Florida Senate - 2023 CS for SB 7002 By the Committees on Community Affairs; and Environment and Natural Resources 578-02611-23 20237002c1 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 standards for onsite 5 sewage treatment and disposal systems and for domestic 6 wastewater facility planning for facilities expansion, 7 collection/transmission systems, and an operation and 8 maintenance manual for the sole and exclusive purpose 9 of satisfying any condition on effectiveness pursuant 10 to s. 120.541(3), F.S., which requires ratification of 11 any rule exceeding the specified thresholds for likely 12 adverse impact or increase in regulatory costs; 13 providing construction; 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 the 19 effectiveness imposed under section 120.541(3), Florida 20 Statutes: 21 (a) Rule 62-6.001, Florida Administrative Code, titled 22 “General,” as filed for adoption with the Department of State 23 pursuant to the certification package dated May 10, 2022. 24 (b) Rules 62-600.405, 62-600.705, and 62-600.720, Florida 25 Administrative Code, titled “Domestic Wastewater Facilities: 26 Planning for Wastewater Facilities Expansion,” “Domestic 27 Wastewater Facilities: Collection/Transmission Systems,” and 28 “Domestic Wastewater Facilities: Operation and Maintenance 29 Manual,” respectively, as filed for adoption with the Department 30 of State pursuant to the certification package dated November 31 16, 2021. 32 (2) This act serves no other purpose and may not be 33 codified in the Florida Statutes. After this act becomes a law, 34 its enactment and effective dates must be noted in the Florida 35 Administrative Code, the Florida Administrative Register, or 36 both, as appropriate. This act does not alter rulemaking 37 authority delegated by prior law, does not constitute 38 legislative preemption of or exception to any provision of law 39 governing adoption or enforcement of the rule cited, and is 40 intended to preserve the status of any cited rule as a rule 41 under chapter 120, Florida Statutes. This act does not cure any 42 rulemaking defect or preempt any challenge based on a lack of 43 authority or a violation of the legal requirements governing the 44 adoption of any rule cited. 45 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.