Florida Senate - 2025                              CS for SB 180
       
       
        
       By the Committee on Community Affairs; and Senator DiCeglie
       
       
       
       
       
       578-02302-25                                           2025180c1
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to emergency preparedness and
    3         response; amending s. 161.101, F.S.; authorizing the
    4         Department of Environmental Protection to waive or
    5         reduce local government match requirements under
    6         certain circumstances; providing for future
    7         expiration; amending s. 193.4518, F.S.; providing a
    8         tangible personal property assessment limitation,
    9         during a certain timeframe and in certain counties,
   10         for certain agricultural equipment that is unable to
   11         be used due to Hurricanes Debby, Helene, or Milton;
   12         specifying conditions for applying for and receiving
   13         the assessment limitation; providing procedures for
   14         petitioning the value adjustment board if an
   15         application is denied; providing for retroactive
   16         application; amending s. 215.559, F.S.; deleting a
   17         reference to a certain report; revising public
   18         hurricane shelter funding prioritization requirements
   19         for the Division of Emergency Management; amending s.
   20         250.375, F.S.; authorizing certain servicemembers to
   21         provide medical care in specified circumstances;
   22         amending s. 252.35, F.S.; providing legislative
   23         intent; revising the date by which the state
   24         comprehensive emergency management plan must be
   25         submitted to the Legislature and the Governor;
   26         revising the components of the plan; requiring the
   27         division to provide certain assistance to political
   28         subdivisions; revising requirements for training
   29         provided by the division; revising inventory
   30         requirements; deleting a requirement for a certain
   31         biennial report; requiring the division to conduct an
   32         annual hurricane readiness session in each region
   33         designated by the division for a specified purpose;
   34         requiring all county emergency management directors,
   35         and authorizing other county and municipal personnel
   36         to attend such session; requiring that the session
   37         include specified topics and needs; amending s.
   38         252.355, F.S.; authorizing the Department of Veterans’
   39         Affairs to provide certain information to specified
   40         clients or their caregivers; amending s. 252.3611,
   41         F.S.; directing specified entities to submit specified
   42         contracts and reports to the Legislature under
   43         specified conditions; requiring that such contracts be
   44         posted on a specified secure contract system;
   45         requiring the Auditor General to post the results of
   46         specified audits on his or her official website;
   47         requiring the division to report annually to the
   48         Legislature specified information on expenditures
   49         related to emergencies; providing requirements for
   50         such report; amending s. 252.365, F.S.; revising the
   51         responsibilities for agency emergency coordination
   52         officers; requiring agency heads to notify the
   53         Governor and the division of the person designated as
   54         the emergency coordination officer annually by a
   55         specified date; amending s. 252.3655, F.S.; creating
   56         the natural hazards risks and mitigation interagency
   57         coordinating group; providing the purpose of the
   58         group; providing for the membership and administration
   59         of the group; requiring agency representatives to
   60         provide information relating to natural hazards to
   61         this state, agency resources, efforts to address and
   62         mitigate risk and impacts of natural hazards;
   63         requiring the group to meet in person or by
   64         communication media technology at least quarterly for
   65         specified purposes; requiring specified agency heads
   66         to meet at least annually to strategize and prioritize
   67         state efforts; requiring the division, on behalf of
   68         the group, to prepare a certain progress report;
   69         revising the requirements of such report; revising
   70         requirements for an annual progress report by the
   71         division on behalf of the group; requiring the
   72         division, on behalf of the group, to submit such
   73         report to the Governor and the Legislature; amending
   74         s. 252.37, F.S.; requiring the division to notify the
   75         Legislature of its intent to accept or apply for
   76         federal funds under certain circumstances; requiring
   77         the division to take steps to maximize the
   78         availability and expedite distribution of financial
   79         assistance from the Federal Government to state and
   80         local agencies; requiring that such steps include the
   81         standardization and streamlining of the application
   82         process for federal financial assistance and the
   83         provision of assistance to those applicants for a
   84         specified purpose; requiring the division to use
   85         certain federal funds to implement such requirements;
   86         creating s. 252.3713, F.S.; requiring the division to
   87         administer the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program;
   88         authorizing the division to retain a specified
   89         percentage of the funds for use within the state;
   90         requiring that the remaining percentage be distributed
   91         for use by certain recipients; authorizing
   92         subrecipients to make a certain election for a
   93         specified use; requiring the prioritization of certain
   94         projects; authorizing the division to coordinate with
   95         specified entities under certain circumstances;
   96         requiring that such cooperation ensures certain
   97         requirements are met and certain projects are funded;
   98         authorizing fiscally constrained counties to request
   99         that the division administer the grant for such a
  100         county; authorizing such counties to request certain
  101         assistance from the division; requiring the division
  102         to adopt rules; amending s. 252.373, F.S.; conforming
  103         a cross-reference; amending s. 252.38, F.S.; requiring
  104         each political subdivision to notify the division of
  105         the designated emergency contact annually by a
  106         specified date; amending s. 252.385, F.S.; revising
  107         reporting requirements for the division; revising
  108         requirements for a specified list; requiring the
  109         Department of Health and the Agency for Persons with
  110         Disabilities to assist the division with certain
  111         determinations; creating s. 252.392, F.S.; requiring
  112         counties and municipalities to develop a post-storm
  113         permitting plan; providing requirements for the plan;
  114         requiring annual updates to the plan by a specified
  115         date; requiring counties and municipalities to
  116         publish, and post on their websites, a specified storm
  117         recovery guide annually by a specified date;
  118         prohibiting certain counties and municipalities from
  119         increasing building permit or inspection fees within a
  120         specified timeframe; requiring such counties and
  121         municipalities to have certain personnel available
  122         during normal business hours; amending s. 400.063,
  123         F.S.; conforming a cross-reference; amending s.
  124         403.7071, F.S.; providing that local governments are
  125         authorized and encouraged to add certain addendums to
  126         certain contracts or agreements; requiring counties
  127         and municipalities to apply to the Department of
  128         Environmental Protection for authorization to
  129         designate at least one debris management site;
  130         authorizing municipalities to apply jointly with a
  131         county or another adjacent municipality for
  132         authorization of a minimum number of debris management
  133         sites if such entities approve a memorandum of
  134         understanding; providing requirements for such
  135         memoranda; prohibiting certain counties from proposing
  136         or adopting certain moratoriums, amendments, or
  137         procedures for a specified period; declaring that such
  138         moratoriums, amendments, or procedures are null and
  139         void; providing for retroactive application; providing
  140         that certain comprehensive plan amendments, land
  141         development regulation amendments, site plans, and
  142         development permits or orders may be enforced under
  143         specified conditions; authorizing residents and owners
  144         of certain businesses to bring a civil action for
  145         declaratory and injunctive relief against a county or
  146         municipality that violates specified provisions;
  147         providing that such residents or business owners are
  148         entitled to a preliminary injunction against such
  149         county or municipality, under a specified condition;
  150         providing for the award of attorney fees and costs;
  151         prohibiting the awarding of attorney fees and costs
  152         and damages under specified circumstances; providing
  153         for future expiration; reenacting s. 252.55(6), F.S.,
  154         relating to a certain biennial report submitted by the
  155         wing commander of the Civil Air Patrol, to incorporate
  156         the amendment made to s. 252.35, F.S., in a reference
  157         thereto; providing effective dates.
