| APA Florida Bill Tracking Report March 12, 2009 |
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| Expedited Permitting Process for Economic Development Projects: Designates act "Mike McHugh Act"; requires DEP & water management districts to adopt programs to expedite processing of permits for certain economic development projects; requires municipalities & counties to identify certain businesses by commission resolution; provides timeframe for permit application approval or denial. Effective Date: July 1, 2009 |
| 3/4/2009 | HOUSE Favorable by Governmental Affairs Policy Committee; 10 Yeas, 0 Nays; Now in Agriculture & Natural Resources Policy Committee |
| 3/6/2009 | HOUSE On Committee agenda - Agriculture & Natural Resources Policy Committee, 03/10/09, 8:00 am, 102 H |
| 3/10/2009 | HOUSE Favorable by Agriculture & Natural Resources Policy Committee; 17 Yeas, 0 Nays; Now in General Government Policy Council |
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| Affordable Housing: Revises & provides provisions relating to affordable housing; provides for assessment of property receiving low-income housing tax credit; defines term "community land trust"; provides for assessment of structural improvements, condominium parcels, & cooperative parcels on land owned by community land trust & used to provide affordable housing; provides for conveyance of structural improvements, condominium parcels, & cooperative parcels subject to certain conditions; specifies criteria to be used in arriving at just valuation of structural improvement, condominium parcel, or cooperative parcel; provides additional criteria for determining whether certain affordable housing property owned by certain exempt organizations is entitled to exemption; provides ad valorem taxation exemption for certain purposes; subjects certain organizations to ad valorem taxation under certain circumstances; removes provision requiring Florida Housing Finance Corporation to transfer certain funds to General Revenue Fund; provides corporation with certain powers & limitations; provides for disbursement of certain Community Workforce Housing Innovation Pilot Program funds; provides certain governmental entities with powers & duties; revises provisions relating to local housing assistance plans; revises appointments to local affordable housing advisory committee; ... Effective Date: July 1, 2009 |
| 1/22/2009 | HOUSE Referred to Military & Local Affairs Policy Committee; Economic Development & Community Affairs Policy Council; Finance & Tax Council; Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations Committee; Full Appropriations Council on Education & Economic Development |
| 3/4/2009 | ----- Bill to Be Discussed During the Office of the EDR's Revenue Estimating Impact Conference; 03/06/09, 8:30 a.m., 117 K |
| 3/11/2009 | ----- Bill to Be Discussed During the Office of the EDR's Revenue Estimating Impact Conference; 03/14/09, 9:00 a.m., 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken) |
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| Florida Springs Protection Act [EPSC]; Requires the DEP to delineate the springsheds of specified springs. Requires the DEP to adopt spring protection zones by secretarial order and to adopt total maximum daily loads and basin management action plans for spring systems. Provides effluent requirements for domestic wastewater treatment facilities. Requires certain local governments to adopt a springs protection element as one of the required elements of the comprehensive plan, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2009. |
| 12/17/2008 | SENATE Referred to Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Community Affairs; Health Regulation; General Government Appropriations |
| 3/5/2009 | SENATE On Committee agenda - Environmental Preservation and Conservation Committee, 03/10/09, 10:30 am, 401 S |
| 3/10/2009 | SENATE Temporarily Postponed by Environmental Preservation and Conservation Committee |
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| Department of Transportation [CPSC]; Directs the department to maintain specified training programs for employees and prospective employees. Eliminates the requirement for annual updating of the Florida Transportation Plan. Deletes the requirement to develop a short-range component of the plan. Amends provisions relating to proposed turnpike projects, the Transportation Regional Incentive Program, and the Enhanced Bridge Program for Sustainable Transportation, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2009. |
| 12/3/2008 | SENATE Filed |
| 12/17/2008 | SENATE Referred to Transportation; Community Affairs; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations; Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means |
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| State Housing Trust Fund [EPSC]; Revises provisions governing the distribution of a portion of the proceeds of the excise tax on documents to the State Housing Trust Fund. Provides for the annual appropriation of a portion of the taxes distributed to the State Housing Trust Fund for specified uses conforming to the purposes for which the fund was created. APPROPRIATION: Indeterminate. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2009. |
| 12/10/2008 | SENATE Filed |
| 12/17/2008 | SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Finance and Tax; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations; Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means |
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| Growth Management [EPSC]; Cites this act as the "Community Renewal Act." Extends dates relating to requirements for adopting amendments to the capital improvements element of a local comprehensive plan. Provides legislative findings relating to transportation concurrency exception areas. Revises provisions relating to the state review of comprehensive plans. Revises provisions relating to impact fees, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon becoming law. |
