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House Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
House of Representatives
Session of 2025 - 2026
Regular Session
MEMORANDUM
| Posted: | January 16, 2025 09:30 AM |
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| From: | Representative Clint Owlett |
| To: | All House members |
| Subject: | Stream Maintenance - Former HB 200 |
| After devastating loss from hurricane Debby, its ever so important that we give our local government organizations the ability to maintain the streams and waterways in their area that are vital to preserving the integrity of bridges and culverts, stream channels, and possibly most importantly, to prevent flooding which can significantly damage homes and threaten lives and livelihoods. Unfortunately, because of the numerous different agencies that can be involved, and the time it takes those agencies to review requests, it can be very difficult to get approval to do the necessary work. These delays and denials have real world consequences in our districts. Our local officials know the work that needs to be done to protect their citizens and their property, and it has been very frustrating for them to be prevented from doing so. I will be re-introducing HB 200 that will allow for local government organizations to apply for a permit for continuing maintenance for a period of at least 10 years for the streams within their jurisdiction. This permit will grant an affirmative duty to the local government entity to properly maintain the streams and will not require preapproval from the local government for maintenance projects. They will finally be able to ensure that a creek or stream is properly functioning and approaching a structure the way it was engineered to accept water. |
Introduced as HB327
Memo Updated: January 16, 2025 09:32 AM