HB 1005 2003
1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to water resources; amending s. 373.036,
3	F.S.; requiring amendments to the water resource
4	implementation rule to be approved by the Legislature;
5	amending s. 373.1502, F.S.; providing for water
6	reservations to be adopted by rule; providing purposes;
7	amending s. 373.219, F.S.; excluding certain uses of
8	wastewater effluent from permit requirements; repealing s.
9	373.223(4), F.S., relating to reserving water from use by
10	permit applicants in certain locations and quantities;
11	providing an effective date.
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13	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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15	Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 373.036, Florida
16	Statutes, is amended to read:
17	373.036 Florida water plan; district water management
18	plans.--
19	(1) FLORIDA WATER PLAN.--In cooperation with the water
20	management districts, regional water supply authorities, and
21	others, the department shall develop the Florida water plan. The
22	Florida water plan shall include, but not be limited to:
23	(a) The programs and activities of the department related
24	to water supply, water quality, flood protection and floodplain
25	management, and natural systems.
26	(b) The water quality standards of the department.
27	(c) The district water management plans.
28	(d) Goals, objectives, and guidance for the development
29	and review of programs, rules, and plans relating to water
30	resources, based on statutory policies and directives. The state
31	water policy rule, renamed the water resource implementation
32	rule pursuant to s. 373.019(20), shall serve as this part of the
33	plan. Amendments or additions to this part of the Florida water
34	plan shall be adopted by the department as part of the water
35	resource implementation rule. In accordance with s. 373.114, the
36	department shall review rules of the water management districts
37	for consistency with this rule. Amendments to the water resource
38	implementation rule must be adopted by the secretary of the
39	department and be submitted to the President of the Senate and
40	the Speaker of the House of Representatives within 7 days after
41	publication in the Florida Administrative Weekly. Amendments
42	shall not become effective only upon approval by an actuntil
43	the conclusionof the next regular session of the Legislature
44	following their adoption.
45	Section 2. Subsection (4) is added to section 373.1502,
46	Florida Statutes, to read:
47	373.1502 Regulation of comprehensive plan project
48	components.--
49	(4) WATER RESERVATIONS.--Water reservations may be adopted
50	by rule to assist in the purposes of the comprehensive plan
51	defined in s. 373.470(2)(a) and the purposes provided in the
52	Federal Water Resource Development Act of 2000, including
53	restoring, preserving, and protecting the South Florida
54	ecosystem, ensuring that project components will be implemented
55	to achieve the purposes provided in the Federal Water Resource
56	Development Act of 1996 that include restoring, preserving, and
57	protecting the South Florida ecosystem, providing for the
58	protection of water quality in and the reduction of the loss of
59	fresh water from the Everglades, and providing such features as
60	are necessary to meet the other water-related needs of the
61	region, including flood control, the enhancement of water
62	supplies, and other objectives served by the project.
63	Section 3. Subsection (1) of section 373.219, Florida
64	Statutes, is amended to read:
65	373.219 Permits required.--
66	(1) The governing board or the department may require such
67	permits for consumptive use of water and may impose such
68	reasonable conditions as are necessary to assure that such use
69	is consistent with the overall objectives of the district or
70	department and is not harmful to the water resources of the
71	area. However, no permit shall be required for domestic
72	consumption of water by individual users or consumption or use
73	of domestic wastewater effluent subject to review under s.
74	403.064.
75	Section 4. Subsection (4) of section 373.223, Florida
76	Statutes, is repealed.
77	Section 5. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.