Florida Senate - 2005                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. SB 1182
                        Barcode 870556
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11  The Committee on Environmental Preservation (Smith)
12  recommended the following substitute for amendment (932892):
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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
15         Delete everything after the enacting clause
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17  and insert:  
18         Section 1.  Section 403.0874, Florida Statutes, is
19  created to read:
20         403.0874  Performance Based Permitting Program.--
21         (1)  SHORT TITLE.--This section may be cited as the
22  "Florida Performance Based Permitting Act."
23         (2)  LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS; PUBLIC PURPOSE.--
24         (a)  The Legislature finds and declares that a permit
25  applicant's history of compliance or noncompliance with
26  environmental laws and permit conditions is a factor that
27  should be considered by agencies when they determine whether
28  to issue or reissue a permit to the applicant.
29         (b)  Permit applicants with a history of compliance
30  with environmental laws and permit conditions should be
31  eligible for incentives to reward and encourage such
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Florida Senate - 2005 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 1182 Barcode 870556 1 applicants. 2 (c) Permit applicants with a history of noncompliance 3 with environmental laws and permit conditions should be 4 subject to more stringent requirements, and in some cases such 5 applicants should be denied permits for an appropriate period 6 of time. 7 (d) It is therefore declared to be the purpose of this 8 section to provide agencies with clear and specific authority 9 to consider the compliance history of permit applicants and 10 those who control the applicants when evaluating whether the 11 applicant has provided reasonable assurance that it can and 12 will comply with applicable statutes, rules, and permit 13 conditions applicable to the regulated activity. 14 (3) DEFINITIONS.--For purposes of this section, the 15 term: 16 (a) "Applicant" means the proposed permittee or 17 transferee, the owner, and the operator of a regulated 18 activity seeking an agency permit. The term also includes any 19 person who has the legal or actual authority to control the 20 proposed permittee, transferee, owner, or operator, including, 21 but not limited to, any parent company and all of its 22 subsidiaries. 23 (b) "Agency" means the Department of Environmental 24 Protection. 25 (c) "Agency statutes" means chapter 161, part IV of 26 chapter 373, chapter 376, and this chapter. 27 (d) "Compliance history" means compliance and 28 noncompliance with all environmental laws and permit 29 conditions. 30 (e) "Environmental statutes" means any state or 31 federal statute that regulates activities for the purpose of 2 12:17 PM 04/04/05 s1182d-ep14-k0y
Florida Senate - 2005 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 1182 Barcode 870556 1 protecting the environment or for the purpose of protecting 2 the public health from pollution or contaminants. 3 (f) "Formal enforcement action" means that the 4 Department of Environmental Protection or the United States 5 Environmental Protection Agency issued a Notice of Violation, 6 commenced a civil action, or executed a consent order. It also 7 includes criminal charges filed against the applicant for an 8 environmental offense that is or would be a criminal offense 9 if committed in this state, if the applicant has been 10 convicted of, pled guilty or nolo contendere to, or entered 11 into a deferred prosecution agreement with respect to the 12 offense, regardless of whether adjudication has been withheld. 13 It also includes a civil action executed by a private citizen 14 which was adjudicated with a finding against the applicant or 15 which is pending against the applicant. 16 (g) "Reasonable assurance" means that there is a 17 substantial likelihood, although not an absolute guarantee, 18 that the proposed activity and applicant will comply with 19 agency statutes and rules, orders, and permit conditions. 20 (h) "Regulated activity" means any activity, including 21 the construction or operation of a facility, installation, 22 system, or project, for which a permit or certification is 23 required under law. 24 (i) "Site" means a single parcel, and all commonly 25 owned or controlled contiguous or adjacent parcels, of land on 26 one or more of which the applicant proposes to conduct, or has 27 conducted, a regulated activity, regardless of when the 28 parcels are acquired. A site is a "new site" if the applicant 29 has not held an agency permit for a regulated activity at that 30 location for at least 4 of the 5 years preceding submission of 31 an application. 3 12:17 PM 04/04/05 s1182d-ep14-k0y
