Florida Senate - 2025                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS/CS/SB 180, 1st Eng.
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Senator DiCeglie moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment to House Amendment (392939) (with title
    2  amendment)
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    4         Delete lines 59 - 1182
    5  and insert:
    6         Section 4. Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section
    7  193.155, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
    8         193.155 Homestead assessments.—Homestead property shall be
    9  assessed at just value as of January 1, 1994. Property receiving
   10  the homestead exemption after January 1, 1994, shall be assessed
   11  at just value as of January 1 of the year in which the property
   12  receives the exemption unless the provisions of subsection (8)
   13  apply.
   14         (4)
   15         (b)1. Changes, additions, or improvements that replace all
   16  or a portion of homestead property, including ancillary
   17  improvements, damaged or destroyed by misfortune or calamity
   18  shall be assessed upon substantial completion as provided in
   19  this paragraph. Such assessment must be calculated using the
   20  homestead property’s assessed value as of the January 1
   21  immediately before the date on which the damage or destruction
   22  was sustained, subject to the assessment limitations in
   23  subsections (1) and (2), when:
   24         a. The square footage of the homestead property as changed
   25  or improved does not exceed 110 percent of the square footage of
   26  the homestead property before the damage or destruction; or
   27         b. The total square footage of the homestead property as
   28  changed or improved does not exceed 2,000 1,500 square feet.
   29         2. The homestead property’s assessed value must be
   30  increased by the just value of that portion of the changed or
   31  improved homestead property which is in excess of 110 percent of
   32  the square footage of the homestead property before the damage
   33  or destruction or of that portion exceeding 2,000 1,500 square
   34  feet.
   35         3. Homestead property damaged or destroyed by misfortune or
   36  calamity which, after being changed or improved, has a square
   37  footage of less than 100 percent of the homestead property’s
   38  total square footage before the damage or destruction shall be
   39  assessed pursuant to subsection (5).
   40         4. Changes, additions, or improvements assessed pursuant to
   41  this paragraph must be reassessed pursuant to subsection (1) in
   42  subsequent years. This paragraph applies to changes, additions,
   43  or improvements commenced within 5 years after the January 1
   44  following the damage or destruction of the homestead.
   45         Section 5. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section
   46  215.559, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   47         215.559 Hurricane Loss Mitigation Program.—A Hurricane Loss
   48  Mitigation Program is established in the Division of Emergency
   49  Management.
   50         (1) The Legislature shall annually appropriate $10 million
   51  of the moneys authorized for appropriation under s.
   52  215.555(7)(c) from the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund to the
   53  division for the purposes set forth in this section. Of the
   54  amount:
   55         (b) Three million dollars in funds shall be used to
   56  construct or retrofit facilities used as public hurricane
   57  shelters. Each year the division shall prioritize the use of
   58  these funds for projects included in the annual report of the
   59  Shelter Development Report prepared in accordance with s.
   60  252.385(3). The division shall must give funding priority to
   61  projects located in counties regional planning council regions
   62  that have shelter deficits, projects that are publicly owned,
   63  other than schools, and to projects that maximize the use of
   64  state funds.
   65         Section 6. Section 250.375, Florida Statutes, is amended to
   66  read:
   67         250.375 Medical officer authorization.—A servicemember
   68  trained to provide medical care who is serving under the
   69  direction of the Florida National Guard State Surgeon and is
   70  assigned to a military duty position and authorized by the
   71  Florida National Guard to provide medical care within the scope
   72  of the servicemember’s professional licensure by virtue of such
   73  duty position may provide such medical care to military
   74  personnel and civilians within this state physician who holds an
   75  active license to practice medicine in any state, a United
   76  States territory, or the District of Columbia, while serving as
   77  a medical officer with or in support of the Florida National
   78  Guard, pursuant to federal or state orders, may practice
   79  medicine on military personnel or civilians during an emergency
   80  or declared disaster or during federal military training.
   81         Section 7. Paragraphs (y) through (dd) of subsection (2) of
   82  section 252.35, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as paragraphs
   83  (x) through (cc), respectively, paragraphs (a), (c), and (n) and
   84  present paragraph (x) of that subsection are amended, and a new
   85  paragraph (dd) is added to that subsection, to read:
   86         252.35 Emergency management powers; Division of Emergency
   87  Management.—
   88         (2) The division is responsible for carrying out the
   89  provisions of ss. 252.31-252.90. In performing its duties, the
   90  division shall:
   91         (a) Prepare a state comprehensive emergency management
   92  plan, which must shall be integrated into and coordinated with
   93  the emergency management plans and programs of the Federal
   94  Government. The division shall adopt the plan as a rule in
   95  accordance with chapter 120. The plan must be implemented by a
   96  continuous, integrated comprehensive emergency management
   97  program. The plan must contain provisions to ensure that the
   98  state is prepared for emergencies and minor, major, and
   99  catastrophic disasters, and the division shall work closely with
  100  local governments and agencies and organizations with emergency
  101  management responsibilities in preparing and maintaining the
  102  plan. The state comprehensive emergency management plan must be
  103  operations oriented and:
  104         1. Include an evacuation component that includes specific
  105  regional and interregional planning provisions and promotes
  106  intergovernmental coordination of evacuation activities. This
  107  component must, at a minimum: contain guidelines for lifting
  108  tolls on state highways; ensure coordination pertaining to
  109  evacuees crossing county lines; set forth procedures for
  110  directing people caught on evacuation routes to safe shelter;
  111  establish strategies for ensuring sufficient, reasonably priced
  112  fueling locations along evacuation routes; and establish
  113  policies and strategies for emergency medical evacuations.
