Florida Senate - 2015                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 1216
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  04/09/2015           .                                
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       The Committee on Fiscal Policy (Stargel) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Between lines 19 and 20
    4  insert:
    5         Section 1. Present paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of
    6  section 163.08, Florida Statutes, is redesignated as paragraph
    7  (d), a new paragraph (c) is added to that subsection, and
    8  paragraph (b) of subsection (2) and subsections (10) and (14) of
    9  that section are amended, to read:
   10         163.08 Supplemental authority for improvements to real
   11  property.—
   12         (1)
   13         (c) The Legislature finds that properties damaged by
   14  sinkhole activity which are not adequately repaired may
   15  negatively affect the market valuation of surrounding
   16  properties, resulting in the loss of property tax revenues to
   17  local communities. The Legislature finds that there is a
   18  compelling state interest in providing local government
   19  assistance to enable property owners to voluntarily finance
   20  qualified improvements to property damaged by sinkhole activity.
   21         (2) As used in this section, the term:
   22         (b) “Qualifying improvement” includes any:
   23         1. Energy conservation and efficiency improvement, which is
   24  a measure to reduce consumption through conservation or a more
   25  efficient use of electricity, natural gas, propane, or other
   26  forms of energy on the property, including, but not limited to,
   27  air sealing; installation of insulation; installation of energy
   28  efficient heating, cooling, or ventilation systems; building
   29  modifications to increase the use of daylight; replacement of
   30  windows; installation of energy controls or energy recovery
   31  systems; installation of electric vehicle charging equipment;
   32  and installation of efficient lighting equipment.
   33         2. Renewable energy improvement, which is the installation
   34  of any system in which the electrical, mechanical, or thermal
   35  energy is produced from a method that uses one or more of the
   36  following fuels or energy sources: hydrogen, solar energy,
   37  geothermal energy, bioenergy, and wind energy.
   38         3. Wind resistance improvement, which includes, but is not
   39  limited to:
   40         a. Improving the strength of the roof deck attachment;
   41         b. Creating a secondary water barrier to prevent water
   42  intrusion;
   43         c. Installing wind-resistant shingles;
   44         d. Installing gable-end bracing;
   45         e. Reinforcing roof-to-wall connections;
   46         f. Installing storm shutters; or
   47         g. Installing opening protections.
   48         4. Stabilization or other repairs to property damaged by
   49  sinkhole activity.
   50         (10) A qualifying improvement shall be affixed to a
   51  building or facility that is part of the property and shall
   52  constitute an improvement to the building or facility or a
   53  fixture attached to the building or facility. For the purposes
   54  of stabilization or other repairs to property damaged by
   55  sinkhole activity, a qualifying improvement is deemed affixed to
   56  a building or facility. An agreement between a local government
   57  and a qualifying property owner may not cover wind-resistance
   58  improvements in buildings or facilities under new construction
   59  or construction for which a certificate of occupancy or similar
   60  evidence of substantial completion of new construction or
   61  improvement has not been issued.
   62         (14) At or before the time a purchaser executes a contract
   63  for the sale and purchase of any property for which a non-ad
   64  valorem assessment has been levied under this section and has an
   65  unpaid balance due, the seller shall give the prospective
   66  purchaser a written disclosure statement in the following form,
   67  which shall be set forth in the contract or in a separate
   68  writing:
   69  
   70         QUALIFYING IMPROVEMENTS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY,
   71         RENEWABLE ENERGY, OR WIND RESISTANCE, OR SINKHOLE
   72         STABILIZATION OR REPAIR.—The property being purchased
   73         is located within the jurisdiction of a local
   74         government that has placed an assessment on the
   75         property pursuant to s. 163.08, Florida Statutes. The
   76         assessment is for a qualifying improvement to the
   77         property relating to energy efficiency, renewable
   78         energy, or wind resistance, or stabilization or repair
   79         of property damaged by sinkhole activity, and is not
   80         based on the value of property. You are encouraged to
   81         contact the county property appraiser’s office to
   82         learn more about this and other assessments that may
   83         be provided by law.
   84         Section 2. Subsection (8) of section 163.340, Florida
   85  Statutes, is amended to read:
   86         163.340 Definitions.—The following terms, wherever used or
   87  referred to in this part, have the following meanings:
   88         (8) “Blighted area” means an area in which there are a
   89  substantial number of deteriorated, or deteriorating
   90  structures;, in which conditions, as indicated by government
   91  maintained statistics or other studies, endanger life or
   92  property or are leading to economic distress; or endanger life
   93  or property, and in which two or more of the following factors
   94  are present:
   95         (a) Predominance of defective or inadequate street layout,
   96  parking facilities, roadways, bridges, or public transportation
   97  facilities.;
   98         (b) Aggregate assessed values of real property in the area
   99  for ad valorem tax purposes have failed to show any appreciable
  100  increase over the 5 years prior to the finding of such
  101  conditions.;
  102         (c) Faulty lot layout in relation to size, adequacy,
  103  accessibility, or usefulness.;
  104         (d) Unsanitary or unsafe conditions.;
  105         (e) Deterioration of site or other improvements.;
  106         (f) Inadequate and outdated building density patterns.;
  107         (g) Falling lease rates per square foot of office,
  108  commercial, or industrial space compared to the remainder of the
  109  county or municipality.;
  110         (h) Tax or special assessment delinquency exceeding the
  111  fair value of the land.;
  112         (i) Residential and commercial vacancy rates higher in the
  113  area than in the remainder of the county or municipality.;
  114         (j) Incidence of crime in the area higher than in the
  115  remainder of the county or municipality.;
  116         (k) Fire and emergency medical service calls to the area
  117  proportionately higher than in the remainder of the county or
  118  municipality.;
  119         (l) A greater number of violations of the Florida Building
  120  Code in the area than the number of violations recorded in the
  121  remainder of the county or municipality.;
  122         (m) Diversity of ownership or defective or unusual
  123  conditions of title which prevent the free alienability of land
  124  within the deteriorated or hazardous area.; or
  125         (n) Governmentally owned property with adverse
  126  environmental conditions caused by a public or private entity.
  127         (o) A substantial number or percentage of properties
  128  damaged by sinkhole activity which have not been adequately
  129  repaired or stabilized.
  130  
  131  However, the term “blighted area” also means any area in which
  132  at least one of the factors identified in paragraphs (a) through
  133  (o) is (n) are present and all taxing authorities subject to s.
  134  163.387(2)(a) agree, either by interlocal agreement or
  135  agreements with the agency or by resolution, that the area is
  136  blighted. Such agreement or resolution must be limited to a
  137  determination shall only determine that the area is blighted.
  138  For purposes of qualifying for the tax credits authorized in
  139  chapter 220, “blighted area” means an area as defined in this
  140  subsection.
