FL S0602

Allows entities created by special act, local ordinance, or interlocal agreement of counties or municipalities to qualify for reduced or waived permit processing fees under the same criteria as small counties and municipalities.

Requires the Department of Environmental Protection to initiate rulemaking by July 1, 2012 to adopt a general permit for stormwater management systems at airport airside activities, applicable statewide and administered by water management districts or delegated local governments.

Authorizes municipalities and counties with community redevelopment areas to adopt stormwater adaptive management plans and obtain conceptual permits lasting at least 20 years, allowing urban redevelopment projects to maintain historical stormwater discharge rates and volumes.

Permits issued under conceptual plans for urban redevelopment must presume that projects demonstrating net water quality improvements do not cause or contribute to water quality violations.

Establishes expedited summary hearing procedures (30 days) for challenges to consolidated environmental resource permits or sovereign submerged lands authorizations for deepwater ports, with the administrative law judge's decision being a recommended order and the department issuing final orders within 45 working days.