| 2/20/2009 | SENATE Now in Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means |
| 3/5/2009 | SENATE On Committee agenda - Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means, 03/10/09, 4:30 pm, 412 K |
| 3/10/2009 | SENATE Not Considered by Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means |
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| Growth Management [EPSC]; Expresses the legislative intent to revise laws relating to growth management. EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon becoming law. |
| 12/15/2008 | SENATE Filed |
| 1/15/2009 | SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations; Rules |
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| Department of Community Affairs [EPSC]; Expresses the legislative intent to revise laws relating to the Department of Community Affairs. EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon becoming law. |
| 12/15/2008 | SENATE Filed |
| 1/15/2009 | SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations; Rules |
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| Growth Management [EPSC]; Expresses the legislative intent to revise laws relating to growth management. EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon becoming law. |
| 12/15/2008 | SENATE Filed |
| 1/15/2009 | SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations; Rules |
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| Affordable Housing [EPSC]; Expresses the legislative intent to revise laws relating to affordable housing. EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon becoming law. |
| 12/15/2008 | SENATE Filed |
| 1/15/2009 | SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Commerce; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations; Rules |
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| Affordable Housing [EPSC]; Expresses the legislative intent to revise laws relating to affordable housing. EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon becoming law. |
| 12/15/2008 | SENATE Filed |
| 1/15/2009 | SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Commerce; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations; Rules |
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| Water Resources: Revises principles of Florida-friendly landscape; deletes references to "xeriscape"; revises eligibility criteria for certain WMD incentive programs; requires certain local government ordinances & amendments to incorporate specified landscape irrigation & design standards & identify specified invasive exotic plant species; requires WMDs to consult with additional entities for activities relating to Florida-friendly landscaping practices; specifies U.F.'s Yards and Neighborhoods extension program or similar program as primary resource for delivery of educational programs relating to such practices; provides that certain regulations prohibiting implementation of Florida-friendly landscape or conflicting with provisions governing permitting of consumptive uses of water are prohibited; revises application requirements for water well contractor licensure; requires applicants to provide specified documentation. Effective Date: July 1, 2009
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| 2/13/2009 | HOUSE Referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources Policy Committee; Military & Local Affairs Policy Committee; General Government Policy Council |
| 3/4/2009 | HOUSE On Committee agenda - Agriculture & Natural Resources Policy Committee, 03/06/09, 8:00 am, 102 H |
| 3/6/2009 | HOUSE Favorable with CS by Agriculture & Natural Resources Policy Committee; 16 Yeas, 0 Nays |
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| Impact Fees/Moratorium on Imposition or Collection [EPSC]; Provides for a
3-year moratorium on the imposition or collection of impact fees by a
county or municipality. Provides for future expiration of the
moratorium. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2009. |
| 1/12/2009 | SENATE Filed |
| 1/23/2009 | SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Finance and Tax; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations; Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means |
| 2/11/2009 | ----- Bill to Be Discussed During the Office of the EDR's Revenue Estimating Impact Conference; 02/13/09, 8:30 a.m., 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken) |
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| Affordable Housing for Seniors: Revises provisions relating to elements of local comprehensive plans to include element for affordable housing for seniors; provides for disposition of real property by local government for development of affordable housing. Effective Date: July 1, 2009 |
| 1/28/2009 | HOUSE Filed |
| 2/25/2009 | HOUSE Referred to Military & Local Affairs Policy Committee; Economic Development & Community Affairs Policy Council; Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations Committee; Full Appropriations Council on Education & Economic Development |
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| Department of Community Affairs [EPSC]; Expresses the legislative intent to abolish the Department of Community Affairs and provide for the reorganization of its services among other agencies. EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon becoming law. |
| 1/14/2009 | SENATE Filed |
| 1/23/2009 | SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations; Rules |