  141         Section 3. Subsection (3) of section 163.524, Florida
  142  Statutes, is amended to read:
  143         163.524 Neighborhood Preservation and Enhancement Program;
  144  participation; creation of Neighborhood Preservation and
  145  Enhancement Districts; creation of Neighborhood Councils and
  146  Neighborhood Enhancement Plans.—
  147         (3) After the boundaries and size of the Neighborhood
  148  Preservation and Enhancement District have been defined, the
  149  local government shall pass an ordinance authorizing the
  150  creation of the Neighborhood Preservation and Enhancement
  151  District. The ordinance shall contain a finding that the
  152  boundaries of the Neighborhood Preservation and Enhancement
  153  District comply with meet the provisions of s. 163.340(7) or s.
  154  (8)(a)-(o) (8)(a)-(n) or do not contain properties that are
  155  protected by deed restrictions. Such ordinance may be amended or
  156  repealed in the same manner as other local ordinances.
  157         Section 4. Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section
  158  163.3184, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  159         163.3184 Process for adoption of comprehensive plan or plan
  160  amendment.—
  161         (2) COMPREHENSIVE PLANS AND PLAN AMENDMENTS.—
  162         (c) Plan amendments that are in an area of critical state
  163  concern designated pursuant to s. 380.05; propose a rural land
  164  stewardship area pursuant to s. 163.3248; propose a sector plan
  165  pursuant to s. 163.3245; update a comprehensive plan based on an
  166  evaluation and appraisal pursuant to s. 163.3191; propose a
  167  development that qualifies as a development of regional impact
  168  pursuant to s. 380.06 s. 380.06(24)(x); or are new plans for
  169  newly incorporated municipalities adopted pursuant to s.
  170  163.3167 shall follow the state coordinated review process in
  171  subsection (4).
  172         Section 5. Subsection (30) is added to section 380.06,
  173  Florida Statutes, to read:
  174         380.06 Developments of regional impact.—
  175         (30) NEW PROPOSED DEVELOPMENTS.—A new proposed development
  176  otherwise subject to the review requirements of this section
  177  shall be approved by a local government pursuant to s.
  178  163.3184(4) in lieu of proceeding in accordance with this
  179  section.
  180         Section 6. Subsection (9) of section 163.3175, Florida
  181  Statutes, is amended to read:
  182         163.3175 Legislative findings on compatibility of
  183  development with military installations; exchange of information
  184  between local governments and military installations.—
  185         (9) If a local government, as required under s.
  186  163.3177(6)(a), does not adopt criteria and address
  187  compatibility of lands adjacent to or closely proximate to
  188  existing military installations in its future land use plan
  189  element by June 30, 2012, the local government, the military
  190  installation, the state land planning agency, and other parties
  191  as identified by the regional planning council, including, but
  192  not limited to, private landowner representatives, shall enter
  193  into mediation conducted pursuant to s. 186.509. If the local
  194  government comprehensive plan does not contain criteria
  195  addressing compatibility by December 31, 2013, the agency may
  196  notify the Administration Commission. The Administration
  197  Commission may impose sanctions pursuant to s. 163.3184(8). Any
  198  local government that amended its comprehensive plan to address
  199  military installation compatibility requirements after 2004 and
  200  was found to be in compliance is deemed to be in compliance with
  201  this subsection until the local government conducts its
  202  evaluation and appraisal review pursuant to s. 163.3191 and
  203  determines that amendments are necessary to meet updated general
  204  law requirements.
  205         Section 7. Subsection (11) of section 163.3246, Florida
  206  Statutes, is amended to read:
  207         163.3246 Local government comprehensive planning
  208  certification program.—
  209         (11) If the local government of an area described in
  210  subsection (10) does not request that the state land planning
  211  agency review the developments of regional impact that are
  212  proposed within the certified area, an application for approval
  213  of a development order within the certified area shall be exempt
  214  from review under s. 380.06, subject to the following:
  215         (a) Concurrent with filing an application for development
  216  approval with the local government, a developer proposing a
  217  project that would have been subject to review pursuant to s.
  218  380.06 shall notify in writing the regional planning council
  219  with jurisdiction.
  220         (b) The regional planning council shall coordinate with the
  221  developer and the local government to ensure that all
  222  concurrency requirements as well as federal, state, and local
  223  environmental permit requirements are met.
  224         Section 8. Subsection (4) of section 163.3248, Florida
  225  Statutes, is amended to read:
  226         163.3248 Rural land stewardship areas.—
  227         (4) A local government or one or more property owners may
  228  request assistance and participation in the development of a
  229  plan for the rural land stewardship area from the state land
  230  planning agency, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer
  231  Services, the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the
  232  Department of Environmental Protection, the appropriate water
  233  management district, the Department of Transportation, the
  234  regional planning council, private land owners, and
  235  stakeholders.
  236         Section 9. Subsection (22) of section 186.505, Florida
  237  Statutes, is amended to read:
  238         186.505 Regional planning councils; powers and duties.—Any
  239  regional planning council created hereunder shall have the
  240  following powers:
  241         (22) To establish and conduct a cross-acceptance
  242  negotiation process with local governments intended to resolve
  243  inconsistencies between applicable local and regional plans,
  244  with participation by local governments being voluntary.
  245         Section 10. Section 186.512, Florida Statutes, is created
  246  to read:
  247         186.512 Designation of regional planning councils.
  248         (1) The territorial area of the state is subdivided into
  249  the following districts for the purpose of regional
  250  comprehensive planning. The name and geographic area of each
  251  respective district must accord with the following:
  252         (a) West Florida Regional Planning Council: Bay, Escambia,
  253  Holmes, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton, and Washington Counties.
  254         (b) Apalachee Regional Planning Council: Calhoun, Franklin,
  255  Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, and Wakulla
  256  Counties.
  257         (c) North Central Florida Regional Planning Council:
  258  Alachua, Bradford, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton,
  259  Lafayette, Levy, Madison, Marion, Suwannee, Taylor, and Union
  260  Counties.
  261         (d) Northeast Florida Regional Planning Council: Baker,
  262  Clay, Duval, Flagler, Nassau, Putnam, and St. Johns Counties.
  263         (e) East Central Florida Regional Planning Council:
  264  Brevard, Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Sumter, and Volusia
  265  Counties.
  266         (f) Central Florida Regional Planning Council: DeSoto,
  267  Hardee, Highlands, Okeechobee, and Polk Counties.
  268         (g) Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council: Citrus, Hernando,
  269  Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, and Pinellas Counties.
  270         (h) Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council: Charlotte,
  271  Collier, Glades, Hendry, Lee, and Sarasota Counties.
  272         (i) Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council: Indian River,
  273  Martin, Palm Beach, and St. Lucie Counties.
  274         (j) South Florida Regional Planning Council: Broward,
  275  Miami-Dade, and Monroe Counties.
  276         (2) Beginning January 1, 2016, and thereafter, the Governor
  277  may review and update the district boundaries of the regional
  278  planning councils pursuant to his authority under s. 186.506(4).
