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FL S7002
Bill
AI Summary
- Prohibits lobbyists and principals from making any expenditures to water management district governing board members, executive directors, or qualifying district employees, and requires the Commission on Ethics to investigate prohibited expenditures
- Authorizes the South Florida Water Management District to acquire land north of Lake Okeechobee for a reservoir project providing at least 200,000 acre-feet of water storage, prohibiting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from acquiring lands for the project
- Requires water management district governing boards to have a quorum (majority of members including vacancies) to conduct official business, and requires an affirmative majority vote for any board action
- Restructures district ad valorem taxing authority by allowing separate levies for capital improvement projects only upon approval by a majority of voters in a referendum at a general election, with the ballot specifying the levy's purpose and maximum duration
- Creates a revolving loan program funded by up to $100 million annually from Indian Gaming revenues for flood resilience projects submitted by the St. Johns River, Southwest Florida, and South Florida Water Management Districts, with 20-year interest-free loans repaid from non-state district revenues and a 6% penalty for delinquent payments
Legislative Description
Water Management Districts
Last Action
Died in returning Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2506 (Ch. 2025-201)
6/16/2025
Committee Referrals
Appropriations3/6/2025
Full Bill Text
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