  158          
  159  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
  160  
  161         Section 1. Subsection (23) is added to section 161.101,
  162  Florida Statutes, to read:
  163         161.101 State and local participation in authorized
  164  projects and studies relating to beach management and erosion
  165  control.—
  166         (23) Notwithstanding subsections (1), (15), and (16), and
  167  for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, for beaches located in any county
  168  listed in a federal declaration of disaster in 2024 that were
  169  impacted by erosion caused by Hurricane Debby, Hurricane Helene,
  170  or Hurricane Milton, the department may waive or reduce the
  171  match requirements for local governments. This subsection
  172  expires July 1, 2026.
  173         Section 2. Effective upon becoming a law, section 193.4518,
  174  Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  175         193.4518 Assessment of agricultural equipment rendered
  176  unable to be used due to hurricanes Hurricane Idalia.—
  177         (1) As used in this section, the term:
  178         (a) “Farm” has the same meaning as provided in s.
  179  823.14(3).
  180         (b) “Farm operation” has the same meaning as provided in s.
  181  823.14(3).
  182         (c) “Unable to be used” means the tangible personal
  183  property was damaged, or the farm, farm operation, or
  184  agricultural processing facility was affected, to such a degree
  185  that the tangible personal property could not be used for its
  186  intended purpose.
  187         (2)(a) For purposes of ad valorem taxation and applying to
  188  the 2024 tax roll only, tangible personal property owned and
  189  operated by a farm, a farm operation, or an agriculture
  190  processing facility located in Charlotte County, Citrus County,
  191  Columbia County, Dixie County, Gilchrist County, Hamilton
  192  County, Hernando County, Jefferson County, Lafayette County,
  193  Levy County, Madison County, Manatee County, Pasco County,
  194  Pinellas County, Sarasota County, Suwannee County, or Taylor
  195  County is deemed to have a market value no greater than its
  196  value for salvage if the tangible personal property was unable
  197  to be used for at least 60 days due to the effects of Hurricane
  198  Idalia.
  199         (b)(3) The deadline for an applicant to file an application
  200  with the property appraiser for assessment pursuant to this
  201  subsection section is March 1, 2024.
  202         (c)(4) If the property appraiser denies an application, the
  203  applicant may file, pursuant to s. 194.011(3), a petition with
  204  the value adjustment board which requests that the tangible
  205  personal property be assessed pursuant to this section. Such
  206  petition must be filed on or before the 25th day after the
  207  mailing by the property appraiser during the 2024 calendar year
  208  of the notice required under s. 194.011(1).
  209         (d)(5) This subsection section applies to tax rolls
  210  beginning January 1, 2024.
  211         (3)(a) For purposes of ad valorem taxation and applying to
  212  the 2025 tax roll only, tangible personal property owned and
  213  operated by a farm, a farm operation, or an agriculture
  214  processing facility located in Alachua County, Baker County,
  215  Bradford County, Brevard County, Charlotte County, Citrus
  216  County, Clay County, Collier County, Columbia County, DeSoto
  217  County, Dixie County, Duval County, Flagler County, Franklin
  218  County, Gilchrist County, Glades County, Gulf County, Hamilton
  219  County, Hardee County, Hendry County, Hernando County, Highlands
  220  County, Hillsborough County, Indian River County, Jefferson
  221  County, Lafayette County, Lake County, Lee County, Leon County,
  222  Levy County, Madison County, Manatee County, Marion County,
  223  Martin County, Okeechobee County, Orange County, Osceola County,
  224  Palm Beach County, Pasco County, Pinellas County, Polk County,
  225  Putnam County, Sarasota County, Seminole County, St. Johns
  226  County, St. Lucie County, Sumter County, Suwannee County, Taylor
  227  County, Union County, Volusia County, or Wakulla County is
  228  deemed to have a market value no greater than its value for
  229  salvage if the tangible personal property was unable to be used
  230  for at least 60 days due to the effects of Hurricanes Debby,
  231  Helene, and Milton.
  232         (b) The deadline for an applicant to file an application
  233  with the property appraiser for assessment pursuant to this
  234  subsection is August 1, 2025.
  235         (c) If the property appraiser denies an application, the
  236  applicant may file, pursuant to s. 194.011(3), a petition with
  237  the value adjustment board which requests that the tangible
  238  personal property be assessed pursuant to this section. Such
  239  petition must be filed on or before the 25th day after the
  240  mailing by the property appraiser during the 2025 calendar year
  241  of the notice required under s. 194.011(1).
  242         (d) This subsection applies retroactively to January 1,
  243  2025.
  244         Section 3. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section
  245  215.559, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  246         215.559 Hurricane Loss Mitigation Program.—A Hurricane Loss
  247  Mitigation Program is established in the Division of Emergency
  248  Management.
  249         (1) The Legislature shall annually appropriate $10 million
  250  of the moneys authorized for appropriation under s.
  251  215.555(7)(c) from the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund to the
  252  division for the purposes set forth in this section. Of the
  253  amount:
  254         (b) Three million dollars in funds shall be used to
  255  construct or retrofit facilities used as public hurricane
  256  shelters. Each year the division shall prioritize the use of
  257  these funds for projects included in the annual report of the
  258  Shelter Development Report prepared in accordance with s.
  259  252.385(3). The division shall must give funding priority to
  260  projects located in counties regional planning council regions
  261  that have shelter deficits, projects that are publicly owned,
  262  other than schools, and to projects that maximize the use of
  263  state funds.