  279         (3) For the purposes of transition from one regional
  280  planning council to another, the successor regional planning
  281  council shall apply the prior strategic regional policy plan to
  282  a local government until such time as the successor regional
  283  planning council amends its plan pursuant to this chapter to
  284  include the affected local government within the new region.
  285         Section 11. Section 186.513, Florida Statutes, is amended
  286  to read:
  287         186.513 Reports.—Each regional planning council shall
  288  prepare and furnish an annual report on its activities to the
  289  state land planning agency as defined in s. 163.3164 and the
  290  local general-purpose governments within its boundaries and,
  291  upon payment as may be established by the council, to any
  292  interested person. The regional planning councils shall make a
  293  joint report and recommendations to appropriate legislative
  294  committees.
  295         Section 12. Section 253.7828, Florida Statutes, is amended
  296  to read:
  297         253.7828 Impairment of use or conservation by agencies
  298  prohibited.—All agencies of the state, regional planning
  299  councils, water management districts, and local governments
  300  shall recognize the special character of the lands and waters
  301  designated by the state as the Cross Florida Greenways State
  302  Recreation and Conservation Area and shall not take any action
  303  which will impair its use and conservation.
  304         Section 13. Paragraph (j) of subsection (4) of section
  305  339.135, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  306         339.135 Work program; legislative budget request;
  307  definitions; preparation, adoption, execution, and amendment.—
  308         (4) FUNDING AND DEVELOPING A TENTATIVE WORK PROGRAM.—
  309         (j) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) and for the 2014-2015
  310  fiscal year only, the department may use up to $15 million of
  311  appropriated funds to pay the costs of strategic and regionally
  312  significant transportation projects. Funds may be used to
  313  provide up to 75 percent of project costs for production-ready
  314  eligible projects. Preference shall be given to projects that
  315  support the state’s economic regions, or that have been
  316  identified as regionally significant in accordance with s.
  317  339.155(4)(c), (d), and (e), and that have an increased level of
  318  nonstate match. This paragraph expires July 1, 2015.
  319         Section 14. Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section
  320  339.155, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  321         339.155 Transportation planning.—
  322         (4) ADDITIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLANS.—
  323         (b) Each regional planning council, as provided for in s.
  324  186.504, or any successor agency thereto, shall develop, as an
  325  element of its strategic regional policy plan, transportation
  326  goals and policies. The transportation goals and policies must
  327  be prioritized to comply with the prevailing principles provided
  328  in subsection (1) and s. 334.046(1). The transportation goals
  329  and policies shall be consistent, to the maximum extent
  330  feasible, with the goals and policies of the metropolitan
  331  planning organization and the Florida Transportation Plan. The
  332  transportation goals and policies of the regional planning
  333  council will be advisory only and shall be submitted to the
  334  department and any affected metropolitan planning organization
  335  for their consideration and comments. Metropolitan planning
  336  organization plans and other local transportation plans shall be
  337  developed consistent, to the maximum extent feasible, with the
  338  regional transportation goals and policies. The regional
  339  planning council shall review urbanized area transportation
  340  plans and any other planning products stipulated in s. 339.175
  341  and provide the department and respective metropolitan planning
  342  organizations with written recommendations, which the department
  343  and the metropolitan planning organizations shall take under
  344  advisement. Further, the regional planning councils shall
  345  directly assist local governments that are not part of a
  346  metropolitan area transportation planning process in the
  347  development of the transportation element of their comprehensive
  348  plans as required by s. 163.3177.
  349         Section 15. Subsection (18) of section 380.06, Florida
  350  Statutes, is amended to read:
  351         380.06 Developments of regional impact.—
  352         (18) BIENNIAL REPORTS.—The developer shall submit a
  353  biennial report on the development of regional impact to the
  354  local government, the regional planning agency, the state land
  355  planning agency, and all affected permit agencies in alternate
  356  years on the date specified in the development order, unless the
  357  development order by its terms requires more frequent
  358  monitoring. If the report is not received, the regional planning
  359  agency or the state land planning agency shall notify the local
  360  government. If the local government does not receive the report
  361  or receives notification that the regional planning agency or
  362  the state land planning agency has not received the report, the
  363  local government shall request in writing that the developer
  364  submit the report within 30 days. The failure to submit the
  365  report after 30 days shall result in the temporary suspension of
  366  the development order by the local government. If no additional
  367  development pursuant to the development order has occurred since
  368  the submission of the previous report, then a letter from the
  369  developer stating that no development has occurred shall satisfy
  370  the requirement for a report. Development orders that require
  371  annual reports may be amended to require biennial reports at the
  372  option of the local government.
  373         Section 16. Subsections (2) and (3) of section 403.50663,
  374  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  375         403.50663 Informational public meetings.—
  376         (2) Informational public meetings shall be held solely at
  377  the option of each local government or regional planning council
  378  if a public meeting is not held by the local government. It is
  379  the legislative intent that local governments or regional
  380  planning councils attempt to hold such public meetings. Parties
  381  to the proceedings under this act shall be encouraged to attend;
  382  however, no party other than the applicant and the department
  383  shall be required to attend such informational public meetings.
  384         (3) A local government or regional planning council that
  385  intends to conduct an informational public meeting must provide
  386  notice of the meeting to all parties not less than 5 days prior
  387  to the meeting and to the general public in accordance with s.
  388  403.5115(5). The expense for such notice is eligible for
  389  reimbursement under s. 403.518(2)(c)1.
  390         Section 17. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
  391  403.507, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  392         403.507 Preliminary statements of issues, reports, project
  393  analyses, and studies.—
  394         (2)(a) No later than 100 days after the certification
  395  application has been determined complete, the following agencies
  396  shall prepare reports as provided below and shall submit them to
  397  the department and the applicant, unless a final order denying
  398  the determination of need has been issued under s. 403.519:
  399         1. The Department of Economic Opportunity shall prepare a
  400  report containing recommendations which address the impact upon
  401  the public of the proposed electrical power plant, based on the
  402  degree to which the electrical power plant is consistent with
  403  the applicable portions of the state comprehensive plan,
  404  emergency management, and other such matters within its
  405  jurisdiction. The Department of Economic Opportunity may also
  406  comment on the consistency of the proposed electrical power
  407  plant with applicable strategic regional policy plans or local
  408  comprehensive plans and land development regulations.
  409         2. The water management district shall prepare a report as
  410  to matters within its jurisdiction, including but not limited
  411  to, the impact of the proposed electrical power plant on water
  412  resources, regional water supply planning, and district-owned
  413  lands and works.
  414         3. Each local government in whose jurisdiction the proposed
  415  electrical power plant is to be located shall prepare a report
  416  as to the consistency of the proposed electrical power plant
  417  with all applicable local ordinances, regulations, standards, or
  418  criteria that apply to the proposed electrical power plant,
  419  including any applicable local environmental regulations adopted
  420  pursuant to s. 403.182 or by other means.