Florida Senate - 2005 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 1182 Barcode 870556 1 (4) COMPLIANCE INCENTIVES.--In order to obtain a 2 compliance incentive, the applicant must affirmatively request 3 it as part of the permit application. Unless otherwise 4 prohibited by state or federal statute, agency rule, or 5 federal regulation, and provided that the applicant meets all 6 other applicable criteria for the issuance of a permit, any 7 applicant who meets the criteria set forth in this subsection 8 may be eligible for the following incentives: 9 (a) Silver Incentives.--An applicant may be eligible 10 for Silver Incentives under this paragraph if the applicant 11 has conducted the regulated activity at the site for at least 12 4 of the 5 years preceding submittal of the complete permit 13 application and has had no formal enforcement actions, 14 documented violations, or permit condition exceedances against 15 it during the preceding 5 years at any site in the country. At 16 a new site, an applicant may be eligible for Silver Incentives 17 if the applicant has conducted an activity similar to the 18 proposed activity under an agency permit at other sites in the 19 state for at least 4 of the 5 years preceding submittal of the 20 permit application; has had no formal enforcement actions, 21 documented violations, or permit condition exceedances against 22 it in the state during the preceding 5 years; and has had no 23 formal enforcement actions, documented violations, or permit 24 condition exceedances at any site in the country during the 25 preceding 5 years. Silver Incentives may include: 26 1. Automatic renewal of permit. A renewal of an 27 operation or closure permit shall be issued for a period of 5 28 years and shall, after notice and an opportunity for public 29 comment, be automatically renewed for one additional 5-year 30 term without agency action, unless the agency determines, 31 based on information submitted by the applicant or resulting 4 12:17 PM 04/04/05 s1182d-ep14-k0y
Florida Senate - 2005 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 1182 Barcode 870556 1 from public comment or its own records, that the applicant has 2 committed violations or crimes during the relevant review 3 period that disqualify the applicant from receiving the 4 requested extension. 5 2. Expedited permit review. 6 3. Short-form renewals. Renewals of operation or 7 closure permits not involving substantial construction or 8 expansion may be made upon a shortened application form 9 specifying only the changes in the regulated activity, or a 10 certification by the applicant that no changes in the 11 regulated activity are proposed if that is the case. 12 Applicants for short-form renewals must complete and submit 13 the prescribed compliance form with the application and will 14 remain subject to the compliance history review of this 15 section. All other procedural requirements for renewal 16 applications remain unchanged. This provision shall supplement 17 any expedited review processes found in agency rules. 18 (b) Gold Incentives.--An applicant may be eligible for 19 Gold Incentives under this paragraph if the applicant meets 20 the requirements for Silver Incentives described in paragraph 21 (a) and takes other actions not otherwise required by law or 22 permit that significantly reduce threats or impacts to the 23 environment or public health. These actions may include 24 reductions in actual or permitted discharges or emissions, 25 reductions in the impacts of regulated activities on public 26 lands or natural resources, waste reduction or reuse, or other 27 similar actions as determined by department rule. Gold 28 Incentives may include all Silver Incentives and may also 29 include: 30 1. Ten-year permits, provided that the applicant has 31 conducted a regulated activity at the site for at least 5 5 12:17 PM 04/04/05 s1182d-ep14-k0y
Florida Senate - 2005 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 1182 Barcode 870556 1 years. 2 2. Fewer routine inspections than other regulated 3 activities similarly situated. 4 3. Expedited review of requests for permit 5 modifications. 6 4. Agency recognition, program-specific incentives, or 7 certifications in lieu of renewal permits. 8 (c) None of the incentives in paragraph (a) or 9 paragraph (b) will be offered for permits under federally 10 delegated programs, under which to grant such incentive would 11 violate federal law or not be in accordance with the existing 12 approved program under the federal delegation. 13 (d) Within 6 months after the effective date of this 14 act, the department shall initiate rulemaking to implement 15 these incentives. The rule shall specify what incentives will 16 be made available, how applicants may qualify for incentives, 17 how extended permits may be transferred and the limitations on 18 transfer, and how incentives may be removed or revoked if the 19 applicant fails to maintain the programs entitling it to an 20 incentive or if the applicant's compliance history changes. 21 Until an implementing rule is adopted, incentives will not be 22 available to permit applicants under this act. 23 (5) CONSEQUENCES OF NONCOMPLIANCE ON AGENCY PERMITTING 24 DECISIONS.--The agency shall consider the applicant's 25 compliance history, as described in this subsection, when 26 determining whether a permit applicant has provided reasonable 27 assurance of future compliance with applicable agency statutes 28 and rules and conditions of the requested permit. This 29 subsection is not intended to conflict with any requirement of 30 any federally delegated or approved program. 31 (a) The applicant's compliance history shall consist 6 12:17 PM 04/04/05 s1182d-ep14-k0y
