Filing # 85428808 E-Filed 02/25/2019 12:13:33 PM IN THE FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL JOSE OLIVIA, in his official capacity as Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, et al., Defendants/Appellants, Case No. 1D18-3141 v. L.T. Case Nos. 2018-CA-001423 2018-CA-002682 FLORIDA WILDLIFE FEDERATION, INC., et al., Plaintiffs/Appellees. ON APPEAL FROM A FINAL JUDGMENT OF THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR LEON COUNTY, FLORIDA INDEX TO APPENDIX TO AMICUS CURIAE FLORIDA SPRINGS COUNCIL, INC.’S BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF APPELLEES John R. Thomas Florida Bar No. 868043 Law Office of John R. Thomas, P.A. 8770 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Street North St. Petersburg, Florida 33702 (727) 692-4384; [email protected] RECEIVED, 02/25/201912:14:54 PM,Clerk,First District CourtofAppeal Page 1 AMICUS CURIAE FLORIDA SPRINGS COUNCIL’S APPENDIX TO BRIEF Pursuant to Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure 9.210 and 9.220, Amicus Curiae, Florida Springs Council, Inc. provides the following Appendix in support of its Amicus Curiae brief: DATE DESCRIPTION PAGES August 14, 2018 Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Department of 7 to 20 Environmental Protection Division of Water Restoration Assistance Springs Restoration Project Plan for the Legislative Budget Commission https://floridadep.gov/sites/default/files/ LBC%20Report%20FY2018-2019.pdf June 2018 June 2018 Florida Forever Five-Year Plan - 21 to 125 EXCERPT http://publicfiles.dep.state.fl.us/DSL/ OESWeb/FF2017/ FLDEP_DSL_SOLI_2018FloridaForever5Yr Plan_20180706.pdf June 2018 Suwannee River 126 to 243 Basin Management Action Plan (Lower Suwannee River, Middle Suwannee River, and Withlacoochee River Sub-basins) https://floridadep.gov/sites/default/files/ Suwannee%20Final%202018.pdf Page 2 CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE I certify that the foregoing was prepared using Times New Roman, 14 point, as required by Rule 9.210(a)(2) of the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing document was served on the counsel of record on the Service List below on this 25th day of February, 2019, by electronic mail. John R. Thomas, Esq. Florida Bar No. 868043 8770 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. St. N. St. Petersburg, FL 33702 (727) 692-4384 [email protected] Counsel for Amicus Curiae Florida Springs Council, Inc. Page 3 SERVICE LIST Andy Bardot Adam S. Tanenbaum James Timothy Moore, Jr. The Florida House of Representatives Ashley Hoffman Lukis 418 The Capitol Gray Robinson P.A. 402 South Monroe Street Post Office Box 11189 Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1300 Tallahassee, Florida 32302 [email protected] [email protected] Counsel for Appellant, Florida House [email protected] of Representatives Speaker Richard [email protected] Corcoran Counsel for Appellants, the Florida Legislature, Senate President Joe Jeffrey Brown Negron, and Speaker Richard Kelley Corbari Corcoran Department of Environmental Protection George N. Meros, Jr. 3900 Commonwealth Boulevard Holland & Knight LLP MS-35 Suite 600, 315 South Calhoun Street Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3000 Tallahassee, Florida 32301 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Counsel for Appellants, the Florida Counsel for Appellants, Department Legislature, Senate President Joe of Environmental Protection and Negron, and Speaker Richard Secretary of the Department of Corcoran Environmental Protection Dawn Roberts Steven L. Hall Christie Letarte Allan J. Charles The Florida Senate Joan T. Matthews 302 The Capitol Florida Department of Agriculture and 404 South Monroe Street Consumer Services Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1100 The Mayo Building, Suite 520 [email protected] 407 South Calhoun Street [email protected] Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0800 Counsel for Appellant, Senate [email protected] President Joe Negron [email protected] [email protected] Counsel for Appellants, Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and Commissioner of Agriculture Page 4 Carlos A. Rey [email protected] Bradley R. McVay Counsel for Appellees, Florida Ashley E. Davis Wildlife Federation, Inc.; St. Johns Florida Department of State Riverkeeper, Inc.; Environmental R.A. Gray Building, Suite 100 Confederation of Southwest Florida, 500 South Bronough Street Inc.; The Sierra Club, Inc.; and Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0250 Manley Fuller [email protected] [email protected] Alisa Coe [email protected] Bradley Marshall Counsel for Appellants, Department Earthjustice of State and Secretary of State 111 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Tallahassee, Florida 32301 Harold G. Vielhauer [email protected] Anthony