Florida Senate - 2009                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for CS for SB 274
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       The Committee on General Government Appropriations (Dean)
       recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Between lines 1394 and 1395
    4  insert:
    5         Section 25. (1) Upon completion of the project to develop
    6  passive strategies for nitrogen reduction which complement the
    7  use of conventional onsite wastewater treatment systems, as
    8  provided in Specific Appropriation 1682 of the General
    9  Appropriations Act of 2008-2009, the Department of Health shall
   10  submit a final report to the Executive Office of the Governor,
   11  the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
   12  Representatives.
   13         (2) Notwithstanding s. 369.318(2), Florida Statutes, the
   14  Department of Health shall suspend rulemaking to achieve
   15  nitrogen reductions that are protective of groundwater quality
   16  within the Springs Study Area until the project is completed.
   17  The department shall resume rulemaking for such purpose upon the
   18  adjournment sine die of the next regular session of the
   19  Legislature beginning after the department submits the project’s
   20  final report.
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   23         And the title is amended as follows:
   24         Delete line 112
   25  and insert:
   26         date; requiring that the Department of Health submit a
   27         final report to the Executive Office of the Governor
   28         and the Legislature after completing the project to
   29         develop passive strategies for nitrogen reduction that
   30         complement the use of conventional onsite wastewater
   31         treatment systems; requiring that the department
   32         suspend rulemaking to achieve nitrogen reductions that
   33         are protective of groundwater quality within the
   34         Springs Study area until the project is complete;
   35         providing for such rulemaking to resume; providing
   36         effective dates.