Amendment
Bill No. CS/CS/HB 389
Amendment No. 125107
CHAMBER ACTION
Senate House
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1Representative Glorioso offered the following:
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3     Amendment (with title amendment)
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5     Section 4.  Subsections (2) and (3), paragraph (a) of
6subsection (4), and paragraph (a) of subsection (6) of section
7373.41492, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
8     373.41492  Miami-Dade County Lake Belt Mitigation Plan;
9mitigation for mining activities within the Miami-Dade County
10Lake Belt.-
11     (2)  To provide for the mitigation of wetland resources
12lost to mining activities within the Miami-Dade County Lake Belt
13Plan, effective October 1, 1999, a mitigation fee is imposed on
14each ton of limerock and sand extracted by any person who
15engages in the business of extracting limerock or sand from
16within the Miami-Dade County Lake Belt Area and the east one-
17half of sections 24 and 25 and all of sections 35 and 36,
18Township 53 South, Range 39 East. The mitigation fee is imposed
19for each ton of limerock and sand sold from within the
20properties where the fee applies in raw, processed, or
21manufactured form, including, but not limited to, sized
22aggregate, asphalt, cement, concrete, and other limerock and
23concrete products. The mitigation fee imposed by this subsection
24for each ton of limerock and sand sold shall be 12 cents per ton
25beginning January 1, 2007; 18 cents per ton beginning January 1,
262008; 24 cents per ton beginning January 1, 2009; and 45 cents
27per ton beginning close of business December 31, 2011. To pay
28for seepage mitigation projects, including hydrological
29structures, as authorized in an environmental resource permit
30issued by the department for mining activities within the Miami-
31Dade County Lake Belt Area, and to upgrade a water treatment
32plant that treats water coming from the Northwest Wellfield in
33Miami-Dade County, a water treatment plant upgrade fee is
34imposed within the same Lake Belt Area subject to the mitigation
35fee and upon the same kind of mined limerock and sand subject to
36the mitigation fee. The water treatment plant upgrade fee
37imposed by this subsection for each ton of limerock and sand
38sold shall be 15 cents per ton beginning on January 1, 2007, and
39the collection of this fee shall cease once the total amount of
40proceeds collected for this fee reaches the amount of the actual
41moneys necessary to design and construct the water treatment
42plant upgrade, as determined in an open, public solicitation
43process. Any limerock or sand that is used within the mine from
44which the limerock or sand is extracted is exempt from the fees.
45The amount of the mitigation fee and the water treatment plant
46upgrade fee imposed under this section must be stated separately
47on the invoice provided to the purchaser of the limerock or sand
48product from the limerock or sand miner, or its subsidiary or
49affiliate, for which the fee or fees apply. The limerock or sand
50miner, or its subsidiary or affiliate, who sells the limerock or
51sand product shall collect the mitigation fee and the water
52treatment plant upgrade fee and forward the proceeds of the fees
53to the Department of Revenue on or before the 20th day of the
54month following the calendar month in which the sale occurs. As
55used in this section, the term "proceeds of the fee" means all
56funds collected and received by the Department of Revenue under
57this section, including interest and penalties on delinquent
58fees. The amount deducted for administrative costs may not
59exceed 3 percent of the total revenues collected under this
60section and may equal only those administrative costs reasonably
61attributable to the fees.
62     (3)  The mitigation fee and the water treatment plant
63upgrade fee imposed by this section must be reported to the
64Department of Revenue. Payment of the mitigation and the water
65treatment plant upgrade fees must be accompanied by a form
66prescribed by the Department of Revenue. The proceeds of the
67mitigation fee, less administrative costs, must be transferred
68by the Department of Revenue to the South Florida Water
69Management District and deposited into the Lake Belt Mitigation
70Trust Fund. Beginning January 1, 2012, and ending December 31,
712017, or upon issuance of water quality certification by the
72department for mining activities within Phase II of the Miami-
73Dade County Lake Belt Plan, whichever occurs later, the proceeds
74of the water treatment plant upgrade fee, less administrative
75costs, must be transferred by the Department of Revenue to the
76South Florida Water Management District and deposited into the
77Lake Belt Mitigation Trust Fund. Beginning January 1, 2018, the
78proceeds of the water treatment plant upgrade fee, less
79administrative costs, must be transferred by the Department of
80Revenue to a trust fund established by Miami-Dade County, for
81the sole purpose authorized by paragraph (6)(a). As used in this
82section, the term "proceeds of the fee" means all funds
83collected and received by the Department of Revenue under this
84section, including interest and penalties on delinquent fees.