  264         Section 4. Section 250.375, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  265  read:
  266         250.375 Medical officer authorization.—A servicemember
  267  trained to provide medical care who is assigned to a military
  268  duty position and authorized by the Florida National Guard to
  269  provide medical care by virtue of such duty position may provide
  270  such medical care to military personnel and civilians within
  271  this state physician who holds an active license to practice
  272  medicine in any state, a United States territory, or the
  273  District of Columbia, while serving as a medical officer with or
  274  in support of the Florida National Guard, pursuant to federal or
  275  state orders, may practice medicine on military personnel or
  276  civilians during an emergency or declared disaster or during
  277  federal military training.
  278         Section 5. Subsection (1) and paragraphs (a), (c), (n),
  279  (s), and (x) of subsection (2) of section 252.35, Florida
  280  Statutes, are amended, and a new paragraph (dd) is added to
  281  subsection (2) of that section, to read:
  282         252.35 Emergency management powers; Division of Emergency
  283  Management.—
  284         (1) The division is responsible for maintaining a
  285  comprehensive statewide program of emergency management. The
  286  division is responsible for coordination with efforts of the
  287  Federal Government with other departments and agencies of state
  288  government, with county and municipal governments and school
  289  boards, and with private agencies that have a role in emergency
  290  management. The Legislature intends for other departments and
  291  agencies of state government, county and municipal governments
  292  and school boards, and private agencies that have a role in
  293  emergency management to coordinate to the greatest extent
  294  possible in the provision of emergency management efforts
  295  through the division.
  296         (2) The division is responsible for carrying out the
  297  provisions of ss. 252.31-252.90. In performing its duties, the
  298  division shall:
  299         (a) Prepare a state comprehensive emergency management
  300  plan, which must shall be integrated into and coordinated with
  301  the emergency management plans and programs of the Federal
  302  Government. The complete state comprehensive emergency
  303  management plan must be submitted to the Governor, the President
  304  of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives
  305  on October 1 of every odd-numbered year. The division shall
  306  adopt the plan as a rule in accordance with chapter 120. The
  307  plan must be implemented by a continuous, integrated
  308  comprehensive emergency management program. The plan must
  309  contain provisions to ensure that the state is prepared for
  310  emergencies and minor, major, and catastrophic disasters, and
  311  the division shall work closely with local governments and
  312  agencies and organizations with emergency management
  313  responsibilities in preparing and maintaining the plan. The
  314  state comprehensive emergency management plan must be operations
  315  oriented and:
  316         1. Include an evacuation component that includes specific
  317  regional and interregional planning provisions and promotes
  318  intergovernmental coordination of evacuation activities. This
  319  component must, at a minimum: contain guidelines for lifting
  320  tolls on state highways; ensure coordination pertaining to
  321  evacuees crossing county lines; set forth procedures for
  322  directing people caught on evacuation routes to safe shelter;
  323  establish strategies for ensuring sufficient, reasonably priced
  324  fueling locations along evacuation routes; and establish
  325  policies and strategies for emergency medical evacuations.
  326         2. Include a shelter component that includes specific
  327  regional and interregional planning provisions and promotes
  328  coordination of shelter activities between the public, private,
  329  and nonprofit sectors. This component must, at a minimum:
  330  contain strategies to ensure the availability of adequate public
  331  shelter space in each county region of the state; establish
  332  strategies for refuge-of-last-resort programs; provide
  333  strategies to assist local emergency management efforts to
  334  ensure that adequate staffing plans exist for all shelters,
  335  including medical and security personnel; provide for a
  336  postdisaster communications system for public shelters;
  337  establish model shelter guidelines for operations, registration,
  338  inventory, power generation capability, information management,
  339  and staffing; and set forth policy guidance for sheltering
  340  people with special needs.
  341         3. Include a postdisaster response and recovery component
  342  that includes specific regional and interregional planning
  343  provisions and promotes intergovernmental coordination of
  344  postdisaster response and recovery activities. This component
  345  must provide for postdisaster response and recovery strategies
  346  according to whether a disaster is minor, major, or
  347  catastrophic. The postdisaster response and recovery component
  348  must, at a minimum: establish the structure of the state’s
  349  postdisaster response and recovery organization; establish
  350  procedures for activating the state’s plan; set forth policies
  351  used to guide postdisaster response and recovery activities;
  352  describe the chain of command during the postdisaster response
  353  and recovery period; describe initial and continuous
  354  postdisaster response and recovery actions; identify the roles
  355  and responsibilities of each involved agency and organization;
  356  provide for a comprehensive communications plan; establish
  357  procedures for coordinating and monitoring statewide mutual aid
  358  agreements reimbursable under federal public disaster assistance
  359  programs; provide for rapid impact assessment teams; ensure the
  360  availability of an effective statewide urban search and rescue
  361  program coordinated with the fire services; ensure the existence
  362  of a comprehensive statewide medical care and relief plan
  363  administered by the Department of Health; and establish systems
  364  for coordinating volunteers and accepting and distributing
  365  donated funds and goods.
  366         4. Include additional provisions addressing aspects of
  367  preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation as determined
  368  necessary by the division.
  369         5. Address the need for coordinated and expeditious
  370  deployment of state resources, including the Florida National
  371  Guard. In the case of an imminent major disaster, procedures
  372  should address predeployment of the Florida National Guard, and,
  373  in the case of an imminent catastrophic disaster, procedures
  374  should address predeployment of the Florida National Guard and
  375  the United States Armed Forces.
  376         6. Establish a system of communications and warning to
  377  ensure that the state’s population and emergency management
  378  agencies are warned of developing emergency situations,
  379  including public health emergencies, and can communicate
  380  emergency response decisions.
  381         7. Establish guidelines and schedules for annual exercises
  382  that evaluate the ability of the state and its political
  383  subdivisions to respond to minor, major, and catastrophic
  384  disasters and support local emergency management agencies. Such
  385  exercises shall be coordinated with local governments and, to
  386  the extent possible, the Federal Government.
  387         8. Assign lead and support responsibilities to state
  388  agencies and personnel for emergency support functions and other
  389  support activities.
  390         9. Include the public health emergency plan developed by
  391  the Department of Health pursuant to s. 381.00315.
  392         10. Include an update on the status of the emergency
  393  management capabilities of the state and its political
  394  subdivisions.
  395  
  396  The complete state comprehensive emergency management plan must
  397  be submitted to the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the
  398  House of Representatives, and the Governor on February 1 of
  399  every even-numbered year.
  400         (c) Assist political subdivisions in preparing and
  401  maintaining emergency management plans. Such assistance must
  402  include the development of a template for comprehensive
  403  emergency management plans and guidance on the development of
  404  mutual aid agreements when requested by the political
  405  subdivision.
