manatee | ||
| 15 | protection rules. Existing manatee protection rules shall be | ||
| 16 | presumed to be adequate and additional rules unnecessary in a | ||
| 17 | region when the measurable biological goals are being achieved | ||
| 18 | in that region. However, such presumption shall not prevent the | ||
| 19 | commission from addressing issues unique to a particular region. | ||
| 20 | Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. | ||