  421         4. The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission shall
  422  prepare a report as to matters within its jurisdiction.
  423         5. Each regional planning council shall prepare a report
  424  containing recommendations that address the impact upon the
  425  public of the proposed electrical power plant, based on the
  426  degree to which the electrical power plant is consistent with
  427  the applicable provisions of the strategic regional policy plan
  428  adopted pursuant to chapter 186 and other matters within its
  429  jurisdiction.
  430         5.6. The Department of Transportation shall address the
  431  impact of the proposed electrical power plant on matters within
  432  its jurisdiction.
  433         Section 18. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) and paragraph
  434  (a) of subsection (4) of section 403.508, Florida Statutes, are
  435  amended to read:
  436         403.508 Land use and certification hearings, parties,
  437  participants.—
  438         (3)(a) Parties to the proceeding shall include:
  439         1. The applicant.
  440         2. The Public Service Commission.
  441         3. The Department of Economic Opportunity.
  442         4. The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
  443         5. The water management district.
  444         6. The department.
  445         7. The regional planning council.
  446         7.8. The local government.
  447         8.9. The Department of Transportation.
  448         (4)(a) The order of presentation at the certification
  449  hearing, unless otherwise changed by the administrative law
  450  judge to ensure the orderly presentation of witnesses and
  451  evidence, shall be:
  452         1. The applicant.
  453         2. The department.
  454         3. State agencies.
  455         4. Regional agencies, including regional planning councils
  456  and water management districts.
  457         5. Local governments.
  458         6. Other parties.
  459         Section 19. Subsection (5) of section 403.5115, Florida
  460  Statutes, is amended to read:
  461         403.5115 Public notice.—
  462         (5) A local government or regional planning council that
  463  proposes to conduct an informational public meeting pursuant to
  464  s. 403.50663 must publish notice of the meeting in a newspaper
  465  of general circulation within the county or counties in which
  466  the proposed electrical power plant will be located no later
  467  than 7 days prior to the meeting. A newspaper of general
  468  circulation shall be the newspaper that has the largest daily
  469  circulation in that county and has its principal office in that
  470  county. If the newspaper with the largest daily circulation has
  471  its principal office outside the county, the notices shall
  472  appear in both the newspaper having the largest circulation in
  473  that county and in a newspaper authorized to publish legal
  474  notices in that county.
  475         Section 20. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
  476  403.526, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  477         403.526 Preliminary statements of issues, reports, and
  478  project analyses; studies.—
  479         (2)(a) No later than 90 days after the filing of the
  480  application, the following agencies shall prepare reports as
  481  provided below, unless a final order denying the determination
  482  of need has been issued under s. 403.537:
  483         1. The department shall prepare a report as to the impact
  484  of each proposed transmission line or corridor as it relates to
  485  matters within its jurisdiction.
  486         2. Each water management district in the jurisdiction of
  487  which a proposed transmission line or corridor is to be located
  488  shall prepare a report as to the impact on water resources and
  489  other matters within its jurisdiction.
  490         3. The Department of Economic Opportunity shall prepare a
  491  report containing recommendations which address the impact upon
  492  the public of the proposed transmission line or corridor, based
  493  on the degree to which the proposed transmission line or
  494  corridor is consistent with the applicable portions of the state
  495  comprehensive plan, emergency management, and other matters
  496  within its jurisdiction. The Department of Economic Opportunity
  497  may also comment on the consistency of the proposed transmission
  498  line or corridor with applicable strategic regional policy plans
  499  or local comprehensive plans and land development regulations.
  500         4. The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission shall
  501  prepare a report as to the impact of each proposed transmission
  502  line or corridor on fish and wildlife resources and other
  503  matters within its jurisdiction.
  504         5. Each local government shall prepare a report as to the
  505  impact of each proposed transmission line or corridor on matters
  506  within its jurisdiction, including the consistency of the
  507  proposed transmission line or corridor with all applicable local
  508  ordinances, regulations, standards, or criteria that apply to
  509  the proposed transmission line or corridor, including local
  510  comprehensive plans, zoning regulations, land development
  511  regulations, and any applicable local environmental regulations
  512  adopted pursuant to s. 403.182 or by other means. A change by
  513  the responsible local government or local agency in local
  514  comprehensive plans, zoning ordinances, or other regulations
  515  made after the date required for the filing of the local
  516  government’s report required by this section is not applicable
  517  to the certification of the proposed transmission line or
  518  corridor unless the certification is denied or the application
  519  is withdrawn.
  520         6. Each regional planning council shall present a report
  521  containing recommendations that address the impact upon the
  522  public of the proposed transmission line or corridor based on
  523  the degree to which the transmission line or corridor is
  524  consistent with the applicable provisions of the strategic
  525  regional policy plan adopted under chapter 186 and other impacts
  526  of each proposed transmission line or corridor on matters within
  527  its jurisdiction.
  528         6.7. The Department of Transportation shall prepare a
  529  report as to the impact of the proposed transmission line or
  530  corridor on state roads, railroads, airports, aeronautics,
  531  seaports, and other matters within its jurisdiction.
  532         7.8. The commission shall prepare a report containing its
  533  determination under s. 403.537, and the report may include the
  534  comments from the commission with respect to any other subject
  535  within its jurisdiction.
  536         8.9. Any other agency, if requested by the department,
  537  shall also perform studies or prepare reports as to subjects
  538  within the jurisdiction of the agency which may potentially be
  539  affected by the proposed transmission line.
  540         Section 21. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) and paragraph
  541  (a) of subsection (3) of section 403.527, Florida Statutes, are
  542  amended to read:
  543         403.527 Certification hearing, parties, participants.—
  544         (2)(a) Parties to the proceeding shall be:
  545         1. The applicant.
  546         2. The department.
  547         3. The commission.
  548         4. The Department of Economic Opportunity.
  549         5. The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
  550         6. The Department of Transportation.
  551         7. Each water management district in the jurisdiction of
  552  which the proposed transmission line or corridor is to be
  553  located.
  554         8. The local government.
  555         9. The regional planning council.
  556         (3)(a) The order of presentation at the certification
  557  hearing, unless otherwise changed by the administrative law
  558  judge to ensure the orderly presentation of witnesses and
  559  evidence, shall be:
  560         1. The applicant.
  561         2. The department.
  562         3. State agencies.
  563         4. Regional agencies, including regional planning councils
  564  and water management districts.
  565         5. Local governments.
  566         6. Other parties.
  567         Section 22. Subsections (2) and (3) of section 403.5272,
  568  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  569         403.5272 Informational public meetings.—
  570         (2) Informational public meetings shall be held solely at
  571  the option of each local government or regional planning
  572  council. It is the legislative intent that local governments or
  573  regional planning councils attempt to hold such public meetings.
