Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 09-27-11 regular part 2 of 2 — reading text

814019  Nfl 1 VIII) The Governor of the 2 State of Alabama. 3 IX) The Governor of the State 4 of Florida. 5 X) The Governor of the State 6 of Louisiana. 7 I) The Governor of the State 8 of Mississippi. 9 XII) The Governor of the State 10 of Texas. 11 iii) ALTERNATE. —A Governor ap- 12 pointed to the Council by the President 13 may designate an alternate to represent 14 the Governor on the Council. 15 iv) CHAIRPERSON. — From among 16 the Federal agency members of the Coun- 17 cil, the representatives of States on the 18 Council shall select, and the President 19 shall appoint, 1 Federal member to serve 20 as Chairperson of the Council. 21 v) PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENT. - 22 All Council members shall be appointed by 23 the President. 24 vi) COUNCIL ACfIONS.— xm9dn 5 1400 IS Obi NP Attachment: 9 -27 -11 561400 rev ( 1444 : 201130 - Support for SB 1400)  OopL aS Iol Noddns - oc- 1 toz : 446I) naI Oohl9S l I- LZ- 6 7u amgoerry u r0 am 27 aY 1 I) IN GENERAL.— Subject to aYA 2 subelause ( IV), significant actions by 3 the Council shall require the affirma- 4 tive vote of the Federal Chairperson 5 and a majority of the State members 6 to be effective. 7 II) INCLUSIONs.— Significant 8 actions include but are not limited 9 to- 10 aa) approval of a Com- 11 prehensive Plan and future revi- 12 sions to a Comprehensive Plan; 13 bb) approval of State 14 plans pursuant to paragraph 15 3)( 13)( iii); and 16 cc) approval of reports to 17 Congress pursuant to clause 18 vii)(X). 19 III) QUORUM. — A quorum of 20 State members shall be required to be 21 present for the Council to take any 22 significant action. 23 IV) AFFiRmATivE vOTE RE- 24 QUIREMENT DEEMED MET. —For ap- 25 proval of State plans pursuant to 8 1400 I8  W 1 paragraph ( 3)( B)( iv), the certification 2 by a State member of the Council that 3 the plan satisfies all requirements of 4 clauses ( i) and ( ii) of paragraphs 5 3)( B), when joined by an affirmative 6 vote of the Federal Chairperson of the 7 Council, is deemed to satisfy the re- 8 quirements for affirmative votes under 9 subelause ( I). 10 V) PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY. - 11 Appropriate actions of the Council, in- 12 cluding votes on significant actions 13 and associated deliberations, shall be 14 made available to the public. 15 vii) DUTIES OF COUNCIL. — The 16 Council shall- 17 I) develop the Comprehensive 18 Plan, and future revisions to the Com- 19 prebensive Plan; 20 II) identify as soon as prac- 21 ticable the projects that - 22 as) have been authorized 23 prior to the date of enactment of 24 this subsection but not yet com- 25 menced; and dnvRF S 1400 IS OO NV Attachment: 9 -27 -11 581400 rev ( 1444 : 201130 - Support for SB 1400)  0071 as jo) p odd nS - ae- llOZ : 4441) nai Oo4LaS lt-LZ- 6 _7uawgoel4y 0 m0 m 29 vx 1 bb) if implemented quick- aAv 2 ly, would restore and protect the 3 natural resources, ecosystems, 4 fisheries, marine and wildlife 5 habitats, beaches, barrier islands, 6 dunes, and coastal wetlands of 7 the Gulf Coast ecosystem; 8 III) coordinate the development 9 of consistent policies, strategies, 10 plans, and activities by Federal agen- 11 cies, State and local governments, and 12 private sector entities for addressing 13 the restoration and protection of the 14 Gulf Coast ecosystem; 15 M establish such other advi- 16 sory committee or committees as may 17 be necessary to assist the Council, in- 18 cluding to address public policy and 19 scientific issues; 20 V) coordinate scientific and 21 other research associated with restora- 22 tion of the Gulf Coast ecosystem; 23 VI) seek to ensure that all poli- 24 cies, strategies, plans, and activities 25 for addressing the restoration of the S 1400 IS  fait, 1 Gulf Coast ecosystem are based on 2 the best available physical, ecological, 3 and economic data; 4 VII) make recommendations to 5 address the particular needs of espe- 6 cially economically and socially vulner- 7 able populations; 8 VIII) develop standard terms 9 to include in contracts for projects 10 and programs awarded pursuant to 11 the Comprehensive Plan that provide 12 a preference to individuals and com- 13 panes that reside in, are 14 headquartered in, or are principally 15 engaged in business in, a Gulf Coast 16 State; 17 1X) prepare an integrated fi- 18 nancial plan and recommendations for 19 coordinated budget requests for the 20 amounts proposed to be expended by 21 the Federal agencies represented on 22 the Council for projects and programs 23 in the Gulf Coast States; and 24 X) submit an annual report to 25 Congress that— A9NOF i m S 1400 IS O Attachment: 9 -27 -11 SB1400 rev ( 1444 : 2011 -30 - Support for SB 1400)  G04L SS Io; poddnS - OE- 1 LOZ t 4491) nay Oot LSS WLZ- 6 : 1" awy0eny 0 31 ao dY aum 1 as) summarizes the poli- 2 cies, strategies, plans, and activi- 3 ties for addressing the restora- 4 tion and protection of the Gulf 5 Coast ecosystem; 6 bb) describes the projects 7 and programs being implemented 8 to restore and protect the Gulf 9 Coast ecosystem; and 10 cc) makes such rec- 11 ommendations to Congress for 12 modifications of existing laws as 13 the Council determines