SSB 5433 — Concerning the removal of derelict aquatic structures and restoration of aquatic lands.

What this bill does

Authorizes the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to purchase or otherwise acquire lands and facilities related to derelict aquatic structures, and to remove, refurbish, or dispose of derelict aquatic structures. Requires the DNR to submit all derelict aquatic structure removal projects to a mitigation credits program in order to generate conservation credits, and requires any payments received for the sale of credits to be deposited into the Derelict Structure Removal Account created in the bill. Creates the Derelict Structure Removal Account. Directs the DNR to establish a grant program for lessees of state-owned aquatic land who need financial assistance to comply with the DNR's habitat stewardship measures for the construction and maintenance of aquatic structures. Authorizes the DNR to acquire aquatic structures that do not meet the definition of derelict aquatic structures, but that could provide habitat benefits or amenities for the local community if the structure were refurbished or repurposed.

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Floor votes

• House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · April 11, 2023
  97 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 6, 2023
  48 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting

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