House Bill 3991

    Florida House of Representatives - 1998                HB 3991

        By Representative Silver






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to solid waste management;

  3         amending s. 403.707, F.S.; providing conditions

  4         for issuing permits; providing an effective

  5         date.

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  7  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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  9         Section 1.  Subsection (5) of section 403.707, Florida

10  Statutes, is amended to read:

11         403.707  Permits.--

12         (5)  The department may not issue a construction permit

13  pursuant to this part for a new solid waste landfill within

14  3,000 feet of Class I surface waters and such a facility,

15  including a solid waste incinerator or composting facility,

16  may not be issued a construction permit if it is within 3,000

17  feet of an existing residence.

18         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

19  law.

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22                          SENATE SUMMARY

23    Prohibits the Department of Environmental Protection from
      issuing a construction permit for solid waste facilities
24    that are within 3,000 feet of an existing residence.

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