  574  Parties to the proceedings under this act shall be encouraged to
  575  attend; however, a party other than the applicant and the
  576  department is not required to attend the informational public
  577  meetings.
  578         (3) A local government or regional planning council that
  579  intends to conduct an informational public meeting must provide
  580  notice of the meeting, with notice sent to all parties listed in
  581  s. 403.527(2)(a), not less than 15 days before the meeting and
  582  to the general public in accordance with s. 403.5363(4).
  583         Section 23. Subsection (4) of section 403.7264, Florida
  584  Statutes, is amended to read:
  585         403.7264 Amnesty days for purging small quantities of
  586  hazardous wastes.—Amnesty days are authorized by the state for
  587  the purpose of purging small quantities of hazardous waste, free
  588  of charge, from the possession of homeowners, farmers, schools,
  589  state agencies, and small businesses. These entities have no
  590  appropriate economically feasible mechanism for disposing of
  591  their hazardous wastes at the present time. In order to raise
  592  public awareness on this issue, provide an educational process,
  593  accommodate those entities which have a need to dispose of small
  594  quantities of hazardous waste, and preserve the waters of the
  595  state, amnesty days shall be carried out in the following
  596  manner:
  597         (4) Regional planning councils shall assist the department
  598  in site selection, public awareness, and program coordination.
  599  However, the department shall retain full responsibility for the
  600  state amnesty days program.
  601         Section 24. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
  602  403.941, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  603         403.941 Preliminary statements of issues, reports, and
  604  studies.—
  605         (2)(a) The affected agencies shall prepare reports as
  606  provided in this paragraph and shall submit them to the
  607  department and the applicant within 60 days after the
  608  application is determined sufficient:
  609         1. The department shall prepare a report as to the impact
  610  of each proposed natural gas transmission pipeline or corridor
  611  as it relates to matters within its jurisdiction.
  612         2. Each water management district in the jurisdiction of
  613  which a proposed natural gas transmission pipeline or corridor
  614  is to be located shall prepare a report as to the impact on
  615  water resources and other matters within its jurisdiction.
  616         3. The Department of Economic Opportunity shall prepare a
  617  report containing recommendations which address the impact upon
  618  the public of the proposed natural gas transmission pipeline or
  619  corridor, based on the degree to which the proposed natural gas
  620  transmission pipeline or corridor is consistent with the
  621  applicable portions of the state comprehensive plan and other
  622  matters within its jurisdiction. The Department of Economic
  623  Opportunity may also comment on the consistency of the proposed
  624  natural gas transmission pipeline or corridor with applicable
  625  strategic regional policy plans or local comprehensive plans and
  626  land development regulations.
  627         4. The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission shall
  628  prepare a report as to the impact of each proposed natural gas
  629  transmission pipeline or corridor on fish and wildlife resources
  630  and other matters within its jurisdiction.
  631         5. Each local government in which the natural gas
  632  transmission pipeline or natural gas transmission pipeline
  633  corridor will be located shall prepare a report as to the impact
  634  of each proposed natural gas transmission pipeline or corridor
  635  on matters within its jurisdiction, including the consistency of
  636  the proposed natural gas transmission pipeline or corridor with
  637  all applicable local ordinances, regulations, standards, or
  638  criteria that apply to the proposed natural gas transmission
  639  pipeline or corridor, including local comprehensive plans,
  640  zoning regulations, land development regulations, and any
  641  applicable local environmental regulations adopted pursuant to
  642  s. 403.182 or by other means. No change by the responsible local
  643  government or local agency in local comprehensive plans, zoning
  644  ordinances, or other regulations made after the date required
  645  for the filing of the local government’s report required by this
  646  section shall be applicable to the certification of the proposed
  647  natural gas transmission pipeline or corridor unless the
  648  certification is denied or the application is withdrawn.
  649         6. Each regional planning council in which the natural gas
  650  transmission pipeline or natural gas transmission pipeline
  651  corridor will be located shall present a report containing
  652  recommendations that address the impact upon the public of the
  653  proposed natural gas transmission pipeline or corridor, based on
  654  the degree to which the natural gas transmission pipeline or
  655  corridor is consistent with the applicable provisions of the
  656  strategic regional policy plan adopted pursuant to chapter 186
  657  and other impacts of each proposed natural gas transmission
  658  pipeline or corridor on matters within its jurisdiction.
  659         6.7. The Department of Transportation shall prepare a
  660  report on the effect of the natural gas transmission pipeline or
  661  natural gas transmission pipeline corridor on matters within its
  662  jurisdiction, including roadway crossings by the pipeline. The
  663  report shall contain at a minimum:
  664         a. A report by the applicant to the department stating that
  665  all requirements of the department’s utilities accommodation
  666  guide have been or will be met in regard to the proposed
  667  pipeline or pipeline corridor; and
  668         b. A statement by the department as to the adequacy of the
  669  report to the department by the applicant.
  670         7.8. The Department of State, Division of Historical
  671  Resources, shall prepare a report on the impact of the natural
  672  gas transmission pipeline or natural gas transmission pipeline
  673  corridor on matters within its jurisdiction.
  674         8.9. The commission shall prepare a report addressing
  675  matters within its jurisdiction. The commission’s report shall
  676  include its determination of need issued pursuant to s.
  677  403.9422.
  678         Section 25. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) and subsection
  679  (6) of section 403.9411, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  680         403.9411 Notice; proceedings; parties and participants.—
  681         (4)(a) Parties to the proceeding shall be:
  682         1. The applicant.
  683         2. The department.
  684         3. The commission.
  685         4. The Department of Economic Opportunity.
  686         5. The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
  687         6. Each water management district in the jurisdiction of
  688  which the proposed natural gas transmission pipeline or corridor
  689  is to be located.
  690         7. The local government.
  691         8. The regional planning council.
  692         8.9. The Department of Transportation.
  693         9.10. The Department of State, Division of Historical
  694  Resources.
  695         (6) The order of presentation at the certification hearing,
  696  unless otherwise changed by the administrative law judge to
  697  ensure the orderly presentation of witnesses and evidence, shall
  698  be:
  699         (a) The applicant.
  700         (b) The department.
  701         (c) State agencies.
  702         (d) Regional agencies, including regional planning councils
  703  and water management districts.
  704         (e) Local governments.
  705         (f) Other parties.
  706         Section 26. Subsection (6) of section 419.001, Florida
  707  Statutes, is amended to read:
  708         419.001 Site selection of community residential homes.—
  709         (6) If agreed to by both the local government and the
  710  sponsoring agency, a conflict may be resolved through informal
  711  mediation. The local government shall arrange for the services
  712  of an independent mediator or may utilize the dispute resolution
  713  process established by a regional planning council pursuant to
  714  s. 186.509. Mediation shall be concluded within 45 days of a
  715  request therefor. The resolution of any issue through the
  716  mediation process shall not alter any person’s right to a
  717  judicial determination of any issue if that person is entitled
  718  to such a determination under statutory or common law.
