The Florida Senate

¹369.313  Pilot project design and implementation; restoration and protection activities; intergovernmental coordination.--

(1)  The St. Johns River Water Management District is authorized to make expenditures from matching funds provided by Orange and Seminole Counties, for the purposes of designing and implementing pilot projects to restore, protect, and preserve the ecological integrity of the Little Wekiva River in Seminole and Orange Counties, including:

(a)  Pilot projects for erosion control in areas where erosion is causing, or is likely to lead to, adverse environmental impacts; and

(b)  Pilot projects for restoration of areas where sedimentation is causing, or is likely to lead to, adverse environmental impacts, including, but not limited to, loss of formerly existing channels or flooding.

(2)  The St. Johns River Water Management District, in carrying out its duties and responsibilities under this act, is authorized to request assistance from any department, office, division, agency, or political subdivision or municipality of the state to supply it with technical assistance, available data, reports, or other information that it deems necessary. Each department, office, division, agency, municipality, and political subdivision is encouraged, to the extent feasible and consistent with law, to cooperate with the district and furnish it with the available information, personnel, and assistance to accomplish the purposes of this act. To the maximum extent feasible, the participation of all organizations, agencies, and jurisdictions that are involved with or affected by the water quality and environmental protection of the Wekiva River is required.

(3)  The St. Johns River Water Management District shall, on or before 24 months from July 1, 1995, report directly to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate with regard to the actions taken pursuant to this act and the effectiveness of those actions in protecting, preserving, and restoring the Little Wekiva River. Copies of the report shall be provided to the Department of Environmental Protection, the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, and the St. Johns River Water Management District. The district shall make recommendations and proposals in the report regarding further actions recommended to accomplish the purposes of this act.

History.--ss. 2, 4, ch. 95-315.

¹Note.--Repealed effective July 1, 1999, by s. 4, ch. 95-315, unless reenacted by the Legislature prior to that date.