| 1 | Representative Bowen offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Remove lines 153 through 199 and insert: |
| 5 | Section 5. Paragraph (c) is added to subsection (2) of |
| 6 | section 381.00655, Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 7 | 381.00655 Connection of existing onsite sewage treatment |
| 8 | and disposal systems to central sewerage system; requirements.-- |
| 9 | (2) The provisions of subsection (1) or any other |
| 10 | provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding: |
| 11 | (c) A local government or water and sewer district |
| 12 | responsible for the operation of a centralized sewer system |
| 13 | under s. 153.62 may grant a variance to an owner of a |
| 14 | performance-based onsite sewage treatment and disposal system |
| 15 | permitted by the department as long as the onsite system is |
| 16 | functioning properly and satisfying the conditions of the |
| 17 | operating permit. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed |
| 18 | to require a local government or water and sewer district to |
| 19 | issue a variance under any circumstance. Nothing in this |
| 20 | paragraph shall be construed as limiting local government |
| 21 | authority to enact ordinances under s. 4 of chapter 99-395, Laws |
| 22 | of Florida. A local government or water and sewer district |
| 23 | located in any of the following areas shall not be required to |
| 24 | issue a variance under any circumstance: |
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| 28 | Remove lines 23 through 31 and insert: |
| 29 | resolutions or ordinances; amending s. 381.00655, F.S.; |
| 30 | authorizing local governments and certain water and sewer |
| 31 | districts to grant variances from connecting to a |