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| Small County Transportation Development: Terminates DOT Small County Outreach Program; transfers funds to Rural County Road Improvement Program; provides for continuation of projects; directs certain funds in State Transportation Trust Fund be used for Rural County Road Improvement Program in lieu of Small County Outreach Program; renames Small County Road Assistance Program as Rural County Road Improvement Program; revises purpose of program; revises criteria for projects; revises definition of "small county"; creates Rural County Road Improvement Program Advisory Council to review & recommend proposed projects for funding. Effective Date: upon becoming a law |
| 2/10/2009 | HOUSE Filed |
| 3/4/2009 | HOUSE Referred to Roads, Bridges, & Ports Policy; Economic Development & Community Affairs Policy Council; Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations; Full Appropriations Council on Education & Economic Development |
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| Community Development Districts: Revises deed restriction enforcement rulemaking authority of boards of directors of community development districts; authorizes boards to enforce rule violations in circuit court. Effective Date: July 1, 2009 |
| 2/10/2009 | HOUSE Filed |
| 3/4/2009 | HOUSE Referred to Military & Local Affairs Policy; Civil Justice & Courts Policy; Economic Development & Community Affairs Policy Council |
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| Economic Development Projects/Expedited Permitting [EPSC]; Cites this act as the "Mike McHugh Act." Requires the Department of Environmental Protection and water management districts to adopt programs to expedite the processing of permits for certain economic development projects. Provides an exception. Requires municipalities and counties to identify certain businesses by commission resolution. Requires a preapplication review. Provides a timeframe for permit application approval or denial. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2009. |
| 1/21/2009 | SENATE Filed |
| 1/30/2009 | SENATE Referred to Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Community Affairs; Commerce; General Government Appropriations |
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| Coastal Management [EPSC]; Includes certain port-related industrial or commercial project facilities within the list of facilities that are not developments of regional impact under certain circumstances. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2009. |
| 2/26/2009 | SENATE On Committee agenda - Community Affairs Committee, 03/03/09, 2:00 pm, 412 K |
| 3/3/2009 | SENATE Favorable by Community Affairs; 9 Yeas, 0 Nays |
| 3/4/2009 | SENATE Now in Commerce |
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| Affordable Housing for Seniors [EPSC]; Revises provisions relating to the elements of local comprehensive plans to include an element for affordable housing for seniors. Provides for the disposition of real property by a local government for the development of affordable housing. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2009. |
| 1/22/2009 | SENATE Filed |
| 1/30/2009 | SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations |
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| Transportation [CPSC]; Requires the DOT to conduct a study of transportation alternatives for the Interstate 95 corridor. Provides for the salary and benefits of the executive director of the Florida Transportation Commission to be set in accordance with the Senior Management Service. Provides that certain port-related facilities may not be designated as developments of regional impact under certain circumstances, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon becoming law. |
| 2/5/2009 | SENATE Referred to Transportation; Community Affairs; Education Pre-K - 12; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Finance and Tax; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations; Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means |
| 2/9/2009 | SENATE On Committee agenda - Transportation, 02/19/09, 3:30 pm, 37 S |
| 2/19/2009 | SENATE Temporarily postponed by Transportation |
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| Growth Management: Redefines "financial feasibility" for purposes of school facilities not meeting concurrency requirements in given year; revises public & transportation facilities concurrency requirements; provides for transportation concurrency exception areas; authorizes local governments to adopt lower level-of-service standard for transportation; revises provisions relating to calculation of proportionate-share contribution; provides for applicability & calculation of proportionate fair-share mitigation; provides incentives for landowners or developers who contribute or pay proportionate fair-share mitigation; revises provisions relating to creation of transportation concurrency backlog authorities; requires local government to adopt transportation concurrency backlog areas as part of local comprehensive plan capital improvements element; revises preapplication procedures for developments of regional impact; requires that levels of service in transportation methodology be same as used to evaluate concurrency & proportionate-share contributions; provides for transportation mobility fee; requires DCA & DOT to coordinate mobility fees studies to develop methodology for mobility fee system; requires Secretaries of Community Affairs & Transportation to submit joint interim reports to Legislature; requires DCA to develop & submit to Legislature proposed amendments to ch. 9J-5, F.A.C., for incorporating mobility fee methodology...Effective Date: July 1, 2009 |
| 2/19/2009 | HOUSE Filed |
| 3/5/2009 | HOUSE Referred to Military & Local Affairs Policy Committee; Roads, Bridges & Ports Policy Committee; Economic Development & Community Affairs Policy Council; Full Appropriations Council on Education & Economic Development |