  114         2. Include a shelter component that includes specific
  115  regional and interregional planning provisions and promotes
  116  coordination of shelter activities between the public, private,
  117  and nonprofit sectors. This component must, at a minimum:
  118  contain strategies to ensure the availability of adequate public
  119  shelter space in each county region of the state; establish
  120  strategies for refuge-of-last-resort programs; provide
  121  strategies to assist local emergency management efforts to
  122  ensure that adequate staffing plans exist for all shelters,
  123  including medical and security personnel; provide for a
  124  postdisaster communications system for public shelters;
  125  establish model shelter guidelines for operations, registration,
  126  inventory, power generation capability, information management,
  127  and staffing; and set forth policy guidance for sheltering
  128  people with special needs.
  129         3. Include a postdisaster response and recovery component
  130  that includes specific regional and interregional planning
  131  provisions and promotes intergovernmental coordination of
  132  postdisaster response and recovery activities. This component
  133  must provide for postdisaster response and recovery strategies
  134  according to whether a disaster is minor, major, or
  135  catastrophic. The postdisaster response and recovery component
  136  must, at a minimum: establish the structure of the state’s
  137  postdisaster response and recovery organization; establish
  138  procedures for activating the state’s plan; set forth policies
  139  used to guide postdisaster response and recovery activities;
  140  describe the chain of command during the postdisaster response
  141  and recovery period; describe initial and continuous
  142  postdisaster response and recovery actions; identify the roles
  143  and responsibilities of each involved agency and organization;
  144  provide for a comprehensive communications plan; establish
  145  procedures for coordinating and monitoring statewide mutual aid
  146  agreements reimbursable under federal public disaster assistance
  147  programs; provide for rapid impact assessment teams; ensure the
  148  availability of an effective statewide urban search and rescue
  149  program coordinated with the fire services; ensure the existence
  150  of a comprehensive statewide medical care and relief plan
  151  administered by the Department of Health; and establish systems
  152  for coordinating volunteers and accepting and distributing
  153  donated funds and goods.
  154         4. Include additional provisions addressing aspects of
  155  preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation as determined
  156  necessary by the division.
  157         5. Address the need for coordinated and expeditious
  158  deployment of state resources, including the Florida National
  159  Guard. In the case of an imminent major disaster, procedures
  160  should address predeployment of the Florida National Guard, and,
  161  in the case of an imminent catastrophic disaster, procedures
  162  should address predeployment of the Florida National Guard and
  163  the United States Armed Forces.
  164         6. Establish a system of communications and warning to
  165  ensure that the state’s population and emergency management
  166  agencies are warned of developing emergency situations,
  167  including public health emergencies, and can communicate
  168  emergency response decisions.
  169         7. Establish guidelines and schedules for annual exercises
  170  that evaluate the ability of the state and its political
  171  subdivisions to respond to minor, major, and catastrophic
  172  disasters and support local emergency management agencies. Such
  173  exercises shall be coordinated with local governments and, to
  174  the extent possible, the Federal Government.
  175         8. Assign lead and support responsibilities to state
  176  agencies and personnel for emergency support functions and other
  177  support activities.
  178         9. Include the public health emergency plan developed by
  179  the Department of Health pursuant to s. 381.00315.
  180         10.Include an update on the status of the emergency
  181  management capabilities of the state and its political
  182  subdivisions. The update must include the emergency management
  183  capabilities related to public health emergencies, as determined
  184  in collaboration with the Department of Health.
  185  
  186  The complete state comprehensive emergency management plan must
  187  be submitted to the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the
  188  House of Representatives, and the Governor on February 1 of
  189  every even-numbered year.
  190         (c) Assist political subdivisions in preparing and
  191  maintaining emergency management plans. Such assistance must
  192  include the development of a template for comprehensive
  193  emergency management plans, including plans for natural
  194  disasters, and guidance on the development of mutual aid
  195  agreements.
  196         (n) Implement training programs to maintain this state’s
  197  status as a national leader in emergency management and improve
  198  the ability of state and local emergency management personnel to
  199  prepare and implement emergency management plans and programs.
  200  This must shall include a continuous training program for
  201  agencies and individuals who that will be called on to perform
  202  key roles in state and local postdisaster response and recovery
  203  efforts and for local government personnel on federal and state
  204  postdisaster response and recovery strategies and procedures.
  205  The division shall specify requirements for the minimum number
  206  of training hours that county or municipal administrators,
  207  county or city managers, county or municipal emergency
  208  management directors, and county or municipal public works
  209  directors or other officials responsible for the construction
  210  and maintenance of public infrastructure must complete
  211  biennially in addition to the training required pursuant to s.
  212  252.38(1)(b). Such training may be provided by the division or,
  213  for county personnel, by a foundation that is a not-for-profit
  214  corporation under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and
  215  has a governing board that includes in its membership county
  216  commissioners and professional county staff. If training is
  217  provided by a foundation, such training must be approved by the
  218  division.
  219         (x)Report biennially to the President of the Senate, the
  220  Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Chief Justice of
  221  the Supreme Court, and the Governor, no later than February 1 of
  222  every odd-numbered year, the status of the emergency management
  223  capabilities of the state and its political subdivisions. This
  224  report must include the emergency management capabilities
  225  related to public health emergencies, as determined in
  226  collaboration with the Department of Health.
