Department of Natural Resources - Water Resources - Identification of Vernal Pools

What it does: On the version voted Apr 10, 2026: Requires the Department of Natural Resources to create and maintain a list of vernal pools, seasonal water-filled depressions that provide wildlife habitat, and to train designated state environment department staff to identify possible vernal pools and report them for the list. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)

Question before the chamber: Special Orders · Favorable with amendments adp - ON 2ND RDG · FLA Del. Adams /843526/1

Amends the bill to strike the provision stating that nothing in it limits the Department of the Environment's authority to regulate vernal pools that meet the definition of nontidal wetlands. (AI-written)

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