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| Department of Transportation: Requires study of alternatives to Interstate 95 corridor; provides for salary & benefits of executive director of Florida Transportation Commission, counties to incur costs related to utility facilities, claims relating to maintenance contracts, department to pay proposal costs, public pay telephones & advertising thereon, toll collection systems, business partnership pilot program, Old Cutler Road; revises provisions for comprehensive plans, transportation concurrency backlog authorities, contractor responsibilities, State Arbitration Board, toll revenues, toll rates, bonds, aid & contributions by governmental entities for projects, project or project phase not in adopted work program, adopted work program, Florida Transportation Plan, Small County Road Assistance Program, financial disclosure for authorities, outdoor advertising, & logo sign program; establishes goal for department to procure design-build contracts; abolishes Tampa Bay Commuter Transit Authority. Effective Date: upon becoming a law |
| 2/19/2009 | HOUSE Filed |
| 3/9/2009 | HOUSE Referred to Roads, Bridges & Ports Policy Committee; Economic Development & Community Affairs Policy Council; Finance & Tax Council; On Committee agenda - Roads, Bridges & Ports Policy Committee, 03/11/09, 9:00 am, 404 H |
| 3/11/2009 | HOUSE Favorable by Roads, Bridges & Ports Policy Committee; 19 Yeas, 0 Nays; Now in Economic Development & Community Affairs Policy Council |
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| Affordable Housing [WPSC]; Allows certain counties to use certain tax revenues for workforce, affordable, and employee housing. Provides limitations on the Florida Housing Finance Corporation's access to the state allocation pool. Provides for the assessment of property receiving the low-income housing tax credit. Provides for the disbursement of certain Community Workforce Housing Innovation Pilot Program funds that were awarded but have been declined or returned, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2009. |
| 2/5/2009 | SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Judiciary; Finance and Tax; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations; Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means |
| 3/4/2009 | ----- Bill to Be Discussed During the Office of the EDR's Revenue Estimating Impact Conference; 03/06/09, 8:30 a.m., 117 K |
| 3/11/2009 | ----- Bill to Be Discussed During the Office of the EDR's Revenue Estimating Impact Conference; 03/14/09, 9:00 a.m., 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken) |
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| Affordable Housing [WPSC]; Provides for the assessment of property receiving the low-income housing tax credit. Provides for the assessment of structural improvements, condominium parcels, and cooperative parcels on land owned by a community land trust and used to provide affordable housing. Specifies the criteria to be used in arriving at just valuation of a structural improvement, condominium parcel, or cooperative parcel, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2009. |
| 1/29/2009 | SENATE Filed |
| 2/5/2009 | SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Finance and Tax; General Government Appropriations; Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means |
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| Public Transit [CPSC]; Provides definitions relating to commuter rail service, rail corridors, and railroad operation for purposes of the rail program within the Department of Transportation. Revises the time period within which the department must revise the rail system plan and requires a report. Authorizes the department to indemnify and hold harmless a railroad company when the department acquires a rail corridor from the company, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2009. |
| 3/5/2009 | SENATE Now in Judiciary |
| 3/6/2009 | SENATE On Committee agenda - Judiciary Committee, 03/11/09, 9:30 am, 110 S |
| 3/11/2009 | SENATE Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee; 6 Yeas, 3 Nays |
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| Growth Management [EPSC]; Redefines the term "financial feasibility" to provide for school facilities that do not meet concurrency requirements in a particular year. Revises provisions relating to the concurrency requirements for public facilities and transportation facilities. Revises provisions relating to the creation of transportation concurrency backlog authorities. Revises provisions relating to the preapplication procedures for developments of regional impact, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2009. |
| 2/4/2009 | SENATE Filed |
| 2/12/2009 | SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Transportation; Finance and Tax; Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means |
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| Construction of Electric Transmission Lines: Removes exceptions to requirements for electric utility to obtain certification prior to construction of transmission line; requires electric utility to notify affected municipalities of proposed transmission line sites & routes; requires disclosure of methods used to determine routes & efforts to minimize impact on municipality; authorizes municipality to request hearing by PSC to determine disputes with electric utility; authorizes municipality to bring action challenging transmission line siting; authorizes local governmental entity that requests electric transmission lines be placed underground to share underground installation costs with any surrounding governmental entity that benefits from installation. Effective Date: upon becoming a law |
| 2/27/2009 | HOUSE Filed |
| 3/10/2009 | HOUSE Referred to Energy & Utilities Policy Committee; Military & Local Affairs Policy Committee; General Government Policy Council; Policy Council |
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| Discretionary Surtax on Documents; Deletes provisions relating to
