Florida Senate - 2015              PROPOSED COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
       Bill No. CS for SB 484
       
       
       
       
       
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       Proposed Committee Substitute by the Committee on Appropriations
       (Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and
       Economic Development)
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to regional planning councils;
    3         amending s. 163.3175, F.S.; deleting obsolete
    4         provisions; amending s. 163.3246, F.S.; removing
    5         restrictions on certain exemptions; amending s.
    6         163.3248, F.S.; removing the requirement that regional
    7         planning councils provide assistance in developing a
    8         plan for a rural land stewardship area; amending s.
    9         186.505, F.S.; removing the power of regional planning
   10         councils to establish and conduct cross-acceptance
   11         negotiation processes; creating s. 186.512, F.S.;
   12         subdividing the state into specified geographic
   13         regions for the purpose of regional comprehensive
   14         planning; authorizing the Governor to review and
   15         update the district boundaries of the regional
   16         planning councils; amending s. 186.513, F.S.; deleting
   17         the requirement that regional planning councils make
   18         joint reports and recommendations; amending s.
   19         253.7828, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made
   20         by the act; amending s. 339.135, F.S.; deleting
   21         obsolete provisions; amending s. 339.155, F.S.;
   22         removing certain duties of regional planning councils;
   23         amending s. 380.06, F.S.; removing the requirement
   24         that certain developers submit biennial reports to
   25         regional planning agencies; amending s. 403.50663,
   26         F.S.; removing requirements relating to certain
   27         informational public meetings; amending s. 403.507,
   28         F.S.; removing the requirement that regional planning
   29         councils prepare reports addressing the impact of
   30         proposed electrical power plants; amending s. 403.508,
   31         F.S.; removing the requirement that regional planning
   32         councils participate in certain proceedings; amending
   33         s. 403.5115, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes
   34         made by the act; amending s. 403.526, F.S.; removing
   35         the requirement that regional planning councils
   36         prepare reports addressing the impact of proposed
   37         transmission lines or corridors; amending s. 403.527,
   38         F.S.; removing the requirement that regional planning
   39         councils parties participate in certain proceedings;
   40         amending s. 403.5272, F.S.; conforming provisions to
   41         changes made by the act; amending s. 403.7264, F.S.;
   42         removing the requirement that regional planning
   43         councils assist with amnesty days for purging small
   44         quantities of hazardous wastes; amending s. 403.941,
   45         F.S.; removing the requirement that regional planning
   46         councils prepare reports addressing the impact of
   47         proposed natural gas transmission lines or corridors;
   48         amending s. 403.9411, F.S.; removing the requirement
   49         that regional planning councils participate in certain
   50         proceedings; amending ss. 419.001 and 985.682, F.S.;
   51         removing provisions relating to the use of a certain
   52         dispute resolution process; repealing s. 186.0201,
   53         F.S., relating to electric substation planning;
   54         repealing s. 260.018, F.S., relating to agency
   55         recognition of certain publicly owned lands and
   56         waters; providing an effective date.
   57          
   58  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   59  
   60         Section 1. Subsection (9) of section 163.3175, Florida
   61  Statutes, is amended to read:
   62         163.3175 Legislative findings on compatibility of
   63  development with military installations; exchange of information
   64  between local governments and military installations.—
   65         (9) If a local government, as required under s.
   66  163.3177(6)(a), does not adopt criteria and address
   67  compatibility of lands adjacent to or closely proximate to
   68  existing military installations in its future land use plan
   69  element by June 30, 2012, the local government, the military
   70  installation, the state land planning agency, and other parties
   71  as identified by the regional planning council, including, but
   72  not limited to, private landowner representatives, shall enter
   73  into mediation conducted pursuant to s. 186.509. If the local
   74  government comprehensive plan does not contain criteria
   75  addressing compatibility by December 31, 2013, the agency may
   76  notify the Administration Commission. The Administration
   77  Commission may impose sanctions pursuant to s. 163.3184(8). Any
   78  local government that amended its comprehensive plan to address
   79  military installation compatibility requirements after 2004 and
   80  was found to be in compliance is deemed to be in compliance with
   81  this subsection until the local government conducts its
   82  evaluation and appraisal review pursuant to s. 163.3191 and
   83  determines that amendments are necessary to meet updated general
   84  law requirements.
