FL S1606

Transfers administration of Florida's Municipal Solid Waste-to-Energy Program from the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to the Department of Environmental Protection

Beginning July 1, 2024, requires the Office of Air Monitoring to measure air quality and particulate matter in all environmental justice zones within 25 miles of a facility before it can receive financial assistance grant funding; facilities in areas not meeting EPA minimum standards are ineligible

Beginning July 1, 2024, prohibits incentive grant funding for new, upgraded, or expanded waste-to-energy facilities until an environmental justice evaluation determines the project will have negligible impact on low-income and historically marginalized communities and will not cause air quality or particulate matter to exceed EPA standards

Financial assistance grants are distributed at a rate of 2 cents per kilowatt-hour of electric power purchased by a utility, capped at the difference between payments under pre-2022 power purchase agreements and current agreement payments

Incentive grant applicants must provide dollar-for-dollar matching funds and demonstrate the project is cost-effective, permittable, and implementable; the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services shifts to an advisory role in evaluating incentive grant eligibility