Florida Senate - 2021 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1076
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
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The Committee on Rules (Brodeur) recommended the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Between lines 83 and 84
4 insert:
5 Section 3. Paragraph (e) is added to subsection (1) of
6 section 403.928, Florida Statutes, to read:
7 403.928 Assessment of water resources and conservation
8 lands.—The Office of Economic and Demographic Research shall
9 conduct an annual assessment of Florida’s water resources and
10 conservation lands.
11 (1) WATER RESOURCES.—The assessment must include all of the
12 following:
13 (e) Beginning with the assessment due January 1, 2022, an
14 analysis of the expenditures necessary to repair, replace, and
15 expand water-related infrastructure. As part of this analysis,
16 the office shall periodically survey public and private
17 utilities.
18 Section 4. Section 403.9301, Florida Statutes, is created
19 to read:
20 403.9301 Wastewater services projections.—
21 (1) The Legislature intends for each county, municipality,
22 or special district providing wastewater services to create a
23 20-year needs analysis.
24 (2) As used in this section, the term:
25 (a) “Domestic wastewater” has the same meaning as provided
26 in s. 367.021.
27 (b) “Facility” means any equipment, structure, or other
28 property, including sewerage systems and treatment works, used
29 to provide wastewater services.
30 (c) “Treatment works” has the same meaning as provided in
31 s. 403.031(11).
32 (d) “Wastewater services” means service to a sewerage
33 system, as defined in s. 403.031(9), or service to domestic
34 wastewater treatment works.
35 (3) By June 30, 2022, and every 5 years thereafter, each
36 county, municipality, or special district providing wastewater
37 services shall develop a needs analysis for its jurisdiction
38 over the subsequent 20 years. In projecting such needs, each
39 local government shall include the following:
40 (a) A detailed description of the facilities used to
41 provide wastewater services.
42 (b) The number of current and projected connections and
43 residents served, calculated in 5-year increments.
44 (c) The current and projected service area for wastewater
45 services.
46 (d) The current and projected cost of providing wastewater
47 services, calculated in 5-year increments.
48 (e) The estimated remaining useful life of each facility or
49 its major components.
50 (f) The most recent 5-year history of annual contributions
51 to, expenditures from, and balances of any capital account for
52 maintenance or expansion of any facility or its major
53 components.
54 (g) The local government’s plan to fund the maintenance or
55 expansion of any facility or its major components. The plan must
56 include historical and estimated future revenues and
57 expenditures with an evaluation of how the local government
58 expects to close any projected funding gap.
59 (4) Upon completing the requirements of subsection (3),
60 each municipality or special district shall submit its needs
61 analysis, as well as the methodology and any supporting data
62 necessary to interpret the results, to the county within which
63 the largest portion of its service area is located. Each county
64 shall compile all analyses submitted to it under this subsection
65 into a single document and include its own analysis in the
66 document. The county shall file the compiled document with the
67 coordinator of the Office of Economic and Demographic Research
68 no later than July 31, 2022, and every 5 years thereafter.
69 (5) The Office of Economic and Demographic Research shall
70 evaluate the compiled documents from the counties for the
71 purpose of developing a statewide analysis for inclusion in the
72 assessment due January 1, 2023, pursuant to s. 403.928.
73 Section 5. Section 403.9302, Florida Statutes, is created
74 to read:
75 403.9302 Stormwater management projections.—
76 (1) The Legislature intends for each county, municipality,
77 or special district providing a stormwater management program or
78 stormwater management system to create a 20-year needs analysis.
79 (2) As used in this section, the term:
80 (a) “Facility” means any equipment, structure, or other
81 property, including conveyance systems, used or useful in
82 connection with providing a stormwater management program or
83 stormwater management system.
84 (b) “Stormwater management program” has the same meaning as
85 provided in s. 403.031(15).
86 (c) “Stormwater management system” has the same meaning as
87 provided in s. 403.031(16).
88 (3) By June 30, 2022, and every 5 years thereafter, each
89 county, municipality, or special district providing a stormwater
90 management program or stormwater management system shall develop
91 a needs analysis for its jurisdiction over the subsequent 20
92 years. In projecting such needs, each local government shall
93 include the following:
94 (a) A detailed description of the stormwater management
95 program or stormwater management system and its facilities and
96 projects.
97 (b) The number of current and projected residents served,
98 calculated in 5-year increments.
99 (c) The current and projected service area for the
100 stormwater management program or stormwater management system.
101 (d) The current and projected cost of providing services,
102 calculated in 5-year increments.
103 (e) The estimated remaining useful life of each facility or
104 its major components.
105 (f) The most recent 5-year history of annual contributions
106 to, expenditures from, and balances of any capital account for
107 maintenance or expansion of any facility or its major
108 components.
109 (g) The local government’s plan to fund the maintenance or
110 expansion of any facility or its major components. The plan must
111 include historical and estimated future revenues and
112 expenditures with an evaluation of how the local government
113 expects to close any projected funding gap.
114 (4) Upon completing the requirements of subsection (3),
115 each municipality or special district shall submit its needs
116 analysis, as well as the methodology and any supporting data
117 necessary to interpret the results, to the county within which
118 the largest portion of its stormwater management program or
119 stormwater management system is located. Each county shall
120 compile all analyses submitted to it under this subsection into
121 a single document and include its own analysis in the document.
122 The county shall file the compiled document with the Secretary
123 of Environmental Protection and the coordinator of the Office of
124 Economic and Demographic Research no later than July 31, 2022,
125 and every 5 years thereafter.
126 (5) The Office of Economic and Demographic Research shall
127 evaluate the compiled documents from the counties for the
128 purpose of developing a statewide analysis for inclusion in the
129 assessment due January 1, 2023, pursuant to s. 403.928.
130 Section 6. The Legislature determines and declares that
131 this act fulfills an important state interest.
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134 And the title is amended as follows:
135 Delete line 12
136 and insert:
137 applicability; amending s. 403.928, F.S.; requiring
138 the Office of Economic and Demographic Research to
139 include an analysis of certain expenditures in its
140 annual assessment; creating s. 403.9301, F.S.;
141 providing legislative intent; defining terms;
142 requiring counties, municipalities, and special
143 districts that provide wastewater services to develop
144 a needs analysis that includes certain information by
145 a specified date; requiring municipalities and special
146 districts to submit such analyses to a specified
147 county; requiring the county to file a compiled
148 document with the coordinator of the Office of
149 Economic and Demographic Research by a specified date
150 and periodically thereafter; requiring the office to
151 evaluate the document and include an analysis in its
152 annual assessment; creating s. 403.9302, F.S.;
153 providing legislative intent; defining terms;
154 requiring counties, municipalities, and special
155 districts that provide stormwater management to
156 develop a needs analysis that includes certain
157 information by a specified date; requiring
158 municipalities and special districts to submit such
159 analyses to a specified county; requiring the county
160 to file a compiled document with the Secretary of
161 Environmental Protection and the coordinator of the
162 Office of Economic and Demographic Research by a
163 specified date and periodically thereafter; requiring
164 the office to evaluate the document and include an
165 analysis in its annual assessment; providing a
166 determination and declaration of important state
167 interest; providing an effective date.