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  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to solid waste management;

  3         amending s. 165.061, F.S.; providing for the

  4         continuation of existing solid waste contracts;

  5         requiring written evidence of the duration of

  6         the contract within a specified timeframe;

  7         amending s. 403.707, F.S.; requiring an

  8         applicant for a permit to construct or modify a

  9         solid waste management facility to notify the

10         local government of the filing of application;

11         requiring publishing of the application;

12         providing requirements with respect thereto;

13         amending s. 403.71851, F.S.; providing for

14         electronics recycling grants; providing that

15         grant funding shall be used for certain

16         demonstration projects; providing for the

17         Department of Environmental Protection to

18         conduct a comprehensive review of certain waste

19         reduction and recycling goals and other related

20         legislative requirements; providing that the

21         department must issue a report; providing an

22         effective date.

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24  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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26         Section 1.  Paragraph (f) of subsection (1) of section

27  165.061, Florida Statutes, is added, and paragraph (d) of

28  subsection (2) is amended to said section, to read:

29         165.061  Standards for incorporation, merger, and

30  dissolution.--

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  1         (1)  The incorporation of a new municipality, other

  2  than through merger of existing municipalities, must meet the

  3  following conditions in the area proposed for incorporation:

  4         (f)  In accordance with s. 10, Art. I of the State

  5  Constitution, the plan for incorporation must honor existing

  6  solid waste contracts in the affected geographic area subject

  7  to incorporation; however, the plan for incorporation may

  8  provide that existing contracts for solid waste collection

  9  services shall be honored only for 5 years or the remainder of

10  the contract term, whichever is shorter, excluding any

11  automatic renewals or so-called "evergreen" provisions, and

12  may require that a copy of the pertinent portion of the

13  contract or other written evidence of the duration of the

14  contract, be provided to the municipality within a reasonable

15  time following a written request to do so.

16         (2)  The incorporation of a new municipality through

17  merger of existing municipalities and associated

18  unincorporated areas must meet the following conditions:

19         (d)  In accordance with s. 10, Art. I of the State

20  Constitution, the plan for merger or incorporation must honor

21  existing solid waste contracts in the affected geographic area

22  subject to merger or incorporation; however, the plan for

23  merger or incorporation may provide that existing contracts

24  for solid waste collection services shall be honored only for

25  5 years or the remainder of the contract term, whichever is

26  shorter, excluding any automatic renewals or so-called

27  "evergreen" provisions, and may require that a copy of the

28  pertinent portion of the contract or other written evidence of

29  the duration of the contract, be provided to the municipality

30  within a reasonable time following a written request to do so.

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  1         Section 2.  Subsection (14) is added to section

  2  403.707, Florida Statutes, to read:

  3         403.707  Permits.--

  4         (14)  Before or on the same day of filing with the

  5  department of an application for a permit to construct or

  6  substantially modify a solid waste management facility, the

  7  applicant shall notify the local government having

  8  jurisdiction over the facility of the filing of the

  9  application.  The applicant also shall publish notice of the

10  filing of the application in a newspaper of general

11  circulation in the area where the facility will be located.

12  Notice shall be given and published in accordance with

13  applicable department rules.  The department shall not issue

14  the requested permit until the applicant has provided the

15  department with proof that the notices required by this

16  subsection have been given. Issuance of a permit does not

17  relieve an applicant from compliance with local zoning or land

18  use ordinances, or with any other law, rules, or ordinances.

19         Section 3.  Section 403.71851, Florida Statutes, is

20  amended to read:

21         403.71851  Electronic recycling Lead-containing

22  materials grants.--The Department of Environmental Protection

23  is authorized to use funds from the Solid Waste Management

24  Trust Fund as grants to Florida-based businesses with 5 or

25  more years' experience in electronics recycling that recycle

26  electronics such as commercial telephone switching equipment,

27  computers, televisions, lead-acid batteries and other

28  lead-containing materials, including products such as

29  televisions and computer monitors and other products that

30  utilize lead-containing cathode ray tubes. This incentive

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  1  or more counties for countywide comprehensive electronics

  2  recycling where that term means recycling that provides

  3  service to the private sector, nonprofit organizations,

  4  governmental agencies and the residential sector. This funding

  5  may also be used for grants to counties to develop methods to

  6  collect and transport electronics to be recycled provided such

  7  methods are comprehensive in nature research and development

  8  in methods to recover and recycle lead from the environment;

  9  for innovative technologies and equipment to process and

10  recycle lead-containing materials; and for establishing an

11  infrastructure to collect and transport lead-containing

12  material to Florida-based recycling businesses.

13         Section 4.  The Department of Environmental Protection

14  shall conduct a comprehensive review of the waste reduction

15  and recycling goals set out in part IV of chapter 403, Florida

16  Statutes, and other legislative requirements in view of

17  reduced available funding for these purposes. The review shall

18  include, but is not limited to, the appropriateness of

19  maintaining, extending, or revising the goals; the

20  effectiveness of current programs for meeting the goals; the

21  role of Keep Florida Beautiful, Inc.; the need to continue

22  those programs; alternative techniques for improving those

23  programs; alternative strategies for meeting the needs of the

24  programs; and any other issues related to resource recovery

25  and management. The department shall consult with persons

26  knowledgeable about recycling and waste reduction, including,

27  but not limited to, representatives of local government, the

28  private recycling industry, and the private waste management

29  industry. The department shall issue its report,

30  recommendations, and proposed legislative changes to the

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  1  Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the

  2  House of Representatives by October 31, 2001.

  3         Section 5.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2001.

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