   85         Section 2. Subsection (11) of section 163.3246, Florida
   86  Statutes, is amended to read:
   87         163.3246 Local government comprehensive planning
   88  certification program.—
   89         (11) If the local government of an area described in
   90  subsection (10) does not request that the state land planning
   91  agency review the developments of regional impact that are
   92  proposed within the certified area, an application for approval
   93  of a development order within the certified area shall be exempt
   94  from review under s. 380.06, subject to the following:
   95         (a) Concurrent with filing an application for development
   96  approval with the local government, a developer proposing a
   97  project that would have been subject to review pursuant to s.
   98  380.06 shall notify in writing the regional planning council
   99  with jurisdiction.
  100         (b) The regional planning council shall coordinate with the
  101  developer and the local government to ensure that all
  102  concurrency requirements as well as federal, state, and local
  103  environmental permit requirements are met.
  104         Section 3. Subsection (4) of section 163.3248, Florida
  105  Statutes, is amended to read:
  106         163.3248 Rural land stewardship areas.—
  107         (4) A local government or one or more property owners may
  108  request assistance and participation in the development of a
  109  plan for the rural land stewardship area from the state land
  110  planning agency, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer
  111  Services, the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the
  112  Department of Environmental Protection, the appropriate water
  113  management district, the Department of Transportation, the
  114  regional planning council, private land owners, and
  115  stakeholders.
  116         Section 4. Subsection (22) of section 186.505, Florida
  117  Statutes, is amended to read:
  118         186.505 Regional planning councils; powers and duties.—Any
  119  regional planning council created hereunder shall have the
  120  following powers:
  121         (22) To establish and conduct a cross-acceptance
  122  negotiation process with local governments intended to resolve
  123  inconsistencies between applicable local and regional plans,
  124  with participation by local governments being voluntary.
  125         Section 5. Section 186.512, Florida Statutes, is created to
  126  read:
  127         186.512 Designation of regional planning councils.The
  128  territorial area of the state is subdivided into the following
  129  districts for the purpose of regional comprehensive planning.
  130  The name and geographic area of each respective district shall
  131  accord with the following:
  132         (1) West Florida Regional Planning Council: Bay, Escambia,
  133  Holmes, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton, and Washington Counties.
  134         (2) Apalachee Regional Planning Council: Calhoun, Franklin,
  135  Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, and Wakulla
  136  Counties.
  137         (3) North Central Florida Regional Planning Council:
  138  Alachua, Bradford, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton,
  139  Lafayette, Levy, Madison, Marion, Suwannee, Taylor, and Union
  140  Counties.
  141         (4) Northeast Florida Regional Planning Council: Baker,
  142  Clay, Duval, Flagler, Nassau, Putnam, and St. Johns Counties.
  143         (5) East Central Florida Regional Planning Council:
  144  Brevard, Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Sumter, and Volusia
  145  Counties.
  146         (6) Central Florida Regional Planning Council: DeSoto,
  147  Hardee, Highlands, Okeechobee, and Polk Counties.
  148         (7) Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council: Citrus, Hernando,
  149  Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, and Pinellas Counties.
  150         (8) Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council: Charlotte,
  151  Collier, Glades, Hendry, Lee, and Sarasota Counties.
  152         (9) Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council: Indian River,
  153  Martin, Palm Beach, and St. Lucie Counties.
  154         (10) South Florida Regional Planning Council: Broward,
  155  Miami-Dade, and Monroe Counties.
  156  
  157  Beginning January 1, 2016, and thereafter, the Governor may
  158  review and update the district boundaries of the regional
  159  planning councils pursuant to his authority under s. 186.506(4).
  160         Section 6. Section 186.513, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  161  read:
  162         186.513 Reports.—Each regional planning council shall
  163  prepare and furnish an annual report on its activities to the
  164  state land planning agency as defined in s. 163.3164 and the
  165  local general-purpose governments within its boundaries and,
  166  upon payment as may be established by the council, to any
  167  interested person. The regional planning councils shall make a
  168  joint report and recommendations to appropriate legislative
  169  committees.
