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FL H0789
Bill
Status
Introduced
12/7/2023
Primary Sponsor
Infrastructure Strategies Committee
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AI Summary
- Nonindustrial stormwater management systems in or adjacent to residential or urban areas accessible to the public must have side slopes designed with a horizontal-to-vertical ratio no steeper than 4:1 to a depth of at least 2 feet below control elevation, stabilized with vegetation for erosion prevention and pollutant removal
- Steeper than 4:1 side slopes are permitted if the slope incorporates adequate temporary and permanent erosion and sediment control best management practices
- All existing side slope rules adopted by the department, water management districts, or delegated local programs are superseded as of July 1, 2024, and may be repealed without further rulemaking by publishing a notice of repeal in the Florida Administrative Register
- Revises s. 376.313 to clarify that causes of action for damages to real or personal property from prohibited discharges or pollution conditions require only proof of the discharge or pollutive condition, not negligence, and changes the term "strict-liability defenses" to "exceptions" limited to those in s. 376.308 or s. 376.82
- Effective date is July 1, 2024
Legislative Description
Environmental Management
Last Action
Died on Second Reading Calendar
3/8/2024
Committee Referrals
Infrastructure Strategies Committee1/31/2024
Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee1/26/2024
Water Quality, Supply & Treatment Subcommittee12/27/2023
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