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FL S0810

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/18/2025

Primary Sponsor

Fiscal Policy

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Origin

Senate

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Defines "MS4" as a municipal separate storm sewer system and "MS4 entity" as an MS4 permittee under federal regulations (40 C.F.R. § 122.26(b))
  • Requires each MS4 entity to conduct an operation and maintenance inspection of all permitted stormwater management systems it owns or operates by September 1, 2026
  • Inspections must identify infrastructure with significant vulnerability to obstruction, blockage, deterioration, or failure that could result in flooding and property damage upon operational failure
  • Infrastructure meeting either vulnerability or flooding-risk criteria must be inspected annually by June 1 of each subsequent year
  • MS4 entities must complete a department-developed stormwater facility inspection checklist and submit it to the Department of Environmental Protection and the Division of Emergency Management by September 1, 2026, and each September 1 thereafter

Legislative Description

Stormwater Management Systems

Last Action

Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 180 (Ch. 2025-190)

6/16/2025

Committee Referrals

Fiscal Policy3/25/2025
Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development3/11/2025

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