85The amount deducted for administrative costs may not exceed 3
86percent of the total revenues collected under this section and
87may equal only those administrative costs reasonably
88attributable to the fees.
89     (4)(a)  The Department of Revenue shall administer,
90collect, and enforce the mitigation and water treatment plant
91upgrade fees authorized under this section in accordance with
92the procedures used to administer, collect, and enforce the
93general sales tax imposed under chapter 212. The provisions of
94chapter 212 with respect to the authority of the Department of
95Revenue to audit and make assessments, the keeping of books and
96records, and the interest and penalties imposed on delinquent
97fees apply to this section. The fees may not be included in
98computing estimated taxes under s. 212.11, and the dealer's
99credit for collecting taxes or fees provided for in s. 212.12
100does not apply to the fees imposed by this section.
101     (6)(a)  The proceeds of the mitigation fee must be used to
102conduct mitigation activities that are appropriate to offset the
103loss of the value and functions of wetlands as a result of
104mining activities and must be used in a manner consistent with
105the recommendations contained in the reports submitted to the
106Legislature by the Miami-Dade County Lake Belt Plan
107Implementation Committee and adopted under s. 373.4149. Such
108mitigation may include the purchase, enhancement, restoration,
109and management of wetlands and uplands, the purchase of
110mitigation credit from a permitted mitigation bank, and any
111structural modifications to the existing drainage system to
112enhance the hydrology of the Miami-Dade County Lake Belt Area.
113Funds may also be used to reimburse other funding sources,
114including the Save Our Rivers Land Acquisition Program, the
115Internal Improvement Trust Fund, the South Florida Water
116Management District, and Miami-Dade County, for the purchase of
117lands that were acquired in areas appropriate for mitigation due
118to rock mining and to reimburse governmental agencies that
119exchanged land under s. 373.4149 for mitigation due to rock
120mining. The proceeds of the water treatment plant upgrade fee
121that are deposited into the Lake Belt Mitigation Trust Fund
122shall be used solely to pay for seepage mitigation projects,
123including groundwater or surface water management structures, as
124authorized in an environmental resource permit issued by the
125department for mining activities within the Miami-Dade County
126Lake Belt Area. The proceeds of the water treatment plant
127upgrade fee that are transferred to a trust fund established by
128Miami-Dade County shall be used to upgrade a water treatment
129plant that treats water coming from the Northwest Wellfield in
130Miami-Dade County. As used in this section, the terms "upgrade a
131water treatment plant" or "water treatment plant upgrade" means
132those works necessary to treat or filter a surface water source
133or supply or both.
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T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T
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140An act relating to environmental regulation; amending s.
141218.075, F.S.; providing for an entity created by special
142act, local ordinance, or interlocal agreement of a county
143or municipality to receive certain reduced or waived
144permit processing fees; requiring that the project for
145which such fee reduction or waiver is sought serves a
146public purpose; amending s. 373.118, F.S.; requiring that
147the Department of Environmental Protection initiate
148rulemaking to adopt a general permit for stormwater
149management systems serving airside activities at airports;
150providing for statewide application of the general permit;
151providing for any water management district or delegated
152local government to administer the general permit;
153providing that the rules are not subject to any special
154rulemaking requirements relating to small business;
155creating s. 373.4131, F.S.; authorizing certain
156municipalities and counties to adopt stormwater adaptive
157management plans and obtain conceptual permits for urban
158redevelopment projects; providing requirements for
159establishment of such permits by water management
160districts in consultation with the Department of
161Environmental Protection; providing that certain urban
162redevelopment projects qualify for a noticed general
163permit; amending s. 373.41492, F.S.; authorizing the use
164of proceeds from the water treatment plant upgrade fee to
165pay for specified mitigation projects; requiring proceeds
166from the water treatment plant upgrade fee to be
167transferred by the Department of Revenue to the South
168Florida Water Management District and deposited into the
169Lake Belt Mitigation Trust Fund for a specified period of
170time; providing, after that period, for the proceeds of
171the water treatment plant upgrade fee to return to being
172transferred by the Department of Revenue to a trust fund
173established by Miami-Dade County for specified purposes;
174conforming a term; providing an effective date.


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