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FL S1822
Bill
AI Summary
- Defines "auxiliary container" (bags, cups, bottles, cans, and other packaging made of various materials) and expressly preempts regulation of auxiliary containers to the state, prohibiting local governments from enacting or enforcing rules on their use, sale, restriction, or taxation unless explicitly permitted by statute
- Permits local rules restricting the use of glass auxiliary containers on public beaches and authorizes the Division of Recreation and Parks to regulate auxiliary containers within state parks
- Prohibits both local governments and the Department of Environmental Protection from issuing construction permits for new ash-producing incinerator or waste-to-energy facilities sited within a one-mile radius of any school or residentially zoned property with a density of one or more dwelling units per acre, with the one-mile radius measured from the facility's stack
- The incinerator/waste-to-energy facility siting restriction applies only to a county as defined in s. 125.011(1), which is Miami-Dade County
- Deletes obsolete provisions requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to review and update its 2010 report on retail bags and the need for regulation of auxiliary containers, replacing them with the new preemption framework; effective date is July 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Waste Management
Last Action
Laid on Table
4/29/2025
Committee Referrals
Rules4/1/2025
Community Affairs3/18/2025
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