HB 1479

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to the land application of septage;
3	amending s. 381.0065, F.S.; terminating the future
4	imposition of the prohibition of the land application of
5	septage from onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems;
6	providing an effective date.
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8	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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10	Section 1.  Subsection (7) of section 381.0065, Florida
11	Statutes, is amended to read:
12	381.0065  Onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems;
13	regulation.-
14	(7)  LAND APPLICATION OF SEPTAGE PROHIBITED.-Effective
15	January 1, 2016, the land application of septage from onsite
16	sewage treatment and disposal systems is prohibited. By February
17	1, 2011, the department, in consultation with the Department of
18	Environmental Protection, shall provide a report to the
19	Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the
20	House of Representatives, recommending alternative methods to
21	establish enhanced treatment levels for the land application of
22	septage from onsite sewage and disposal systems. The report
23	shall include, but is not limited to, a schedule for the
24	reduction in land application, appropriate treatment levels,
25	alternative methods for treatment and disposal, enhanced
26	application site permitting requirements including any
27	requirements for nutrient management plans, and the range of
28	costs to local governments, affected businesses, and individuals
29	for alternative treatment and disposal methods. The report shall
30	also include any recommendations for legislation or rule
31	authority needed to reduce land application of septage.
32	Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2011.

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