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Bills
HB 0999 Relating to Environmental Regulation (Patronis)
06/17/13 Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Revenue Estimating Impact Conference, 06/20/13, 1:30 pm, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken)
SB 1684 Relating to Environmental Regulation (Altman)
05/02/13 SENATE Read Second Time; Amendments Withdrawn (823284, 283230, 729062, 643172, 817210); Substituted for HB 0999; Laid on Table, Refer to HB 0999
Legislators
Rep Jimmy T. Patronis
Rep Jimmy T. Patronis
(R Panama City)
Sen Thad Altman
Sen Thad Altman
(R Rockledge)
Sen Jeff Brandes
Sen Jeff Brandes
(R St. Petersburg)
Environment and Natural Resources >
Senate strips language dealing with wetlands, fertilizer ordinances from permitting bill
Bruce Ritchie, 05/02/2013 - 04:06 PM

Sen. Thad Altman responds to questions from other senators Thursday about his amendments to HB 999, an environmental permitting bill. Photo by Bruce Ritchie

The Senate on Thursday voted to strip language banning new local fertilizer ordinances from an environmental permitting bill along with a provision dealing with local wetlands regulations.

HB 999 is a wide-ranging bill sponsored by Rep. Jimmy Patronis, R-Panama City. Business and industry groups support the bill but it faces opposition from environmental groups.

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Filed in: Environment and Natural Resources
Tags: Environmental Regulation & Permitting, Fertilizer
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