Bill Amendment: FL H0989 | 2016 | Regular Session
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Bill Title: Implementation of the Water and Land Conservation Constitutional Amendment
Status: 2016-04-07 - Chapter No. 2016-201 [H0989 Detail]
Download: Florida-2016-H0989-Senate_Floor_Amendment_Delete_All_753356.html
Bill Title: Implementation of the Water and Land Conservation Constitutional Amendment
Status: 2016-04-07 - Chapter No. 2016-201 [H0989 Detail]
Download: Florida-2016-H0989-Senate_Floor_Amendment_Delete_All_753356.html
Florida Senate - 2016 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 989 Ì7533568Î753356 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate . House . . . . . ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Senator Negron moved the following: 1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 2 3 Delete everything after the enacting clause 4 and insert: 5 Section 1. As reflected in the 2016-2017 General 6 Appropriations Act, HB 5001, and this act, the Legislature 7 recognizes the critical importance of restoring and preserving 8 our water and natural resources and is committed to long-term 9 funding for the Everglades and Florida’s springs. 10 Section 2. Subsection (3) of section 375.041, Florida 11 Statutes, is amended to read: 12 375.041 Land Acquisition Trust Fund.— 13 (3) Funds distributed into the Land Acquisition Trust Fund 14 pursuant to s. 201.15 shall be applied: 15 (a) First, to pay debt service or to fund debt service 16 reserve funds, rebate obligations, or other amounts payable with 17 respect to Florida Forever bonds issued under s. 215.618; and 18 pay debt service, provide reserves, and pay rebate obligations 19 and other amounts due with respect to Everglades restoration 20 bonds issued under s. 215.619; 21 (b) Beginning with the 2017-2018 fiscal year, of the funds 22 remaining after the payments required under paragraph (a), but 23 before funds may be appropriated, pledged, or dedicated for 24 other uses: 25 1. A minimum of the lesser of 25 percent or $200 million 26 shall be appropriated annually for Everglades projects that 27 implement the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan as set 28 forth in s. 373.470, including the Central Everglades Planning 29 Project subject to Congressional authorization; the Long-Term 30 Plan as defined in s. 373.4592(2); and the Northern Everglades 31 and Estuaries Protection Program as set forth in s. 373.4595. 32 From these funds, $32 million shall be distributed each fiscal 33 year through the 2023-2024 fiscal year to the South Florida 34 Water Management District for the Long-Term Plan as defined in 35 s. 373.4592(2). After deducting the $32 million distributed 36 under this subparagraph, from the funds remaining, a minimum of 37 the lesser of 76.5 percent or $100 million shall be appropriated 38 each fiscal year through the 2025-2026 fiscal year for the 39 planning, design, engineering, and construction of the 40 Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan as set forth in s. 41 373.470, including the Central Everglades Planning Project 42 subject to Congressional authorization. The Department of 43 Environmental Protection and the South Florida Water Management 44 District shall give preference to those Everglades restoration 45 projects that reduce harmful discharges of water from Lake 46 Okeechobee to the St. Lucie or Caloosahatchee estuaries in a 47 timely manner. For the purpose of performing the calculation 48 provided in this subparagraph, the amount of debt service paid 49 pursuant to paragraph (a) for bonds issued after July 1, 2017, 50 for the purposes set forth under paragraph (b) shall be added to 51 the amount remaining after the payments required under paragraph 52 (a). The amount of the distribution calculated shall then be 53 reduced by an amount equal to the debt service paid pursuant to 54 paragraph (a) on bonds issued after July 1, 2017, for the 55 purposes set forth under this subparagraph. 56 2. A minimum of the lesser of 7.6 percent or $50 million 57 shall be appropriated annually for spring restoration, 58 protection, and management projects. For the purpose of 59 performing the calculation provided in this subparagraph, the 60 amount of debt service paid pursuant to paragraph (a) for bonds 61 issued after July 1, 2017, for the purposes set forth under 62 paragraph (b) shall be added to the amount remaining after the 63 payments required under paragraph (a). The amount of the 64 distribution calculated shall then be reduced by an amount equal 65 to the debt service paid pursuant to paragraph (a) on bonds 66 issued after July 1, 2017, for the purposes set forth under this 67 subparagraph. 68 3. The sum of $5 million shall be appropriated annually 69 each fiscal year through the 2025-2026 fiscal year to the St. 70 Johns River Water Management District for projects dedicated to 71 the restoration of Lake Apopka. This distribution shall be 72 reduced by an amount equal to the debt service paid pursuant to 73 paragraph (a) on bonds issued after July 1, 2017, for the 74 purposes set forth in this subparagraphThen, to pay the debt75service on bonds issued before February 1, 2009, by the South76Florida Water Management District and the St. Johns River Water77Management District, which are secured by revenues provided78pursuant to former s. 373.59, Florida Statutes 2014, or which79are necessary to fund debt service reserve funds, rebate80obligations, or other amounts payable with respect to such81bonds. This paragraph expires July 1, 2016; and 82 (c) Then, to distribute $32 million each fiscal year to the 83 South Florida Water Management District for the Long-Term Plan 84 as defined in s. 373.4592(2). This paragraph expires July 1, 85 20172024. 86 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2016. 87 88 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================ 89 And the title is amended as follows: 90 Delete everything before the enacting clause 91 and insert: 92 A bill to be entitled 93 An act relating to implementation of the water and 94 land conservation constitutional amendment; providing 95 legislative intent; amending s. 375.041, F.S.; 96 requiring specified amounts of funds within the Land 97 Acquisition Trust Fund, beginning at a specified time, 98 to be appropriated for certain projects; providing a 99 preference in the use of funds distributed for 100 Everglades restoration projects for projects that 101 reduce harmful discharges to the St. Lucie estuary and 102 the Caloosahatchee estuary; requiring such 103 appropriations to be reduced by an amount equal to the 104 debt service paid on bonds issued for specified 105 purposes; deleting an obsolete provision; providing an 106 effective date.