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CS/SB 776: Water and Wastewater

GENERAL BILL by Environmental Preservation and Conservation ; Hays

Water and Wastewater; Requiring the Division of Bond Finance of the State Board of Administration to review the allocation of private activity bonds to determine the availability of additional allocation or reallocation of bonds for water and wastewater infrastructure projects; extending specified tax exemptions to certain investor-owned water and wastewater utilities; authorizing the creation of a utility reserve fund; authorizing the Department of Environmental Protection to require or request that the Florida Water Pollution Control Financing Corporation make loans, grants, and deposits to for-profit, privately owned or investor-owned water systems, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2015
 Last Action: 5/1/2015 Senate - Died in Appropriations
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Environmental Preservation and Conservation (EP)
  2. Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities (CU)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/9/2015 Senate • Filed
    2/13/2015 Senate • Referred to Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Finance and Tax; Appropriations -SJ 85
    3/3/2015 Senate • Introduced -SJ 85
    3/13/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Environmental Preservation and Conservation, 03/18/15, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
    3/18/2015 Senate • CS by Environmental Preservation and Conservation; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 227
    3/19/2015 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    3/23/2015 Senate • Original reference(s) removed: Finance and Tax
    • Remaining references corrected to Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; Appropriations -SJ 238
    • Now in Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities
    • CS by Environmental Preservation and Conservation read 1st time -SJ 232
    3/26/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities, 03/31/15, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Office Building
    3/31/2015 Senate • Favorable by Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 316
    4/1/2015 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 316
    5/1/2015 Senate • Died in Appropriations

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  • CS/SB 776, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/19/2015 at 12:48 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities (Pre-Meeting) 3/31/2015 (pdf)
    Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities (Post-Meeting) 3/31/2015 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1173 (c1) Water and Wastewater Porter Similar Last Action: 4/28/2015 H Died in Finance and Tax Committee
    Location: In committee/council (FTC)     		Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/31/2015 4:00 PM Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (10)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    159.8105 Page 2 (pdf)
    212.08 Sales, rental, use, consumption, distribution, and storage tax; specified exemptions. Page 2 (pdf)
    367.022 Exemptions. Page 4 (pdf)
    367.081 Rates; procedure for fixing and changing. Page 4 (pdf)
    367.0814 Staff assistance in changing rates and charges; interim rates. Page 8 (pdf)
    367.0816 Recovery of rate case expenses. Page 9 (pdf)
    367.084 Rate adjustment orders. Page 11 (pdf)
    367.111 Service. Page 9 (pdf)
    367.171 Effectiveness of this chapter. Page 12 (pdf)
    403.8532 Drinking water state revolving loan fund; use; rules. Page 10 (pdf)

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  • SB 776, Original Filed Version Posted 2/9/2015 at 11:59 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Environmental Preservation and Conservation (Pre-Meeting) 3/17/2015 (pdf)
    Environmental Preservation and Conservation (Post-Meeting) 3/19/2015 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1173 Water and Wastewater Utility Systems Porter Similar Last Action: 4/28/2015 H Died in Finance and Tax Committee
    Location: In committee/council (FTC)     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    691164 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Environmental Preservation and Conservation
    (Hays)     		3/17/2015
    3:36 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/18/2015     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 786464 - Amendment to Amendment (691164)
    Delete line 135 and insert:     		Environmental Preservation and Conservation
    (Hays)     		3/18/2015
    1:20 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/18/2015     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/18/2015 4:00 PM Environmental Preservation and Conservation 7 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (10)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    159.8105 Page 2 (pdf)
    212.08 Sales, rental, use, consumption, distribution, and storage tax; specified exemptions. Page 2 (pdf)
    367.022 Exemptions. Page 4 (pdf)
    367.081 Rates; procedure for fixing and changing. Page 4 (pdf)
    367.0814 Staff assistance in changing rates and charges; interim rates. Page 8 (pdf)
    367.0816 Recovery of rate case expenses. Page 9 (pdf)
    367.084 Rate adjustment orders. Page 11 (pdf)
    367.111 Service. Page 9 (pdf)
    367.171 Effectiveness of this chapter. Page 12 (pdf)
    403.8532 Drinking water state revolving loan fund; use; rules. Page 10 (pdf)

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