  227         (dd)Conduct, by April 1 of each year, an annual hurricane
  228  readiness session in each region designated by the division to
  229  facilitate coordination between all emergency management
  230  stakeholders. Each county emergency management director or his
  231  or her designee shall, and other county and municipal personnel
  232  may, attend the session for his or her region. A session must
  233  include, but is not limited to, guidance on timelines for
  234  preparation and response, information on state and federal
  235  postdisaster resources and assistance, guidance to promote
  236  efficient and expedited rebuilding of the community after a
  237  hurricane, best practices for coordination and communication
  238  among entities engaged in postdisaster response and recovery,
  239  and discussion of any outstanding county or municipal
  240  preparedness or readiness needs.
  241         Section 8. Subsection (4) of section 252.355, Florida
  242  Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (5), paragraph (b) of
  243  subsection (2) is amended, and a new subsection (4) is added to
  244  that section, to read:
  245         252.355 Registry of persons with special needs; notice;
  246  registration program.—
  247         (2) In order to ensure that all persons with special needs
  248  may register, the division shall develop and maintain a special
  249  needs shelter registration program. During a public health
  250  emergency in which physical distancing is necessary, as
  251  determined by the State Health Officer, the division must
  252  maintain information on special needs shelter options that
  253  mitigate the threat of the spread of infectious diseases.
  254         (b) To assist in identifying persons with special needs,
  255  home health agencies, hospices, nurse registries, home medical
  256  equipment providers, the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, the
  257  Department of Children and Families, the Department of Health,
  258  the Agency for Health Care Administration, the Department of
  259  Education, the Agency for Persons with Disabilities, the
  260  Department of Elderly Affairs, and memory disorder clinics
  261  shall, and any physician licensed under chapter 458 or chapter
  262  459 and any pharmacy licensed under chapter 465 may, annually
  263  provide registration information to all of their special needs
  264  clients or their caregivers. The Florida Housing Finance
  265  Corporation shall enter into memoranda of understanding with the
  266  Department of Elderly Affairs and with the Agency for Persons
  267  with Disabilities to ensure special needs registration
  268  information is provided to residents of low-income senior
  269  independent living properties and independent living properties
  270  for persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities
  271  funded by the Florida Housing Finance Corporation, respectively.
  272  The division shall develop a brochure that provides information
  273  regarding special needs shelter registration procedures. The
  274  brochure must be easily accessible on the division’s website.
  275  All appropriate agencies and community-based service providers,
  276  including aging and disability resource centers, memory disorder
  277  clinics, home health care providers, hospices, nurse registries,
  278  and home medical equipment providers, shall, and any physician
  279  licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459 may, assist emergency
  280  management agencies by annually registering persons with special
  281  needs for special needs shelters, collecting registration
  282  information for persons with special needs as part of the
  283  program intake process, and establishing programs to educate
  284  clients about the registration process and disaster preparedness
  285  safety procedures. A client of a state-funded or federally
  286  funded service program who has a physical, mental, or cognitive
  287  impairment or sensory disability and who needs assistance in
  288  evacuating, or when in a shelter, must register as a person with
  289  special needs. The registration program shall give persons with
  290  special needs the option of preauthorizing emergency response
  291  personnel to enter their homes during search and rescue
  292  operations if necessary to ensure their safety and welfare
  293  following disasters.
  294         (4)The caregiver of a person with special needs who is
  295  eligible for admission to a special needs shelter, and all
  296  persons for whom he or she is the caregiver, shall be allowed to
  297  shelter together in the special needs shelter. If a person with
  298  special needs is responsible for the care of persons without
  299  special needs, those persons shall be allowed to use the special
  300  needs shelter with the person with special needs.
  301         Section 9. Effective January 1, 2026, subsection (2) of
  302  section 252.3611, Florida Statutes, is amended, and subsection
  303  (5) is added to that section, to read:
  304         252.3611 Transparency; audits.—
  305         (2) If When the duration of a declaration of a state of an
  306  emergency issued by the Governor exceeds 90 days:
  307         (a)1.The Executive Office of the Governor or the
  308  appropriate agency, within 72 hours after of executing a
  309  contract executed with moneys authorized for expenditure to
  310  support the response to the declared state of emergency, must
  311  the Executive Office of the Governor or the appropriate agency
  312  shall submit a copy of such contract to the Legislature. For
  313  contracts executed during the first 90 days of the declared
  314  state of emergency, the Executive Office of the Governor or the
  315  appropriate agency shall submit a copy to the Legislature within
  316  the first 120 days of the declared state of emergency.
  317         2.All contracts executed to support the response to a
  318  declared state of emergency, including contracts executed before
  319  a declared state of emergency to secure resources or services in
  320  advance or anticipation of an emergency, must be posted on the
  321  secure contract tracking system required under s. 215.985(14).
  322         (b) The Executive Office of the Governor or the appropriate
  323  agency shall submit monthly reports to the Legislature of all
  324  state expenditures, revenues received, and funds transferred by
  325  an agency during the previous month to support the declared
  326  state of emergency.
  327         (5)Annually, by January 15, the division shall report to
  328  the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of
  329  Representatives, and the chairs of the appropriations committee
  330  of each house of the Legislature on expenditures related to
  331  emergencies incurred over the year from November 1 of the
  332  previous year. The report must include:
  333         (a)A separate summary of each emergency event, whether
  334  complete or ongoing, and key actions taken by the division.
