It shall be mandatory that the City of West Palm Beach retain in perpetuity full ownership
and control and shall not lease or grant any license for any part of the water catchment
area which is inconsistent with water supply, environmental, educational, or conservation
purposes, including, but not limited to, environmental mitigation. No use of the water
catchment area shall be made by the city which is inconsistent with water supply,
environmental, educational, or conservation purposes, which purposes include, but
are not limited to, environmental mitigation purposes. The City of West Palm Beach
may grant licenses permitting the construction, installation, maintenance, and removal
of crossings above, below, and across the M-Canal by water, wastewater, gas, or other
utility pipes and electric or other utility lines and for the construction, expansion,
extension, relocation, and maintenance of government roadways across the M-Canal,
provided such crossings are not inconsistent with the uses established in this section
and such crossings are not inconsistent with this Act or applicable laws and regulations
governing Class I potable water supplies and the water catchment area.
(Laws of Fla., Ch. 96-477, § 3; Laws of Fla., Ch. 2006-359, § 1)
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