State of
Florida Legislature
2003 session -
selected everglades related bills
Florida House of Representatives
PCB NR 03-01; 03-01A
http://www.myfloridahouse.com/PubDetail.aspx?cat=Committee&Name=Natural%20Resources&Type=PCB
PCB NR 03-01 and PCB NR 03-01A are "proposed committee bills" from the Natural Resources Committee; they haven't yet been filed as a regular bill with a standard number.Comment: Proposes extension of everglades restoration by twenty years.
PCB NR 03-01; 03-01A links
HB 1005
http://www.myfloridahouse.com/BillInfo.aspx?bid=10403
Water Resources: Requires amendments to the water resource implementation rule to be approved by the Legislature; provides for water reservations to be adopted by rule; provides purposes; excludes certain uses of wastewater effluent from permit requirements; repeals s. 373.223(4), F.S., relating to reserving water from use by permit applicants in certain locations and quantities.
HB 1069
http://www.myfloridahouse.com/billInfo.aspx?bid=10435
Water Resources: Revises and adds provision to the Florida Water Resources Act of 1972; requires local governments to include projected water use in comprehensive plans and includes potable water facilities and availability of water resources as components thereof; revises procedure for fixing and changing rates to include costs of alternative water supply facilities; authorizes the Florida Public Service Commission to establish conservation and drought rates; provides conditions to receive funding assistance for certain projects; prohibits the sale of consumptive use water rights; requires adoption of rules relating to longer duration permits and concurrent review of consumptive use and environmental resource permit applications; provides for metering use of reclaimed water and volume-based rates therefor and requires wastewater utilities to submit plans therefor metering use and volume-based rate structures to the department; provides for reclaimed water use at state facilities; provides for development of rate structures for alternative water supply systems.
HB 1503
http://www.myfloridahouse.com/BillInfo.aspx?bid=10733
Public Access to Records Relating to Aquifer Storage and Recovery Wells and Other Underground Inject: Requires the Department of Environmental Protection to report semiannually cumulative statistics regarding the permitting and usage of underground injection wells and their impact on Florida's aquifers.
HB 1793
http://www.myfloridahouse.com/BillInfo.aspx?bid=11321
Excise Tax on Documents: Eliminates distributions to various trust funds of proceeds of the excise tax on documents and redirects the tax proceeds to the General Revenue Fund; revises the use of tax proceeds to support the Florida Affordable Housing Guarantee Program.
Last Action
04/07/2003: Bill removed from calendar
Florida Senate
SB 2200
http://www.myfloridahouse.com/ViewText.aspx?type=bill&id=19859
Water Resources: provides that amendments to water resource implementation rule take effect only upon approval by Legislature; provides for water reservations to be adopted by rule under Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan Regulation Act; exempts consumption or use of domestic wastewater effluent from certain permit requirements; repeals provision re water reservations for purposes of protecting fish & wildlife or public health & safety. Amends Ch. 373.
Related Links
Official Guide to the State of Florida Legislature
Online Sunshine
2003 Legislative session
http://www.myfloridahouse.com/Bills.aspx
Florida House of Representatives
http://www.myfloridahouse.com/
Florida Senate
http://www.flsenate.gov/Welcome/index.cfm
04/08/2003