FL H1169

Prohibits lobbyists and principals from making any expenditures to water management district governing board members, executive directors, or qualifying local officers, and requires the Commission on Ethics to investigate prohibited expenditures and report findings to the Governor

Requires a quorum (majority of members including vacancies) for water management district governing boards to conduct official business, and mandates an affirmative vote of a majority of board members for any action

Authorizes water management districts to levy separate ad valorem taxes for capital improvement projects (water supply, water quality, flood protection, natural systems) only upon approval by a majority of voters in a general election referendum, with the combined millage not to exceed existing statutory caps

Requires the South Florida Water Management District to provide enhanced annual reporting on the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, including total estimated remaining costs, performance indicators for all project components categorized by phase (planning/design, construction, operational, pending), and a separate budget section with project-by-project cost breakdowns

Expands Legislative Budget Commission oversight authority to reject individual portions of district tentative budgets funded with state appropriations and individual projects in 5-year capital improvement plans; prohibits districts from using state funds as local match for state grant programs unless specifically appropriated for that purpose; repeals the management review teams statute (s. 373.591); and requires procurement preference for capital improvement projects over $20 million to lowest responsible bidders with in-state experience and performance bonds