Beach management bill revises criteria for designating critically eroded beaches and outlines state and local responsibilities for restoration.

The bill amends Florida Statutes to revise the criteria for designating beaches as critically eroded, requiring local governments to preserve funding for shoreline maintenance. It mandates the Department of Environmental Protection to review specific data when designating beaches as critically eroded. The bill also authorizes the department to require local governments to develop strategic beach management plans, which must include analyses of compound flooding, property values, and environmentally sensitive areas.

Beach management bill revises criteria for designating critically eroded beaches and outlines state and local responsibilities for restoration.

The bill amends Florida Statutes to revise the criteria for designating beaches as critically eroded, requiring local governments to preserve funding for shoreline maintenance. It mandates the Department of Environmental Protection to review specific data when designating beaches as critically eroded. The bill also authorizes the department to require local governments to develop strategic beach management plans, which must include analyses of compound flooding, property values, and environmentally sensitive areas.