Florida Senate - 2006                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. SB 1794
                        Barcode 534438
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11  The Committee on Environmental Preservation (Constantine)
12  recommended the following amendment:
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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.  Wekiva Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal
19  System Compliance Grant Program.--
20         (1)  The Wekiva Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal
21  System Compliance Grant Program is established in the
22  Department of Health, to be administered by the department.
23  The purpose of the program is to provide grants to low-income
24  property owners in the Wekiva Study Area or the Wekiva River
25  Protection Area using onsite disposal systems to assist the
26  property owners in complying with rules for onsite sewage
27  treatment and disposal systems developed by the Department of
28  Health, the Department of Environmental Protection, or the St.
29  Johns River Water Management District to enforce compliance
30  with onsite sewage treatment and disposal system standards.
31  The grant program shall become effective upon final adoption
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Florida Senate - 2006 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 1794 Barcode 534438 1 of department rules and shall apply to costs incurred on or 2 after such date. 3 (2) Any property owner in the Wekiva Study Area or the 4 Wekiva River Protection Area having an income less than or 5 equal to 200 percent of the federal poverty level who is 6 required by rule of the Department of Health, the Department 7 of Environmental Protection, or the St. Johns River Water 8 Management District to alter, repair, or modify any existing 9 onsite sewage treatment and disposal system to a 10 nitrogen-reducing performance-based treatment system on such 11 property may apply to the Department of Health for a grant to 12 assist such owner with the cost of compliance. 13 (3) The amount of the grant is limited to the cost 14 differential between the replacement of a comparable existing 15 onsite sewage treatment and disposal system and that of an 16 upgraded nitrogen-reducing performance-based treatment system, 17 but may not exceed $10,000 per property. 18 (4) The grant shall be in the form of a rebate to the 19 property owner for costs incurred in complying with 20 requirements for onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems. 21 The property owner shall provide to the Department of Health 22 in the grant application documentation of costs incurred in 23 complying with requirements for such system. 24 (5) The Department of Health shall adopt rules 25 providing forms, procedures, and requirements for applying for 26 an disbursing grants including bid requirements and for 27 documenting compliance costs incurred. 28 (6) The Department of Health, in coordination with the 29 Department of Environmental Protection and the St. Johns River 30 Water Management District, shall continue to evaluate, by any 31 means the department deems appropriate, the level of nitrogen 2 2:43 PM 04/14/06 s1794d-ep22-k0a
Florida Senate - 2006 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 1794 Barcode 534438 1 deposited in the Wekiva Study Area caused by onsite sewage 2 treatment and disposal systems. 3 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a 4 law. 5 6 7 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 8 And the title is amended as follows: 9 Delete everything before the enacting clause 10 11 and insert: 12 A bill to be entitled 13 An act relating to the Wekiva Onsite Sewage 14 Treatment and Disposal System Compliance Grant 15 Program; creating the program in the Department 16 of Health; providing purposes; authorizing 17 certain property owners in certain areas of the 18 Wekiva basin to apply for grants for certain 19 purposes; providing grant limitations; 20 providing for the grant as a rebate of costs 21 incurred; requiring documentation of costs; 22 requiring the department to adopt rules to 23 administer the grant program; providing an 24 effective date. 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 3 2:43 PM 04/14/06 s1794d-ep22-k0a