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CS/CS/CS/SB 716: Environmental Regulation

GENERAL BILL by Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations ; Environmental Preservation and Conservation ; Community Affairs ; Bennett ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Evers

Environmental Regulation; Prohibiting a county from requiring an applicant to obtain a permit or approval from any state or federal agency as a condition of processing a development permit under certain conditions; providing for the reduction or waiver of permit processing fees relating to projects that serve a public purpose for certain entities created by special act, local ordinance, or interlocal agreement; exempting certain underground injection control wells from permitting requirements under part III of ch. 373, F.S., relating to regulation of wells; providing for waste-to-energy facilities to maximize acceptance and processing of nonhazardous solid and liquid waste, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
 Last Action: 3/8/2012 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/CS/HB 503 (Ch. 2012-205), CS/HB 691 (Ch. 2012-65), HB 4123 (Ch. 2012-114), CS/CS/HB 7117 (Ch. 2012-117) -SJ 981
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Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Environmental Preservation and Conservation (EP)
  3. Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations (BGA)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/27/2011 Senate • Filed
11/16/2011 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Budget -SJ 61
12/21/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/12/12, 8:00 am, 412 Knott Building
1/10/2012 Senate • Introduced -SJ 61
1/12/2012 Senate • CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 214
1/17/2012 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS by Community Affairs read 1st time -SJ 250
1/18/2012 Senate • Now in Environmental Preservation and Conservation
2/1/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Environmental Preservation and Conservation, 02/06/12, 3:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
2/6/2012 Senate • CS/CS by Environmental Preservation and Conservation; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 484
2/9/2012 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Budget -SJ 484
• CS/CS by Environmental Preservation and Conservation read 1st time -SJ 485
2/14/2012 Senate • Subreferred to Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations -SJ 519
• Now in Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations
2/23/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations, 02/28/12, 10:45 am, 401 Senate Office Building
2/28/2012 Senate • CS/CS/CS by Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 743
3/1/2012 Senate • Now in Budget -SJ 743
• CS/CS/CS by Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 745
3/6/2012 Senate • Withdrawn from Budget -SJ 874
• Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) -SJ 874
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/08/12
3/8/2012 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 980
• Substituted CS/CS/CS/CS/HB 503 -SJ 981
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/CS/HB 503 (Ch. 2012-205), CS/HB 691 (Ch. 2012-65), HB 4123 (Ch. 2012-114), CS/CS/HB 7117 (Ch. 2012-117) -SJ 981