| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to mosquito control districts; creating s. |
| 3 | 388.296, F.S.; requiring the board of commissioners in |
| 4 | mosquito control districts containing Outstanding Florida |
| 5 | Waters to consult and coordinate with the Department of |
| 6 | Agriculture and Consumer Services and water management |
| 7 | districts to determine certain adverse effects and develop |
| 8 | mitigation plans for such adverse effects; specifying |
| 9 | dates for the adoption and implementation of mitigation |
| 10 | plans; authorizing the board to levy taxes for specified |
| 11 | purposes; providing an effective date. |
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| 13 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 15 | Section 1. Section 388.296, Florida Statutes, is created |
| 16 | to read: |
| 17 | 388.296 Mitigation plans.--The board of commissioners in a |
| 18 | district containing Outstanding Florida Waters shall, in |
| 19 | coordination with the department and the appropriate water |
| 20 | management district, determine if the activities of the district |
| 21 | have had any adverse effects on such waters. If it is determined |
| 22 | that adverse effects have occurred as a result of the district's |
| 23 | activities, the board shall, in consultation with the |
| 24 | appropriate water management district, develop a plan that the |
| 25 | board finds to be technically and economically feasible for the |
| 26 | mitigation of such adverse effects. The mitigation plan shall be |
| 27 | adopted by the district no later than July 1, 2010, and shall be |
| 28 | implemented beginning in the district's 2010-2011 fiscal year. |
| 29 | The board may levy taxes under s. 388.221 for the purposes of |
| 30 | this section. |
| 31 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009. |