  719         Section 27. Subsection (4) of section 985.682, Florida
  720  Statutes, is amended to read:
  721         985.682 Siting of facilities; criteria.—
  722         (4) When the department requests such a modification and it
  723  is denied by the local government, the local government or the
  724  department shall initiate the dispute resolution process
  725  established under s. 186.509 to reconcile differences on the
  726  siting of correctional facilities between the department, local
  727  governments, and private citizens. If the regional planning
  728  council has not established a dispute resolution process
  729  pursuant to s. 186.509, The department shall establish, by rule,
  730  procedures for dispute resolution. The dispute resolution
  731  process shall require the parties to commence meetings to
  732  reconcile their differences. If the parties fail to resolve
  733  their differences within 30 days after the denial, the parties
  734  shall engage in voluntary mediation or similar process. If the
  735  parties fail to resolve their differences by mediation within 60
  736  days after the denial, or if no action is taken on the
  737  department’s request within 90 days after the request, the
  738  department must appeal the decision of the local government on
  739  the requested modification of local plans, ordinances, or
  740  regulations to the Governor and Cabinet. Any dispute resolution
  741  process initiated under this section must conform to the time
  742  limitations set forth herein. However, upon agreement of all
  743  parties, the time limits may be extended, but in no event may
  744  the dispute resolution process extend over 180 days.
  745         Section 28. Section 186.0201, Florida Statutes, is
  746  repealed.
  747         Section 29. Section 260.018, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
  748         Section 30. Present subsection (13) of section 163.3245,
  749  Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (14),
  750  subsections (3) and (9) of that section are amended, and a new
  751  subsection (13) and subsection (15) are added to that section,
  752  to read:
  753         163.3245 Sector plans.—
  754         (3) Sector planning encompasses two levels: adoption
  755  pursuant to s. 163.3184 of a long-term master plan for the
  756  entire planning area as part of the comprehensive plan, and
  757  adoption by local development order of two or more detailed
  758  specific area plans that implement the long-term master plan and
  759  within which s. 380.06 is waived.
  760         (a) In addition to the other requirements of this chapter,
  761  except for those that are inconsistent with or superseded by the
  762  planning standards of this paragraph, a long-term master plan
  763  pursuant to this section must include maps, illustrations, and
  764  text supported by data and analysis to address the following:
  765         1. A framework map that, at a minimum, generally depicts
  766  areas of urban, agricultural, rural, and conservation land use;
  767  identifies allowed uses in various parts of the planning area;
  768  specifies maximum and minimum densities and intensities of use;
  769  and provides the general framework for the development pattern
  770  in developed areas with graphic illustrations based on a
  771  hierarchy of places and functional place-making components.
  772         2. A general identification of the water supplies needed
  773  and available sources of water, including water resource
  774  development and water supply development projects, and water
  775  conservation measures needed to meet the projected demand of the
  776  future land uses in the long-term master plan.
  777         3. A general identification of the transportation
  778  facilities to serve the future land uses in the long-term master
  779  plan, including guidelines to be used to establish each modal
  780  component intended to optimize mobility.
  781         4. A general identification of other regionally significant
  782  public facilities necessary to support the future land uses,
  783  which may include central utilities provided onsite within the
  784  planning area, and policies setting forth the procedures to be
  785  used to mitigate the impacts of future land uses on public
  786  facilities.
  787         5. A general identification of regionally significant
  788  natural resources within the planning area based on the best
  789  available data and policies setting forth the procedures for
  790  protection or conservation of specific resources consistent with
  791  the overall conservation and development strategy for the
  792  planning area.
  793         6. General principles and guidelines addressing the urban
  794  form and the interrelationships of future land uses; the
  795  protection and, as appropriate, restoration and management of
  796  lands identified for permanent preservation through recordation
  797  of conservation easements consistent with s. 704.06, which shall
  798  be phased or staged in coordination with detailed specific area
  799  plans to reflect phased or staged development within the
  800  planning area; achieving a more clean, healthy environment;
  801  limiting urban sprawl; providing a range of housing types;
  802  protecting wildlife and natural areas; advancing the efficient
  803  use of land and other resources; creating quality communities of
  804  a design that promotes travel by multiple transportation modes;
  805  and enhancing the prospects for the creation of jobs.
  806         7. Identification of general procedures and policies to
  807  facilitate intergovernmental coordination to address
  808  extrajurisdictional impacts from the future land uses.
  809  
  810  A long-term master plan adopted pursuant to this section may be
  811  based upon a planning period longer than the generally
  812  applicable planning period of the local comprehensive plan,
  813  shall specify the projected population within the planning area
  814  during the chosen planning period, and may include a phasing or
  815  staging schedule that allocates a portion of the local
  816  government’s future growth to the planning area through the
  817  planning period. A long-term master plan adopted pursuant to
  818  this section is not required to demonstrate need based upon
  819  projected population growth or on any other basis.
  820         (b) In addition to the other requirements of this chapter,
  821  except for those that are inconsistent with or superseded by the
  822  planning standards of this paragraph, the detailed specific area
  823  plans shall be consistent with the long-term master plan and
  824  must include conditions and commitments that provide for:
  825         1. Development or conservation of an area of at least 1,000
  826  acres consistent with the long-term master plan. The local
  827  government may approve detailed specific area plans of less than
  828  1,000 acres based on local circumstances if it is determined
  829  that the detailed specific area plan furthers the purposes of
  830  this part and part I of chapter 380.
  831         2. Detailed identification and analysis of the maximum and
  832  minimum densities and intensities of use and the distribution,
  833  extent, and location of future land uses.
  834         3. Detailed identification of water resource development
  835  and water supply development projects and related infrastructure
  836  and water conservation measures to address water needs of
  837  development in the detailed specific area plan.
  838         4. Detailed identification of the transportation facilities
  839  to serve the future land uses in the detailed specific area
  840  plan.
  841         5. Detailed identification of other regionally significant
  842  public facilities, including public facilities outside the
  843  jurisdiction of the host local government, impacts of future
  844  land uses on those facilities, and required improvements
  845  consistent with the long-term master plan.
  846         6. Public facilities necessary to serve development in the
  847  detailed specific area plan, including developer contributions
  848  in a 5-year capital improvement schedule of the affected local
  849  government.
  850         7. Detailed analysis and identification of specific
  851  measures to ensure the protection and, as appropriate,
  852  restoration and management of lands within the boundary of the
  853  detailed specific area plan identified for permanent
  854  preservation through recordation of conservation easements
  855  consistent with s. 704.06, which easements shall be effective
  856  before or concurrent with the effective date of the detailed
  857  specific area plan and other important resources both within and
  858  outside the host jurisdiction. Any such conservation easement
  859  may be based on rectified aerial photographs without the need
  860  for a survey and may include a right of adjustment authorizing
  861  the grantor to modify portions of the area protected by a
  862  conservation easement and substitute other lands in their place
  863  if the lands to be substituted contain no less gross acreage
  864  than the lands to be removed; have equivalent values in the
  865  proportion and quality of wetlands, uplands, and wildlife
  866  habitat; and are contiguous to other lands protected by the
  867  conservation easement. Substitution is accomplished by recording
  868  an amendment to the conservation easement as accepted by and
  869  with the consent of the grantee which consent may not be
  870  unreasonably withheld.
