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Biweekly Legislative Bulletin from FAPA |
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Issue
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2004 Legislative Session
The Florida Chapter of APA provides statewide
leadership in the development of sustainable
communities by advocating excellence in
planning, providing professional development for
its members, and working to protect and enhance the
natural and built environments. |
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BILL TRACKING SUMMARY |
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During the
2004 Legislative Session, at a minimum, FAPA
will track bills related to growth management,
including those that address planning, redevelopment,
transportation, housing and community development,
emergency preparedness, and water and environmental
issues. FAPA may also track bills
that affect state and regional agencies, local
governments, and special districts, as well as
those that may have implications for the state
budget or the Florida Constitution. Below
is a list of the bills shown on FAPA's Bill
Tracking Summary as
of January 6, 2004. The Bill Tracking summary
is posted to FAPA's website at www.floridaplanning.org and
is updated on a weekly basis. It includes
brief summaries, bill action, and related legislation. Future
issues of FAPA's Legislative Reporter will only
reflect new bills added to the Bill Tracking
Summary from one bulletin issue to the next.
| HB 0003 |
Relating to High
Speed Ground Transportation |
Allen |
| HB 0049 |
Relating to Constitutional
Amendments/Initiative |
Green |
| HB 0067 |
Relating to State
Constitution/Amendments |
Kallinger |
| HB 0143 |
Relating to Land
Development Regulations |
Barreiro |
| SB 0152 |
Relating to 2020
Water Study Commission |
Saunders |
| SB 0162 |
Relating to Land
Development Regulation |
Bennett |
| SB 0188 |
Relating to Community
Affairs Dept. |
Geller |
| HB 0233 |
Relating to Ad
Valorem Taxes/NW Fla. Water Mgmt. |
Richardson |
| SB 0268 |
Relating to School
Growth Planning |
Geller |
| HB 0293 |
Relating to Water
Resources |
Russell |
| SB 0302 |
Relating to Fla.
High-Speed Rail Authority Act |
Dockery |
| SB 0304 |
Relating to Ratification
of Amendments/Votes |
Dockery |
| HB 0373 |
Relating to Water
Mgmt. Districts/Boundaries |
Spratt |
| SB 0374 |
Relating to Intergovernmental
Programs |
Cowin |
| HB 0409 |
Relating to Coastal
Redevelopment |
Sullivan |
| SB 0424 |
Relating to Surplus
State Lands/Disposition |
Geller |
| SB 0452 |
Relating to Local
Governments/Annexation |
Constantine |
| SB 0458 |
Relating to Constitutional
Amendments/Initiative |
Bennett |
| SB 0488 |
Relating to Ad
Valorem Taxes/Water Management |
Natural Resources |
| SB 0536 |
Relating to Comprehensive
Plans/Rural Community |
Lynn |
| SB 0686 |
Relating to Coastal
Redevelopment |
Jones |
| SB 0696 |
Relating to Environmental
Permitting System |
Smith |
| SB 1078 |
Relating to Water
Resources |
Lynn |
| SB 1104 |
Relating to Water
Resources |
Dockery |
| SB 1142 |
Relating to Water
Resources |
Dockery |
| SB 1174 |
Relating to Developments
of Regional Impact |
Bennett |
| SB 1180 |
Relating to Southwest
Fla. Water Mgmt. District |
Dockery |
| SB 1202 |
Relating to Local
Water Sources First Day |
Cowin |
| SB 1214 |
Relating to Wekiva
River Basin Act |
Constantine |
| SB 1266 |
Relating to Environmental
Protection |
Clary |
| SB 1286 |
Relating to Department
of Community Affairs |
Webster |
| SB 1310 |
Relating to Developments
of Regional Impact |
Jones |
| SB 1316 |
Relating to Renewable
Energy |
Bennett |
| SB 1392 |
Relating to Community
Development Districts |
Comprehensive Planning |
| SB 1420 |
Relating to Rural
Land Protection |
Dockery |
| SB 1492 |
Relating to Renewable
Energy |
Comm. & Public Utilities |
| SB 1502 |
Relating to High-Speed
Ground Transportation |
Klein |
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Go to the Florida Legislature's website at http://www.leg.state.fl.us to
view or download bills.
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| FAPA's
FOCUS |
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Impact
Fees: At the reqiest of the Senate
Committee on Comprehensive Planning, FAPA has been
participating in an informal review of draft bill
language creating an impact fee enabling act. Although
not yet filed, Senator Bennet is expected to sponsor
the bill. FAPA solicited input on the various
drafts from its members with expertise in this area. The
FAPA Executive Committee will consider a formal position
on this legislation when it meets in February. As
soon as the bill is filed, it will be included on
the bill tracking summary.
DRIs: Originally drafted
by the Association of Florida Community Developers,
SB 1174 amends Section 380.06, F.S., the Development
of Regional Impact (DRI) program. Among the various
changes, it reduces the issues that must be included
in an application for development approval; revises
the requirements for development orders; deletes certain
exceptions under which a local government is prohibited
from issuing a permit for development subsequent to
the termination date contained in a development order;
revises thresholds under which a proposed change to
a previously approved development constitutes a substantial
deviation and is subject to review as a DRI; revises
rule adoption authority; and revises criteria exempting
certain marinas and waterports from review. It is our
understanding that the purpose of the revisions is
to reduce the amount of information required of the
developer by the process, reduce the number of impacts
that hav e to be addressed, and eliminate from the
process impacts that are addressed through permitting. FAPA
has not taken a position on this bill and welcomes
constructive comments. Remember, you may
view bills at www.leg.state.fl.us. Please
forward your comments to fapa@floridaplanning.org.
Rural Land Stewardship Areas: FAPA
is working closely with the Rural Lands Stewardship Council
and representatives of the development, agricultural and environmental
community to draft legislation that would implement FAPA's
recommendations regarding the Rural Land Stewardship Program. Although
the list of recommended changes is growing, the original paper
may still be found on FAPA's website at www.floridaplanning.org. Once
the legislation is drafted, we will make it available for viewing. |
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| STOP
HIGHWAY ROBBERY! |
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| Last fall, TRU$T launched the "STOP
Highway Robbery!" campaign, aimed at preventing a $200
million raid on the State's Transportation Trust Fund in
2004. TRU$T is comprised of Floridians for Better Transportation,
the Florida Chamber of Commerce, and about 15 other statewide
organizations, including FAPA. As part of the "STOP
Highway Robbery!" campaign, Legislators are being asked to
sign the Transportation Trust Fund Protection Pledge in opposition
to any and all efforts to redirect, raid, divert or sweep
dollars from the State Transportation Trust Fund. For
more information on the campaign or for copies of the pledge,
letters, talking points, bumper stickers, and e-mail links
to the Governor and Legislators, please go to FBT's website
at www.bettertransportation.org, or contact FBT's President, Douglas Callaway at (850) 521-1256 or dcallaway@bettertransportation.org. |
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Sheri
Coven, Executive Director
Florida Chapter of the American Planning Association
2040 Delta Way, Tallahassee, Florida 32301
Phone: 850/201-FAPA (3272)
Email: fapa@floridaplanning.org
Web Site: www.floridaplanning.org |
FAPA's Legislative
Reporter is issued biweekly from January through
May of each year. Its purpose is to keep
FAPA members apprised of legislation that impacts
planning and the planning profession. |
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