1 | A bill to be entitled |
2 | An act relating to onsite sewage treatment and disposal |
3 | systems; amending s. 381.0065, F.S.; revising the date by |
4 | which the Department of Health must create and administer |
5 | a statewide onsite sewage treatment and disposal system |
6 | evaluation program; amending s. 381.0066, F.S.; revising |
7 | the date by which the Surgeon General must determine a |
8 | revenue neutral fee schedule for specified onsite sewage |
9 | treatment and disposal system services; providing an |
10 | 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. Paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of section |
15 | 381.0065, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
16 | 381.0065 Onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems; |
17 | regulation.- |
18 | (5) EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT.- |
19 | (a) Beginning July January 1, 2011, the department shall |
20 | administer an onsite sewage treatment and disposal system |
21 | evaluation program for the purpose of assessing the fundamental |
22 | operational condition of systems and identifying any failures |
23 | within the systems. The department shall adopt rules |
24 | implementing the program standards, procedures, and |
25 | requirements, including, but not limited to, a schedule for a 5- |
26 | year evaluation cycle, requirements for the pump-out of a system |
27 | or repair of a failing system, enforcement procedures for |
28 | failure of a system owner to obtain an evaluation of the system, |
29 | and failure of a contractor to timely submit evaluation results |
30 | to the department and the system owner. The department shall |
31 | ensure statewide implementation of the evaluation and assessment |
32 | program by January 1, 2016. |
33 | Section 2. Subsection (2) of section 381.0066, Florida |
34 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
35 | 381.0066 Onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems; |
36 | fees.- |
37 | (2) The minimum fees in the following fee schedule apply |
38 | until changed by rule by the department within the following |
39 | limits: |
40 | (a) Application review, permit issuance, or system |
41 | inspection, including repair of a subsurface, mound, filled, or |
42 | other alternative system or permitting of an abandoned system: a |
43 | fee of not less than $25, or more than $125. |
44 | (b) A 5-year evaluation report submitted pursuant to s. |
45 | 381.0065(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 |
47 | shall be used to fund a grant program established under s. |
48 | 381.00656. |
49 | (c) Site evaluation, site reevaluation, evaluation of a |
50 | system previously in use, or a per annum septage disposal site |
51 | evaluation: a fee of not less than $40, or more than $115. |
52 | (d) Biennial Operating permit for aerobic treatment units |
53 | or performance-based treatment systems: a fee of not more than |
54 | $100. |
55 | (e) Annual operating permit for systems located in areas |
56 | zoned for industrial manufacturing or equivalent uses or where |
57 | the system is expected to receive wastewater which is not |
58 | domestic 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 |
62 | facility, portable or temporary toilet service, tank |
63 | manufacturer inspection: a fee of not less than $25, or more |
64 | than $200, per year. |
65 | (h) Application for variance: a fee of not less than $150, |
66 | or more than $300. |
67 | (i) Annual operating permit for waterless, incinerating, |
68 | or organic waste composting toilets: a fee of not less than $50, |
69 | or more than $150. |
70 | (j) Aerobic treatment unit or performance-based treatment |
71 | system maintenance entity permit: a fee of not less than $25, or |
72 | more than $150, per year. |
73 | (k) Reinspection fee per visit for site inspection after |
74 | system construction approval or for noncompliant system |
75 | installation per site visit: a fee of not less than $25, or more |
76 | than $100. |
77 | (l) Research: An additional $5 fee shall be added to each |
78 | new system construction permit issued to be used to fund onsite |
79 | sewage treatment and disposal system research, demonstration, |
80 | and training projects. Five dollars from any repair permit fee |
81 | collected under this section shall be used for funding the |
82 | hands-on training centers described in s. 381.0065(3)(j). |
83 | (m) Annual operating permit, including annual inspection |
84 | and any required sampling and laboratory analysis of effluent, |
85 | for an engineer-designed performance-based system: a fee of not |
86 | less than $150, or more than $300. |
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88 | On or before July January 1, 2011, the Surgeon General, after |
89 | consultation with the Revenue Estimating Conference, shall |
90 | determine a revenue neutral fee schedule for services provided |
91 | pursuant to s. 381.0065(5) within the parameters set in |
92 | paragraph (b). Such determination is not subject to the |
93 | provisions of chapter 120. The funds collected pursuant to this |
94 | subsection must be deposited in a trust fund administered by the |
95 | department, to be used for the purposes stated in this section |
96 | and ss. 381.0065 and 381.00655. |
97 | Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. |