The Florida Senate

HB 1259: Siting of Electric Transmission Line

GENERAL BILL by Coley ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Murzin

Siting of Electric Transmission Line; changes short title to "Fla. Electric Transmission Line Siting Act"; defines terms "licensee" & "maintenance & access roads"; revises powers & duties of DEP; revises provisions for applicability, certification, & exemptions under act; revises provisions for notice by electric utility of its intent to construct exempt transmission line; revises procedures & timeframes for consideration of proposed alternate corridors, etc. Amends Ch. 403, 373.441.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  2/22/2006	House	• Filed
  3/7/2006	House	• Introduced, referred to Utilities & Telecommunications (CC); Environmental Regulation (SRC); Agriculture & Environment Appropriations (FC); Commerce Council -HJ 00094
  4/3/2006	House	• On Committee agenda-- Utilities & Telecommunications (CC), 04/05/06, 3:30 pm, 404-H
  4/5/2006	House	• Favorable by Utilities & Telecommunications (CC); YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 00406
  4/6/2006	House	• Now in Environmental Regulation (SRC) -HJ 00406
  5/5/2006	House	• Died in Committee on Environmental Regulation (SRC), Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/CS/SB 888 (Ch. 2006-230)

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• HB 1259, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/22/2006 at 5:14 PM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	Utilities & Telecommunications Committee (Post-Meeting) (pdf) Utilities & Telecommunications Committee (Post-Meeting) (pdf)

  Related Bills (3)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
  S 2164	Siting of Electric Transmission Line	Aronberg	Similar	Last Action: 5/5/2006 S Died in Committee on Communications and Public Utilities, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/CS/SB 888 (Ch. 2006-230) Location:
  H 1473		Hasner	Compare	Last Action: 5/2/2006 H Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted CS/CS/CS/SB 888; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/CS/SB 888 (Ch. 2006-230), HB 5003 (Ch. 2006-26) -HJ 01091 Location:
  S 888 (e3)		Constantine	Compare	Last Action: 6/19/2006 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2006-230; See also HB 5003 (Ch. 2006-26) Location:

  Citations - Statutes (28)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  373.441	Role of counties, municipalities, and local pollution control programs in permit processing.
  403.061	Department; powers and duties.
  403.0876	Permits; processing.
  403.52	Short title.
  403.521	Legislative intent.
  403.522	Definitions relating to Transmission Line Siting Act.
  403.523	Department of Environmental Protection; powers and duties.
  403.524	Applicability and certification.
  403.525	Appointment of administrative law judge.
  403.5251	Distribution of application; schedules.
  403.5252	Determination of completeness.
  403.5253	Determination of sufficiency.
  403.526	Preliminary statements of issues, reports, and studies.
  403.527	Notice, proceedings, parties, participants.
  403.5271	Alternate corridors.
  403.5272	Local governments; informational public meetings.
  403.5275	Amendment to the application.
  403.528	Alteration of time limits.
  403.529	Final disposition of application.
  403.531	Effect of certification.
  403.5312	Recording of notice of certified corridor route.
  403.5315	Modification of certification.
  403.5317
  403.5363
  403.5365	Fees; disposition.
  403.5369	Applicability.
  403.537	Determination of need for transmission line; powers and duties.
  403.809	Environmental districts; establishment; managers; functions.

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