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11 The Committee on Community Affairs (Hill) recommended the
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14 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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18 Section 1. Subsection (1) and paragraph (d) of
19 subsection (2) of section 373.073, Florida Statutes, are
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21 373.073 Governing board.--
22 (1)(a) The governing board of each water management
23 district shall be composed of 9 members who shall reside
24 within the district, except that the South Florida Water
25 Management District and the Southwest Florida Water Management
26 District shall be composed of 11 members who shall reside
27 within their respective districts the district. Members of the
28 governing boards shall be appointed by the Governor, subject
29 to confirmation by the Senate at the next regular session of
30 the Legislature, and the refusal or failure of the Senate to
31 confirm an appointment creates a vacancy in the office to
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1 which the appointment was made. The term of office for a
2 governing board member is 4 years and commences on March 2 of
3 the year in which the appointment is made and terminates on
4 March 1 of the fourth calendar year of the term or may
5 continue until a successor is appointed, but not more than 180
6 days. Terms of office of governing board members shall be
7 staggered to help maintain consistency and continuity in the
8 exercise of governing board duties and to minimize disruption
9 in district operations.
10 (b) Commencing January 1, 1999, the Governor shall
11 appoint the following number of governing board members in
12 each year of the Governor's 4-year term of office:
13 1. In the first year of the Governor's term of office,
14 the Governor shall appoint three members to the governing
15 board of each district.
16 2. In the second year of the Governor's term of
17 office, the Governor shall appoint three members to the
18 governing board of the South Florida Water Management
19 District, three members to the governing board of the
20 Southwest Florida Water Management District, and two members
21 to the governing board of each other district.
22 3. In the third year of the Governor's term of office,
23 the Governor shall appoint three members to the governing
24 board of the South Florida Water Management District, three
25 members to the governing board of the Southwest Florida Water
26 Management District, and two members to the governing board of
27 each other district.
28 4. In the fourth year of the Governor's term of
29 office, the Governor shall appoint two members to the
30 governing board of each district.
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1 For any governing board vacancy that occurs before the date
2 scheduled for the office to be filled under this paragraph,
3 the Governor shall appoint a person meeting residency
4 requirements of subsection (2) for a term that will expire on
5 the date scheduled for the term of that office to terminate
6 under this subsection. In addition to the residency
7 requirements for the governing boards as provided by
8 subsection (2), the Governor shall consider appointing
9 governing board members to represent an equitable cross
10 section of regional interests and technical expertise.
11 (2) Membership on governing boards shall be selected
12 from candidates who have significant experience in one or more
13 of the following areas, including, but not limited to:
14 agriculture, the development industry, local government,
15 government-owned or privately owned water utilities, law,
16 civil engineering, environmental science, hydrology,
17 accounting, or financial businesses. Notwithstanding the
18 provisions of any other general or special law to the
19 contrary, vacancies in the governing boards of the water
20 management districts shall be filled according to the
21 following residency requirements, representing areas
22 designated by the United States Water Resources Council in
23 United States Geological Survey, River Basin and Hydrological
24 Unit Map of Florida--1975, Map Series No. 72:
25 (d) South Florida Water Management District:
26 1. Two members shall reside in Dade County.
27 2. One member shall reside in Broward County.
28 3. One member shall reside in Palm Beach County.
29 4. One member shall reside in Lee County.
30 5. One member shall reside in St. Lucie County or
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1 6.4. One member shall reside in Collier County, Lee
2 County, Hendry County, or Charlotte County.
3 7.5. One member shall reside in Glades County,
4 Okeechobee County, Highlands County, Polk County, Orange
5 County, or Osceola County.
6 8.6. Two members, appointed at large, shall reside in
7 an area consisting of St. Lucie, Martin, Palm Beach, Broward,
8 Dade, and Monroe Counties.
9 9.7. One member, appointed at large, shall reside in
10 an area consisting of Collier, Lee, Charlotte, Hendry, Glades,
11 Osceola, Okeechobee, Polk, Highlands, and Orange Counties.
12 10.8. A No county may not shall have more than three
13 members on the governing board.
14 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2007.
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18 And the title is amended as follows:
19 Delete everything before the enacting clause
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22 A bill to be entitled
23 An act relating to the South Florida Water
24 Management District; amending s. 373.073, F.S.;
25 providing for two additional members to be
26 appointed to the governing board of the South
27 Florida Water Management District; revising the
28 residence requirements for the members of the
29 governing board; providing an effective date.
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