  335         (b)Details of expenditures, separated by emergency event
  336  and agency, for preparing for, responding to, or recovering from
  337  the event. The report must specify detailed expenditures for the
  338  entire report time period; specify total expenditures for the
  339  event; and indicate amounts that are being or are anticipated to
  340  be reimbursed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency or
  341  other federal entity, amounts ineligible for reimbursement, and
  342  any amounts deobligated by the Federal Emergency Management
  343  Agency or other federal entity for reimbursement. The division
  344  shall review expenditures by state agencies to ensure that
  345  efforts, purchases, contracts, or expenditures are not
  346  duplicated.
  347         (c)An accounting of all inventory and assets purchased,
  348  separated by emergency event and agency, for preparing for,
  349  responding to, or recovering from the event, including motor
  350  vehicles, boats, computers, and other equipment, and the current
  351  status of such assets, including divestment, sale, or donation
  352  by the state. The report must include a detailed accounting for
  353  the entire report time period and specify a total for the event.
  354         Section 10. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
  355  252.363, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  356         252.363 Tolling and extension of permits and other
  357  authorizations.—
  358         (1)(a) The declaration of a state of emergency issued by
  359  the Governor for a natural emergency tolls the period remaining
  360  to exercise the rights under a permit or other authorization for
  361  the duration of the emergency declaration. Further, the
  362  emergency declaration extends the period remaining to exercise
  363  the rights under a permit or other authorization for 24 months
  364  in addition to the tolled period. The extended period to
  365  exercise the rights under a permit or other authorization may
  366  not exceed 48 months in total in the event of multiple natural
  367  emergencies for which the Governor declares a state of
  368  emergency. The tolling and extension of permits and other
  369  authorizations under this paragraph shall apply retroactively to
  370  September 28, 2022, except in the case of the formal
  371  determination of the delineation of the extent of wetlands under
  372  s. 373.421, in which case tolling and extension of
  373  determinations under this paragraph shall apply retroactively to
  374  January 1, 2023. This paragraph applies to the following:
  375         1. The expiration of a development order issued by a local
  376  government.
  377         2. The expiration of a building permit.
  378         3. The expiration of a permit issued by the Department of
  379  Environmental Protection or a water management district pursuant
  380  to part IV of chapter 373.
  381         4. Permits issued by the Department of Environmental
  382  Protection or a water management district pursuant to part II of
  383  chapter 373 for land subject to a development agreement under
  384  ss. 163.3220-163.3243 in which the permittee and the developer
  385  are the same or a related entity.
  386         5. The buildout date of a development of regional impact,
  387  including any extension of a buildout date that was previously
  388  granted as specified in s. 380.06(7)(c).
  389         6. The expiration of a development permit or development
  390  agreement authorized by Florida Statutes, including those
  391  authorized under the Florida Local Government Development
  392  Agreement Act, or issued by a local government or other
  393  governmental agency.
  394         7.The formal determination of the delineation of the
  395  extent of wetlands under s. 373.421.
  396         Section 11. Subsection (4) of section 252.365, Florida
  397  Statutes, is amended to read:
  398         252.365 Emergency coordination officers; disaster
  399  preparedness plans.—
  400         (4) On or before May 1 of each year, the head of each
  401  agency shall notify the Governor and the division in writing of
  402  the person initially designated as the emergency coordination
  403  officer for such agency and her or his alternate and of any
  404  changes in persons so designated thereafter.
  405         Section 12. Section 252.3655, Florida Statutes, is amended
  406  to read:
  407         252.3655 Natural hazards risks and mitigation interagency
  408  coordinating group workgroup.—
  409         (1)(a) An interagency coordinating group workgroup is
  410  created for the purpose of sharing information on the current
  411  and potential risks and impacts of natural hazards throughout
  412  this the state, coordinating the ongoing efforts of state
  413  agencies in addressing and mitigating the risks and impacts of
  414  natural hazards, and collaborating on statewide initiatives to
  415  address and mitigate the risks and impacts of natural hazards.
  416  As used in this section, the term “natural hazards” includes,
  417  but is not limited to, extreme heat, drought, wildfire, sea
  418  level change, high tides, storm surge, saltwater intrusion,
  419  stormwater runoff, flash floods, inland flooding, and coastal
  420  flooding.
  421         (b) The agency head, or his or her designated senior
  422  manager, from each of the following agencies shall serve on the
  423  coordinating group:
  424         1.Chief Resilience Officer of the Statewide Office of
  425  Resilience.
  426         2.Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
  427         3.Department of Commerce.
  428         4.Department of Environmental Protection.
  429         5.Department of Financial Services.
  430         6.Department of Law Enforcement.
  431         7.Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.
  432         8.Department of Military Affairs.
  433         9.Division of Emergency Management.
  434         10.Department of Transportation.
  435         11.Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
  436         12.Office of Insurance Regulation.
  437         13.Public Service Commission.
  438         14.Each water management district Each agency within the
  439  executive branch of state government, each water management
  440  district, and the Florida Public Service Commission shall select
  441  from within such agency a person to be designated as the agency
  442  liaison to the workgroup.
  443         (c) The director of the Division of Emergency Management,
  444  or his or her designee, shall serve as the administrator liaison
  445  to and coordinator of the coordinating group workgroup.
  446         (d) Each agency representative liaison shall provide
  447  information from his or her respective agency, including all
  448  relevant reports, on the current and potential risks and impacts
  449  of natural hazards to this state to his or her agency, agency
  450  resources available, and efforts made by the agency to address
  451  and mitigate the risks and impacts of against natural hazards,
  452  and efforts made by the agency to address the impacts of natural
  453  hazards.
