Florida Senate - 2020                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for CS for SB 996
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       The Committee on Community Affairs (Albritton) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment 
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    3         Delete lines 40 - 81
    4  and insert:
    5  218.67(1), is exempt from the recycling goals set forth in this
    6  section and any requirements relating thereto. This subsection
    7  expires July 1, 2035.
    8         (24)(a) The Legislature finds that local governments,
    9  regional solid waste management authorities, and government
   10  owned and privately owned waste management entities face
   11  significant challenges in meeting this state’s waste recycling
   12  goals, as provided in subsection (2), due to a variety of
   13  factors, including the diversity and magnitude of the waste
   14  stream and the ever-changing global demand and market conditions
   15  for recyclable materials. These factors make it necessary to
   16  investigate other options for the management of recyclable
   17  material resources to ensure the protection of the environment
   18  and to limit the cost to the residents of this state for solid
   19  waste collection and disposal.
   20         (b) A recycled materials management pilot project is
   21  created for Polk County, in coordination with the University of
   22  Florida, to identify sustainable, environmentally responsible,
   23  and cost-effective collection, storage, and retention methods
   24  for recyclable materials which have limited economic or
   25  industrial utility, but retain their potential to be
   26  reintroduced into the market through an economically viable
   27  recycling process.
   28         (c) Polk County may join with one or more counties,
   29  municipalities, special districts, publicly owned or privately
   30  owned waste utilities, multijurisdictional water management
   31  entities, or other entities in carrying out the pilot program
   32  and may contract with other entities to finance or otherwise
   33  implement the operation and maintenance of the pilot program.
   34  The contracts may provide for contributions to be made by each
   35  party to the contract for the division and apportionment of
   36  resulting costs, including operations and maintenance, benefits,
   37  services, and products. The contracts may contain other
   38  covenants and agreements necessary and appropriate to accomplish
   39  their purposes. The Legislature will not provide any funding
   40  assistance for the pilot program. However, this section may not
   41  be construed so as to limit or prevent the University of Florida
   42  or any other state entity wishing to participate in the pilot
   43  program from providing in-kind services in furtherance of the
   44  goals of the pilot program.
   45         (d) During the term of the pilot program, Polk County is
   46  exempt from the recycling goals set forth in this section and
   47  any requirements relating thereto.