Florida Senate - 2005 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 1182 Barcode 870556 1 of the applicant's knowing civil and criminal violations of 2 environmental statutes, rules, consent orders, final orders, 3 final judgments, agreements, or permit conditions or 4 exceedances of permit conditions and other violations 5 demonstrating a pattern of noncompliance, with the following 6 limitations. Each violation must have occurred during the 5 7 years preceding submission of a complete permit application to 8 the agency. 9 (b) The agency may consider any violations as 10 authorized in this subsection, whether or not they have been 11 adjudicated or resolved. 12 (c) If the applicant's compliance history does include 13 violations as specified in paragraph (a), the agency shall 14 consider and weigh the following factors in order to evaluate 15 such violations in the context of the applicant's overall 16 compliance history and to determine whether the applicant has 17 provided reasonable assurance of future compliance with agency 18 statutes and rules and the proposed permit: 19 1. The number of violations and the seriousness of 20 such violations; 21 2. The number of other similar facilities controlled 22 by the applicant; 23 3. The number and complexity of any permits held by 24 the applicant; 25 4. Whether the violations involved regulatory programs 26 that are the same as, or similar to, the regulatory program 27 from which the permit is being requested; 28 5. Whether the violations involved activities that are 29 the same as, similar to, or related to the regulated activity 30 for which a permit is being requested; 31 6. Whether the violations resulted in harm to human 7 12:17 PM 04/04/05 s1182d-ep14-k0y
Florida Senate - 2005 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 1182 Barcode 870556 1 health or the environment and the extent of such harm; 2 7. Whether the applicant has implemented an approach 3 or remedial measures that have prevented a recurrence of the 4 violations or crimes and is legally obligated to continue this 5 approach or remedial measures; and 6 8. Whether the facility for which a permit is being 7 requested provides or proposes to provide utility services to 8 the public or serves a similar public purpose. 9 (d) If the applicant's relevant compliance history 10 includes one or more violations the agency may determine 11 whether the applicant has provided reasonable assurance in 12 light of its compliance history. If the agency determines that 13 reasonable assurance has not been provided, it shall deny the 14 permit application, and the applicant shall not be entitled to 15 apply for a permit for that regulated activity for a period of 16 1 year from the time a final order denying the permit has been 17 entered. 18 (e) If the applicant's compliance history demonstrates 19 a pattern of noncompliance, the agency may, in its discretion, 20 issue a permit, not to exceed 1 year in duration, if the 21 applicant satisfies all other reasonable assurance 22 requirements. A pattern of noncompliance exists when the 23 applicant is responsible for two or more violations of 24 environmental laws or permit conditions occurring on two or 25 more separate occasions. 26 1. The agency shall include a statement in its notice 27 of intended agency action with respect to the permit 28 application, explaining that the agency has determined that 29 the applicant has a pattern of noncompliance and that this 30 determination has formed the basis for issuing a permit not to 31 exceed 1 year. The agency shall also include a notification in 8 12:17 PM 04/04/05 s1182d-ep14-k0y
Florida Senate - 2005 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 1182 Barcode 870556 1 its notice of intended agency action on the permit application 2 that the permit could be revoked or an application to renew 3 the permit could be denied if the pattern of noncompliance 4 continues. 5 2. If, at the time of permit renewal following notice 6 of determination of a pattern of noncompliance, the agency 7 determines that the applicant committed one or more additional 8 violations in this paragraph resulting in a continuing pattern 9 of noncompliance, the agency shall deny the permit 10 application, and the applicant shall not be entitled to apply 11 for a permit for that regulated activity at that site for a 12 period of 1 year from the time a final order denying the 13 permit has been entered. 14 (f) If the agency denies a permit application in 15 accordance with this subsection for a permit that includes 16 closure, post-closure, or corrective action requirements, the 17 agency may deny that portion of the permit authorizing 18 operation, and may issue a permit that contains only the 19 closure, post-closure, or corrective action requirements and 20 conditions. 21 (6) REPORTING FORM.--The department shall establish a 22 form, by rule, to be used for the purpose of implementing this 23 section. Every permit application subject to this section that 24 is submitted to the agency shall be accompanied by this 25 completed form in order to be considered complete. During the 26 permit review process, the information on the form shall be 27 updated by the applicant to reflect any changes until such 28 time as the agency takes final action on the application. The 29 form shall include the following: 30 (a) A section requiring every applicant to report the 31 relevant criminal history of the applicant, including the 9 12:17 PM 04/04/05 s1182d-ep14-k0y