  170         Section 7. Section 253.7828, Florida Statutes, is amended
  171  to read:
  172         253.7828 Impairment of use or conservation by agencies
  173  prohibited.—All agencies of the state, regional planning
  174  councils, water management districts, and local governments
  175  shall recognize the special character of the lands and waters
  176  designated by the state as the Cross Florida Greenways State
  177  Recreation and Conservation Area and shall not take any action
  178  which will impair its use and conservation.
  179         Section 8. Paragraph (j) of subsection (4) of section
  180  339.135, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  181         339.135 Work program; legislative budget request;
  182  definitions; preparation, adoption, execution, and amendment.—
  183         (4) FUNDING AND DEVELOPING A TENTATIVE WORK PROGRAM.—
  184         (j) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) and for the 2014-2015
  185  fiscal year only, the department may use up to $15 million of
  186  appropriated funds to pay the costs of strategic and regionally
  187  significant transportation projects. Funds may be used to
  188  provide up to 75 percent of project costs for production-ready
  189  eligible projects. Preference shall be given to projects that
  190  support the state’s economic regions, or that have been
  191  identified as regionally significant in accordance with s.
  192  339.155(4)(c), (d), and (e), and that have an increased level of
  193  nonstate match. This paragraph expires July 1, 2015.
  194         Section 9. Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section
  195  339.155, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  196         339.155 Transportation planning.—
  197         (4) ADDITIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLANS.—
  198         (b) Each regional planning council, as provided for in s.
  199  186.504, or any successor agency thereto, shall develop, as an
  200  element of its strategic regional policy plan, transportation
  201  goals and policies. The transportation goals and policies must
  202  be prioritized to comply with the prevailing principles provided
  203  in subsection (1) and s. 334.046(1). The transportation goals
  204  and policies shall be consistent, to the maximum extent
  205  feasible, with the goals and policies of the metropolitan
  206  planning organization and the Florida Transportation Plan. The
  207  transportation goals and policies of the regional planning
  208  council will be advisory only and shall be submitted to the
  209  department and any affected metropolitan planning organization
  210  for their consideration and comments. Metropolitan planning
  211  organization plans and other local transportation plans shall be
  212  developed consistent, to the maximum extent feasible, with the
  213  regional transportation goals and policies. The regional
  214  planning council shall review urbanized area transportation
  215  plans and any other planning products stipulated in s. 339.175
  216  and provide the department and respective metropolitan planning
  217  organizations with written recommendations, which the department
  218  and the metropolitan planning organizations shall take under
  219  advisement. Further, the regional planning councils shall
  220  directly assist local governments that are not part of a
  221  metropolitan area transportation planning process in the
  222  development of the transportation element of their comprehensive
  223  plans as required by s. 163.3177.
  224         Section 10. Subsection (18) of section 380.06, Florida
  225  Statutes, is amended to read:
  226         380.06 Developments of regional impact.—
  227         (18) BIENNIAL REPORTS.—The developer shall submit a
  228  biennial report on the development of regional impact to the
  229  local government, the regional planning agency, the state land
  230  planning agency, and all affected permit agencies in alternate
  231  years on the date specified in the development order, unless the
  232  development order by its terms requires more frequent
  233  monitoring. If the report is not received, the regional planning
  234  agency or the state land planning agency shall notify the local
  235  government. If the local government does not receive the report
  236  or receives notification that the regional planning agency or
  237  the state land planning agency has not received the report, the
  238  local government shall request in writing that the developer
  239  submit the report within 30 days. The failure to submit the
  240  report after 30 days shall result in the temporary suspension of
  241  the development order by the local government. If no additional
  242  development pursuant to the development order has occurred since
  243  the submission of the previous report, then a letter from the
  244  developer stating that no development has occurred shall satisfy
  245  the requirement for a report. Development orders that require
  246  annual reports may be amended to require biennial reports at the
  247  option of the local government.
  248         Section 11. Subsections (2) and (3) of section 403.50663,
  249  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  250         403.50663 Informational public meetings.—
  251         (2) Informational public meetings shall be held solely at
  252  the option of each local government or regional planning council
  253  if a public meeting is not held by the local government. It is
  254  the legislative intent that local governments or regional
  255  planning councils attempt to hold such public meetings. Parties
  256  to the proceedings under this act shall be encouraged to attend;
  257  however, no party other than the applicant and the department
  258  shall be required to attend such informational public meetings.