funding housing assistance for low-income and moderate-income families. Authorizes counties to levy a discretionary surtax on documents for the purpose of financing school and transportation facilities. Increases the types of documents to which the surtax applies to include documents relating to single-family residences. Requires counties that levy the discretionary surtax to reduce certain impact fees, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2009. |
| 2/5/2009 | SENATE Filed |
| 2/10/2009 | SENATE Withdrawn prior to introduction |
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| My Safe Florida Home Program [CPSC]; Authorizes condominium unit owners to apply for program grants to retrofit their properties to make them less vulnerable to hurricane damage. Provides funding and additional legislative intent. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2009. |
| 2/5/2009 | SENATE Filed |
| 2/19/2009 | SENATE Referred to Banking and Insurance; Regulated Industries; General Government Appropriations; Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means |
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| Environmental Protection: Establishes date for specified information to be included in land management plans for conservation lands; revises timeframe for acquisition of specified county lands; revises provisions relating to Acquisition and Restoration Council; establishes dates for submission of certain reports & lists to Land Management Uniform Accounting Council; revises provisions for use of Florida Forever Trust Fund proceeds; clarifies title provisions for certain sovereignty lands; revises certain petition provisions for specified submerged lands; revises provisions for pollution control enforcement, procedures, & remedies; provides additional penalties for specified violations relating to drinking water contamination, wastewater permits, dredge or fill activities, stormwater management systems, mangrove trimming or alteration, solid waste, air emission, storage tank systems, & petroleum contamination & waste cleanup; revises provisions for administrative proceedings & penalties relating to pollution control violations; revises administrative penalty provisions for specified violators; provides exception from entitlement to specified marketable record title.
Effective Date: July 1, 2009 |
| 2/27/2009 | HOUSE Filed |
| 3/10/2009 | HOUSE Referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources Policy Committee; General Government Policy Council; Natural Resources Appropriations Committee; Full Appropriations Council on General Government & Health Care |
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| Property Rights: Shortens notice period for certain actions; provides for state land planning agency to receive notice of claims; revises procedures for determining governmental entity's final decision identifying allowable uses for property; provides that enactment of law or adoption of regulation does not constitute applying law or regulation; provides factor that may be considered in determining whether inordinate burden has been imposed on real property; provides for waiver of sovereign immunity for liability; provides for prospective application. Effective Date: July 1, 2009 |
| 3/2/2009 | HOUSE Filed |
| 3/10/2009 | HOUSE Referred to Military & Local Affairs Policy Committee; Civil Justice & Courts Policy Committee; Economic Development & Community Affairs Policy Council; Finance & Tax Council |
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| Brownfields [EPSC]; Deletes an obsolete date with respect to the establishment of rules governing the brownfield rehabilitation program. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2009. |
| 2/10/2009 | SENATE Filed |
| 2/19/2009 | SENATE Referred to Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Community Affairs; General Government Appropriations; Rules |
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| Transportation Facilities: Revises definitions; revises powers & duties of DOT; removes duty to assign jurisdictional responsibility & to designate facilities as part of State Highway System; removes provision prohibiting DOT from establishing maximum number of miles of urban principal arterial roads within district or county. Effective Date: July 1, 2009 |
| 3/2/2009 | HOUSE Filed |
| 3/9/2009 | HOUSE Referred to Roads, Bridges & Ports Policy Committee; Military & Local Affairs Policy Committee; Economic Development & Community Affairs Policy Council; Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations Committee |
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| Wekiva River Protection Area [EPSC]; Deletes an obsolete date relating to the review of local comprehensive plans by counties within the protection area. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2009. |
| 2/10/2009 | SENATE Filed |
| 2/19/2009 | SENATE Referred to Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Community Affairs; General Government Appropriations; Rules |
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| Legally Required Advertisements and Public Notices by Governmental Entities: Authorizes various governmental entities to publish or advertise legally required public notices & advertisements on publicly accessible website; defines "publicly accessible website"; provides conditions for utilization of publicly accessible website for such purposes; provides for optional receipt of legally required public notices & advertisements via first class mail; provides requirements for legally required advertisements & public notices published on publicly accessible website; provides that specified notice, advertisement, or publication on publicly accessible website constitutes legal notice; provides that advertisements directed by law or order or decree of court to be made in county in which no newspaper is published may be made by publication on publicly accessible website; provides clarifying & conforming language; reenacts various provisions of law to incorporate amendments to various statutes in act in references thereto. Effective Date: Not Specified |