Pinzino [email protected] Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Counsel for Appellees, Florida Commission Wildlife Federation, Inc.; St. Johns 620 South Meridian Street Riverkeeper, Inc.; Environmental Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1600 Confederation of Southwest Florida, [email protected] Inc.; The Sierra Club, Inc.; and [email protected] Manley Fuller Counsel for Appellants, Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and David Guest Executive Director of the Fish and 317 East Park Avenue Wildlife Conservation Commission Tallahassee, Florida 32301 [email protected] Brian J. Accardo Counsel for Appellees, Florida James W. Sherman Wildlife Federation, Inc.; St. Johns South Florida Water Management Riverkeeper, Inc.; Environmental District Confederation of Southwest Florida, 3301 Gun Club Road Inc.; The Sierra Club, Inc.; and West Palm Beach, Florida 33406 Manley Fuller [email protected] [email protected] Kenneth B. Wright Counsel for South Florida Water 1301 Riverplace Boulevard, Ste. 1818 Management District Jacksonville, Florida 32207 [email protected] Robert T. Benton, II Counsel for Appellees, Florida P.O. Box 412 Wildlife Federation, Inc.; St. Johns Tallahassee, Florida 32302-0412 Riverkeeper, Inc.; Environmental Page 5 Confederation of Southwest Florida, Counsel for Amici Florida Inc.; The Sierra Club, Inc.; and Conservation Voters, Inc., The Trust Manley Fuller for Public Land, The Everglades Foundation, Inc., and Florida Audubon Joseph W. Little Society, Inc. 3731 NW 13th Place Gainesville, Florida 32605 Clay Henderson [email protected] 421 N. Woodland Blvd Counsel for Appellees, Florida DeLand, Florida 32723 Defenders of the Environment, Inc.; [email protected] Stephen J. Robitaille; Joseph W. Counsel for Florida Conservation Little; James P. Clugston; Lola Voters, Inc. Haskins; Stephen M. Holland; and W. Thomas Hawkins Anna H. Upton Anna H. Upton, P.L. Hala Sandridge 960 Live Oak Plantation Road Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, PC Tallahassee, Florida 32312 Suntrust Financial Center Tel: (850) 228-6360 401 E Jackson St Ste 2400 [email protected] Tampa, FL 33602-5236 Counsel for The Everglades [email protected] Foundation, Inc. Counsel for Amicus Florida Shore & Beach Preservation Association Donna E. Blanton Radey Law Firm Mohammad O. Jazil 301 S. Bronough Street, Suite 200 Hopping Green & Sams P A Tallahassee, Fla. 32301 119 S Monroe St Ste 300 Telephone:850-425-6683 Tallahassee, FL 32301-1591 [email protected] [email protected] Counsel for The Trust for Public Land Counsel for Amici Florida League of Cities, Florida Water Environment Tana D. Storey Association Utility Council, Florida Rutledge Ecenia, P.A. Stormwater Association, and Florida 119 South Monroe Street, Suite 202 Rural Water Association Tallahassee, Florida 32301-1591 Telephone (850) 681-6788 Jon L. Mills [email protected] 2727 NW 58th Blvd Counsel for Florida Audubon Society, Gainesville, FL 32606-8516 Inc. [email protected] Page 6 Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Springs Restoration Project Plan for the Legislative Budget Commission Division of Water Restoration Assistance • Florida Department of Environmental Protection • August Page14, 2018 7 Basis of the Project Plan During the 2018 legislative session, the Legislature appropriated $50 million for springs restoration in line item 1595 of the 2018-2019 General Appropriations Act, including the following proviso: The funds in Specific Appropriation 1595 may be used for land acquisition to protect springs and for capital projects that protect the quality and quantity of water that flow from springs. The funds in Specific Appropriation 1595 shall be placed in reserve until the department submits to the Legislative Budget Commission a project plan that includes, but is not limited to, a prioritization of springs projects that best represents all geographic regions of the state to protect the quality and quantity of water that flows from springs. The department may request the release of the funds upon submission of the project plan for approval by the Legislative Budget Commission pursuant to the provisions of chapter 216, Florida Statutes. Based on this Springs Restoration Plan for 2018-2019 (Plan) and the agency’s commitment to put the appropriation into action expeditiously to build upon its springs restoration activities, the department requests approval of the Plan as required in proviso provided in line item 1595. Background: Florida’s Springs There are estimated to be as many as 1,000 springs in Florida, ranging from small seeps to more than 30 Outstanding Florida Springs (OFS). The majority of Florida’s springs are located from the central part of the state tracking to the north and west into the Panhandle. Each spring or system of springs has a “recharge basin” or