  259         (3) A local government or regional planning council that
  260  intends to conduct an informational public meeting must provide
  261  notice of the meeting to all parties not less than 5 days prior
  262  to the meeting and to the general public in accordance with s.
  263  403.5115(5). The expense for such notice is eligible for
  264  reimbursement under s. 403.518(2)(c)1.
  265         Section 12. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
  266  403.507, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  267         403.507 Preliminary statements of issues, reports, project
  268  analyses, and studies.—
  269         (2)(a) No later than 100 days after the certification
  270  application has been determined complete, the following agencies
  271  shall prepare reports as provided below and shall submit them to
  272  the department and the applicant, unless a final order denying
  273  the determination of need has been issued under s. 403.519:
  274         1. The Department of Economic Opportunity shall prepare a
  275  report containing recommendations which address the impact upon
  276  the public of the proposed electrical power plant, based on the
  277  degree to which the electrical power plant is consistent with
  278  the applicable portions of the state comprehensive plan,
  279  emergency management, and other such matters within its
  280  jurisdiction. The Department of Economic Opportunity may also
  281  comment on the consistency of the proposed electrical power
  282  plant with applicable strategic regional policy plans or local
  283  comprehensive plans and land development regulations.
  284         2. The water management district shall prepare a report as
  285  to matters within its jurisdiction, including but not limited
  286  to, the impact of the proposed electrical power plant on water
  287  resources, regional water supply planning, and district-owned
  288  lands and works.
  289         3. Each local government in whose jurisdiction the proposed
  290  electrical power plant is to be located shall prepare a report
  291  as to the consistency of the proposed electrical power plant
  292  with all applicable local ordinances, regulations, standards, or
  293  criteria that apply to the proposed electrical power plant,
  294  including any applicable local environmental regulations adopted
  295  pursuant to s. 403.182 or by other means.
  296         4. The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission shall
  297  prepare a report as to matters within its jurisdiction.
  298         5. Each regional planning council shall prepare a report
  299  containing recommendations that address the impact upon the
  300  public of the proposed electrical power plant, based on the
  301  degree to which the electrical power plant is consistent with
  302  the applicable provisions of the strategic regional policy plan
  303  adopted pursuant to chapter 186 and other matters within its
  304  jurisdiction.
  305         5.6. The Department of Transportation shall address the
  306  impact of the proposed electrical power plant on matters within
  307  its jurisdiction.
  308         Section 13. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) and paragraph
  309  (a) of subsection (4) of section 403.508, Florida Statutes, are
  310  amended to read:
  311         403.508 Land use and certification hearings, parties,
  312  participants.—
  313         (3)(a) Parties to the proceeding shall include:
  314         1. The applicant.
  315         2. The Public Service Commission.
  316         3. The Department of Economic Opportunity.
  317         4. The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
  318         5. The water management district.
  319         6. The department.
  320         7. The regional planning council.
  321         7.8. The local government.
  322         8.9. The Department of Transportation.
  323         (4)(a) The order of presentation at the certification
  324  hearing, unless otherwise changed by the administrative law
  325  judge to ensure the orderly presentation of witnesses and
  326  evidence, shall be:
  327         1. The applicant.
  328         2. The department.
  329         3. State agencies.
  330         4. Regional agencies, including regional planning councils
  331  and water management districts.
  332         5. Local governments.
  333         6. Other parties.
  334         Section 14. Subsection (5) of section 403.5115, Florida
  335  Statutes, is amended to read:
  336         403.5115 Public notice.—
  337         (5) A local government or regional planning council that
  338  proposes to conduct an informational public meeting pursuant to
  339  s. 403.50663 must publish notice of the meeting in a newspaper
  340  of general circulation within the county or counties in which
  341  the proposed electrical power plant will be located no later
  342  than 7 days prior to the meeting. A newspaper of general
  343  circulation shall be the newspaper that has the largest daily
  344  circulation in that county and has its principal office in that
  345  county. If the newspaper with the largest daily circulation has
  346  its principal office outside the county, the notices shall
  347  appear in both the newspaper having the largest circulation in
  348  that county and in a newspaper authorized to publish legal
  349  notices in that county.