| 3/3/2009 | HOUSE Filed |
| 3/10/2009 | HOUSE Referred to Governmental Affairs Policy Committee; Economic Development & Community Affairs Policy Council; Criminal & Civil Justice Policy Council; Finance & Tax Council |
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| tate and Local Government Permitting [EPSC]; Provides an extension for the expiration date of certain construction and operating permits and development orders. Extends the period for completing required mitigation associated with such permits or orders. Prohibits additional permitting standards or criteria from being adopted or enforced during a specified period. Provides for retroactive application. EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon becoming law. |
| 2/24/2009 | SENATE Filed |
| 3/5/2009 | SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Commerce; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations |
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| Environmental Protection [EPSC]; Establishes a date by which land management plans for conservation lands must contain certain outcomes, goals, and elements. Deletes a 40-day timeframe for a board of county commissioners to decide whether to acquire county land being sold by the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund. Excludes certain air pollution violations from certain departmental actions, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2009. |
| 2/25/2009 | SENATE Filed |
| 3/5/2009 | SENATE Referred to Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Community Affairs; General Government Appropriations |
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| Growth Management [EPSC]; Prohibits the members of the local governing body from serving on the local planning agency. Revises standards for the future land use plan in a local comprehensive plan. Requires certain counties to certify that they have adopted a plan for ensuring affordable workforce housing before obtaining certain funding. Provides that certain projects or high-performance transit systems be considered as committed facilities, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2009. |
| 2/25/2009 | SENATE Filed |
| 3/5/2009 | SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Transportation; Education Pre-K - 12; Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means |
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| Surplus Lands Available for Affordable Housing [EPSC]; Provides that a county or municipality failing to complete and update the inventory of all real property held by the county or municipality which is appropriate for affordable housing is ineligible to receive any state funding for affordable housing. Requires each district school board to certify to the Commissioner of Education its completion of a list of surplus real property, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2009. |
| 2/27/2009 | SENATE Filed |
| 3/10/2009 | SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Education Pre-K - 12; General Government Appropriations; Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means |
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| Water Supply; Creates provisions relating to water supply policy, planning, production, and funding. Provides for the powers and duties of water management district governing boards. Requires the DEP to develop the Florida water supply plan. Requires WMDs to fund and implement water resource development. Encourages municipalities, counties, and special districts to create regional water supply authorities, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2009. |
| 2/27/2009 | SENATE Filed |
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| Water Resources; Provides legislative findings regarding the use of Florida-friendly landscape. Revises eligibility criteria for certain water management district incentive programs. Requires certain local government ordinances and amendments to incorporate specified landscape irrigation and design standards and identify specified invasive exotic plant species. Revises application requirements for water well contractor licensure, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2009. |
| 2/27/2009 | SENATE Filed |
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| Rural Agricultural Industrial Centers; Authorizes landowners within a rural agricultural industrial center to apply for an amendment to the local government comprehensive plan for certain purposes. Requires that the local government amend its comprehensive plan within a specified period after receiving such application. Provides that such amendments are presumed consistent with the Florida Administrative Code, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2009. |
| 3/2/2009 | SENATE Filed |
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| Public Transit: Provides definitions relating to commuter rail service, rail corridors, & railroad operation for purposes of rail program within DOT; revises time period within which department must update rail system plan; requires status report to Legislature to accompany plan; provides additional duties for DOT relating to regional rail system plan; authorizes department to assume certain liability on rail corridor; authorizes department to indemnify & hold harmless freight rail operator when department acquires rail corridor from freight rail operator; provides for allocation of risk; authorizes DOT to purchase & provide insurance in relation to rail corridors; authorizes marketing & promotional expenses; extends provisions to other governmental entities providing commuter rail service on public right-of-way. Effective Date: July 1, 2009 |
| 3/4/2009 | HOUSE Filed |
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