FL S1684

Authorizes the Department of Environmental Protection to adopt rules requiring or incentivizing electronic submission of environmental forms, documents, fees, and reports, with accommodations for technological or financial hardship.

Limits county and municipal requests for additional information on certified development permit applications to three times, requires a meeting before the third request, and allows applicants to proceed with approval/denial if requests exceed legal authority.

Increases maximum preapproved advanced cleanup costs from $10 million to $15 million per fiscal year and per-facility limits from $500,000 to $5 million annually.

Prohibits water management districts from reducing water allocations based on new seawater desalination plants that do not receive district funding, and exempts certain farm ponds and wetlands from surface water management requirements.

Extends the deadline for major air pollution sources to pay annual operation license fees from March 1 to April 1, revises fee calculation methodology to use actual emissions data, and provides discounts and fee waivers for certain marinas meeting Clean Marina Program standards.