CRC - 2017                                                  P 48
       
       
        
       By Commissioner Thurlow-Lippisch
       
       thurlowlj-00051-17                                      201748__
    1                         A proposal to amend                       
    2         Section 9 of Article IV of the State Constitution to
    3         provide that the Fish and Wildlife Conservation
    4         Commission shall exercise the regulatory and executive
    5         powers of the state with respect to habitats,
    6         including wildlife corridors.
    7          
    8  Be It Proposed by the Constitution Revision Commission of
    9  Florida:
   10  
   11         Section 9 of Article IV of the State Constitution is
   12  amended to read:
   13                             ARTICLE IV                            
   14                              EXECUTIVE                            
   15         SECTION 9. Fish and wildlife conservation commission.—There
   16  shall be a fish and wildlife conservation commission, composed
   17  of seven members appointed by the governor, subject to
   18  confirmation by the senate for staggered terms of five years.
   19  The commission shall exercise the regulatory and executive
   20  powers of the state with respect to wild animal life, and fresh
   21  water aquatic life, and habitats, including wildlife corridors,
   22  and shall also exercise regulatory and executive powers of the
   23  state with respect to marine life, except that all license fees
   24  for taking wild animal life, fresh water aquatic life, and
   25  marine life and penalties for violating regulations of the
   26  commission shall be prescribed by general law. The commission
   27  shall establish procedures to ensure adequate due process in the
   28  exercise of its regulatory and executive functions. The
   29  legislature may enact laws in aid of the commission, not
   30  inconsistent with this section, except that there shall be no
   31  special law or general law of local application pertaining to
   32  hunting or fishing. The commission’s exercise of executive
   33  powers in the area of planning, budgeting, personnel management,
   34  and purchasing shall be as provided by law. Revenue derived from
   35  license fees for the taking of wild animal life and fresh water
   36  aquatic life shall be appropriated to the commission by the
   37  legislature for the purposes of management, protection, and
   38  conservation of wild animal life and fresh water aquatic life.
   39  Revenue derived from license fees relating to marine life shall
   40  be appropriated by the legislature for the purposes of
   41  management, protection, and conservation of marine life as
   42  provided by law. The commission shall not be a unit of any other
   43  state agency and shall have its own staff, which includes
   44  management, research, and enforcement. Unless provided by
   45  general law, the commission shall have no authority to regulate
   46  matters relating to air and water pollution.