HB 7013

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to interagency agreements for the
3	management of state water resources; amending s. 373.046,
4	F.S.; removing obsolete language requiring the Secretary
5	of Environmental Protection to submit a report relating to
6	certain interagency agreements and environmental
7	protection measures to the Legislature by a specified
8	date; providing an effective date.
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10	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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12	Section 1.  Subsection (4) of section 373.046, Florida
13	Statutes, is amended to read:
14	373.046  Interagency agreements.-
15	(4)  The Legislature recognizes and affirms the division of
16	responsibilities between the department and the water management
17	districts as set forth in ss. III. and X. of each of the
18	operating agreements codified as rules 17-101.040(12)(a)3., 4.,
19	and 5., Florida Administrative Code. Section IV.A.2.a. of each
20	operating agreement regarding individual permit oversight is
21	rescinded. The department shall be responsible for permitting
22	those activities under part IV of this chapter which, because of
23	their complexity and magnitude, need to be economically and
24	efficiently evaluated at the state level, including, but not
25	limited to, mining, hazardous waste management facilities and
26	solid waste management facilities that do not qualify for a
27	general permit under chapter 403. With regard to
28	postcertification information submittals for activities
29	authorized under chapters 341 and 403 siting act certifications,
30	the department, after consultation with the appropriate water
31	management district and other agencies having applicable
32	regulatory jurisdiction, shall be responsible for determining
33	the permittee's compliance with conditions of certification
34	which were based upon the nonprocedural requirements of part IV
35	of this chapter. The Legislature authorizes the water management
36	districts and the department to modify the division of
37	responsibilities referenced in this section and enter into
38	further interagency agreements by rulemaking, including
39	incorporation by reference, pursuant to chapter 120, to provide
40	for greater efficiency and to avoid duplication in the
41	administration of part IV of this chapter by designating certain
42	activities which will be regulated by either the water
43	management districts or the department. In developing such
44	interagency agreements, the water management districts and the
45	department should take into consideration the technical and
46	fiscal ability of each water management district to implement
47	all or some of the provisions of part IV of this chapter.
48	Nothing herein rescinds or restricts the authority of the
49	districts to regulate silviculture and agriculture pursuant to
50	part IV of this chapter or s. 403.927. By December 10, 1993, the
51	secretary of the department shall submit a report to the
52	President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
53	Representatives regarding the efficiency of the procedures and
54	the division of responsibilities contemplated by this subsection
55	and regarding progress toward the execution of further
56	interagency agreements and the integration of permitting with
57	sovereignty lands approval. The report also will consider the
58	feasibility of improving the protection of the environment
59	through comprehensive criteria for protection of natural
60	systems.
61	Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2010.

CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.