| 1 | A bill to be entitled | 
| 2 | An act relating to the Key Largo Wastewater Treatment  | 
| 3 | District, Monroe County; amending chapter 2002-337, Laws  | 
| 4 | of Florida; providing that the district is not subject to  | 
| 5 | local regulations governing discharge of effluent and is  | 
| 6 | not obligated to obtain licenses, permits, or  | 
| 7 | authorizations required by local regulating agencies;  | 
| 8 | requiring the district to provide the county with a notice  | 
| 9 | of development; providing an effective date. | 
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| 11 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: | 
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| 13 |      Section 1.  Subsection (6) is added to section 3 of section  | 
| 14 | 1 of chapter 2002-337, Laws of Florida, to read: | 
| 15 |      Section 3.  District; creation, jurisdiction, and  | 
| 16 | purpose.-- | 
| 17 |      (6)  The district shall comply with federal and state laws  | 
| 18 | governing the construction and operation of its systems and the  | 
| 19 | quality and manner of discharge of effluent but shall not be  | 
| 20 | subject to local regulation over the quality and manner of  | 
| 21 | discharge except as provided herein or to the extent that the  | 
| 22 | district may by agreement with any other public or private body  | 
| 23 | authorize the same to exercise authority over the projects of  | 
| 24 | the district. The district shall not be obligated to obtain  | 
| 25 | licenses, permits, or other authorizations required by local  | 
| 26 | regulating agencies for development but shall comply with the  | 
| 27 | substantive regulations, other than permitting, of the  | 
| 28 | appropriate local agency in effect at the time of district  | 
| 29 | approval of the final plans for development. The district shall  | 
| 30 | provide Monroe County with a Notice of Intent to Proceed that  | 
| 31 | includes a description of any planned development and identifies  | 
| 32 | the property no later than 30 days prior to the installation or  | 
| 33 | construction of wastewater infrastructure or related facilities. | 
| 34 |      Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. |