  871         8. Detailed principles and guidelines addressing the urban
  872  form and the interrelationships of future land uses; achieving a
  873  more clean, healthy environment; limiting urban sprawl;
  874  providing a range of housing types; protecting wildlife and
  875  natural areas; advancing the efficient use of land and other
  876  resources; creating quality communities of a design that
  877  promotes travel by multiple transportation modes; and enhancing
  878  the prospects for the creation of jobs.
  879         9. Identification of specific procedures to facilitate
  880  intergovernmental coordination to address extrajurisdictional
  881  impacts from the detailed specific area plan.
  882  
  883  A detailed specific area plan adopted by local development order
  884  pursuant to this section may be based upon a planning period
  885  longer than the generally applicable planning period of the
  886  local comprehensive plan and shall specify the projected
  887  population within the specific planning area during the chosen
  888  planning period. A detailed specific area plan adopted pursuant
  889  to this section is not required to demonstrate need based upon
  890  projected population growth or on any other basis. All lands
  891  identified in the long-term master plan for permanent
  892  preservation shall be subject to a recorded conservation
  893  easement consistent with s. 704.06 before or concurrent with the
  894  effective date of the final detailed specific area plan to be
  895  approved within the planning area. Any such conservation
  896  easement may be based on rectified aerial photographs without
  897  the need for a survey and may include a right of adjustment
  898  authorizing the grantor to modify portions of the area protected
  899  by a conservation easement and substitute other lands in their
  900  place if the lands to be substituted contain no less gross
  901  acreage than the lands to be removed; have equivalent values in
  902  the proportion and quality of wetlands, uplands, and wildlife
  903  habitat; and are contiguous to other lands protected by the
  904  conservation easement. Substitution is accomplished by recording
  905  an amendment to the conservation easement as accepted by and
  906  with the consent of the grantee which consent may not be
  907  unreasonably withheld.
  908         (c) In its review of a long-term master plan, the state
  909  land planning agency shall consult with the Department of
  910  Agriculture and Consumer Services, the Department of
  911  Environmental Protection, the Fish and Wildlife Conservation
  912  Commission, and the applicable water management district
  913  regarding the design of areas for protection and conservation of
  914  regionally significant natural resources and for the protection
  915  and, as appropriate, restoration and management of lands
  916  identified for permanent preservation.
  917         (d) In its review of a long-term master plan, the state
  918  land planning agency shall consult with the Department of
  919  Transportation, the applicable metropolitan planning
  920  organization, and any urban transit agency regarding the
  921  location, capacity, design, and phasing or staging of major
  922  transportation facilities in the planning area.
  923         (e) Whenever a local government issues a development order
  924  approving a detailed specific area plan, a copy of such order
  925  shall be rendered to the state land planning agency and the
  926  owner or developer of the property affected by such order, as
  927  prescribed by rules of the state land planning agency for a
  928  development order for a development of regional impact. Within
  929  45 days after the order is rendered, the owner, the developer,
  930  or the state land planning agency may appeal the order to the
  931  Florida Land and Water Adjudicatory Commission by filing a
  932  petition alleging that the detailed specific area plan is not
  933  consistent with the comprehensive plan or with the long-term
  934  master plan adopted pursuant to this section. The appellant
  935  shall furnish a copy of the petition to the opposing party, as
  936  the case may be, and to the local government that issued the
  937  order. The filing of the petition stays the effectiveness of the
  938  order until after completion of the appeal process. However, if
  939  a development order approving a detailed specific area plan has
  940  been challenged by an aggrieved or adversely affected party in a
  941  judicial proceeding pursuant to s. 163.3215, and a party to such
  942  proceeding serves notice to the state land planning agency, the
  943  state land planning agency shall dismiss its appeal to the
  944  commission and shall have the right to intervene in the pending
  945  judicial proceeding pursuant to s. 163.3215. Proceedings for
  946  administrative review of an order approving a detailed specific
  947  area plan shall be conducted consistent with s. 380.07(6). The
  948  commission shall issue a decision granting or denying permission
  949  to develop pursuant to the long-term master plan and the
  950  standards of this part and may attach conditions or restrictions
  951  to its decisions.
  952         (f) The applicant for a detailed specific area plan shall
  953  transmit copies of the application to the reviewing agencies
  954  specified in s. 163.3184(1)(c), or their successor agencies, for
  955  review and comment as to whether the detailed specific area plan
  956  is consistent with the comprehensive plan and the long-term
  957  master plan. Any comments from the reviewing agencies shall be
  958  submitted in writing to the local government with jurisdiction
  959  and to the state land planning agency within 30 days after the
  960  applicant’s transmittal of the application.
  961         (g)(f) This subsection does not prevent preparation and
  962  approval of the sector plan and detailed specific area plan
  963  concurrently or in the same submission.
  964         (h)If an applicant seeks to use wetland or upland
  965  preservation achieved by granting conservation easements
  966  required under this section as compensatory mitigation for
  967  permitting purposes under chapter 373 or chapter 379, the
  968  Department of Environmental Protection, the Fish and Wildlife
  969  Conservation Commission, or the water management district may
  970  accept such mitigation under the criteria established in the
  971  uniform assessment method required by s. 373.414, or pursuant to
  972  chapter 379, as applicable, without considering the fact that a
  973  conservation easement encumbering the same real property was
  974  previously recorded pursuant to paragraph (b).
  975         (9) The adoption of a long-term master plan or a detailed
  976  specific area plan pursuant to this section does not limit the
  977  right to continue existing agricultural or silvicultural uses or
  978  other natural resource-based operations or to establish similar
  979  new agricultural or silvicultural uses that are consistent with
  980  the plans approved pursuant to this section.
  981         (13) An applicant with an approved master development order
  982  may request that the applicable water management district issue
  983  a consumptive use permit as set forth in s. 373.236(8) for the
  984  same period of time as the approved master development order.
  985         (15) The more specific provisions of this section shall
  986  supersede the generally applicable provisions of this chapter
  987  which otherwise would apply. This section does not preclude a
  988  local government from requiring data and analysis beyond the
  989  minimum criteria established in this section.