  350         Section 15. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
  351  403.526, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  352         403.526 Preliminary statements of issues, reports, and
  353  project analyses; studies.—
  354         (2)(a) No later than 90 days after the filing of the
  355  application, the following agencies shall prepare reports as
  356  provided below, unless a final order denying the determination
  357  of need has been issued under s. 403.537:
  358         1. The department shall prepare a report as to the impact
  359  of each proposed transmission line or corridor as it relates to
  360  matters within its jurisdiction.
  361         2. Each water management district in the jurisdiction of
  362  which a proposed transmission line or corridor is to be located
  363  shall prepare a report as to the impact on water resources and
  364  other matters within its jurisdiction.
  365         3. The Department of Economic Opportunity shall prepare a
  366  report containing recommendations which address the impact upon
  367  the public of the proposed transmission line or corridor, based
  368  on the degree to which the proposed transmission line or
  369  corridor is consistent with the applicable portions of the state
  370  comprehensive plan, emergency management, and other matters
  371  within its jurisdiction. The Department of Economic Opportunity
  372  may also comment on the consistency of the proposed transmission
  373  line or corridor with applicable strategic regional policy plans
  374  or local comprehensive plans and land development regulations.
  375         4. The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission shall
  376  prepare a report as to the impact of each proposed transmission
  377  line or corridor on fish and wildlife resources and other
  378  matters within its jurisdiction.
  379         5. Each local government shall prepare a report as to the
  380  impact of each proposed transmission line or corridor on matters
  381  within its jurisdiction, including the consistency of the
  382  proposed transmission line or corridor with all applicable local
  383  ordinances, regulations, standards, or criteria that apply to
  384  the proposed transmission line or corridor, including local
  385  comprehensive plans, zoning regulations, land development
  386  regulations, and any applicable local environmental regulations
  387  adopted pursuant to s. 403.182 or by other means. A change by
  388  the responsible local government or local agency in local
  389  comprehensive plans, zoning ordinances, or other regulations
  390  made after the date required for the filing of the local
  391  government’s report required by this section is not applicable
  392  to the certification of the proposed transmission line or
  393  corridor unless the certification is denied or the application
  394  is withdrawn.
  395         6. Each regional planning council shall present a report
  396  containing recommendations that address the impact upon the
  397  public of the proposed transmission line or corridor based on
  398  the degree to which the transmission line or corridor is
  399  consistent with the applicable provisions of the strategic
  400  regional policy plan adopted under chapter 186 and other impacts
  401  of each proposed transmission line or corridor on matters within
  402  its jurisdiction.
  403         6.7. The Department of Transportation shall prepare a
  404  report as to the impact of the proposed transmission line or
  405  corridor on state roads, railroads, airports, aeronautics,
  406  seaports, and other matters within its jurisdiction.
  407         7.8. The commission shall prepare a report containing its
  408  determination under s. 403.537, and the report may include the
  409  comments from the commission with respect to any other subject
  410  within its jurisdiction.
  411         8.9. Any other agency, if requested by the department,
  412  shall also perform studies or prepare reports as to subjects
  413  within the jurisdiction of the agency which may potentially be
  414  affected by the proposed transmission line.
  415         Section 16. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) and paragraph
  416  (a) of subsection (3) of section 403.527, Florida Statutes, are
  417  amended to read:
  418         403.527 Certification hearing, parties, participants.—
  419         (2)(a) Parties to the proceeding shall be:
  420         1. The applicant.
  421         2. The department.
  422         3. The commission.
  423         4. The Department of Economic Opportunity.
  424         5. The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
  425         6. The Department of Transportation.
  426         7. Each water management district in the jurisdiction of
  427  which the proposed transmission line or corridor is to be
  428  located.
  429         8. The local government.
  430         9. The regional planning council.
  431         (3)(a) The order of presentation at the certification
  432  hearing, unless otherwise changed by the administrative law
  433  judge to ensure the orderly presentation of witnesses and
  434  evidence, shall be:
  435         1. The applicant.
  436         2. The department.
  437         3. State agencies.
  438         4. Regional agencies, including regional planning councils
  439  and water management districts.
  440         5. Local governments.
  441         6. Other parties.
  442         Section 17. Subsections (2) and (3) of section 403.5272,
  443  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  444         403.5272 Informational public meetings.—
  445         (2) Informational public meetings shall be held solely at
  446  the option of each local government or regional planning
  447  council. It is the legislative intent that local governments or
  448  regional planning councils attempt to hold such public meetings.
