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FL H1073

Bill

Status

Failed

3/14/2020

Primary Sponsor

Cyndi Stevenson

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Origin

House of Representatives

2020 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes the Statewide Office of Resiliency within the Executive Office of the Governor, headed by a Chief Resilience Officer appointed by the Governor

  • Creates the Statewide Sea-Level Rise Task Force to develop consensus projections of anticipated sea-level rise and flooding impacts along Florida's coastline

  • Task force membership includes the Chief Resilience Officer (chair), DEP Chief Science Officer (vice chair), legislative appointees, and representatives from five state agencies including Transportation, Emergency Management, and Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

  • Task force must submit recommended baseline projections to the Environmental Regulation Commission by January 1, 2021; once adopted, projections become the official state estimate for developing future state projects, plans, and programs

  • Appropriates $500,000 in nonrecurring General Revenue funds to DEP for task force contracts and administrative expenses; task force provisions sunset July 1, 2023

Legislative Description

Statewide Office of Resiliency

Last Action

Died in State Affairs Committee

3/14/2020

Committee Referrals

State Affairs1/29/2020
Appropriations1/21/2020
Agriculture And Natural Resources Subcommittee1/13/2020

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