HB 167

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A bill to be entitled
2An act relating to onsite sewage treatment and disposal
3systems; amending s. 381.0065, F.S.; revising the date by
4which the Department of Health must create and administer
5a statewide onsite sewage treatment and disposal system
6evaluation program; amending s. 381.0066, F.S.; revising
7the date by which the Surgeon General must determine a
8revenue neutral fee schedule for specified onsite sewage
9treatment and disposal system services; providing an
10effective date.
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12Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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14     Section 1.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of section
15381.0065, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
16     381.0065  Onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems;
17regulation.-
18     (5)  EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT.-
19     (a)  Beginning July January 1, 2011, the department shall
20administer an onsite sewage treatment and disposal system
21evaluation program for the purpose of assessing the fundamental
22operational condition of systems and identifying any failures
23within the systems. The department shall adopt rules
24implementing the program standards, procedures, and
25requirements, including, but not limited to, a schedule for a 5-
26year evaluation cycle, requirements for the pump-out of a system
27or repair of a failing system, enforcement procedures for
28failure of a system owner to obtain an evaluation of the system,
29and failure of a contractor to timely submit evaluation results
30to the department and the system owner. The department shall
31ensure statewide implementation of the evaluation and assessment
32program by January 1, 2016.
33     Section 2.  Subsection (2) of section 381.0066, Florida
34Statutes, is amended to read:
35     381.0066  Onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems;
36fees.-
37     (2)  The minimum fees in the following fee schedule apply
38until changed by rule by the department within the following
39limits:
40     (a)  Application review, permit issuance, or system
41inspection, including repair of a subsurface, mound, filled, or
42other alternative system or permitting of an abandoned system: a
43fee of not less than $25, or more than $125.
44     (b)  A 5-year evaluation report submitted pursuant to s.
45381.0065(5): a fee not less than $15, or more than $30. At least
46$1 and no more than $5 collected pursuant to this paragraph
47shall be used to fund a grant program established under s.
48381.00656.
49     (c)  Site evaluation, site reevaluation, evaluation of a
50system previously in use, or a per annum septage disposal site
51evaluation: a fee of not less than $40, or more than $115.
52     (d)  Biennial Operating permit for aerobic treatment units
53or performance-based treatment systems: a fee of not more than
54$100.
55     (e)  Annual operating permit for systems located in areas
56zoned for industrial manufacturing or equivalent uses or where
57the system is expected to receive wastewater which is not
58domestic in nature: a fee of not less than $150, or more than
59$300.
60     (f)  Innovative technology: a fee not to exceed $25,000.
61     (g)  Septage disposal service, septage stabilization
62facility, portable or temporary toilet service, tank
63manufacturer inspection: a fee of not less than $25, or more
64than $200, per year.
65     (h)  Application for variance: a fee of not less than $150,
66or more than $300.
67     (i)  Annual operating permit for waterless, incinerating,
68or organic waste composting toilets: a fee of not less than $50,
69or more than $150.
70     (j)  Aerobic treatment unit or performance-based treatment
71system maintenance entity permit: a fee of not less than $25, or
72more than $150, per year.
73     (k)  Reinspection fee per visit for site inspection after
74system construction approval or for noncompliant system
75installation per site visit: a fee of not less than $25, or more
76than $100.
77     (l)  Research: An additional $5 fee shall be added to each
78new system construction permit issued to be used to fund onsite
79sewage treatment and disposal system research, demonstration,
80and training projects. Five dollars from any repair permit fee
81collected under this section shall be used for funding the
82hands-on training centers described in s. 381.0065(3)(j).
83     (m)  Annual operating permit, including annual inspection
84and any required sampling and laboratory analysis of effluent,
85for an engineer-designed performance-based system: a fee of not
86less than $150, or more than $300.
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88On or before July January 1, 2011, the Surgeon General, after
89consultation with the Revenue Estimating Conference, shall
90determine a revenue neutral fee schedule for services provided
91pursuant to s. 381.0065(5) within the parameters set in
92paragraph (b). Such determination is not subject to the
93provisions of chapter 120. The funds collected pursuant to this
94subsection must be deposited in a trust fund administered by the
95department, to be used for the purposes stated in this section
96and ss. 381.0065 and 381.00655.
97     Section 3.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.


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