Bill Text: FL H0383 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Ban/Oil Exploration/Drilling/Extraction/Production

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-05-07 - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration [H0383 Detail]

Download: Florida-2011-H0383-Introduced.html

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HJR 383

1	House Joint Resolution
2	A joint resolution proposing an amendment to Section 7 of
3	Article II of the State Constitution to prohibit the
4	exploration, drilling, extraction, or production of oil
5	beneath Florida waters between the mean high-water line
6	and the seaward limit of Florida's boundaries.
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8	Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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10	That the following amendment to Section 7 of Article II of
11	the State Constitution is agreed to and shall be submitted to
12	the electors of this state for approval or rejection at the next
13	general election:
14	ARTICLE II
15	GENERAL PROVISIONS
16	SECTION 7.  Natural resources and scenic beauty.-
17	(a)  It shall be the policy of the state to conserve and
18	protect its natural resources and scenic beauty. Adequate
19	provision shall be made by law for the abatement of air and
20	water pollution and of excessive and unnecessary noise and for
21	the conservation and protection of natural resources.
22	(b)  Those in the Everglades Agricultural Area who cause
23	water pollution within the Everglades Protection Area or the
24	Everglades Agricultural Area shall be primarily responsible for
25	paying the costs of the abatement of that pollution. For the
26	purposes of this subsection, the terms "Everglades Protection
27	Area" and "Everglades Agricultural Area" shall have the meanings
28	as defined in statutes in effect on January 1, 1996.
29	(c)  The exploration for, the drilling for, the extraction
30	of, or the production of oil is prohibited in and beneath all
31	Florida waters located between the mean high-water line along
32	the coastline of Florida and the seaward limit of Florida as now
33	or hereafter fixed by this constitution or the Congress of the
34	United States, whichever such boundary is farther from the
35	coastline. This prohibition does not apply to the transportation
36	of oil produced outside these waters. This subsection is self-
37	executing.
38	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the following statement be
39	placed on the ballot:
40	CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
41	ARTICLE II, SECTION 7
42	BAN OF EXPLORATION, DRILLING, EXTRACTION, AND PRODUCTION OF
43	OIL IN FLORIDA TERRITORIAL SEAS.-This amendment to the State
44	Constitution prohibits the exploration for, the drilling for,
45	the extraction of, and the production of oil in and beneath all
46	Florida waters between the mean high-water line and the seaward
47	limit of Florida as now or hereafter fixed, whichever boundary
48	is farther from the coastline. This amendment is self-executing
49	and does not apply to the transportation of oil produced outside
50	Florida's territorial waters.

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