CS/SB 50: Nature-based Methods for Improving Coastal Resilience

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, Garcia; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Avila

Nature-based Methods for Improving Coastal Resilience; Specifying that the Florida Flood Hub for Applied Research and Innovation is established within the University of South Florida, rather than within the University of South Florida College of Marine Science; requiring the hub to develop design guidelines and standards for optimal combinations of green and gray infrastructure and to model the effects of conceptual designs of certain green and gray infrastructure; requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to adopt rules for nature-based methods for coastal resilience, etc. APPROPRIATION: $250,000

Current Bill Version Posted: 3/19/2025 03:29 PM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Environment and Natural Resources (EN)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (AEG)
  3. Rules (RC)

• Related Bills (1)

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  H 371 (c1) by Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee Nature-based Methods for Improving Coastal Resilience Last Action: 6/16/2025 H Died on Second Reading Calendar	Compare

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  380.0933	Florida Flood Hub for Applied Research and Innovation.	Page 2 (pdf)
  380.0938		Page 3 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  11/20/2024	S	• Filed
  1/15/2025	S	• Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Rules
  2/3/2025	S	• On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 02/11/25, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Building
  2/11/2025	S	• Favorable by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
  2/12/2025	S	• Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
  2/28/2025	S	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 03/05/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building
  3/4/2025	S	• Introduced
  3/5/2025	S	• CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
  3/7/2025	S	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Rules • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/12/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building
  3/10/2025	S	• CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government read 1st time
  3/12/2025	S	• Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  3/17/2025	S	• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/19/25
  3/19/2025	S	• Read 2nd time -SJ 233 • Amendment(s) adopted (384900) -SJ 233 • Read 3rd time -SJ 233 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 233 • Immediately certified -SJ 242
  3/19/2025	H	• In Messages
  5/3/2025	H	• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  6/16/2025	H	• Died in Messages