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FL S0032
Bill
Status
Failed
3/8/2024
Primary Sponsor
Environment and Natural Resources
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AI Summary
- Requires the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to adopt rules for mangrove replanting and restoration, addressing erosion in areas of critical state concern, protecting barrier and spoil islands, and assisting Everglades restoration and Biscayne Bay revitalization efforts
- Rules must identify vulnerable public and private coastal properties, encourage partnerships with local governments to create mangrove protection and restoration zone programs, and promote public awareness of the value of mangroves statewide
- Requires the rules to create permitting incentives and encourage new strategies for living shorelines and nature-based coastal protection features, including through the Resilient Florida Grant Program
- Rules must protect and maintain access to and navigation of the marked channel and right-of-way of the Florida Intracoastal Waterway
- Directs the department, in consultation with the Division of Insurance Agent and Agency Services, to conduct a statewide feasibility study on using mangroves and nature-based solutions to reduce insurance premiums and improve local governments' Community Rating System scores under the National Flood Insurance Program, with a report due to the Governor and Legislature by July 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Mangrove Replanting and Restoration
Last Action
Died in Rules
3/8/2024
Committee Referrals
Rules1/17/2024
Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government12/8/2023
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