Florida Senate - 2025 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 56
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
Comm: RCS .
03/26/2025 .
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The Committee on Rules (Garcia) recommended the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete lines 59 - 80
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5 of a felony misdemeanor of the third second degree, punishable
6 as provided in s. 775.082 and by a fine not exceeding $100,000;
7 or s. 775.083; and, if a corporation, the officers, directors,
8 or employees of the corporation commit shall be guilty of a
9 felony misdemeanor of the third second degree, punishable by a
10 fine not exceeding $100,000; and, if an aircraft operator or
11 controller, such person commits a felony of the third degree,
12 punishable as provided in s. 775.082 and by a fine not exceeding
13 $5,000 and up to 5 years in jail as provided in s. 775.083. Each
14 such violation is shall be a separate offense.
15 (3) All moneys collected pursuant to this section must be
16 deposited in the Air Pollution Control Trust Fund and used only
17 for purposes of air pollution control pursuant to this chapter.
18 (4)(a) Any person who observes a geoengineering or weather
19 modification activity conducted in violation of this section may
20 report the observed violation to the department online or by
21 telephone, mail, or e-mail.
22 (b) The department shall establish an e-mail address and an
23 online form for persons to report observed violations pursuant
24 to this subsection. The department shall make the e-mail address
25 and online form publicly accessible on its website.
26 (c) The department shall establish a method for intake and
27 screening of the reports made pursuant to this subsection. The
28 department shall investigate any report that warrants further
29 review to determine whether there are violations of this
30 section.
31 (d) The department shall refer reports of observed
32 violations made pursuant to this subsection to the Department of
33 Health or the Division of Emergency Management, if appropriate.
34 (e) The department shall adopt any rules that are necessary
35 to implement this subsection.
36 Section 3. Section 403.4115, Florida Statutes, is created
37 to read:
38 403.4115 Reporting on geoengineering and weather
39 modification activities on public infrastructure; penalty.—
40 (1) As used in this section, the term:
41 (a) “Aircraft” means a powered or unpowered machine or
42 device capable of atmospheric flight, except a parachute or
43 other such device used primarily as safety equipment.
44 (b) “Department” means the Department of Transportation.
45 (c) “Public infrastructure” means any public-use airport as
46 that term is defined in s. 332.004.
47 (2)(a) Beginning on October 1, 2025, all operators of
48 public infrastructure shall report monthly to the department,
49 using a method determined by the department, the physical
50 presence of any aircraft on public property, including any
51 public use infrastructure, equipped with any part, component,
52 device, or the like which may be used to support the intentional
53 emission, injection, release, or dispersion of air contaminants
54 into the atmosphere within the borders of this state when such
55 emissions occur for the express purpose of affecting
56 temperature, weather, climate, or the intensity of sunlight.
57 (b) The landing, takeoff, stopover, or refueling of
58 aircraft equipped with the components outlined in (a) on the
59 physical location of the public infrastructure.
60 (3) The Department may not expend any state funds as
61 described in s. 215.31, F.S. to support a project or program
62 located on or in support of public use infrastructure not in
63 compliance with this section until such time as the entity
64 becomes compliant with this section.
65 (4) Upon receipt of the reports required in (3) the
66 department shall submit aggregated reports to the Department of
67 Environmental Protection and the applicable state law
68 enforcement agency in support of the enforcement of s. 403.411.
69 (5) The department shall incorporate reporting guidelines
70 in all grant agreements for public use airports which receive
71 state funds as defined in s. 215.31.
72 (6) The department may adopt rules necessary to implement
73 this subsection.
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76 And the title is amended as follows:
77 Delete lines 27 - 30
78 and insert:
79 requiring the Department of Environmental Protection
80 to establish a method for the intake and screening of
81 such reports; requiring the department to investigate
82 certain reports; requiring the department to refer
83 reports of observed violations to the Department of
84 Health or the Division of Emergency Management, if
85 appropriate; requiring the department to adopt rules;
86 creating s. 403.4115, F.S.; defining terms; requiring
87 an operator of public infrastructure to report certain
88 information monthly to the Department of
89 Transportation; prohibiting the department from
90 expending funds to support certain projects or
91 programs; requiring the department to submit a report
92 to specified entities; amending ss. 253.002,