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  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to pollution control; amending

  3         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. 403.061, F.S.; providing

  8         rule-making authority; amending s. 403.707,

  9         F.S.; requiring an applicant for a permit to

10         construct or modify a solid waste management

11         facility to notify the local government of the

12         filing of application; requiring publishing of

13         the application; providing requirements with

14         respect thereto; amending s. 403.71851, F.S.;

15         providing for electronics recycling grants;

16         providing that grant funding shall be used for

17         certain demonstration projects; providing for

18         the Department of Environmental Protection to

19         conduct a comprehensive review of certain waste

20         reduction and recycling goals and other related

21         legislative requirements; providing that the

22         department must issue a report; providing an

23         effective date.

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

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

28  165.061, Florida Statutes, is added, and paragraph (d) of

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

30         165.061  Standards for incorporation, merger, and

31  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.  Subsections (37), (38), and (39) of s.

  2  403.061, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

  3         403.061  Department; powers and duties.--The department

  4  shall have the power and the duty to control and prohibit

  5  pollution of air and water in accordance with the law and

  6  rules adopted and promulgated by it and, for this purpose, to:

  7         (37)  Enter into a memorandum of agreement with the

  8  Florida Ports Council which provides a supplemental permitting

  9  process for the issuance of a joint coastal permit pursuant to

10  s. 161.055 or environmental resource permit pursuant to part

11  IV of chapter 373, to a port listed in s. 311.09(1), for

12  maintenance dredging and the management of dredged materials

13  from maintenance dredging of all navigation channels, port

14  harbors, turning basins, and harbor berths.  Such permit shall

15  be issued for a period of 5 years and shall be annually

16  extended for an additional year if the port is in compliance

17  with all permit conditions at the time of extension.The

18  department is authorized to adopt rules to implement this

19  subsection.

20         (38)  Enter into a memorandum of agreement with the

21  Florida Ports Council which provides a supplemental permitting

22  process for the issuance of a conceptual joint coastal permit

23  pursuant to s. 161.055 or environmental resource permit

24  pursuant to part IV of chapter 373, to a port listed in s.

25  311.09(1), for dredging and the management of materials from

26  dredging and for other related activities necessary for

27  development, including the expansion of navigation channels,

28  port harbors, turning basins, harbor berths, and associated

29  facilities.  Such permit shall be issued for a period of up to

30  15 years.The department is authorized to adopt rules to

31  implement this subsection.


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  1         (39)  Enter into a memorandum of agreement with the

  2  Florida Inland Navigation District and the West Coast Inland

  3  Navigation District, or their successor agencies, to provide a

  4  supplemental process for issuance of joint coastal permits

  5  pursuant to s. 161.055 or environmental resource permits

  6  pursuant to part IV of chapter 373 for regional waterway

  7  management activities, including, but not limited to,

  8  maintenance dredging, spoil disposal, public recreation, inlet

  9  management, beach nourishment, and environmental protection

10  directly related to public navigation and the construction,

11  maintenance, and operation of Florida's inland waterways. The

12  department is authorized to adopt rules to implement this

13  subsection.

14         Section 3.  Subsection (14) is added to section

15  403.707, Florida Statutes, to read:

16         403.707  Permits.--

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

18  department of an application for a permit to construct or

19  substantially modify a solid waste management facility, the

20  applicant shall notify the local government having

21  jurisdiction over the facility of the filing of the

22  application.  The applicant also shall publish notice of the

23  filing of the application in a newspaper of general

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

25  Notice shall be given and published in accordance with

26  applicable department rules.  The department shall not issue

27  the requested permit until the applicant has provided the

28  department with proof that the notices required by this

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

30  relieve an applicant from compliance with local zoning or land

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


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  1         Section 4.  Section 403.71851, Florida Statutes, is

  2  amended to read:

  3         403.71851  Electronic recycling Lead-containing

  4  materials grants.--The Department of Environmental Protection

  5  is authorized to use funds from the Solid Waste Management

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

  7  more years' experience in electronics recycling that recycle

  8  electronics such as commercial telephone switching equipment,

  9  computers, televisions, lead-acid batteries and other

10  lead-containing materials, including products such as

11  televisions and computer monitors and other products that

12  utilize lead-containing cathode ray tubes. This incentive

13  funding shall may be used for demonstration projects with one

14  or more counties for countywide comprehensive electronics

15  recycling where that term means recycling that provides

16  service to the private sector, nonprofit organizations,

17  governmental agencies and the residential sector. This funding

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

19  collect and transport electronics to be recycled provided such

20  methods are comprehensive in nature research and development

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

22  for innovative technologies and equipment to process and

23  recycle lead-containing materials; and for establishing an

24  infrastructure to collect and transport lead-containing

25  material to Florida-based recycling businesses.

26         Section 5.  The Department of Environmental Protection

27  shall conduct a comprehensive review of the waste reduction

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

29  Statutes, and other legislative requirements in view of

30  reduced available funding for these purposes. The review shall

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  1  maintaining, extending, or revising the goals; the

  2  effectiveness of current programs for meeting the goals; the

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

  4  those programs; alternative techniques for improving those

  5  programs; alternative strategies for meeting the needs of the

  6  programs; and any other issues related to resource recovery

  7  and management. The department shall consult with persons

  8  knowledgeable about recycling and waste reduction, including,

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

10  private recycling industry, and the private waste management

11  industry. The department shall issue its report,

12  recommendations, and proposed legislative changes to the

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

14  House of Representatives by October 31, 2001.

15         Section 6.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2001.

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