  454         (e)1. The coordinating group workgroup shall meet in person
  455  or by means of communications media technology as provided in s.
  456  120.54(5)(b)2. at least teleconference on a quarterly basis to
  457  share information, leverage agency resources, coordinate ongoing
  458  efforts, and provide information for inclusion in the annual
  459  progress report submitted pursuant to subsection (2). Agency
  460  heads for the agencies listed in paragraph (b) shall meet in
  461  person at least annually to collectively strategize and
  462  prioritize state efforts.
  463         2.Information regarding the coordinating group, including
  464  meeting agendas and reports, must be posted in a conspicuous
  465  location on the division’s website.
  466         (2)(a) On behalf of the coordinating group workgroup, the
  467  division of Emergency Management shall prepare an annual
  468  progress report on the implementation of the state’s hazard
  469  mitigation plan, developed and submitted in accordance with 42
  470  U.S.C. s. 5165 and any implementing regulations, as it relates
  471  to natural hazards. At a minimum, the annual progress report
  472  must:
  473         1. Assess each agency’s the relevance, level, and
  474  significance of current agency efforts to address and mitigate
  475  the risks and impacts of natural hazards; and
  476         2. Strategize and prioritize ongoing efforts to address and
  477  mitigate the risks and impacts of natural hazards;
  478         3.Provide recommendations regarding statutory changes and
  479  funding that may assist in addressing or mitigating the risks
  480  and impacts of natural hazards; and
  481         4.Provide recommendations for state and local natural
  482  hazard mitigation strategies.
  483         (b) Each liaison is responsible for ensuring that the
  484  workgroup’s annual progress report is posted on his or her
  485  agency’s website.
  486         (c) By January 1 of each year, 2019, and each year
  487  thereafter, the division on behalf of the coordinating group
  488  workgroup shall submit the annual progress report to the
  489  Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the
  490  House of Representatives.
  491         Section 13. Paragraphs (c) and (d) of subsection (5) of
  492  section 252.37, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as paragraphs
  493  (d) and (e), respectively, a new paragraph (c) is added to that
  494  subsection, and subsection (7) is added to that section, to
  495  read:
  496         252.37 Financing.—
  497         (5) Unless otherwise specified in the General
  498  Appropriations Act:
  499         (c)If the division intends to accept or apply for federal
  500  funds for a division-administered program that is new, that will
  501  be implemented in a manner that is innovative or significantly
  502  different from the manner in which the program is typically
  503  administered, or that will require a state match for which the
  504  division will be required to seek new budget authority, the
  505  division must notify the Legislature of its intent to accept or
  506  apply for the federal funds. The notice must detail the federal
  507  program under which the funds will be accepted or applied for,
  508  the intended purpose and use of the funds, and the amount of
  509  funds, including the estimated state match.
  510         (7)The division shall take steps to maximize the
  511  availability and expedite the distribution of financial
  512  assistance from the Federal Government to state and local
  513  agencies. Such steps must include the standardization and
  514  streamlining of the application process for financial assistance
  515  through the federal Public Assistance Program and provision of
  516  assistance to applicants in order to mitigate the risk of
  517  noncompliance with federal program requirements. The division
  518  shall use federal funds allocated as management costs or other
  519  funds as appropriated to implement this subsection.
  520         Section 14. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
  521  252.373, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  522         252.373 Allocation of funds; rules.—
  523         (2) The division shall allocate funds from the Emergency
  524  Management, Preparedness, and Assistance Trust Fund to local
  525  emergency management agencies and programs pursuant to criteria
  526  specified in rule. Such rules shall include, but are not limited
  527  to:
  528         (a) Requiring that, at a minimum, a local emergency
  529  management agency either:
  530         1. Have a program director who works at least 40 hours a
  531  week in that capacity; or
  532         2. If the county has fewer than 75,000 population or is
  533  party to an interjurisdictional emergency management agreement
  534  entered into pursuant to s. 252.38(3)(c) s. 252.38(3)(b), that
  535  is recognized by the Governor by executive order or rule, have
  536  an emergency management coordinator who works at least 20 hours
  537  a week in that capacity.
  538         Section 15. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (3) of
  539  section 252.38, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as paragraphs
  540  (b) and (c), respectively, a new paragraph (a) is added to that
  541  subsection, and paragraph (a) of subsection (1) is amended, to
  542  read:
  543         252.38 Emergency management powers of political
  544  subdivisions.—Safeguarding the life and property of its citizens
  545  is an innate responsibility of the governing body of each
  546  political subdivision of the state.
  547         (1) COUNTIES.—
  548         (a) In order to provide effective and orderly governmental
  549  control and coordination of emergency operations in emergencies
  550  within the scope of ss. 252.31-252.90, each county within this
  551  state shall be within the jurisdiction of, and served by, the
  552  division. Except as otherwise provided in ss. 252.31-252.90,
  553  each local emergency management agency shall have jurisdiction
  554  over and serve an entire county. Unless part of an
  555  interjurisdictional emergency management agreement entered into
  556  pursuant to paragraph (3)(c) (3)(b) which is recognized by the
  557  Governor by executive order or rule, each county must establish
  558  and maintain such an emergency management agency and shall
  559  develop a county emergency management plan and program that is
  560  coordinated and consistent with the state comprehensive
  561  emergency management plan and program. Counties that are part of
  562  an interjurisdictional emergency management agreement entered
  563  into pursuant to paragraph (3)(c) (3)(b) which is recognized by
  564  the Governor by executive order or rule shall cooperatively
  565  develop an emergency management plan and program that is
  566  coordinated and consistent with the state comprehensive
  567  emergency management plan and program.