  406         (n) Implement training programs to maintain Florida’s
  407  status as a national leader in emergency management and improve
  408  the ability of state and local emergency management personnel to
  409  prepare and implement emergency management plans and programs.
  410  This must shall include a continuous training program for
  411  agencies and individuals who that will be called on to perform
  412  key roles in state and local postdisaster response and recovery
  413  efforts and for local government personnel on federal and state
  414  postdisaster response and recovery strategies and procedures.
  415  The division shall specify requirements for the minimum number
  416  of training hours that county or municipal administrators,
  417  county or city managers, county or municipal emergency
  418  management directors, and county or municipal public works
  419  directors or other officials responsible for the construction
  420  and maintenance of public infrastructure must complete
  421  biennially in addition to the training required pursuant to s.
  422  252.38(1)(b).
  423         (s) Complete an inventory of disaster response equipment,
  424  including portable generators owned by the state and local
  425  governments which are capable of operating during a major
  426  disaster. The inventory must identify, at a minimum, the
  427  location of each generator, the number of generators stored at
  428  each specific location, the agency to which each generator
  429  belongs, the primary use of the generator by the owner agency,
  430  and the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of persons
  431  having the authority to loan the stored generators as authorized
  432  by the division during a declared emergency.
  433         (x) Report biennially to the President of the Senate, the
  434  Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Chief Justice of
  435  the Supreme Court, and the Governor, no later than February 1 of
  436  every odd-numbered year, the status of the emergency management
  437  capabilities of the state and its political subdivisions. This
  438  report must include the emergency management capabilities
  439  related to public health emergencies, as determined in
  440  collaboration with the Department of Health.
  441         (dd) Conduct, by April 1 of each year, an annual hurricane
  442  readiness session in each region designated by the division to
  443  facilitate coordination between all emergency management
  444  stakeholders. Each county emergency management director or his
  445  or her designee shall, and other county and municipal personnel
  446  may, attend the session for his or her region. A session must
  447  include, but is not limited to, guidance on timelines for
  448  preparation and response, information on state and federal
  449  postdisaster resources and assistance, guidance to promote
  450  efficient and expedited rebuilding of the community after a
  451  hurricane, best practices for coordination and communication
  452  among entities engaged in postdisaster response and recovery,
  453  and discussion of any outstanding county or municipal
  454  preparedness or readiness needs.
  455         Section 6. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section
  456  252.355, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  457         252.355 Registry of persons with special needs; notice;
  458  registration program.—
  459         (2) In order to ensure that all persons with special needs
  460  may register, the division shall develop and maintain a special
  461  needs shelter registration program. During a public health
  462  emergency in which physical distancing is necessary, as
  463  determined by the State Health Officer, the division must
  464  maintain information on special needs shelter options that
  465  mitigate the threat of the spread of infectious diseases.
  466         (b) To assist in identifying persons with special needs,
  467  home health agencies, hospices, nurse registries, home medical
  468  equipment providers, the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, the
  469  Department of Children and Families, the Department of Health,
  470  the Agency for Health Care Administration, the Department of
  471  Education, the Agency for Persons with Disabilities, the
  472  Department of Elderly Affairs, and memory disorder clinics
  473  shall, and any physician licensed under chapter 458 or chapter
  474  459 and any pharmacy licensed under chapter 465 may, annually
  475  provide registration information to all of their special needs
  476  clients or their caregivers. The division shall develop a
  477  brochure that provides information regarding special needs
  478  shelter registration procedures. The brochure must be easily
  479  accessible on the division’s website. All appropriate agencies
  480  and community-based service providers, including aging and
  481  disability resource centers, memory disorder clinics, home
  482  health care providers, hospices, nurse registries, and home
  483  medical equipment providers, shall, and any physician licensed
  484  under chapter 458 or chapter 459 may, assist emergency
  485  management agencies by annually registering persons with special
  486  needs for special needs shelters, collecting registration
  487  information for persons with special needs as part of the
  488  program intake process, and establishing programs to educate
  489  clients about the registration process and disaster preparedness
  490  safety procedures. A client of a state-funded or federally
  491  funded service program who has a physical, mental, or cognitive
  492  impairment or sensory disability and who needs assistance in
  493  evacuating, or when in a shelter, must register as a person with
  494  special needs. The registration program shall give persons with
  495  special needs the option of preauthorizing emergency response
  496  personnel to enter their homes during search and rescue
  497  operations if necessary to ensure their safety and welfare
  498  following disasters.
  499         Section 7. Subsections (2), (3), and (4) of section
  500  252.3611, Florida Statutes, are amended, and subsection (5) is
  501  added to that section, to read:
  502         252.3611 Transparency; audits.—
  503         (2) If When the duration of a declaration of a state of an
  504  emergency issued by the Governor exceeds 90 days, regardless of
  505  whether pursuant to the original declaration or extensions of
  506  the same declaration:
  507         (a)1.The Executive Office of the Governor or the
  508  appropriate agency, within 72 hours after of executing a
  509  contract executed with moneys authorized for expenditure to
  510  support the response to the declared state of emergency, must
  511  the Executive Office of the Governor or the appropriate agency
  512  shall submit a copy of such contract to the Legislature. For
  513  contracts executed during the first 90 days of the declared
  514  state of emergency, the Executive Office of the Governor or the
  515  appropriate agency shall submit a copy to the Legislature within
  516  the first 120 days of the declared state of emergency.
  517         2. All contracts executed to support the response to a
  518  declared state of emergency, including contracts executed before
  519  a declared state of emergency to secure resources or services in
  520  advance or anticipation of an emergency, must be posted on the
  521  secure contract tracking system required under s. 215.985(14).
  522         (b) The Executive Office of the Governor or the appropriate
  523  agency shall submit monthly reports to the Legislature of all
  524  state expenditures, revenues received, and funds transferred by
  525  an agency during the previous month to support the declared
  526  state of emergency.
  527         (3) Once an emergency exceeds 1 year, the Auditor General
  528  shall conduct a financial audit of all associated expenditures
  529  and a compliance audit of all associated contracts entered into
  530  during the declared emergency. The Auditor General shall must
  531  update the audit annually until the emergency is declared to be
  532  ended. The Auditor General shall post the results of the audits
  533  on his or her official website.
  534         (4) Following the expiration or termination of a state of
  535  emergency, the Auditor General shall conduct a financial audit
  536  of all associated expenditures and a compliance audit of all
  537  associated contracts entered into during the state of emergency.
