No. CS/HB 1035
Filed under Environment & Water.
Nature-based Coastal Resiliency; Authorizes certain dredging & filling of submerged lands & placement of certain shorelines & seawalls within Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserve; authorizes erection of specified structures within aquatic preserves; requires DEP to develop by specified date guidelines & standards for nature-based methods to address coastal resiliency; requires DEP & local governments to promote nature-based solutions for coastal resiliency.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDAquatic preserves statewide may now approve living seawalls, shoreline and vegetation planting, seagrass planting, wave attenuation structures, and green or hybrid stormwater infrastructure as coastal-resiliency measures, alongside the seawall repairs and utility crossings already allowed.
Within Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserve specifically, the board of trustees may now approve minimum dredging and filling to restore mangroves, salt marshes, seagrasses, and oyster reefs, still subject to public notice.
Miami-Dade County, working with DEP, may also use living shorelines and seawalls -- not just natural vegetation and riprap -- to stabilize eroding Biscayne Bay shorelines that are clouding the water.
By January 1, 2027, DEP must set design guidelines for combining green and hybrid infrastructure against erosion, sea level rise, and storm surge, and DEP and local governments must jointly promote these nature-based solutions.
AIAquatic preserves may now approve living seawalls, shoreline and vegetation planting, seagrass planting, wave attenuation structures, and green or hybrid green-gray stormwater infrastructure as coastal-resiliency measures, alongside seawall repairs and utility crossings already allowed.
AIThe board of trustees may approve minimum dredging and filling in Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserve specifically to restore and manage substrate for mangroves, salt marshes, seagrasses, and oyster reefs.
AIBy January 1, 2027, DEP must develop design guidelines and standards for combining green and hybrid green-gray infrastructure to fight erosion, sea level rise, and storm surge.
AIMiami-Dade County, in conjunction with DEP, may now use living shorelines and seawalls -- not just natural vegetation and riprap -- to stabilize eroding Biscayne Bay shorelines that are contributing to turbidity.
AIDEP and local governments must jointly promote public awareness and education about the value of nature-based coastal-resiliency solutions, including preserving and restoring wetlands, floodplains, seagrasses, and mangroves.