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FL H1609
Bill
Status
Failed
6/16/2025
Primary Sponsor
Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
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AI Summary
- Local governments and the Department of Environmental Protection are prohibited from issuing construction permits for new solid waste disposal facilities using ash-producing incinerators or for waste-to-energy facilities if the proposed site is within a one-half mile radius of any residential property or school, as measured from the stack
- The siting restriction does not apply to any existing construction, current operation, or modification to a facility in existence as of July 1, 2025
- Amends sections 403.706 and 403.707, Florida Statutes, to apply the prohibition at both the local government permitting level and the Department of Environmental Protection permitting level
- Conforms cross-references in related statutes (ss. 403.703, 403.7049, and 403.705) to account for the new subsection numbering created by the bill
- Effective date is July 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Waste Incineration
Last Action
Died in returning Messages
6/16/2025
Committee Referrals
State Affairs3/28/2025
Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee3/5/2025
Full Bill Text
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