  538  The Auditor General shall post the results of the audits on his
  539  or her official website.
  540         (5) Annually by January 15, the division shall report to
  541  the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of
  542  Representatives, and the chairs of the appropriations committee
  543  of each house of the Legislature on expenditures related to
  544  emergencies incurred over the year from November 1 of the
  545  previous year. The report must include:
  546         (a) A separate summary of each emergency event, whether
  547  complete or ongoing, and key actions taken by the division.
  548         (b) Details of expenditures, separated by emergency event
  549  and agency, for preparing for, responding to, or recovering from
  550  the event. The report must specify detailed expenditures for the
  551  entire report time period; specify total expenditures for the
  552  event; and indicate amounts that are being or are anticipated to
  553  be reimbursed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency or
  554  other federal entity, amounts ineligible for reimbursement, and
  555  any amounts deobligated by the Federal Emergency Management
  556  Agency or other federal entity for reimbursement. The division
  557  shall review expenditures by state agencies to ensure that
  558  efforts, purchases, contracts, or expenditures are not
  559  duplicated.
  560         (c) An accounting of all inventory and assets purchased,
  561  separated by emergency event and agency, for preparing for,
  562  responding to, or recovering from the event, including motor
  563  vehicles, boats, computers, and other equipment, and the current
  564  status of such assets, including divestment, sale, or donation
  565  by the state. The report must include a detailed accounting for
  566  the entire report time period and specify a total for the event.
  567         Section 8. Subsections (2) and (4) of section 252.365,
  568  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  569         252.365 Emergency coordination officers; disaster
  570  preparedness plans.—
  571         (2) The emergency coordination officer is responsible for
  572  coordinating with the division on emergency preparedness issues,
  573  preparing and maintaining emergency preparedness and
  574  postdisaster response and recovery plans for such agency,
  575  maintaining rosters of personnel to assist in disaster
  576  operations, and coordinating appropriate training for agency
  577  personnel, and coordinating with the division on emergency
  578  preparedness and recovery issues, including identifying
  579  priorities for postdisaster long-term recovery activities.
  580         (4) On or before May 1 of each year, the head of each
  581  agency shall notify the Governor and the division in writing of
  582  the person initially designated as the emergency coordination
  583  officer for such agency and her or his alternate and of any
  584  changes in persons so designated thereafter.
  585         Section 9. Section 252.3655, Florida Statutes, is amended
  586  to read:
  587         252.3655 Natural hazards risks and mitigation interagency
  588  coordinating group workgroup.—
  589         (1)(a) An interagency coordinating group workgroup is
  590  created for the purpose of sharing information on the current
  591  and potential risks and impacts of natural hazards throughout
  592  this the state, coordinating the ongoing efforts of state
  593  agencies in addressing and mitigating the risks and impacts of
  594  natural hazards, and collaborating on statewide initiatives to
  595  address and mitigate the risks and impacts of natural hazards.
  596  As used in this section, the term “natural hazards” includes,
  597  but is not limited to, extreme heat, drought, wildfire, sea
  598  level change, high tides, storm surge, saltwater intrusion,
  599  stormwater runoff, flash floods, inland flooding, and coastal
  600  flooding.
  601         (b) The agency head, or his or her designated senior
  602  manager, from each of the following agencies shall serve on the
  603  coordinating group:
  604         1. Chief Resilience Officer of the Statewide Office of
  605  Resilience.
  606         2. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
  607         3. Department of Commerce.
  608         4. Department of Environmental Protection.
  609         5. Department of Financial Services.
  610         6. Department of Law Enforcement.
  611         7. Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.
  612         8. Department of Military Affairs.
  613         9. Division of Emergency Management.
  614         10. Department of Transportation.
  615         11. Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
  616         12. Office of Insurance Regulation.
  617         13. Public Service Commission.
  618         14.Each water management district Each agency within the
  619  executive branch of state government, each water management
  620  district, and the Florida Public Service Commission shall select
  621  from within such agency a person to be designated as the agency
  622  liaison to the workgroup.
  623         (c) The director of the Division of Emergency Management,
  624  or his or her designee, shall serve as the administrator liaison
  625  to and coordinator of the coordinating group workgroup.
  626         (d) Each agency representative liaison shall provide
  627  information from his or her respective agency, including all
  628  relevant reports, on the current and potential risks and impacts
  629  of natural hazards to this state to his or her agency, agency
  630  resources available, and efforts made by the agency to address
  631  and mitigate the risks and impacts of against natural hazards,
  632  and efforts made by the agency to address the impacts of natural
  633  hazards.
  634         (e)1. The coordinating group workgroup shall meet in person
  635  or by means of communications media technology as provided in s.
  636  120.54(5)(b)2. at least teleconference on a quarterly basis to
  637  share information, leverage agency resources, coordinate ongoing
  638  efforts, and provide information for inclusion in the annual
  639  progress report submitted pursuant to subsection (2). Agency
  640  heads for the agencies listed in paragraph (b) shall meet in
  641  person at least annually to collectively strategize and
  642  prioritize state efforts.
  643         2.Information regarding the coordinating group, including
  644  meeting agendas and reports, must be posted in a conspicuous
  645  location on the division’s website.
  646         (2)(a) On behalf of the coordinating group workgroup, the
  647  division of Emergency Management shall prepare an annual
  648  progress report on the implementation of the state’s hazard
  649  mitigation plan, developed and submitted in accordance with 42
  650  U.S.C. s. 5165 and any implementing regulations, as it relates
  651  to natural hazards. At a minimum, the annual progress report
  652  must:
  653         1. Assess each agency’s the relevance, level, and
  654  significance of current agency efforts to address and mitigate
  655  the risks and impacts of natural hazards; and
  656         2. Strategize and prioritize ongoing efforts to address and
  657  mitigate the risks and impacts of natural hazards;.
  658         3.Provide recommendations regarding statutory changes and
  659  funding that may assist in addressing or mitigating the risks
  660  and impacts of natural hazards; and
  661         4.Provide recommendations for state and local natural
  662  hazard mitigation strategies.
  663         (b) Each liaison is responsible for ensuring that the
  664  workgroup’s annual progress report is posted on his or her
  665  agency’s website.