  568         (3) EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT POWERS; POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.—
  569         (a)Each political subdivision shall notify the division on
  570  or before May 1 each year of the person designated as the
  571  emergency contact for the political subdivision and his or her
  572  alternate and of any changes in persons so designated
  573  thereafter. For a county, the emergency contact must be the
  574  county emergency management director.
  575         Section 16. Section 252.381, Florida Statutes, is created
  576  to read:
  577         252.381Information related to natural emergencies;
  578  poststorm county and municipal permitting; operations.—
  579         (1)Each county and municipality must post on its publicly
  580  accessible website:
  581         (a)A frequently asked questions web page related to
  582  natural emergency response, emergency preparedness, and public
  583  relief for residents following an emergency. The web page must
  584  answer questions concerning resident evacuations; safety tips;
  585  generator, food and drinking water, and wastewater and
  586  stormwater safety; damage assessment; debris cleanup; accessing
  587  assistance through the Federal Emergency Management Agency and
  588  this state; building recovery; natural emergency guidance;
  589  applicable laws; and what to do before, during, and after an
  590  emergency.
  591         (b)A disaster supply list and a list of emergency
  592  shelters.
  593         (c)Links to information about flood zones.
  594         (d)A checklist for residents explaining next steps to take
  595  during postdisaster recovery.
  596         (e)Information specific to persons with disabilities,
  597  including, but not limited to, guidelines for special needs
  598  shelter registration; an explanation of how to register for
  599  special needs shelters and where to obtain assistance with that
  600  process; guidelines as to the level of care that is or is not
  601  provided at a special needs shelter as well as situations when
  602  either a general population shelter or hospital should be
  603  considered; and any other postdisaster assistance or resources
  604  available to affected persons with disabilities impacted by a
  605  disaster.
  606         (2)(a)Each county and municipality shall develop a
  607  poststorm permitting plan to expedite recovery and rebuilding by
  608  providing for special building permit and inspection procedures
  609  after a hurricane or tropical storm. The plan must, at a
  610  minimum:
  611         1.Ensure sufficient personnel are prepared and available
  612  to expeditiously manage postdisaster building inspection,
  613  permitting, and enforcement tasks. The plan must anticipate
  614  conditions that would necessitate supplemental personnel for
  615  such tasks and address methods for fulfilling such personnel
  616  needs, including through mutual aid agreements as authorized in
  617  s. 252.40, other arrangements, such as those with private sector
  618  contractors, or supplemental state or federal funding. The plan
  619  must include training requirements and protocols for
  620  supplemental personnel to ensure compliance with local
  621  floodplain management requirements that apply within the county
  622  or municipality.
  623         2.Account for multiple or alternate locations where
  624  building permit services may be offered in person to the public
  625  following a hurricane or tropical storm during regular business
  626  hours.
  627         3.Specify a protocol to expedite permitting procedures
  628  and, if practicable, for the waiver or reduction of applicable
  629  fees in accordance with and in addition to the procedures and
  630  waivers provided for under s. 553.7922. The plan must identify
  631  the types of permits that are frequently requested following a
  632  hurricane or tropical storm and methods to expedite the
  633  processing of such permits.
  634         4.Specify procedures and resources necessary to promote
  635  expeditious debris removal following a hurricane or tropical
  636  storm.
  637         (b)Each county and municipality shall update the plan no
  638  later than May 1 annually.
  639         (3)(a)By May 1 annually, each county and municipality
  640  shall publish on its website a hurricane and tropical storm
  641  recovery permitting guide for residential and commercial
  642  property owners. The guide must describe:
  643         1.The types of poststorm repairs that require a permit and
  644  applicable fees.
  645         2.The types of poststorm repairs that do not require a
  646  permit.
  647         3.The poststorm permit application process and specific
  648  modifications the county or municipality commonly makes to
  649  expedite the process, including the physical locations where
  650  permitting services will be offered.
  651         4.Local requirements for rebuilding specific to the county
  652  or municipality, including elevation requirements following
  653  substantial damage and substantial improvement pursuant to the
  654  National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and any local amendments
  655  to the building code.
  656         (b)As soon as practicable following a hurricane or
  657  tropical storm, a county or municipality within the area for
  658  which a state of emergency pursuant to s. 252.36 for such
  659  hurricane or tropical storm is declared shall publish updates on
  660  its website to the information required under paragraph (a)
  661  which are specific to such storm, including any permitting fee
  662  waivers or reductions.
  663         (4)For 180 days after a state of emergency is declared
  664  pursuant to s. 252.36 for a hurricane or tropical storm, a
  665  county or municipality within the area for which the state of
  666  emergency is declared may not increase building permit or
  667  inspection fees.
  668         (5)On or before May 1, 2026, each county and municipality
  669  must provide an online option for receiving, reviewing, and
  670  accessing substantial damage and substantial improvement
  671  letters. The county or municipality must allow homeowners to
  672  provide an e-mail address where they can receive digital copies
  673  of such letters.
  674         (6)As soon as reasonably practicable following the
  675  landfall and passage of a hurricane or tropical storm, each
  676  county and municipality that has experienced a direct impact
  677  from a natural emergency must use its best efforts to open a
  678  permitting office at which residents can access government
  679  services for at least 40 hours per week.
