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 and is |
6 | not obligated to obtain licenses, permits, or |
7 | authorizations required by local regulating agencies; |
8 | requiring the district to provide the county with a notice |
9 | of development; providing an effective date. |
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11 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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13 | Section 1. Subsection (6) is added to section 3 of section |
14 | 1 of chapter 2002-337, Laws of Florida, to read: |
15 | Section 3. District; creation, jurisdiction, and |
16 | purpose.-- |
17 | (6) The district shall comply with federal and state laws |
18 | governing the construction and operation of its systems and the |
19 | quality and manner of discharge of effluent but shall not be |
20 | subject to local regulation over the quality and manner of |
21 | discharge except as provided herein or to the extent that the |
22 | district may by agreement with any other public or private body |
23 | authorize the same to exercise authority over the projects of |
24 | the district. The district shall not be obligated to obtain |
25 | licenses, permits, or other authorizations required by local |
26 | regulating agencies for development but shall comply with the |
27 | substantive regulations, other than permitting, of the |
28 | appropriate local agency in effect at the time of district |
29 | approval of the final plans for development. The district shall |
30 | provide Monroe County with a Notice of Intent to Proceed that |
31 | includes a description of any planned development and identifies |
32 | the property no later than 30 days prior to the installation or |
33 | construction of wastewater infrastructure or related facilities. |
34 | Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. |