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CS/CS/CS/HB 973: Water Quality Improvements

GENERAL BILL by State Affairs Committee ; Appropriations Committee ; Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee ; Payne ; Ingoglia ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Plasencia

Water Quality Improvements; Transfers Onsite Sewage Program in DOH to DEP; directs WMDs to submit consolidated annual reports to OEDR; provides criteria for calculating certain lot size; removes provisions relating to DOH technical review & advisory panel & research & review advisory committee; directs DEP to determine that hardship exists for certain OSTDS onsite variance requests; allows use of specified systems; creates OSTDS & biosolids technical advisory committees; directs county health departments to coordinate with DEP to administer evaluation programs; requires basin management action plans to include treatment & remediation plans; directs DEP to submit cost estimates to OEDR; establishes clean water grant program; provides notice requirements for unlawful discharges of certain sewage; provides for management of biosolids, land application permits, & water quality monitoring; requires DEP to submit reports to Governor & Legislature.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
 Last Action: 5/3/2019 House - Died on Calendar
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/20/2019 House • Filed
    2/28/2019 House • Referred to Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 98
    3/4/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee, 03/06/19, 3:00 pm, 12 HOB -HJ 98
    3/5/2019 House • Introduced -HJ 98
    3/6/2019 House • CS by Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 384
    3/11/2019 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
    • CS by Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 376
    3/12/2019 House • Now in Appropriations Committee -HJ 400
    3/29/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee, 04/02/19, 3:30 pm, Webster Hall
    4/2/2019 House • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee; YEAS 29 NAYS 0 -HJ 592
    4/5/2019 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
    • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee read 1st time -HJ 589
    4/8/2019 House • Now in State Affairs Committee -HJ 597
    4/16/2019 House • PCS on Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 04/18/19, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
    4/18/2019 House • CS/CS/CS by- State Affairs Committee; YEAS 23 NAYS 0 -HJ 794
    4/22/2019 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
    4/23/2019 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 790
    • CS/CS/CS by State Affairs Committee read 1st time -HJ 792
    4/24/2019 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/26/19
    4/26/2019 House • Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading -HJ 933
    5/3/2019 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died on Calendar