  680         Section 17. Subsections (2) and (3) of section 252.385,
  681  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  682         252.385 Public shelter space; public records exemption.—
  683         (2)(a) The division shall administer a program to survey
  684  existing schools, universities, community colleges, and other
  685  state-owned, municipally owned, and county-owned public
  686  buildings and any private facility that the owner, in writing,
  687  agrees to provide for use as a public hurricane evacuation
  688  shelter to identify those that are appropriately designed and
  689  located to serve as such shelters. The owners of the facilities
  690  must be given the opportunity to participate in the surveys. The
  691  state university boards of trustees, district school boards,
  692  community college boards of trustees, and the Department of
  693  Education are responsible for coordinating and implementing the
  694  survey of public schools, universities, and community colleges
  695  with the division or the local emergency management agency.
  696         (b)By January 31 of each even-numbered year, the division
  697  shall prepare and submit a statewide emergency shelter plan to
  698  the Governor and Cabinet for approval, subject to the
  699  requirements for approval in s. 1013.37(2). The emergency
  700  shelter plan must project, for each of the next 5 years, the
  701  hurricane shelter needs of the state, including periods of time
  702  during which a concurrent public health emergency may
  703  necessitate more space for each individual to accommodate
  704  physical distancing. In addition to information on the general
  705  shelter needs throughout this state, the plan must identify the
  706  general location and square footage of special needs shelters,
  707  by regional planning council region. The plan must also include
  708  information on the availability of shelters that accept pets.
  709  The Department of Health shall assist the division in
  710  determining the estimated need for special needs shelter space
  711  and the adequacy of facilities to meet the needs of persons with
  712  special needs based on information from the registries of
  713  persons with special needs and other information.
  714         (3)(a) The division shall annually provide by October 15 to
  715  the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of
  716  the House of Representatives a report that includes, and the
  717  Governor a list of facilities recommended to be retrofitted
  718  using state funds. State funds should be maximized and targeted
  719  to projects in counties regional planning council regions with
  720  hurricane evacuation shelter deficits. Additionally, the
  721  division shall prioritize on the list of recommended facilities
  722  other state-owned, municipal-owned, and county-owned public
  723  buildings, other than schools, for retrofitting using state
  724  funds. The owner or lessee of a public hurricane evacuation
  725  shelter that is included on the list of facilities recommended
  726  for retrofitting is not required to perform any recommended
  727  improvements.
  728         (b)The report required in paragraph (a) must include a
  729  statewide emergency shelter plan that must project, for each of
  730  the next 5 years, the hurricane shelter needs of the state. In
  731  addition to information on the general shelter needs throughout
  732  this state, the plan must identify, by county, the general
  733  location and square footage of special needs shelters. The plan
  734  must also include information on the availability of shelters
  735  that accept pets. The Department of Health and the Agency for
  736  Persons with Disabilities shall assist the division in
  737  determining the estimated need for special needs shelter space,
  738  the estimated need for general shelter space to accommodate
  739  persons with developmental disabilities, including, but not
  740  limited to, autism, and the adequacy of facilities to meet the
  741  needs of persons with special needs based on information from
  742  the registries of persons with special needs and other
  743  information.
  744         Section 18. Section 252.422, Florida Statutes, is created
  745  to read:
  746         252.422Restrictions on county or municipal regulations
  747  after a hurricane.—
  748         (1)As used in this section, the term “impacted local
  749  government” means a county listed in a federal disaster
  750  declaration located entirely or partially within 100 miles of
  751  the track of a storm declared to be a hurricane by the National
  752  Hurricane Center while the storm was categorized as a hurricane
  753  or a municipality located within such a county.
  754         (2)For 1 year after a hurricane makes landfall, an
  755  impacted local government may not propose or adopt:
  756         (a)A moratorium on construction, reconstruction, or
  757  redevelopment of any property.
  758         (b)A more restrictive or burdensome amendment to its
  759  comprehensive plan or land development regulations.
  760         (c)A more restrictive or burdensome procedure concerning
  761  review, approval, or issuance of a site plan, development
  762  permit, or development order, to the extent that those terms are
  763  defined in s. 163.3164.
  764         (3)Notwithstanding subsection (2), a comprehensive plan
  765  amendment, land development regulation amendment, site plan,
  766  development permit, or development order approved or adopted by
  767  an impacted local government before or after the effective date
  768  of this act may be enforced if:
  769         (a)The associated application is initiated by a private
  770  party other than the impacted local government and the property
  771  that is the subject of the application is owned by the
  772  initiating private party;
  773         (b)The proposed comprehensive plan amendment was submitted
  774  to reviewing agencies pursuant to s. 163.3184 before landfall;
  775  or
  776         (c)The proposed comprehensive plan amendment or land
  777  development regulation is approved by the state land planning
  778  agency pursuant to s. 380.05.
  779         (4)(a)Any person may file suit against any impacted local
  780  government for declaratory and injunctive relief to enforce this
  781  section.
  782         (b)A county or municipality may request a determination by
  783  a court of competent jurisdiction as to whether such action
  784  violates this section. Upon such a request, the county or
  785  municipality may not enforce the action until the court has
  786  issued a preliminary or final judgment determining whether the
  787  action violates this section.
  788         (c)Before a plaintiff may file suit, the plaintiff shall
  789  notify the impacted local government by setting forth the facts
  790  upon which the complaint or petition is based and the reasons
  791  the impacted local government’s action violates this section.