  990         Section 31. Subsection (8) is added to section 373.236,
  991  Florida Statutes, to read:
  992         373.236 Duration of permits; compliance reports.—
  993         (8) A water management district may issue a permit to an
  994  applicant, as set forth in s. 163.3245(13), for the same period
  995  of time as the applicant’s approved master development order if
  996  the master development order was issued under s. 380.06(21) by a
  997  county which, at the time the order issued, was designated as a
  998  rural area of opportunity under s. 288.0656, was not located in
  999  an area encompassed by a regional water supply plan as set forth
 1000  in s. 373.709(1), and was not located within the basin
 1001  management action plan of a first magnitude spring. In reviewing
 1002  the permit application and determining the permit duration, the
 1003  water management district shall apply s. 163.3245(4)(b).
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 1006  And the title is amended as follows:
 1007         Delete line 2
 1008  and insert:
 1009         An act relating to community development; amending s.
 1010         163.08, F.S.; declaring that there is a compelling
 1011         state interest in enabling property owners to
 1012         voluntarily finance certain improvements to property
 1013         damaged by sinkhole activity with local government
 1014         assistance; expanding the definition of the term
 1015         “qualifying improvement” to include stabilization or
 1016         other repairs to property damaged by sinkhole
 1017         activity; providing that stabilization or other
 1018         repairs to property damaged by sinkhole activity are
 1019         qualifying improvements considered affixed to a
 1020         building or facility; revising the form of a specified
 1021         written disclosure statement to include an assessment
 1022         for a qualifying improvement relating to stabilization
 1023         or repair of property damaged by sinkhole activity;
 1024         amending s. 163.340, F.S.; expanding the definition of
 1025         the term “blighted area” to include a substantial
 1026         number or percentage of properties damaged by sinkhole
 1027         activity which are not adequately repaired or
 1028         stabilized; conforming a cross-reference; amending s.
 1029         163.524, F.S.; conforming a cross-reference; amending
 1030         s. 163.3184, F.S.; requiring plan amendments proposing
 1031         a development that qualifies as a development of
 1032         regional impact to be subject to the state coordinated
 1033         review process; amending s. 380.06, F.S.; providing
 1034         that new proposed developments are subject to the
 1035         state-coordinated review process and not the
 1036         development of regional impact review process;
 1037         amending s. 163.3175, F.S.; deleting obsolete
 1038         provisions; amending s. 163.3246, F.S.; removing
 1039         restrictions on certain exemptions; amending s.
 1040         163.3248, F.S.; removing the requirement that regional
 1041         planning councils provide assistance in developing a
 1042         plan for a rural land stewardship area; amending s.
 1043         186.505, F.S.; removing the power of regional planning
 1044         councils to establish and conduct cross-acceptance
 1045         negotiation processes; creating s. 186.512, F.S.;
 1046         subdividing the state into specified geographic
 1047         regions for the purpose of regional comprehensive
 1048         planning; authorizing the Governor to review and
 1049         update the district boundaries of the regional
 1050         planning councils; providing requirements to aid in
 1051         the transition of regional planning councils; amending
 1052         s. 186.513, F.S.; deleting the requirement that
 1053         regional planning councils make joint reports and
 1054         recommendations; amending s. 253.7828, F.S.;
 1055         conforming provisions to changes made by the act;
 1056         amending s. 339.135, F.S.; deleting obsolete
 1057         provisions; amending s. 339.155, F.S.; removing
 1058         certain duties of regional planning councils; amending
 1059         s. 380.06, F.S.; removing the requirement that certain
 1060         developers submit biennial reports to regional
 1061         planning agencies; amending s. 403.50663, F.S.;
 1062         removing requirements relating to certain
 1063         informational public meetings; amending s. 403.507,
 1064         F.S.; removing the requirement that regional planning
 1065         councils prepare reports addressing the impact of
 1066         proposed electrical power plants; amending s. 403.508,
 1067         F.S.; removing the requirement that regional planning
 1068         councils participate in certain proceedings; amending
 1069         s. 403.5115, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes
 1070         made by the act; amending s. 403.526, F.S.; removing
 1071         the requirement that regional planning councils
 1072         prepare reports addressing the impact of proposed
 1073         transmission lines or corridors; amending s. 403.527,
 1074         F.S.; removing the requirement that regional planning
 1075         councils parties participate in certain proceedings;
 1076         amending s. 403.5272, F.S.; conforming provisions to
 1077         changes made by the act; amending s. 403.7264, F.S.;
 1078         removing the requirement that regional planning
 1079         councils assist with amnesty days for purging small
 1080         quantities of hazardous wastes; amending s. 403.941,
 1081         F.S.; removing the requirement that regional planning
 1082         councils prepare reports addressing the impact of
 1083         proposed natural gas transmission lines or corridors;
 1084         amending s. 403.9411, F.S.; removing the requirement
 1085         that regional planning councils participate in certain
 1086         proceedings; amending ss. 419.001 and 985.682, F.S.;
 1087         removing provisions relating to the use of a certain
 1088         dispute resolution process; repealing s. 186.0201,
 1089         F.S., relating to electric substation planning;
 1090         repealing s. 260.018, F.S., relating to agency
 1091         recognition of certain publicly owned lands and
 1092         waters; amending s. 163.3245, F.S.; providing that
 1093         other requirements of this chapter inconsistent with
 1094         or superseded by certain planning standards relating
 1095         to a long-term master plan do not apply; providing
 1096         that other requirements of this chapter inconsistent
 1097         with or superseded by certain planning standards
 1098         relating to detailed specific area plans do not apply;
 1099         providing that conservation easements may be based on
 1100         rectified aerial photographs without the need for a
 1101         survey and may include a right of adjustment subject
 1102         to certain requirements; providing that substitution
 1103         is accomplished by recording an amendment to a
 1104         conservation easement as accepted by and with the
 1105         consent of the grantee; requiring the applicant for a
 1106         detailed specific area plan to transmit copies of the
 1107         application to specified reviewing agencies for review
 1108         and comment; requiring such agency comments to be
 1109         submitted to the local government having jurisdiction
 1110         and to the state land planning agency, subject to
 1111         certain requirements; authorizing the Department of
 1112         Environmental Protection, the Fish and Wildlife
 1113         Conservation Commission, or the water management
 1114         district to accept compensatory mitigation under
 1115         certain circumstances, pursuant to a specified section
 1116         or chapter; providing that the adoption of a long-term
 1117         master plan or a detailed specific area plan pursuant
 1118         to this section does not limit the right to establish
 1119         new agricultural or silvicultural uses under certain
 1120         circumstances; allowing an applicant with an approved
 1121         master development order to request that the
 1122         applicable water management district issue a specified
 1123         consumptive use permit for the same period of time as
 1124         the approved master development order; providing
 1125         applicability; providing that a local government is
 1126         not precluded from requiring data and analysis beyond
 1127         the minimum criteria established in this section;
 1128         amending s. 373.236, F.S.; authorizing a water
 1129         management district to issue a permit to an applicant
 1130         for the same period of time as the applicant’s
 1131         approved master development order, subject to certain
 1132         requirements and restrictions; amending