Sec. 5. WEKIVA RIVER SYSTEM ADVISORY MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

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## SEC. 5 WEKIVA RIVER SYSTEM ADVISORY MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE ###

(a)Establishment The Secretary shall establish an advisory committee, to be known as the Wekiva River System Advisory Management Committee, to assist in the development of the comprehensive management plan for the Wekiva River system. ###

(b)Membership The Committee shall be composed of a representative of each of the following agencies and organizations: ####

(1)The Department of the Interior, represented by the Director of the National Park Service or the Director's designee. ####

(2)The East Central Florida Regional Planning Council. ####

(3)The Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Recreation and Parks. ####

(4)The Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Wekiva River Aquatic Preserve. ####

(5)The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Forestry, Seminole State Forest. ####

(6)The Florida Audubon Society. ####

(7)The nonprofit organization known as the Friends of the Wekiva. ####

(8)The Lake County Water Authority. ####

(9)The Lake County Planning Department. ####

(10)The Orange County Parks and Recreation Department, Kelly Park. ####

(11)The Seminole County Planning Department. ####

(12)The St. Johns River Water Management District. ####

(13)The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. ####

(14)The City of Altamonte Springs. ####

(15)The City of Longwood. ####

(16)The City of Apopka. ####

(17)The Florida Farm Bureau Federation. ####

(18)The Florida Forestry Association. ###

(c)Additional Members Other interested parties may be added to the Committee by request to the Secretary and unanimous consent of the existing members. ###

(d)Appointment Representatives and alternates to the Committee shall be appointed as follows: ####

(1)State agency representatives, by the head of the agency. ####

(2)County representatives, by the Boards of County Commissioners. ####

(3)Water management district, by the Governing Board. ####

(4)Department of the Interior representative, by the Southeast Regional Director, National Park Service. ####

(5)East Central Florida Regional Planning Council, by Governing Board. ####

(6)Other organizations, by the Southeast Regional Director, National Park Service. ###

(e)Role of Committee The Committee shall assist in the development of the comprehensive management plan for the Wekiva River system and provide advice to the Secretary in carrying out the management responsibilities of the Secretary under this Act. The Committee shall have an advisory role only, it will not have regulatory or land acquisition authority. ###

(f)Voting and Committee Procedures Each member agency, agency division, or organization referred to in subsection

(b)shall have one vote and provide one member and one alternate. Committee decisions and actions will be made with consent of three-fourths of all voting members. Additional necessary Committee procedures shall be developed as part of the comprehensive management plan.