Florida Senate - 2005 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 1182 Barcode 870556 1 nature of the offense, the date of the offense, the court 2 having jurisdiction in the case, the date of conviction or 3 other disposition, and the disposition of the offense; and 4 (b) A section requiring every applicant that is a 5 business entity to identify those persons having legal or 6 actual authority to control the owner, operator, or permittee. 7 The form may specify categories of persons having such 8 authority and other relevant information that must be 9 reported. 10 (7) RULEMAKING.--In addition to the rulemaking 11 necessary to adopt the form identified in subsection (6), and 12 to implement the incentives in subsection (4), the department 13 is authorized, but not required, to adopt such other rules as 14 are necessary to implement this section, including rules 15 providing for appropriate public notice and comment. 16 (8) NOTIFICATION.--The agency is encouraged to work 17 with permittees and permit applicants prior to taking any of 18 the actions authorized under this section, in order to 19 encourage compliance and avoid overly burdensome consequences 20 of noncompliance. 21 (a) In each case in which the agency initiates a 22 formal enforcement action, it shall at that time clearly and 23 specifically: 24 1. Inform the alleged violator of the provisions of 25 this section; and 26 2. Put the alleged violator on notice of the 27 consequences of the alleged violations and the potential 28 consequences of continuing noncompliance. 29 (b) In each case in which a citizen initiates and 30 adjudicates a violation claim, the adjudication itself will 31 constitute notice to the applicant that the agency is 10 12:17 PM 04/04/05 s1182d-ep14-k0y
Florida Senate - 2005 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 1182 Barcode 870556 1 authorized to take any of the actions authorized under this 2 section. 3 (c) In each case in which the violation does not 4 result in a formal enforcement action but the violation is 5 documented the agency is not required to notify the applicant 6 of the applicability of this section. 7 (9) EXISTING AUTHORITY.--This section may not be 8 construed to limit the agency's existing authority to consider 9 factors other than an applicant's compliance history, such as 10 the technical merits of the proposed project or the 11 applicant's financial and human resources, when determining 12 whether the applicant has provided the reasonable assurance 13 necessary to receive the requested permit. Nor may this 14 section be construed to limit the agency's authority to 15 consider an applicant's civil and criminal violations of 16 environmental statutes, rules, consent orders, final orders, 17 final judgments, or agreements occurring at any site when 18 determining whether to impose special conditions in any permit 19 or to revoke any permit. 20 (10) INAPPLICABLE TO GENERAL PERMITS.--This section 21 does not apply to general permits issued in accordance with s. 22 403.814. However, the agency may continue to use its existing 23 authority to consider the compliance history of those wishing 24 to use general permits. 25 Section 2. Subsection (5) of section 403.087, Florida 26 Statutes, is amended to read: 27 403.087 Permits; general issuance; denial; revocation; 28 prohibition; penalty.-- 29 (5) The department shall issue permits to construct, 30 operate, maintain, expand, or modify an installation which may 31 reasonably be expected to be a source of pollution only when 11 12:17 PM 04/04/05 s1182d-ep14-k0y
Florida Senate - 2005 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 1182 Barcode 870556 1 it determines that the installation is provided or equipped 2 with pollution control facilities that will abate or prevent 3 pollution to the degree that will comply with the standards or 4 rules adopted by the department, except as provided in s. 5 403.088 or s. 403.0872. The compliance history of the 6 applicant shall be one factor that the department considers in 7 determining whether the applicant has provided such reasonable 8 assurance. However, separate construction permits shall not be 9 required for installations permitted under s. 403.0885, except 10 that the department may require an owner or operator proposing 11 to construct, expand, or modify such an installation to submit 12 for department review, as part of application for permit or 13 permit modification, engineering plans, preliminary design 14 reports, or other information 90 days prior to commencing 15 construction. The department may also require the engineer of 16 record or another registered professional engineer, within 30 17 days after construction is complete, to certify that the 18 construction was completed in accordance with the plans 19 submitted to the department, noting minor deviations which 20 were necessary because of site-specific conditions. 21 Section 3. Subsection (2) of section 403.0872, Florida 22 Statutes, is amended to read: 23 403.0872 Operation permits for major sources of air 24 pollution; annual operation license fee.--Provided that 25 program approval pursuant to 42 U.S.C. s. 7661a has been 26 received from the United States Environmental Protection 27 Agency, beginning January 2, 1995, each major source of air 28 pollution, including electrical power plants certified under 29 s. 403.511, must obtain from the department an operation 30 permit for a major source of air pollution under this section. 31 This operation permit is the only department operation permit 12 12:17 PM 04/04/05 s1182d-ep14-k0y
