,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fdb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bc1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,/eube 7= himself & ,mr4 ,bu*anan7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,natural ,res\rces  ,a 
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,wild & ,sc5ic ,riv]s
 ,act to designate ! portion ( ! ,myakka
 ,riv] ly+ )9 ,s>asota ,c\nty1 ,florida 
z a compon5t ( ! ,national ,wild &      
,sc5ic ,riv]s ,sy/em1 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,myakka ,wild & ,sc5ic ,riv] ,act (   
#bjbe4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds !  
foll[+3  7#a7 ,public ,law #ie-fbe am5d$
 section #e ( ! ,wild & ,sc5ic ,riv]s   
,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #abgf7 to require ! 
/udy ( ! ,myakka ,riv] = pot5tial       
inclusion 9 ! national wild & sc5ic     
riv]s sy/em4  7#b7 ,! /udy det]m9$ !    
,myakka ,riv]1 0 eligible = inclusion 9 
! ,national ,wild & ,sc5ic ,riv]s       
,sy/em4  7#c7 ,! ,/ate ( ,florida has   
demon/rat$ its commitm5t to protect+ ?is
 riv] by ! enactm5t ( ! ,myakka ,riv]   

,wild & ,sc5ic ,designation &           
,protection ,act 7,florida ,/atute      
,*apt] #beh4eja74  7#d7 ,! ,florida     
c\nty ( ,s>asota & ! cities ( ,v5ice &  
,nor? ,port h demon/rat$ _! commitm5t to
 protect ?is riv] 9 _! compreh5sive l&  
use plans1 local ord9ances1 & l&        
developm5t regulations4  7#e7 ,! desire 
= designation ( ?is riv] z a compon5t ( 
! ,national ,wild & ,sc5ic ,riv]s ,sy/em
 has be5 demon/rat$ ?r\gh /rong public  
support1 ,/ate & local ag5cy support1 & 
! endorsem5t ( designation by ! ,myakka 
,riv] ,managem5t ,coord9at+ ,c\ncil1 :i*
 repres5ts a broad cross section ( ,/ate
 & local ag5cies1 agricultural int]e/s1 
l&[n]s1 environm5tal1 & nonpr(it        
organizations4  7#f7 ,a #ab-mile segm5t 
( ! ,myakka ,riv] is )9 ! ,myakka ,riv] 
,/ate ,p>k ) an additional #bb-mile     
segm5t conta9+ cons]vation l&s held 9   
public own]%ip or cons]vation easem5ts  
)9 ! ,myakka ,riv] ,wat]%$4  #c4        
,designation ( ,myakka ,riv]1 ,florida1 
z a compon5t ( ! ,national ,wild &      

,sc5ic ,riv]s ,sy/em  7a7 ,section      
#c7;a7 ( ! ,wild & ,sc5ic ,riv]s ,act   
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #abgd7;a77 is am5d$ by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3  77
 ,myakka ,riv]1 ,florida ,! #cd-mile    
segm5ts1 )9 ,s>asota ,c\nty ref]r$ to 9 
?is p>agraph1 to be adm9i/]$ by !       
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior1 9 p>tn]%ip ) !  
,myakka ,riv] ,managem5t ,coord9at+     
,c\ncil4  4  7b7 ,9 g5]al ,! foll[+     
segm5ts ( ! ,myakka ,riv]1 )9 ,s>asota  
,c\nty1 to be adm9i/]$ 9 ! foll[+       
classifications3  7,a7 ,! approximately 
#h4j-mile segm5t f ! ,manatee           
,c\nty_/,s>asota ,c\nty l9e to ,s4,r4   
#gb1 z a sc5ic riv]4  7,b7 ,!           
approximately #aa4b-mile segm5t1 f      
,s4,r4 #gb to ,laurel ,road1 z a wild   
riv]4  7,c7 ,! approximately #a4i-mile  
segm5t1 f ,laurel ,road to ,bord] ,road1
 z a sc5ic riv]4  7,d7 ,! approximately 
#a4e-mile segm5t1 f ,bord] ,road to j   
s\? ( ! ,i-#ge ,bridge1 z a recreational
 riv]4  7,e7 ,! approximately #a4e-mile 
segm5t1 f s\? ( ! ,i-#ge ,bridge to     

