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FL S0602
Bill
AI Summary
- Appropriates $20 million annually from the Land Acquisition Trust Fund to the Department of Environmental Protection to implement the Heartland Headwaters Protection and Sustainability Act, originally passed unanimously in 2017
- Funds must be used for financial assistance agreements to design or construct projects that protect, restore, or enhance the headwaters of the Alafia, Hillsborough, Kissimmee, Ocklawaha, Peace, and Withlacoochee Rivers in Central Florida's Heartland Region
- Distribution of funds must align with projects identified in the heartland headwaters annual report submitted to the Legislature under s. 373.463
- Cites Central Florida Water Initiative projections that regional population will reach 4.4 million by 2040 (a 49% increase from 2015) and water usage will rise 36% from 667 million to 908 million gallons per day
- Removes an expiring provision related to Lake Apopka restoration funding for the 2022-2023 fiscal year and replaces it with the new Heartland Headwaters appropriation, effective July 1, 2023
Legislative Description
Land Acquisition Trust Fund
Last Action
Died in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
5/5/2023
Committee Referrals
Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government3/6/2023
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