  449  Parties to the proceedings under this act shall be encouraged to
  450  attend; however, a party other than the applicant and the
  451  department is not required to attend the informational public
  452  meetings.
  453         (3) A local government or regional planning council that
  454  intends to conduct an informational public meeting must provide
  455  notice of the meeting, with notice sent to all parties listed in
  456  s. 403.527(2)(a), not less than 15 days before the meeting and
  457  to the general public in accordance with s. 403.5363(4).
  458         Section 18. Subsection (4) of section 403.7264, Florida
  459  Statutes, is amended to read:
  460         403.7264 Amnesty days for purging small quantities of
  461  hazardous wastes.—Amnesty days are authorized by the state for
  462  the purpose of purging small quantities of hazardous waste, free
  463  of charge, from the possession of homeowners, farmers, schools,
  464  state agencies, and small businesses. These entities have no
  465  appropriate economically feasible mechanism for disposing of
  466  their hazardous wastes at the present time. In order to raise
  467  public awareness on this issue, provide an educational process,
  468  accommodate those entities which have a need to dispose of small
  469  quantities of hazardous waste, and preserve the waters of the
  470  state, amnesty days shall be carried out in the following
  471  manner:
  472         (4) Regional planning councils shall assist the department
  473  in site selection, public awareness, and program coordination.
  474  However, the department shall retain full responsibility for the
  475  state amnesty days program.
  476         Section 19. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
  477  403.941, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  478         403.941 Preliminary statements of issues, reports, and
  479  studies.—
  480         (2)(a) The affected agencies shall prepare reports as
  481  provided in this paragraph and shall submit them to the
  482  department and the applicant within 60 days after the
  483  application is determined sufficient:
  484         1. The department shall prepare a report as to the impact
  485  of each proposed natural gas transmission pipeline or corridor
  486  as it relates to matters within its jurisdiction.
  487         2. Each water management district in the jurisdiction of
  488  which a proposed natural gas transmission pipeline or corridor
  489  is to be located shall prepare a report as to the impact on
  490  water resources and other matters within its jurisdiction.
  491         3. The Department of Economic Opportunity shall prepare a
  492  report containing recommendations which address the impact upon
  493  the public of the proposed natural gas transmission pipeline or
  494  corridor, based on the degree to which the proposed natural gas
  495  transmission pipeline or corridor is consistent with the
  496  applicable portions of the state comprehensive plan and other
  497  matters within its jurisdiction. The Department of Economic
  498  Opportunity may also comment on the consistency of the proposed
  499  natural gas transmission pipeline or corridor with applicable
  500  strategic regional policy plans or local comprehensive plans and
  501  land development regulations.
  502         4. The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission shall
  503  prepare a report as to the impact of each proposed natural gas
  504  transmission pipeline or corridor on fish and wildlife resources
  505  and other matters within its jurisdiction.
  506         5. Each local government in which the natural gas
  507  transmission pipeline or natural gas transmission pipeline
  508  corridor will be located shall prepare a report as to the impact
  509  of each proposed natural gas transmission pipeline or corridor
  510  on matters within its jurisdiction, including the consistency of
  511  the proposed natural gas transmission pipeline or corridor with
  512  all applicable local ordinances, regulations, standards, or
  513  criteria that apply to the proposed natural gas transmission
  514  pipeline or corridor, including local comprehensive plans,
  515  zoning regulations, land development regulations, and any
  516  applicable local environmental regulations adopted pursuant to
  517  s. 403.182 or by other means. No change by the responsible local
  518  government or local agency in local comprehensive plans, zoning
  519  ordinances, or other regulations made after the date required
  520  for the filing of the local government’s report required by this
  521  section shall be applicable to the certification of the proposed
  522  natural gas transmission pipeline or corridor unless the
  523  certification is denied or the application is withdrawn.
  524         6. Each regional planning council in which the natural gas
  525  transmission pipeline or natural gas transmission pipeline
  526  corridor will be located shall present a report containing
  527  recommendations that address the impact upon the public of the
  528  proposed natural gas transmission pipeline or corridor, based on
  529  the degree to which the natural gas transmission pipeline or
  530  corridor is consistent with the applicable provisions of the
  531  strategic regional policy plan adopted pursuant to chapter 186
  532  and other impacts of each proposed natural gas transmission
  533  pipeline or corridor on matters within its jurisdiction.
