Florida Senate - 2016                                     SB 400
       
       
        
       By Senator Hays
       
       
       
       
       
       11-00556-16                                            2016400__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to the organizational structure of the
    3         Department of Environmental Protection; amending s.
    4         20.255, F.S.; authorizing the secretary of the
    5         Department of Environmental Protection to establish
    6         divisions as necessary to accomplish the missions and
    7         goals of the department; authorizing offices to be
    8         established as necessary to promote the efficient and
    9         effective operation of the department; deleting the
   10         required establishment of certain offices and
   11         divisions; providing an effective date.
   12          
   13  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   14  
   15         Section 1. Subsections (2) and (3) of section 20.255,
   16  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
   17         20.255 Department of Environmental Protection.—There is
   18  created a Department of Environmental Protection.
   19         (2)(a) There shall be three deputy secretaries who are to
   20  be appointed by and shall serve at the pleasure of the
   21  secretary. The secretary may assign any deputy secretary the
   22  responsibility to supervise, coordinate, and formulate policy
   23  for any division, office, or district.
   24         (a) The secretary may establish divisions as he or she
   25  deems necessary to accomplish the mission and goals of the
   26  department, including, but not limited to, the following areas
   27  of program responsibility: water resources management,
   28  regulatory programs, and lands and recreation. The divisions
   29  shall be headed by directors, each of whom is to be appointed by
   30  and serve at the pleasure of the secretary. The Division of
   31  State Lands is established within the department, the director
   32  of which is to be appointed by the secretary, subject to
   33  confirmation by the Governor and Cabinet sitting as the Board of
   34  Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund.
   35         (b) Offices may be established as deemed necessary to
   36  promote the efficient and effective operation of the department.
   37  The secretary may combine, separate, or delete offices as
   38  necessary in consultation with the Executive Office of the
   39  Governor. The following special offices shall be are established
   40  and headed by managers, each of whom is to be appointed by and
   41  serve at the pleasure of the secretary:
   42         1. Office of Chief of Staff;
   43         2. Office of General Counsel;
   44         3. Office of Inspector General;
   45         4. Office of External Affairs;
   46         5. Office of Legislative Affairs;
   47         6. Office of Intergovernmental Programs; and
   48         7. Office of Greenways and Trails.
   49         8. Office of Emergency Response.
   50         (c)(b) There shall be six administrative districts involved
   51  in regulatory matters, such as of waste management, water
   52  resource management, wetlands, and air resources, which shall be
   53  headed by managers, each of whom is to be appointed by and serve
   54  at the pleasure of the secretary. Divisions of the department
   55  may have one assistant or two deputy division directors, as
   56  required to facilitate effective operation.
   57  
   58  The managers of all divisions, and offices, and districts
   59  specifically named in this section and the directors of the six
   60  administrative districts are exempt from part II of chapter 110
   61  and are included in the Senior Management Service in accordance
   62  with s. 110.205(2)(j).
   63         (3) The following divisions of the Department of
   64  Environmental Protection are established:
   65         (a) Division of Administrative Services.
   66         (b) Division of Air Resource Management.
   67         (c) Division of Water Resource Management.
   68         (d) Division of Environmental Assessment and Restoration.
   69         (e) Division of Waste Management.
   70         (f) Division of Recreation and Parks.
   71         (g) Division of State Lands, the director of which is to be
   72  appointed by the secretary of the department, subject to
   73  confirmation by the Governor and Cabinet sitting as the Board of
   74  Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund.
   75  
   76  In order to ensure statewide and intradepartmental consistency,
   77  the department’s divisions shall direct the district offices and
   78  bureaus on matters of interpretation and applicability of the
   79  department’s rules and programs.
   80         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2016.