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FL S0712
Bill
AI Summary
- Transfers the Onsite Sewage Program from the Department of Health to the Department of Environmental Protection via a type two transfer effective July 1, 2021, with an interagency agreement required by June 30, 2021, covering at least 5 years of cooperation
- Requires basin management action plans for nutrient total maximum daily loads to include wastewater treatment plans and onsite sewage treatment and disposal system remediation plans developed by local governments, to be adopted no later than July 1, 2025
- Establishes a wastewater grant program within DEP requiring a 50% local match, prioritizing projects that connect onsite sewage systems to central sewer facilities, and prohibits sewage disposal into Indian River Lagoon without advanced waste treatment beginning July 1, 2025
- Increases administrative penalty caps from $10,000 to $50,000 per assessment for environmental violations under Chapter 403, requires sewage facilities to develop 5-year pipe assessment and replacement plans, and mandates annual reporting on sanitary sewer overflows
- Requires DEP to adopt new biosolids management rules (subject to legislative ratification), initiate potable reuse rule revisions by December 31, 2020, update stormwater design regulations by January 1, 2021, and prohibits local governments from granting legal rights to the natural environment
Legislative Description
Environmental Resource Management
Last Action
Chapter No. 2020-150
7/1/2020
Committee Referrals
Appropriations1/24/2020
Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government12/13/2019
Community Affairs11/18/2019
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