| 1 | Representative Boyd offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment |
| 4 | Remove lines 31-90 and insert: |
| 5 | portion of the state's water resources. |
| 6 | (3) Cooperative efforts can best develop the mechanisms to |
| 7 | identify best management practices for the protection, |
| 8 | restoration, and preservation of Florida's water resources, |
| 9 | including springs. |
| 10 | (4) The citizens of Florida desire to be good stewards of |
| 11 | the state's resources and that through educational awareness |
| 12 | programs will voluntarily implement best management practices |
| 13 | into their daily activities. |
| 14 | 369.403 Definitions.--For purposes of this part, the term: |
| 15 | (1) "Seep" means a place where the water table aquifer |
| 16 | intersects the land surface and flows onto the land. |
| 17 | (2) "Spring" means a point where groundwater is discharged |
| 18 | onto the earth's surface, including under any surface water of |
| 19 | the state, and excluding seeps. |
| 20 | (3) "Zone of influence" means the geographic area that |
| 21 | contributes most directly to the water quantity and quality of a |
| 22 | spring. |
| 23 | 369.404 Florida Springs Stewardship Task Force.-- |
| 24 | (1) The Florida Springs Stewardship Task Force is hereby |
| 25 | created and shall consist of nine members as follows: |
| 26 | (a) One representative from the Department of |
| 27 | Environmental Protection. |
| 28 | (b) One representative from the Department of Agriculture |
| 29 | and Consumer Services. |
| 30 | (c) One representative from the Department of Community |
| 31 | Affairs. |
| 32 | (d) One representative from the water management district |
| 33 | with the greatest number of first magnitude springs within its |
| 34 | jurisdiction. |
| 35 | (e) Two members appointed by the President of the Senate, |
| 36 | one of whom shall be a representative of the development |
| 37 | community and one of whom shall be a representative of a local |
| 38 | chamber of commerce. |
| 39 | (f) Two members appointed by the Speaker of the House of |
| 40 | Representatives, one of whom shall be a locally elected county |
| 41 | or municipal official and one of whom shall be a representative |
| 42 | of the environmental community. |
| 43 | (g) One member appointed by the Commissioner of |
| 44 | Agriculture who shall be a representative of the agricultural |
| 45 | community. |
| 46 | (2) Task force members shall be appointed no later than |
| 47 | August 1, 2007. Members shall choose a chair and vice-chair from |
| 48 | the membership of the task force. |
| 49 | (3) The task force shall: |
| 50 | (a) Collect and inventory all existing data identifying |
| 51 | zones of influence for each of Florida's 33 known first |
| 52 | magnitude springs and identifying land uses in these areas. |
| 53 | (b) Identify and compile a list of existing best |
| 54 | management practices for identified land uses and other water |
| 55 | pollutant controls. |
| 56 | (c) Identify any and all existing and reasonably expected |
| 57 | funding sources available to implement best management practices |
| 58 | and other water pollutant controls that protect Florida's first |
| 59 | magnitude springs and propose a priority list of projects for |
| 60 | the funding. |
| 61 | (d) Take public input and testimony regarding issues |
| 62 | related to spring protection, restoration, and preservation. |
| 63 | (e) Propose a program of increased emphasis on education |
| 64 | and outreach that encourages the implementation of best |
| 65 | management practices for agricultural and nonagricultural land |
| 66 | uses and other water pollutant controls, including specific |
| 67 | provisions for cost-share assistance |