  666         (c) By January 1 of each year, 2019, and each year
  667  thereafter, the division on behalf of the coordinating group
  668  workgroup shall submit the annual progress report to the
  669  Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the
  670  House of Representatives.
  671         Section 10. Present paragraphs (c) and (d) of subsection
  672  (5) of section 252.37, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as
  673  paragraphs (d) and (e), respectively, a new paragraph (c) is
  674  added to that subsection, and subsection (7) is added to that
  675  section, to read:
  676         252.37 Financing.—
  677         (5) Unless otherwise specified in the General
  678  Appropriations Act:
  679         (c) If the division intends to accept or apply for federal
  680  funds for a division-administered program that is new, that will
  681  be implemented in a manner that is innovative or significantly
  682  different from the manner in which the program is typically
  683  administered, or that will require a state match for which the
  684  division will be required to seek new budget authority, the
  685  division must notify the Legislature of its intent to accept or
  686  apply for the federal funds. The notice must detail the federal
  687  program under which the funds will be accepted or applied for,
  688  the intended purpose and use of the funds, and the amount of
  689  funds, including the estimated state match.
  690         (7)The division shall take steps to maximize the
  691  availability and expedite the distribution of financial
  692  assistance from the Federal Government to state and local
  693  agencies. Such steps must include the standardization and
  694  streamlining of the application process for financial assistance
  695  through the federal Public Assistance Program and provision of
  696  assistance to applicants in order to mitigate the risk of
  697  noncompliance with federal program requirements. The division
  698  shall use federal funds allocated as management cost or other
  699  funds as appropriated to implement this subsection.
  700         Section 11. Section 252.3713, Florida Statutes, is created
  701  to read:
  702         252.3713 Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.—
  703         (1)The division shall administer the Hazard Mitigation
  704  Grant Program as authorized and described in s. 404 of the
  705  Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act,
  706  as amended by Pub. L. No. 103-181, Pub. L. No. 103-337, and Pub.
  707  L. No. 106-390.
  708         (2)The division may retain no more than 25 percent of the
  709  total federal allocation of funds received for use within the
  710  state. A minimum of 75 percent of any funds received pursuant to
  711  a declared disaster must be distributed for use by the
  712  subrecipients in the counties specified in the Presidential
  713  Disaster Declaration for that disaster. However, a subrecipient
  714  may elect to share some or all of its allocation with the
  715  division to be used for projects benefiting the region in which
  716  the subrecipient is located.
  717         (3)The division and subrecipients shall prioritize
  718  projects that fulfill the following purposes when adopting
  719  mitigation strategies and plans and applying for funds under the
  720  grant program:
  721         (a)Reducing shelter space deficits through retrofitting of
  722  existing shelters and hardening of public buildings that are not
  723  schools. Reducing deficits in shelter space intended to
  724  accommodate individuals with special needs must be prioritized
  725  before addressing deficits in other types of shelter space.
  726         (b)Mitigating impacts to public infrastructure, including
  727  roads, bridges, and stormwater, water, and sewer systems, to
  728  enhance resistance to natural hazards and prevent and reduce
  729  losses.
  730         (c)Mitigating impacts to school facilities which will
  731  reduce future disaster losses and make the facilities more
  732  resistant to natural hazards.
  733         (d)Retrofitting of regional and local emergency management
  734  or operations centers.
  735         (e) Other projects that the division may define by rule.
  736         (4)The division may coordinate with other state agencies
  737  and political subdivisions to develop and implement innovative
  738  approaches to funding mitigation projects using grants under the
  739  Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, including, but not limited to,
  740  combining funding received from multiple federal and state
  741  programs. The division, in cooperation with other state agencies
  742  that administer federal grant programs, shall ensure that:
  743         (a)Projects funded through multiple programs comply with
  744  all applicable federal and state requirements of the respective
  745  programs under which funding was received.
  746         (b)Funding is used for projects in the geographic areas
  747  specified in the grant of funding.
  748         (5)A fiscally constrained county may request that the
  749  division administer the grant for such county. A fiscally
  750  constrained county may request additional assistance from the
  751  division in preparing applications for grants and developing a
  752  structure for implementing, monitoring the execution of, and
  753  closing out projects.
  754         (6)The division shall adopt rules to implement this
  755  section.
  756         Section 12. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
  757  252.373, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  758         252.373 Allocation of funds; rules.—
  759         (2) The division shall allocate funds from the Emergency
  760  Management, Preparedness, and Assistance Trust Fund to local
  761  emergency management agencies and programs pursuant to criteria
  762  specified in rule. Such rules shall include, but are not limited
  763  to:
  764         (a) Requiring that, at a minimum, a local emergency
  765  management agency either:
  766         1. Have a program director who works at least 40 hours a
  767  week in that capacity; or
  768         2. If the county has fewer than 75,000 population or is
  769  party to an interjurisdictional emergency management agreement
  770  entered into pursuant to s. 252.38(3)(c) s. 252.38(3)(b), that
  771  is recognized by the Governor by executive order or rule, have
  772  an emergency management coordinator who works at least 20 hours
  773  a week in that capacity.
  774         Section 13. Present paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection
  775  (3) of section 252.38, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as
  776  paragraphs (b) and (c), respectively, a new paragraph (a) is
  777  added to that subsection, and paragraph (a) of subsection (1) is
  778  amended, to read:
  779         252.38 Emergency management powers of political
  780  subdivisions.—Safeguarding the life and property of its citizens
  781  is an innate responsibility of the governing body of each
  782  political subdivision of the state.
  783         (1) COUNTIES.—
  784         (a) In order to provide effective and orderly governmental
  785  control and coordination of emergency operations in emergencies
  786  within the scope of ss. 252.31-252.90, each county within this
  787  state shall be within the jurisdiction of, and served by, the
  788  division. Except as otherwise provided in ss. 252.31-252.90,
  789  each local emergency management agency shall have jurisdiction
  790  over and serve an entire county. Unless part of an
  791  interjurisdictional emergency management agreement entered into
  792  pursuant to paragraph (3)(c) (3)(b) which is recognized by the
  793  Governor by executive order or rule, each county must establish
  794  and maintain such an emergency management agency and shall
  795  develop a county emergency management plan and program that is
  796  coordinated and consistent with the state comprehensive
  797  emergency management plan and program. Counties that are part of
  798  an interjurisdictional emergency management agreement entered
  799  into pursuant to paragraph (3)(c) (3)(b) which is recognized by
  800  the Governor by executive order or rule shall cooperatively
  801  develop an emergency management plan and program that is
  802  coordinated and consistent with the state comprehensive
  803  emergency management plan and program.
