| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the Key Largo Wastewater Treatment |
| 3 | District, Monroe County; amending chapter 2002-337, Laws |
| 4 | of Florida; providing that the district is not subject to |
| 5 | local regulations governing discharge of effluent, is not |
| 6 | obligated to obtain licenses, permits, or authorizations |
| 7 | required by state and local regulating agencies, and is |
| 8 | not subject to supervision, regulation, or other power of |
| 9 | any state agency with respect to rate setting; providing |
| 10 | an effective date. |
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| 12 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 14 | Section 1. Subsection (6) is added to section 3 of section |
| 15 | 1 of chapter 2002-337, Laws of Florida, to read: |
| 16 | Section 3. District; creation, jurisdiction, and |
| 17 | purpose.-- |
| 18 | (6) The district shall comply with federal and state laws |
| 19 | governing the quality and manner of discharge of effluent but |
| 20 | shall not be subject to local regulation over the quality and |
| 21 | manner of discharge except as provided herein or to the extent |
| 22 | that the district may by agreement with any other public or |
| 23 | private body authorize the same to exercise over the projects of |
| 24 | the district. The district shall not be obligated to obtain |
| 25 | licenses, permits, or other authorizations required by state and |
| 26 | local regulating agencies for development but shall comply with |
| 27 | the substantive regulations, other than permitting, of the |
| 28 | appropriate agency in effect at the time of district approval of |
| 29 | the final plans for development. The district shall not be |
| 30 | subject to supervision, regulation, or other power of any |
| 31 | bureau, board, commission, or other agency of the state or any |
| 32 | political subdivision thereof with respect to rate setting. |
| 33 | Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. |