,snook ,hav51 z a sc5ic riv]4  7,f7 ,!  
approximately #c4b-mile segm5t1 f ,snook
 ,hav5 to ,rambl]s ,re/1 z a wild riv]4 
7,g7 ,! approximately #b4g-mile segm5t1 
f ,rambl]s ,re/ to ,u4,s4 #da1 z a sc5ic
 riv]4  7,h7 ,! approximately #d4j-mile 
segm5t1 f ,u4,s4 #da to ! ,*>lotte      
,c\nty ,l9e1 z a sc5ic riv]4  4  #d4    
,special requirem5ts applicable to      
,myakka ,riv]  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is   
section & section #e3  7#a7 ,myakka riv]
 ,! t]m ,myakka ,riv] means ! segm5ts ( 
! ,myakka ,riv] 9 ! ,/ate ( ,florida    
designat$ z compon5ts ( ! ,national     
,wild & ,sc5ic ,riv]s ,sy/em by p>agraph
 77 ( section #c7;a7 ( ! ,wild & ,sc5ic 
,riv]s ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #abgd7;a771 z
 add$ by ?is ,act4  7#b7 ,c\ncil ,! t]m 
,c\ncil means ! ,myakka ,riv] ,managem5t
 ,coord9at+ ,c\ncil e/abli%$ pursuant to
 ,florida ,/atute ,*apt] #beh4eja4  7#c7
 ,compreh5sive managem5t plan ,! t]ms   
compreh5sive managem5t plan & plan mean 
! ,myakka ,riv] ,wild & ,sc5ic          
,managem5t ,plan develop$ by ! ,c\ncil  

%all be consid]$ to satisfy !           
requirem5ts = ! compreh5sive managem5t  
plan "u section #c7;d7 ( ! ,wild &      
,sc5ic ,riv]s ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4       
#abgd7;d774  7#d7 ,secret>y ,! t]m      
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( !         
,int]ior4  7b7 ,coop]ative agreem5ts    
7#a7 ,use au?oriz$ ,9 ord] to provide = 
! long-t]m protection1 pres]vation1 &   
enhancem5t ( ! ,myakka ,riv]1 !         
,secret>y %all coord9ate adm9i/ration   
responsibilities "u ?is section1 & may  
ent] into coop]ative agreem5ts pursuant 
to sections #aj7;e7 & #aa7;b77#a7 ( !   
,wild & ,sc5ic ,riv]s ,act 7#af         
,u4,s4,c4 #abha7;e71 #abhb7;b77#a77 ) ! 
,/ate ( ,florida ,dep>tm5t (            
,environm5tal ,protection1 ,division (  
,recreation & ,p>ks1 appropriate local  
political jurisdictions ( ! ,/ate1 !    
c\nty ( ,s>asota1 ,city ( ,nor? ,port1  
,city ( ,v5ice & appropriate local      
plann+ & non-pr(it organizations4  7#b7 
,effect ( agreem5t ,adm9i/ration ( !    
,myakka ,riv] by ! ,secret>y ( !        

,int]ior ?r\gh ! use ( coop]ative       
agreem5ts %all n--  7,a7 con/itute      
,national ,p>k ,s]vice adm9i/ration ( ! 
,myakka ,riv] = purposes ( section      
#aj7;c7 ( su* ,act 7 ,u4,s4,c4          
#abha7;c772 or  7,b7 cause ! ,myakka    
,riv] to be consid]$ a unit ( !         
,national ,p>k ,sy/em4  7#c7 ,publicly  
own$ l&s ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act or an agreem5t
 "u ?is ,act %all affect ! managem5t (  
publicly or privately own$ l&s )9 !     
b\nd>ies ( ! ,myakka ,riv] wat]%$ by !  
ag5cies hav+ jurisdiction ov] ! l&s1 9  
accordance ) ! /atutory au?ority (      
,florida ,/atute #beh4eja & ! mission ( 
su* ag5cies4  7#d7 ,te*nical assi/ance &
 o!r support ,! ,secret>y may provide   
te*nical assi/ance1 /aff support1 &     
fund+ to assi/ 9 ! updat+ &             
implem5tation ( ! compreh5sive managem5t
 plan4  7#e7 ,acquisition ( l& !        
au?ority ( ! ,secret>y to acquire l& = !
 ,myakka ,riv] segm5ts %all be limit$ to
 acquisition by donation or acquisition 
) ! cons5t ( ! own] !re(4  7#f7 ,no     

condemnation ,no l& or int]e/ 9 l& may  
be acquir$ = ! ,myakka ,riv] segm5ts by 
condemnation4  #e4 ,myakka ,riv]        
,managem5t ,c\ncil  7a7 ,exi/+ /ructure 
! ,secret>y %all coord9ate ! managem5t  
responsibilities ( ! ,secret>y ) !      
,c\ncil 9 ! updat+ & implem5tation ( !  
compreh5sive managem5t plan = ! ,myakka 
,riv]4  7b7 ,repres5tative f ,,doi ,!   
,secret>y %all select a repres5tative :o
 %all be add$ to ! ,c\ncil to repres5t !
 ,national ,p>k ,s]vice4  7c7           
,additional memb]s ,o!r int]e/$ p>ties  
may be add$ to ! ,c\ncil1 9 accordance )
 ! /atutory au?ority "u ,florida ,/atute
 #beh4eja4  7d7 ,coord9ation ) c\ncil ,!
 ,secret>y %all coord9ate ! managem5t   
responsibilities ) ! ,c\ncil 9 ! updat+ 
& implem5tation ( ! ,managem5t plan = ! 
,myakka ,riv]1 to assi/ ! ,secret>y 9   
c>ry+ out ! managem5t responsibilities (
 ! ,secret>y "u ?is ,act4