Florida Senate - 2014 (PROPOSED COMMITTEE BILL) SPB 7084 FOR CONSIDERATION By the Committee on Environmental Preservation and Conservation 592-02162-14 20147084__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to ratification of rules of the 3 Department of Environmental Protection; ratifying 4 specified rules relating to qualifications and 5 performance reviews of contractors performing certain 6 site rehabilitation activities for petroleum 7 contaminated sites and procedures for procurement of 8 such contractors for the sole and exclusive purpose of 9 satisfying any condition on effectiveness pursuant to 10 s. 120.541(3), F.S., which requires ratification of 11 any rule meeting any specified thresholds for likely 12 adverse impact or increase in regulatory costs; 13 providing applicability; providing an effective date. 14 15 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 16 17 Section 1. (1) The following rules are ratified for the 18 sole and exclusive purpose of satisfying any condition on 19 effectiveness imposed under s. 120.541(3), Florida Statutes: 20 (a) Rule 62-772.300, Florida Administrative Code, entitled 21 “Contractor Qualifications and Performance Reviews,” as filed 22 for adoption with the Department of State pursuant to the 23 certification package dated December 27, 2013. 24 (b) Rule 62-772.400, Florida Administrative Code, entitled 25 “Procedures for the Competitive Procurement of Contractors and 26 Assignment of Work,” as filed for adoption with the Department 27 of State pursuant to the certification package dated December 28 27, 2013. 29 (2) This act serves no other purpose and may not be 30 codified in the Florida Statutes. After this act becomes law, 31 its enactment and effective dates shall be noted in the Florida 32 Administrative Code or the Florida Administrative Register, or 33 both, as appropriate. This act does not alter rulemaking 34 authority delegated by prior law, does not constitute 35 legislative preemption of or exception to any provision of law 36 governing adoption or enforcement of the rules cited, and is 37 intended to preserve the status of any cited rule as a rule 38 under chapter 120, Florida Statutes. This act does not cure any 39 rulemaking defect or preempt any challenge based on a lack of 40 authority or a violation of the legal requirements governing the 41 adoption of any rule cited. 42 Section 2. This act shall take effect on becoming law.