FL S1076

Amend section 120.541, Florida Statutes to require the Department of Environmental Protection to submit state implementation plans under the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. s. 7411(d)) for legislative ratification before submitting to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Exempt rules implementing a ratified state implementation plan from the regulatory cost ratification requirement in subsection (3), unless the plan is substantially altered by federal regulators.

Allow the Department of Environmental Protection to submit an initial state implementation plan to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency without legislative ratification if obtaining ratification during the 2016 Regular Session would cause untimely submission, but must notify the Legislature at least 30 days prior and request a federal extension.

Require any unratified plan submitted to federal regulators include a notice stating the plan has not been legislatively ratified and may be supplemented with an additional filing.

If the Legislature does not ratify the initial plan by the end of the 2017 Regular Session, any rules implementing the plan must be separately ratified by the Legislature before taking effect.