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  • CS/CS/CS/HB 973, Committee Substitute 3 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/22/2019 at 7:28 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (4)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1022 (c1) Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems Albritton Similar Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Track This Bill
    H 405 (c2) Biosolids Management Grall Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 H Died in State Affairs Committee Track This Bill
    H 1395 Water Quality Improvements Raschein Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 H Died in Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee Track This Bill
    S 1278 (c2) Biosolids Management Mayfield Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 H Died in Messages Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (8)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    068759 - Amendment
    Remove line 1692 and insert:     		Payne 4/24/2019
    3:23 PM     		PDF
    240641 - Amendment
    Remove lines 1801-1836 and insert:     		Payne 4/24/2019
    3:31 PM     		PDF
    620999 - Amendment
    Remove lines 1801-1836 and insert:     		Fine 4/24/2019
    3:47 PM     		PDF
    hierarchy 219853 - Amendment to Amendment (620999)
    Remove lines 14-18 of the amendment and insert:     		Fine 4/24/2019
    6:17 PM     		PDF
    077033 - Amendment
    Remove lines 1903-2017 and insert:     		Payne 4/24/2019
    3:54 PM     		PDF
    hierarchy 640189 - Amendment to Amendment (077033)
    Remove lines 5-23 of the amendment and insert:     		Grall 4/24/2019
    6:56 PM     		PDF
    072419 - Amendment
    Between lines 2028 and 2029, insert:     		Sabatini 4/23/2019
    11:24 AM     		House: Withdrawn
    4/24/2019     		PDF
    124019 - Amendment
    Between lines 2028 and 2029, insert:     		Raschein 4/24/2019
    2:33 PM     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (22)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    153.54 Preliminary report by county commissioners with respect to creation of proposed district. Page 6 (pdf)
    153.73 Assessable improvements; levy and payment of special assessments. Page 8 (pdf)
    163.3180 Concurrency. Page 9 (pdf)
    180.03 Resolution or ordinance proposing construction or extension of utility; objections to same. Page 10 (pdf)
    373.036 Florida water plan; district water management plans. Page 11 (pdf)
    373.807 Protection of water quality in Outstanding Florida Springs. Page 13 (pdf)
    373.811 Prohibited activities within a priority focus area. Page 15 (pdf)
    381.006 Environmental health. Page 16 (pdf)
    381.0061 Administrative fines. Page 21 (pdf)
    381.0064 Continuing education courses for persons installing or servicing septic tanks. Page 22 (pdf)
    381.0065 Onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems; regulation. Page 28 (pdf)
    381.00651 Periodic evaluation and assessment of onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems. Page 56 (pdf)
    381.00652 Page 59 (pdf)
    381.0068 Technical review and advisory panel. Page 61 (pdf)
    381.0101 Environmental health professionals. Page 61 (pdf)
    403.067 Establishment and implementation of total maximum daily loads. Page 62 (pdf)
    403.0671 Page 69 (pdf)
    403.0673 Page 71 (pdf)
    403.0771 Page 73 (pdf)
    403.086 Sewage disposal facilities; advanced and secondary waste treatment. Page 74 (pdf)
    403.08715 Page 76 (pdf)
    489.551 Definitions. Page 81 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/HB 973, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 4/5/2019 at 11:09 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/22/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1022 (c1) Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems Albritton Similar Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Track This Bill
    H 1395 Water Quality Improvements Raschein Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 H Died in Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (16)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    153.54 Preliminary report by county commissioners with respect to creation of proposed district. Page 4 (pdf)
    153.73 Assessable improvements; levy and payment of special assessments. Page 5 (pdf)
    163.3180 Concurrency. Page 6 (pdf)
    180.03 Resolution or ordinance proposing construction or extension of utility; objections to same. Page 7 (pdf)
    373.036 Florida water plan; district water management plans. Page 8 (pdf)
    373.807 Protection of water quality in Outstanding Florida Springs. Page 10 (pdf)
    381.006 Environmental health. Page 13 (pdf)
    381.0061 Administrative fines. Page 18 (pdf)
    381.0064 Continuing education courses for persons installing or servicing septic tanks. Page 19 (pdf)
    381.0065 Onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems; regulation. Page 19 (pdf)
    381.00651 Periodic evaluation and assessment of onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems. Page 47 (pdf)
    381.00652 Page 51 (pdf)
    381.0068 Technical review and advisory panel. Page 52 (pdf)
    381.0101 Environmental health professionals. Page 52 (pdf)
    403.067 Establishment and implementation of total maximum daily loads. Page 53 (pdf)
    489.551 Definitions. Page 58 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 973, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/11/2019 at 8:46 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/5/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1022 (c1) Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems Albritton Similar Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Track This Bill
    H 1395 Water Quality Improvements Raschein Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 H Died in Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    203041 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Payne 4/1/2019
    6:32 PM     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (15)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    153.54 Preliminary report by county commissioners with respect to creation of proposed district. Page 3 (pdf)
    153.73 Assessable improvements; levy and payment of special assessments. Page 5 (pdf)
    163.3180 Concurrency. Page 6 (pdf)
    180.03 Resolution or ordinance proposing construction or extension of utility; objections to same. Page 7 (pdf)
    373.036 Florida water plan; district water management plans. Page 8 (pdf)
    373.807 Protection of water quality in Outstanding Florida Springs. Page 10 (pdf)
    381.006 Environmental health. Page 12 (pdf)
    381.0061 Administrative fines. Page 18 (pdf)
    381.0064 Continuing education courses for persons installing or servicing septic tanks. Page 18 (pdf)
    381.0065 Onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems; regulation. Page 19 (pdf)
    381.00651 Periodic evaluation and assessment of onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems. Page 48 (pdf)
    381.0068 Technical review and advisory panel. Page 52 (pdf)
    381.0101 Environmental health professionals. Page 52 (pdf)
    403.067 Establishment and implementation of total maximum daily loads. Page 53 (pdf)
    489.551 Definitions. Page 57 (pdf)

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  • HB 973, Original Filed Version Posted 2/20/2019 at 4:33 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/10/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1022 Onsite Treatment and Disposal Systems Albritton Similar Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Track This Bill
    H 1395 Water Quality Improvements Raschein Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 H Died in Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee Track This Bill
    S 1758 Water Quality Improvements Mayfield Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Appropriations Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    605401 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Payne 3/5/2019
    4:28 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    3/6/2019     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (9)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    373.036 Florida water plan; district water management plans. Page 44 (pdf)
    373.807 Protection of water quality in Outstanding Florida Springs. Page 42 (pdf)
    381.006 Environmental health. Page 3 (pdf)
    381.0061 Administrative fines. Page 8 (pdf)
    381.0064 Continuing education courses for persons installing or servicing septic tanks. Page 9 (pdf)
    381.0065 Onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems; regulation. Page 9 (pdf)
    381.00651 Periodic evaluation and assessment of onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems. Page 38 (pdf)
    381.0068 Technical review and advisory panel. Page 42 (pdf)
    403.067 Establishment and implementation of total maximum daily loads. Page 46 (pdf)

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