  804         (3) EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT POWERS; POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.—
  805         (a) Each political subdivision shall notify the division on
  806  or before May 1 each year of the person designated as the
  807  emergency contact for the political subdivision and his or her
  808  alternate and of any changes in persons so designated
  809  thereafter. For a county, this includes the county emergency
  810  management director.
  811         Section 14. Subsections (2) and (3) of section 252.385,
  812  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  813         252.385 Public shelter space; public records exemption.—
  814         (2)(a) The division shall administer a program to survey
  815  existing schools, universities, community colleges, and other
  816  state-owned, municipally owned, and county-owned public
  817  buildings and any private facility that the owner, in writing,
  818  agrees to provide for use as a public hurricane evacuation
  819  shelter to identify those that are appropriately designed and
  820  located to serve as such shelters. The owners of the facilities
  821  must be given the opportunity to participate in the surveys. The
  822  state university boards of trustees, district school boards,
  823  community college boards of trustees, and the Department of
  824  Education are responsible for coordinating and implementing the
  825  survey of public schools, universities, and community colleges
  826  with the division or the local emergency management agency.
  827         (b) By January 31 of each even-numbered year, the division
  828  shall prepare and submit a statewide emergency shelter plan to
  829  the Governor and Cabinet for approval, subject to the
  830  requirements for approval in s. 1013.37(2). The emergency
  831  shelter plan must project, for each of the next 5 years, the
  832  hurricane shelter needs of the state, including periods of time
  833  during which a concurrent public health emergency may
  834  necessitate more space for each individual to accommodate
  835  physical distancing. In addition to information on the general
  836  shelter needs throughout this state, the plan must identify the
  837  general location and square footage of special needs shelters,
  838  by regional planning council region. The plan must also include
  839  information on the availability of shelters that accept pets.
  840  The Department of Health shall assist the division in
  841  determining the estimated need for special needs shelter space
  842  and the adequacy of facilities to meet the needs of persons with
  843  special needs based on information from the registries of
  844  persons with special needs and other information.
  845         (3)(a) The division shall annually provide by October 15 to
  846  the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of
  847  the House of Representatives a report that includes, and the
  848  Governor a list of facilities recommended to be retrofitted
  849  using state funds. State funds should be maximized and targeted
  850  to projects in counties regional planning council regions with
  851  hurricane evacuation shelter deficits. Additionally, the
  852  division shall prioritize on the list of recommended facilities
  853  other state-owned, municipal-owned, and county-owned public
  854  buildings, other than schools, for retrofit using state funds.
  855  The owner or lessee of a public hurricane evacuation shelter
  856  that is included on the list of facilities recommended for
  857  retrofitting is not required to perform any recommended
  858  improvements.
  859         (b) The report required in paragraph (a) must include a
  860  statewide emergency shelter plan that must project, for each of
  861  the next 5 years, the hurricane shelter needs of the state. In
  862  addition to information on the general shelter needs throughout
  863  this state, the plan must identify, by county, the general
  864  location and square footage of special needs shelters. The plan
  865  must also include information on the availability of shelters
  866  that accept pets. The Department of Health and the Agency for
  867  Persons with Disabilities shall assist the division in
  868  determining the estimated need for special needs shelter space,
  869  the estimated need for general shelter space to accommodate
  870  persons with developmental disabilities, including, but not
  871  limited to, autism, and the adequacy of facilities to meet the
  872  needs of persons with special needs based on information from
  873  the registries of persons with special needs and other
  874  information.
  875         Section 15. Section 252.392, Florida Statutes, is created
  876  to read:
  877         252.392 Post-storm county and municipal permitting;
  878  operations.—
  879         (1)(a) Each county and municipality shall develop a post
  880  storm permitting plan to expedite recovery and rebuilding by
  881  providing for special building permit and inspection procedures
  882  after a hurricane or tropical storm. The plan must, at a
  883  minimum:
  884         1. Ensure sufficient personnel are prepared and available
  885  to expeditiously manage post-disaster building inspection,
  886  permitting, and enforcement tasks. The plan must anticipate
  887  conditions that would necessitate supplemental personnel for
  888  such tasks and address methods for fulfilling such personnel
  889  needs, including through mutual aid agreements as authorized in
  890  s. 252.40, other arrangements, such as those with private sector
  891  contractors, or supplemental state or federal funding. The plan
  892  must include training requirements and protocols for
  893  supplemental personnel to ensure compliance with local
  894  floodplain management requirements that apply within the county
  895  or municipality.
  896         2. Account for multiple or alternate locations where
  897  building permit services may be offered in-person to the public
  898  following a hurricane or tropical storm, during regular business
  899  hours.
  900         3. Specify a protocol to expedite permitting procedures
  901  and, if practicable, for the waiver or reduction of applicable
  902  fees in accordance with and in addition to the procedures and
  903  waivers provided for under s. 553.7922. The plan must identify
  904  the types of permits that are frequently requested following a
  905  hurricane or tropical storm and methods to expedite the
  906  processing of such permits.
  907         4. Specify procedures and resources necessary to promote
  908  expeditious debris removal following a hurricane or tropical
  909  storm.
  910         (b) Each county and municipality shall update the plan no
  911  later than May 1 annually.
  912         (2)(a) By May 1 annually, each county and municipality
  913  shall publish on its website a hurricane and tropical storm
  914  recovery permitting guide for residential and commercial
  915  property owners. The guide must describe:
  916         1. The types of post-storm repairs that require a permit
  917  and applicable fees.
  918         2. The types of post-storm repairs that do not require a
  919  permit.
  920         3. The post-storm permit application process and specific
  921  modifications the county or municipality commonly makes to
  922  expedite the process, including the physical locations where
  923  permitting services will be offered.
  924         4. Local requirements for rebuilding specific to the county
  925  or municipality, including elevation requirements following
  926  substantial damage and substantial improvement pursuant to the
  927  National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and any local amendments
  928  to the building code.
  929         (b) As soon as practicable following a hurricane or
  930  tropical storm, a county or municipality within the area for
  931  which a state of emergency pursuant to s. 252.36 for such
  932  hurricane or tropical storm is declared shall publish updates on
  933  its website to the information required under paragraph (a)
  934  which are specific to such storm, including any permitting fee
  935  waivers or reductions.
  936         (3) For 180 days after a state of emergency is declared
  937  pursuant to s. 252.36 for a hurricane or tropical storm, a
  938  county or municipality within the area for which the state of
  939  emergency is declared:
  940         (a) May not increase building permit or inspection fees.
