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FL H7113
Bill
Status
Introduced
3/25/2013
Primary Sponsor
Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee
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AI Summary
- Exempts rules adopted by the Department of Environmental Protection regarding total maximum daily load (TMDL) calculations and allocations from Environmental Regulation Commission approval and legislative ratification under s. 120.541(3)
- Authorizes the department to adopt phased TMDLs subject to change as additional data becomes available, with requirement to explain in rule documentation why data are inadequate to justify a phased approach
- Requires the department to hold at least one public workshop in the vicinity of each water body or segment for which a TMDL is being developed
- Mandates public workshop notice be published 5-15 days before the workshop in a newspaper of general circulation in the affected county or counties
- Takes effect July 1, 2013
Legislative Description
Total Maximum Daily Loads
Last Action
Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 1806 (Ch. 2013-70)
4/30/2013
Committee Referrals
State Affairs4/1/2013
Rulemaking Oversight and Repeal Subcommittee3/28/2013
Full Bill Text
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