Florida Senate - 2016 CS for SB 400
By the Committee on Environmental Preservation and Conservation;
and Senator Hays
592-01416A-16 2016400c1
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.; requiring the secretary of the
5 Department of Environmental Protection to appoint a
6 general counsel; authorizing the secretary to
7 establish divisions as necessary to accomplish the
8 mission and goals of the department; authorizing
9 offices to be established as necessary to promote the
10 efficient and effective operation of the department;
11 deleting the required establishment of certain offices
12 and divisions; providing an effective date.
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14 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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16 Section 1. Subsections (2) and (3) of section 20.255,
17 Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
18 20.255 Department of Environmental Protection.—There is
19 created a Department of Environmental Protection.
20 (2)(a) The secretary shall appoint There shall be three
21 deputy secretaries who are to be appointed by and shall serve at
22 the pleasure of the secretary. The secretary may assign any
23 deputy secretary the responsibility to supervise, coordinate,
24 and formulate policy for any division, office, or district.
25 (b) The secretary shall appoint a general counsel who is
26 directly responsible to and serves at the pleasure of the
27 secretary. The general counsel is responsible for all legal
28 matters of the department.
29 (c) The secretary may establish divisions as he or she
30 deems necessary to accomplish the mission and goals of the
31 department, including, but not limited to, the following areas
32 of program responsibility: water resources management,
33 regulatory programs, and lands and recreation. The divisions
34 shall be headed by directors, each of whom is to be appointed by
35 and serve at the pleasure of the secretary. The Division of
36 State Lands is established within the department, the director
37 of which is to be appointed by the secretary, subject to
38 confirmation by the Governor and Cabinet sitting as the Board of
39 Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund.
40 (d) Offices may be established as deemed necessary to
41 promote the efficient and effective operation of the department.
42 The secretary may combine, separate, or delete offices as
43 necessary in consultation with the Executive Office of the
44 Governor. The following special offices shall be are established
45 and headed by managers, each of whom is to be appointed by and
46 serve at the pleasure of the secretary:
47 1. Office of Chief of Staff;
48 2. Office of General Counsel;
49 3. Office of Inspector General;
50 4. Office of External Affairs;
51 5. Office of Legislative Affairs;
52 6. Office of Intergovernmental Programs; and
53 7. Office of Greenways and Trails.
54 8. Office of Emergency Response.
55 (e)(b) There shall be six administrative districts involved
56 in regulatory matters, such as of waste management, water
57 resource management, wetlands, and air resources. The districts,
58 which shall be headed by managers, each of whom is to be
59 appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the secretary.
60 Divisions of the department may have one assistant or two deputy
61 division directors, as required to facilitate effective
62 operation.
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64 The managers of all divisions, and offices, and districts
65 specifically named in this section and the directors of the six
66 administrative districts are exempt from part II of chapter 110
67 and are included in the Senior Management Service in accordance
68 with s. 110.205(2)(j).
69 (3) The following divisions of the Department of
70 Environmental Protection are established:
71 (a) Division of Administrative Services.
72 (b) Division of Air Resource Management.
73 (c) Division of Water Resource Management.
74 (d) Division of Environmental Assessment and Restoration.
75 (e) Division of Waste Management.
76 (f) Division of Recreation and Parks.
77 (g) Division of State Lands, the director of which is to be
78 appointed by the secretary of the department, subject to
79 confirmation by the Governor and Cabinet sitting as the Board of
80 Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund. In order to
81 ensure statewide and intradepartmental consistency, the
82 department’s divisions shall direct the district offices and
83 bureaus on matters of interpretation and applicability of the
84 department’s rules and programs.
85 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2016.
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