Florida Senate - 2005 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 1182 Barcode 870556 1 for a major source of air pollution required for such source; 2 provided, at the applicant's request, the department shall 3 issue a separate acid rain permit for a major source of air 4 pollution that is an affected source within the meaning of 42 5 U.S.C. s. 7651a(1). Operation permits for major sources of air 6 pollution, except general permits issued pursuant to s. 7 403.814, must be issued in accordance with the procedures 8 contained in this section and in accordance with chapter 120; 9 however, to the extent that chapter 120 is inconsistent with 10 the provisions of this section, the procedures contained in 11 this section prevail. 12 (2) An application for an operation permit for a major 13 source of air pollution must be submitted in accordance with 14 rules of the department governing permit applications. The 15 department shall adopt rules defining the timing, content, and 16 distribution of an application for a permit under this 17 section. A permit application processing fee is not required. 18 The department may issue an operation permit for a major 19 source of air pollution only when it has reasonable assurance 20 that the source applies pollution control technology, 21 including fuel or raw material selection, necessary to enable 22 it to comply with the standards or rules adopted by the 23 department or the permit contains an approved compliance plan 24 that provides such reasonable assurance for that source. The 25 compliance history of the applicant shall be one factor that 26 the department considers in determining whether the applicant 27 has provided such reasonable assurance. If two or more major 28 air pollution sources that belong to the same Major Group as 29 described in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 30 1987, are operated at a single site, the owner may elect to 31 receive a single operation permit covering all such sources at 13 12:17 PM 04/04/05 s1182d-ep14-k0y
Florida Senate - 2005 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 1182 Barcode 870556 1 the site. 2 (a) An application for a permit under this section is 3 timely and complete if it is submitted in accordance with 4 department rules governing the timing of applications and 5 substantially addresses the information specified in 6 completeness criteria determined by department rule in 7 accordance with applicable regulations of the United States 8 Environmental Protection Agency governing the contents of 9 applications for permits under 42 U.S.C. s. 7661b(d). Unless 10 the department requests additional information or otherwise 11 notifies the applicant of incompleteness within 60 days after 12 receipt of an application, the application is complete. 13 (b) Any permitted air pollution source that submits a 14 timely and complete application for a permit under this 15 section is entitled to operate in compliance with its existing 16 air permit pending the conclusion of proceedings associated 17 with its application. Notwithstanding the timing requirements 18 of paragraph (c) and subsection (3), the department may 19 process applications received during the first year of permit 20 processing under this section, in a manner consistent with 42 21 U.S.C. s. 7661b(c). 22 (c) The department may request additional information 23 necessary to process a permit application subsequent to a 24 determination of completeness in accordance with s. 25 403.0876(1). 26 Section 4. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 27 403.088, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 28 403.088 Water pollution operation permits; 29 conditions.-- 30 (2) 31 (b) The department may issue a permit only if the 14 12:17 PM 04/04/05 s1182d-ep14-k0y