  534         6.7. The Department of Transportation shall prepare a
  535  report on the effect of the natural gas transmission pipeline or
  536  natural gas transmission pipeline corridor on matters within its
  537  jurisdiction, including roadway crossings by the pipeline. The
  538  report shall contain at a minimum:
  539         a. A report by the applicant to the department stating that
  540  all requirements of the department’s utilities accommodation
  541  guide have been or will be met in regard to the proposed
  542  pipeline or pipeline corridor; and
  543         b. A statement by the department as to the adequacy of the
  544  report to the department by the applicant.
  545         7.8. The Department of State, Division of Historical
  546  Resources, shall prepare a report on the impact of the natural
  547  gas transmission pipeline or natural gas transmission pipeline
  548  corridor on matters within its jurisdiction.
  549         8.9. The commission shall prepare a report addressing
  550  matters within its jurisdiction. The commission’s report shall
  551  include its determination of need issued pursuant to s.
  552  403.9422.
  553         Section 20. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) and subsection
  554  (6) of section 403.9411, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  555         403.9411 Notice; proceedings; parties and participants.—
  556         (4)(a) Parties to the proceeding shall be:
  557         1. The applicant.
  558         2. The department.
  559         3. The commission.
  560         4. The Department of Economic Opportunity.
  561         5. The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
  562         6. Each water management district in the jurisdiction of
  563  which the proposed natural gas transmission pipeline or corridor
  564  is to be located.
  565         7. The local government.
  566         8. The regional planning council.
  567         8.9. The Department of Transportation.
  568         9.10. The Department of State, Division of Historical
  569  Resources.
  570         (6) The order of presentation at the certification hearing,
  571  unless otherwise changed by the administrative law judge to
  572  ensure the orderly presentation of witnesses and evidence, shall
  573  be:
  574         (a) The applicant.
  575         (b) The department.
  576         (c) State agencies.
  577         (d) Regional agencies, including regional planning councils
  578  and water management districts.
  579         (e) Local governments.
  580         (f) Other parties.
  581         Section 21. Subsection (6) of section 419.001, Florida
  582  Statutes, is amended to read:
  583         419.001 Site selection of community residential homes.—
  584         (6) If agreed to by both the local government and the
  585  sponsoring agency, a conflict may be resolved through informal
  586  mediation. The local government shall arrange for the services
  587  of an independent mediator or may utilize the dispute resolution
  588  process established by a regional planning council pursuant to
  589  s. 186.509. Mediation shall be concluded within 45 days of a
  590  request therefor. The resolution of any issue through the
  591  mediation process shall not alter any person’s right to a
  592  judicial determination of any issue if that person is entitled
  593  to such a determination under statutory or common law.
  594         Section 22. Subsection (4) of section 985.682, Florida
  595  Statutes, is amended to read:
  596         985.682 Siting of facilities; criteria.—
  597         (4) When the department requests such a modification and it
  598  is denied by the local government, the local government or the
  599  department shall initiate the dispute resolution process
  600  established under s. 186.509 to reconcile differences on the
  601  siting of correctional facilities between the department, local
  602  governments, and private citizens. If the regional planning
  603  council has not established a dispute resolution process
  604  pursuant to s. 186.509, The department shall establish, by rule,
  605  procedures for dispute resolution. The dispute resolution
  606  process shall require the parties to commence meetings to
  607  reconcile their differences. If the parties fail to resolve
  608  their differences within 30 days after the denial, the parties
  609  shall engage in voluntary mediation or similar process. If the
  610  parties fail to resolve their differences by mediation within 60
  611  days after the denial, or if no action is taken on the
  612  department’s request within 90 days after the request, the
  613  department must appeal the decision of the local government on
  614  the requested modification of local plans, ordinances, or
  615  regulations to the Governor and Cabinet. Any dispute resolution
  616  process initiated under this section must conform to the time
  617  limitations set forth herein. However, upon agreement of all
  618  parties, the time limits may be extended, but in no event may
  619  the dispute resolution process extend over 180 days.
  620         Section 23. Section 186.0201, Florida Statutes, is
  621  repealed.
  622         Section 24. Section 260.018, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
  623         Section 25. This act shall take effect July 1, 2015.