| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to solid waste management facilities; |
| 3 | amending s. 403.707, F.S.; specifying a permit term |
| 4 | for a solid waste management facility that is designed |
| 5 | with a leachate control system meeting the |
| 6 | requirements of the Department of Environmental |
| 7 | Protection; providing for the proration of the permit |
| 8 | fee for existing permits; providing applicability; |
| 9 | 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 (3) of section 403.707, Florida |
| 14 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 15 | 403.707 Permits.- |
| 16 | (3)(a) All applicable provisions of ss. 403.087 and |
| 17 | 403.088, relating to permits, apply to the control of solid |
| 18 | waste management facilities. |
| 19 | (b) A permit issued to a solid waste management facility |
| 20 | that is designed with a leachate control system that meets |
| 21 | department requirements shall be issued for a term of 20 years |
| 22 | unless the applicant requests a shorter permit term. Existing |
| 23 | permit fees for a qualifying solid waste management facility |
| 24 | shall be prorated to the permit term authorized by this section. |
| 25 | This paragraph applies to a qualifying solid waste management |
| 26 | facility that applies for an operating or construction permit or |
| 27 | renews an existing operating or construction permit on or after |
| 28 | July 1, 2012. |
| 29 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2012. |