Florida Senate - 2012 (PROPOSED COMMITTEE BILL) SPB 7184 FOR CONSIDERATION By the Committee on Environmental Preservation and Conservation 592-01825C-12 20127184__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to environmental rules; providing that 3 certain rules adopted by the Environmental Regulation 4 Commission are legislatively ratified; providing 5 applicability; providing an effective date. 6 7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 8 9 Section 1. Pursuant to s. 120.541(3), Florida Statutes, the 10 rule amendments to chapters 62-302 and 62-303, Florida 11 Administrative Code, adopted by the Environmental Regulation 12 Commission on December 8, 2011, are ratified. 13 Section 2. This act serves no other purpose except as 14 stated in section 1 of this act and may not be codified in the 15 Florida Statutes. After this act becomes law, it’s enactment and 16 effective dates shall be noted in the Florida Administrative 17 Code or the Florida Administrative Weekly or both, as 18 appropriate. The ratification does not alter rulemaking 19 authority delegated by prior law, does not constitute 20 legislative preemption of or exception to any provision of law 21 governing adoption or enforcement of the rules cited, and is 22 intended to preserve the status of any cited rule as a rule 23 under chapter 120, Florida Statutes. The ratification does not 24 cure any rulemaking defect or preempt any challenge based on a 25 lack of authority or a violation of the legal requirements 26 governing the adoption of the rule cited. 27 Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.