  941         (b)Must have employees and supplemental personnel
  942  available during the county’s or municipality’s normal business
  943  hours to process permits.
  944         Section 16. Subsection (1) of section 400.063, Florida
  945  Statutes, is amended to read:
  946         400.063 Resident protection.—
  947         (1) The Health Care Trust Fund shall be used for the
  948  purpose of collecting and disbursing funds generated from the
  949  license fees and administrative fines as provided for in ss.
  950  393.0673(5), 400.062(3), 400.121(2), and 400.23(8). Such funds
  951  shall be for the sole purpose of paying for the appropriate
  952  alternate placement, care, and treatment of residents who are
  953  removed from a facility licensed under this part or a facility
  954  specified in s. 393.0678(1) in which the agency determines that
  955  existing conditions or practices constitute an immediate danger
  956  to the health, safety, or security of the residents. If the
  957  agency determines that it is in the best interest of the health,
  958  safety, or security of the residents to provide for an orderly
  959  removal of the residents from the facility, the agency may
  960  utilize such funds to maintain and care for the residents in the
  961  facility pending removal and alternative placement. The
  962  maintenance and care of the residents shall be under the
  963  direction and control of a receiver appointed pursuant to s.
  964  393.0678(1) or s. 400.126(1). However, funds may be expended in
  965  an emergency upon a filing of a petition for a receiver, upon
  966  the declaration of a state of local emergency pursuant to s.
  967  252.38(3)(b)5. s. 252.38(3)(a)5., or upon a duly authorized
  968  local order of evacuation of a facility by emergency personnel
  969  to protect the health and safety of the residents.
  970         Section 17. Subsection (7) of section 403.7071, Florida
  971  Statutes, is amended, and subsection (8) is added to that
  972  section, to read:
  973         403.7071 Management of storm-generated debris.—Solid waste
  974  generated as a result of a storm event that is the subject of an
  975  emergency order issued by the department may be managed as
  976  follows:
  977         (7) Unless otherwise specified in a contract or franchise
  978  agreement between a local government and a private solid waste
  979  or debris management service provider, a private solid waste or
  980  debris management service provider is not required to collect
  981  storm-generated yard trash. Local governments are authorized and
  982  encouraged to add an addendum to existing contracts or franchise
  983  agreements for collection of storm-generated debris.
  984         (8)(a) Each county and municipality shall apply to the
  985  department for authorization of at least one debris management
  986  site as described in subsection (2) and shall annually seek
  987  preauthorization for any previously approved debris management
  988  sites, as allowed by the department.
  989         (b) A municipality may jointly apply for authorization of a
  990  debris management site with a county or at least one adjacent
  991  municipality, if the parties develop and approve a memorandum of
  992  understanding. Such memorandum must clearly outline the capacity
  993  of the debris management site and location of the site relative
  994  to each party. The memorandum of understanding must be approved
  995  annually as part of the preauthorization process described in
  996  paragraph (a).
  997         Section 18. (1)Each county listed in the federal disaster
  998  declaration for Hurricane Debby (DR-4806), Hurricane Helene (DR
  999  4828), or Hurricane Milton (DR-4834), and each municipality
 1000  within one of those counties, shall not propose or adopt any
 1001  moratorium on construction, reconstruction, or redevelopment of
 1002  any property damaged by such hurricanes; propose or adopt more
 1003  restrictive or burdensome amendments to its comprehensive plan
 1004  or land development regulations; or propose or adopt more
 1005  restrictive or burdensome procedures concerning review,
 1006  approval, or issuance of a site plan, development permit, or
 1007  development order, to the extent that those terms are defined by
 1008  s. 163.3164, Florida Statutes, before October 1, 2027, and any
 1009  such moratorium or restrictive or burdensome comprehensive plan
 1010  amendment, land development regulation, or procedure shall be
 1011  null and void ab initio. This subsection applies retroactively
 1012  to August 1, 2024.
 1013         (2)Notwithstanding subsection (1), any comprehensive plan
 1014  amendment, land development regulation amendment, site plan,
 1015  development permit, or development order approved or adopted by
 1016  a county or municipality before or after the effective date of
 1017  this section may be enforced if:
 1018         (a)The associated application is initiated by a private
 1019  party other than the county or municipality.
 1020         (b)The property that is the subject of the application is
 1021  owned by the initiating private party.
 1022         (3)(a)A resident of or the owner of a business in a county
 1023  or municipality may bring a civil action for declaratory and
 1024  injunctive relief against the county or municipality for a
 1025  violation of this section. Pending adjudication of the action
 1026  and upon filing of a complaint showing a violation of this
 1027  section, the resident or business owner is entitled to a
 1028  preliminary injunction against the county or municipality
 1029  preventing implementation of the moratorium or the comprehensive
 1030  plan amendment, land development regulation, or procedure. If
 1031  such civil action is successful, the resident or business owner
 1032  is entitled to reasonable attorney fees and costs.
 1033         (b)Attorney fees and costs and damages may not be awarded
 1034  pursuant to this subsection if:
 1035         1. The resident or business owner provides the governing
 1036  body of the county or municipality written notice that a
 1037  proposed or enacted moratorium, comprehensive plan amendment,
 1038  land development regulation, or procedure is in violation of
 1039  this section; and
 1040         2. The governing body of the county or municipality
 1041  withdraws the proposed moratorium, comprehensive plan amendment,
 1042  land development regulation, or procedure within 14 days; or, in
 1043  the case of an adopted moratorium, comprehensive plan amendment,
 1044  land development regulation, or procedure, the governing body of
 1045  a county or municipality notices an intent to repeal within 14
 1046  days after receipt of the notice and repeals the moratorium,
 1047  comprehensive plan amendment, land development regulation, or
 1048  procedure within 14 days thereafter.
 1049         (4)This section shall take effect upon becoming a law and
 1050  expires June 30, 2028.
 1051         Section 19. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
 1052  made by this act to section 252.35, Florida Statutes, in a
 1053  reference thereto, subsection (6) of section 252.55, Florida
 1054  Statutes, is reenacted to read:
 1055         252.55 Civil Air Patrol, Florida Wing.—
 1056         (6) The wing commander of the Florida Wing of the Civil Air
 1057  Patrol shall biennially furnish the division a 2-year projection
 1058  of the goals and objectives of the Civil Air Patrol which shall
 1059  be reported in the division’s biennial report submitted pursuant
 1060  to s. 252.35.
 1061         Section 20. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
 1062  act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon
 1063  this act becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1,
 1064  2025.