Florida Senate - 2005 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 1182 Barcode 870556 1 applicant affirmatively provides the department with 2 reasonable assurance that the proposed activity and applicant 3 will comply with agency and department rules, orders, and 4 permit conditions. The compliance history of the applicant 5 shall be one factor that the department considers in 6 determining whether the applicant has provided such reasonable 7 assurance. If the department finds that the proposed discharge 8 will reduce the quality of the receiving waters below the 9 classification established for them, it shall deny the 10 application and refuse to issue a permit. If the department 11 finds that the proposed discharge will not reduce the quality 12 of the receiving waters below the classification established 13 for them, it may issue an operation permit if it finds that 14 such degradation is necessary or desirable under federal 15 standards and under circumstances which are clearly in the 16 public interest. 17 Section 5. Subsection (8) of section 403.707, Florida 18 Statutes, is repealed. 19 Section 6. Subsection (6) is added to section 373.413, 20 Florida Statutes, to read: 21 373.413 Permits for construction or alteration.-- 22 (5) Section 403.0874, the Performance Based Permitting 23 Program, applies to individual, standard, general, and 24 conceptual permits issued under this part. 25 Section 7. Subsection (5) is added to section 161.041, 26 Florida Statutes, to read: 27 161.041 Permits required.-- 28 (5) Section 403.0874, the Performance Based Permitting 29 Program, applies to all permits issued under this chapter. 30 Section 8. Subsection (17) of section 403.703, Florida 31 Statutes, is amended to read: 15 12:17 PM 04/04/05 s1182d-ep14-k0y
Florida Senate - 2005 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 1182 Barcode 870556 1 403.703 Definitions.--As used in this act, unless the 2 context clearly indicates otherwise, the term: 3 (17) "Construction and demolition debris" means 4 discarded materials generally considered to be not 5 water-soluble and nonhazardous in nature, including, but not 6 limited to, steel, glass, brick, concrete, asphalt roofing 7 material, pipe, gypsum wallboard, and lumber, from the 8 construction or destruction of a structure as part of a 9 construction or demolition project or from the renovation of a 10 structure, and including rocks, soils, tree remains, trees, 11 and other vegetative matter that normally results from land 12 clearing or land development operations for a construction 13 project, including such debris from construction of structures 14 at a site remote from the construction or demolition project 15 site. Mixing of construction and demolition debris with other 16 types of solid waste will cause it to be classified as other 17 than construction and demolition debris. The term also 18 includes: 19 (a) Clean cardboard, paper, plastic, wood, and metal 20 scraps from a construction project; 21 (b) Except as provided in s. 403.707(11)(j) s. 22 403.707(12)(j), unpainted, nontreated wood scraps from 23 facilities manufacturing materials used for construction of 24 structures or their components and unpainted, nontreated wood 25 pallets provided the wood scraps and pallets are separated 26 from other solid waste where generated and the generator of 27 such wood scraps or pallets implements reasonable practices of 28 the generating industry to minimize the commingling of wood 29 scraps or pallets with other solid waste; and 30 (c) De minimis amounts of other nonhazardous wastes 31 that are generated at construction or destruction projects, 16 12:17 PM 04/04/05 s1182d-ep14-k0y
Florida Senate - 2005 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 1182 Barcode 870556 1 provided such amounts are consistent with best management 2 practices of the industry. 3 Section 9. This act shall take effect July 1, 2005. 4 5 6 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 7 And the title is amended as follows: 8 Delete everything before the enacting clause 9 10 and insert: 11 A bill to be entitled 12 An act relating to environmental permitting; 13 creating s. 403.0874, F.S.; creating a 14 performance based permitting program; providing 15 findings and intent; defining terms; 16 establishing compliance incentives for 17 environmental permit applicants; providing 18 disincentives for noncompliance with 19 environmental statutes, rules, and permit 20 conditions; providing for a reporting form; 21 providing for rules; providing for notice to 22 permittees; providing applicability; amending 23 s. 403.087, F.S.; providing for consideration 24 of compliance history of applicants for permits 25 for facilities that do, or may be expected to, 26 pollute; amending s. 403.0872, F.S.; providing 27 for consideration of compliance history of 28 applicants for permits to operate facilities 29 that are major sources of air pollution; 30 amending s. 403.088, F.S.; requiring assurance 31 of compliance with statutes, rules, and permit 17 12:17 PM 04/04/05 s1182d-ep14-k0y
Florida Senate - 2005 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 1182 Barcode 870556 1 conditions before issuance of a water pollution 2 operation permit; providing for consideration 3 of compliance history of permit applicants; 4 repealing s. 403.707(8), F.S., relating to 5 refusal to issue solid waste management 6 facility permits; amending s. 373.413, F.S.; 7 declaring applicability of the performance 8 based permitting program to permits for 9 construction or alteration of stormwater 10 management systems or similar works; amending 11 s. 161.041, F.S.; declaring applicability of 12 the performance based permitting program to 13 permits involving shore protection; amending s. 14 403.703, F.S.; conforming a cross-reference; 15 providing an effective date. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 18 12:17 PM 04/04/05 s1182d-ep14-k0y