Florida Senate - 2018                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 992
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  02/14/2018           .                                
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       Appropriations Subcommittee on the Environment and Natural
       Resources (Book) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subsection (9) of section
    6  373.4598, Florida Statutes, is amended, and paragraph (f) is
    7  added to that subsection, to read:
    8         373.4598 Water storage reservoirs.—
    9         (9) C-51 RESERVOIR PROJECT.—
   10         (d) If state funds are appropriated for Phase I or Phase II
   11  of the C-51 reservoir project:
   12         1. The district, to the extent practicable, must shall
   13  operate either Phase I or Phase II of the reservoir project to
   14  maximize the reduction of high-volume Lake Okeechobee regulatory
   15  releases to the St. Lucie or Caloosahatchee estuaries, in
   16  addition to maximizing the reduction of harmful discharges
   17  providing relief to the Lake Worth Lagoon. However, the
   18  operation of Phase I of the C-51 reservoir project must be in
   19  accordance with any operation and maintenance agreement adopted
   20  by the district;
   21         2. Water made available by Phase I or Phase II of the
   22  reservoir must shall be used for natural systems in addition to
   23  any permitted allocated amounts for water supply; and
   24         3. Any Water received from Lake Okeechobee may only not be
   25  available to support consumptive use permits if such use is in
   26  accordance with district rules.
   27         (f) The district may enter into a capacity allocation
   28  agreement with a water supply entity for a pro rata share of
   29  unreserved capacity in the water storage facility and may
   30  request the department to waive repayment of all or a portion of
   31  the loan issued pursuant to s. 373.475. The department may
   32  authorize such waiver if, in its determination, it has received
   33  reasonable value for such waiver. The district is not
   34  responsible for repaying any portion of a loan issued pursuant
   35  to s. 373.475 which is waived pursuant to this paragraph.
   36         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2018.
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   38  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   39  And the title is amended as follows:
   40         Delete everything before the enacting clause
   41  and insert:
   42                        A bill to be entitled                      
   43         An act relating to the C-51 reservoir project;
   44         amending s. 373.4598, F.S.; revising requirements
   45         relating to the operation of water storage and use for
   46         Phase I and Phase II of the C-51 reservoir project if
   47         state funds are appropriated for such phases;
   48         authorizing the South Florida Water Management
   49         District to enter into certain capacity allocation
   50         agreements and to request a waiver for repayment of
   51         certain loans; authorizing the Department of
   52         Environmental Protection to waive such loan repayment
   53         under certain conditions; specifying that the district
   54         is not responsible for repayment of such waived loans;
   55         providing an effective date.