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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S <br />CS/HB 371 <br />2025 <br />1 A bill to be entitled <br />2 An act relating to nature -based methods for improving <br />3 coastal resilience; amending s. 380.0933, F.S.; <br />4 requiring the Florida Flood Hub for Applied Research <br />5 and Innovation at the University of South Florida <br />6 College of Marine Science to develop design guidelines <br />7 and standards for green and gray infrastructure and <br />8 models for conceptual designs of green infrastructure <br />9 and green -gray infrastructure; providing reporting <br />10 requirements; creating s. 380.0938, F.S.; requiring <br />11 the Department of Environmental Protection to develop <br />12 specified guidelines for nature -based methods for <br />13 coastal resilience and to finalize and publish the <br />14 guidelines by a specified date; requiring the <br />15 department to encourage local governments to <br />16 participate in certain restoration efforts; providing <br />17 an effective date. <br />18 <br />19 WHEREAS, the coastline is a critical state resource that <br />20 benefits the public interest by providing economic benefits, <br />21 such as flood control, fishing, recreation, and navigation, and <br />22 natural habitat and biodiversity functions, such as improved <br />23 water quality and habitat for endangered and threatened species <br />24 and other flora and fauna, and <br />25 WHEREAS, rising sea levels and an increasing frequency of <br />Page 1 of 4 <br />CODING: Words stFiGkee are deletions; words underlined are additions. <br />hb371-01-c1 <br />156 <br />