Florida Senate - 2025                                    SB 1580
       
       
        
       By Senator Rodriguez
       
       
       
       
       
       40-00896-25                                           20251580__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to resilience planning; creating s.
    3         380.0934, F.S.; creating the Florida Master P3
    4         Infrastructure Authority for a specified purpose;
    5         providing goals for the authority; providing the terms
    6         of membership of the authority; requiring members to
    7         serve without compensation but be reimbursed for
    8         certain expenses; requiring the authority to appoint
    9         an executive director, establish rules, meet a certain
   10         number of times per year, and elect specified
   11         officers; providing for the composition of the
   12         authority; providing requirements for the authority;
   13         requiring that all projects submitted for inclusion in
   14         the Statewide Flooding Sea Level Rise Resilience Plan
   15         must have a 5-year implementation timeline; providing
   16         an effective date.
   17          
   18  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   20         Section 1. Section 380.0934, Florida Statutes, is created
   21  to read:
   22         380.0934 Florida Master P3 Infrastructure Authority.—
   23         (1)(a)There is created within the Department of
   24  Environmental Protection the Florida Master P3 Infrastructure
   25  Authority to oversee the planning, contracting, and execution of
   26  projects that address flooding and sea level rise to coastal and
   27  inland communities in this state pursuant to s. 380.093(5). The
   28  goals of the Florida Master P3 Infrastructure Authority are to:
   29         1.Manage all such projects eligible for inclusion in the
   30  planning and coordination between state agencies, local
   31  governments, and private sector partners seeking to invest in
   32  such projects.
   33         2.Create a unified statewide approach for funding,
   34  developing, and maintaining such projects, in collaboration with
   35  private sector partners.
   36         (b)The Florida Master P3 Infrastructure Authority members
   37  shall initially be appointed for a term of 4 years. Thereafter,
   38  each member shall be appointed for a term of 4 years from the
   39  date of appointment, except that a vacancy must be filled by
   40  appointment for the remainder of the term. The members of the
   41  authority shall serve without compensation, but shall be
   42  reimbursed for all necessary expenses in the performance of
   43  their duties, including travel expenses, in accordance with s.
   44  112.061. The authority shall appoint an executive director,
   45  establish rules of procedure for conducting its meetings, meet
   46  at least semiannually, and elect a chair, a vice chair, and a
   47  secretary for 1-year terms. The authority shall be composed of
   48  the following six members:
   49         1.One representative from the Department of
   50  Transportation, appointed by the Secretary of Transportation.
   51         2.One representative from the department, appointed by the
   52  Secretary of Environmental Protection.
   53         3.One representative from the Division of Emergency
   54  Management, appointed by the director of the Division of
   55  Emergency Management.
   56         4.The Chief Resilience Officer.
   57         5.The Chief Scientist.
   58         6.One industry expert in banking and investment for large
   59  scale infrastructure projects, appointed by the secretary of the
   60  department.
   61         (c)The Florida Master P3 Infrastructure Authority shall:
   62         1.Acquire at-risk coastal and flood-prone properties for
   63  projects that address flooding and sea level rise to coastal and
   64  inland communities in this state pursuant to s. 380.093(5) using
   65  measures including, but not limited to, property buyout programs
   66  for voluntary relocation in high-risk zones.
   67         2.Induce investments from the private sector for such
   68  projects by offering incentives, including, but not limited to:
   69         a.Long-term revenue-sharing agreements, such as toll
   70  collection, lease arrangements, or energy savings.
   71         b.Tax credits.
   72         c.Expedited permitting for construction necessary for such
   73  projects.
   74         3.Engage local governments, community leaders, and
   75  residents during the project planning and execution phases and
   76  incorporate their feedback in the project.
   77         4.Partner with in-state vocational schools and
   78  apprenticeship programs to train workers in specialized
   79  resiliency construction.
   80         5.Publish biannual progress reports, including project
   81  milestones, expenditures, and public benefits on the
   82  department’s website. The authority shall also create an online
   83  dashboard for real-time updates on project execution.
   84         6.Employ an independent certified accounting firm to audit
   85  funds, accounts, and financial records for the projects.
   86         7.Implement penalties for noncompliance or mismanagement
   87  of resources.
   88         (d)The department may provide administrative and staff
   89  support services relating to the meetings of the authority.
   90         (2)Notwithstanding an extension from the department, all
   91  projects that address flooding and sea level rise to coastal and
   92  inland communities in this state pursuant to s. 380.093(5) must
   93  have a 5-year implementation timeline to ensure timely
   94  completion.
   95         Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.