CS/HB 7057 Summary

• Counties and municipalities are prohibited from banning one temporary shelter on residential property for up to 36 months after a natural emergency declaration if the resident makes good-faith rebuilding efforts and the shelter is safely connected to utilities.

• Extends permit expiration timelines by 24 months (with a 48-month maximum total for multiple emergencies) following natural emergency declarations, with retroactive application to September 28, 2022.

• Creates $50 million Local Government Emergency Revolving Bridge Loan Program providing interest-free loans to counties and municipalities in federally declared disaster areas to maintain operations, with loans due within 24 months.

• Prohibits counties and municipalities within 100 miles of Hurricane Ian or Nicole landfall from adopting construction moratoriums or more restrictive development regulations until October 1, 2024, with any such restrictions declared null and void.

• Appropriates $1 million from General Revenue Fund and $10 million from Federal Grants Trust Fund to Division of Emergency Management for hazard mitigation loan program, effective July 1, 2023.