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*tiL :Ti"k: f!»; ,Nk�. :n:n:. "laf"'^ ^2' ::r"-,!' ,;;Y•:"..�a:::•,i',::^r. t.t<' ;.a: . ..hY::i• ..0 n. ,:,q.,r id?.' -sl•. G�:;':� `din 4 .- ,.Jv+;d'iii ' " : RGE C: � DIANA E E T; G „fir. t , n...-�G ,.t. ,• '. , r:..: f!).. h:i."�:...s . i . vY . .`,i � .'^%fi.. t. .. .,..'fir-... .....,.,:.:,.r'!�?_ .......:... ,, ..?, Background: There is statewide need to come up with flood mitigation projects to improve a commu- nity's class rating under the National Flood Insurance Program Community Rating System. Legislation: SB 112 (Brandes) and HB 613 (Ahern) proposed to authorize the Division of Emergency Management of the Executive Office of the Governor to administer a matching grant program for lo- cal governments to implement flood hazard risk reduction policies and projects. , Status: This issue was not heard in committee. 4:4: ' TD -AB; iJS ,,:I: I F.. Background: Section 395.1041, F.S. requires all hospitals offering emergency services to provide care to e� person seeking emergency care. Hospitals cannot refuse to accept a person with an emergency medical condition if the service is within that hospital's capability and capacity. Persons requiring care beyond the hospital's capability or capacity must be transferred to another facility that can provide the needed services. Legislation: SB 558 (Passidomo) / HB 61 (Lee) proposes to amend s. 395.1041, F.S., to require a hospital with an emergency department to develop a best practices policy to promote the prevention of unintentional drug overdoses by connecting patients who have experienced unintentional overdoses with substance abuse treatment services. The bill allows hospitals to determine what should be includ- ed in the policy, but the bill provides express authority to include several items in the policy. Status: HB 61 was approved by the House Chamber but the bill died in Senate messages. We should expect to see this again next session. T Fk 51, �Co Ai 'MAN •AS. .. .AGEMENT::=::' Background: The State of Florida has 825 miles of sandy coastline. Beaches are one of Florida's most valuable resources and serve multiple important functions including providing habitat and protection for several species of plants and animals, attracting visitors and new residents to the state, and provid- ing a line of defense against major storms. Specifically, beaches are the most important feature of Flor- ida's brand, accounting for 25.5 percent of the state's attractiveness to visitors. Beaches require ongo- ing maintenance to curtail erosion, which threatens this valuable state resource.4 While beaches are naturally prone to erosion due to natural forces, such as wind -driven currents and tides and storms, human -induced erosion is attributable to the construction and maintenance of navigation inlets and - the development and placement of infrastructure in close proximity to the shore. Legislation: SB 1590 (Latvala) and HB 1213 (Peters) proposed to create a $50 million dedicated and reoccurring funding source for beach restoration and nourishment projects. The bills also creates a scoring system based on a number of tiers for beach restoration projects. Status: The legislation died in House messages. P207