HB 1531: Climate Resilience and Drinking Water Standards
GENERAL BILL by Joseph ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Arrington ; Bartleman ; Bracy Davis ; Cassel ; Driskell ; Eskamani ; Gantt ; Gottlieb ; Harris ; Keen ; Nixon ; Robinson, F. ; Skidmore ; Valdés ; Waldron ; Williams
Climate Resilience and Drinking Water Standards; Requires DEP to establish Blue Communities Program & Blue Communities Fund; establishes advisory board within DEP; provides for membership; establishes Ocean State Climate Adaptation & Resilience Grant Fund within DEP; specifies sources & uses of funding & project eligibility requirements; provides duties of DEP & Florida Oceans & Coastal Council; provides reporting requirements; requires DEP & council to jointly adopt rules; establishes Marine Resources Conservation Account within Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund to be administered by FWCC; requires DEP, or local county health department designated by DEP, to monitor level of forever chemicals in certain water systems; provides monitoring standards.
Last Action: 3/8/2024 House - Died in Water Quality, Supply & Treatment Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/8/2024 | House |
• Filed |
| 1/9/2024 | House |
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| 1/13/2024 | House |
• Referred to Water Quality, Supply & Treatment Subcommittee • Referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee • Referred to Infrastructure Strategies Committee • Now in Water Quality, Supply & Treatment Subcommittee |
| 3/8/2024 | House |
• Died in Water Quality, Supply & Treatment Subcommittee |
