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Peter D. O'Bryan <br />Chairman <br />District 4 <br />Bob Solari <br />Vice Chairman <br />District 5 <br />January 23, 2018 <br />The Honorable Senator Tom Lee <br />Chair, Community Affairs <br />Florida State Senator, District 20 <br />418 Senate Office Building <br />404 South Monroe Street <br />Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100 <br />Representative Chris Sprowls <br />Chair, Committee on Judiciary <br />Florida State Representative, District 65 <br />422 The Capitol <br />402 South Monroe Street <br />Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300 <br />FL RO Iii' <br />E� <br />Susan Adams <br />District 1 <br />Joseph E. Flescher <br />District 2 <br />Tim Zorc <br />District 3 <br />The Honorable Senator Aaron Bean <br />Vice Chair, Community Affairs <br />Florida State Senator, District 4 <br />306 Senate Office Building <br />404 South Monroe Street <br />Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100 <br />Representative Shawn Harrison <br />Vice Chair, Committee on Judiciary <br />Florida State Representative, District 63 <br />417 The Capitol <br />402 South Monroe Street <br />Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300 <br />RE: Senate Bill 804 and House Bill 631 Language Relating to Customary Use <br />To the Honorable Senators Lee and Bean and Representatives Sprowls and Harrison: <br />We are writing to you today in opposition of the SB 804 and HB 631. This legislation threatens to <br />interfere with the public's right to recreationally use beach areas that have been gained through <br />customary use. It also could undermine beach restoration programs across the State of Florida <br />and here locally in Indian River County. <br />Florida's beaches are essential to both economic development and tourism and provide critical <br />nesting habitat to protected sea turtles. Indian River County has over 20 miles of beautiful <br />beaches along the Atlantic Ocean. Over the years, Indian River County has partnered with the <br />State of Florida on various beach projects using taxpayer funds. These beach restoration projects <br />not only provide a recreational benefit to the public, but they also provide a financial advantage <br />to private property owners. As we witnessed with Hurricanes Matthew and Irma, a healthy beach <br />restoration program saves valuable infrastructure from being impacted by pounding waves and <br />the erosion of sand. <br />1801 271h Street, Building A <br />Vero Beach, FL 32960 <br />(772) 226-1490 <br />