  792  Upon receipt of the notice, the impacted local government shall
  793  have 14 days to withdraw or revoke the action at issue or
  794  otherwise declare it void. If the impacted local government does
  795  not withdraw or revoke the action at issue within the time
  796  prescribed, the plaintiff may file suit. The plaintiff shall be
  797  entitled to entry of a preliminary injunction to prevent the
  798  impacted local government from implementing the challenged
  799  action during pendency of the litigation. In any action
  800  instituted pursuant to this paragraph, the prevailing plaintiff
  801  shall be entitled to reasonable attorney fees and costs.
  802         (d)In any case brought under this section, all parties are
  803  entitled to the summary procedure provided in s. 51.011, and the
  804  court shall advance the cause on the calendar.
  805         (5)The Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government
  806  Accountability (OPPAGA) shall conduct a study on actions taken
  807  by local governments after hurricanes which are related to
  808  comprehensive plans, land development regulations, and
  809  procedures for review, approval, or issuance of site plans,
  810  permits, or development orders. The study must focus on the
  811  impact that local governmental actions, including moratoriums,
  812  ordinances, and procedures, have had or may have on
  813  construction, reconstruction, or redevelopment of any property
  814  damaged by hurricanes. In its research, OPPAGA shall survey
  815  stakeholders that play integral parts in the rebuilding and
  816  recovery process. OPPAGA shall make recommendations for
  817  legislative options to remove impediments to the construction,
  818  reconstruction, or redevelopment of any property damaged by a
  819  hurricane and prevent the implementation by local governments of
  820  burdensome or restrictive procedures and processes. OPPAGA shall
  821  submit the report to the President of the Senate and the Speaker
  822  of the House of Representatives by December 1, 2025.
  823         Section 19. Effective January 1, 2026, section 252.505,
  824  Florida Statutes, is created to read:
  825         252.505Breach of contract during emergency recovery
  826  periods for natural emergencies.—Each state or local government
  827  contract for goods or services related to emergency response for
  828  a natural emergency entered into, renewed, or amended on or
  829  after July 1, 2025, must include a provision that requires a
  830  vendor or service provider that breaches such contract during an
  831  emergency recovery period to pay a $5,000 penalty and damages,
  832  which may be either actual and consequential damages or
  833  liquidated damages. As used in this section, the term “emergency
  834  recovery period” means a 1-year period that begins on the date
  835  that the Governor initially declared a state of emergency for a
  836  natural emergency.
  837         Section 20. Subsection (4) is added to section 373.423,
  838  Florida Statutes, to read:
  839         373.423 Inspection.—
  840         (4)(a)By September 1, 2026, the department shall submit a
  841  Flood Inventory and Restoration Report to the Division of
  842  Emergency Management. The department must work with water
  843  management districts, local governments, and operators of public
  844  and private stormwater management systems to compile the
  845  necessary information for the report, which must:
  846         1.Identify priority infrastructure needs within each water
  847  management district jurisdiction that may result in flooding or
  848  property damage or threaten human health if left unaddressed;
  849         2.Identify locations that have both historic flooding
  850  occurrences, based on flood zones identified by the Federal
  851  Emergency Management Agency, and the potential to flood from
  852  future significant storm events, such as hurricanes and tropical
  853  storms;
  854         3.For each location identified in subparagraph 1. or
  855  subparagraph 2., include an inspection and maintenance schedule
  856  and specific information on the age of the infrastructure,
  857  upstream impacts, and other factors that may lead to system
  858  failure if unaddressed; and
  859         4.Include a list of facilities prioritized for funding to
  860  address flooding issues.
  861         (b)The owner of any priority infrastructure identified in
  862  the report must submit an inspection and maintenance schedule to
  863  the department.
  864         (c)The department must review and update the report on a
  865  biannual basis. The report must provide information regarding
  866  compliance with the inspection and maintenance schedules,
  867  include any additional revisions based on storm event
  868  experience, and revise the list of facilities as new flooding
  869  events take place and new projects are implemented to alleviate
  870  infrastructure deficiencies which led to flooding events. The
  871  department must submit an updated report to the Division of
  872  Emergency Management by September 1 of each year in which the
  873  report is due.
  874         Section 21. Paragraph (a) of subsection (9) of section
  875  380.0552, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  876         380.0552 Florida Keys Area; protection and designation as
  877  area of critical state concern.—
  878         (9) MODIFICATION TO PLANS AND REGULATIONS.—
  879         (a) Any land development regulation or element of a local
  880  comprehensive plan in the Florida Keys Area may be enacted,
  881  amended, or rescinded by a local government, but the enactment,
  882  amendment, or rescission becomes effective only upon approval by
  883  the state land planning agency. The state land planning agency
  884  shall review the proposed change to determine if it is in
  885  compliance with the principles for guiding development specified
  886  in chapter 27F-8, Florida Administrative Code, as amended
  887  effective August 23, 1984, and must approve or reject the
  888  requested changes within 60 days after receipt. Amendments to
  889  local comprehensive plans in the Florida Keys Area must also be
  890  reviewed for compliance with the following:
  891         1. Construction schedules and detailed capital financing
  892  plans for wastewater management improvements in the annually
  893  adopted capital improvements element, and standards for the
  894  construction of wastewater treatment and disposal facilities or
  895  collection systems that meet or exceed the criteria in s.
  896  403.086(11) for wastewater treatment and disposal facilities or
  897  s. 381.0065(4)(l) for onsite sewage treatment and disposal
  898  systems.
  899         2. Goals, objectives, and policies to protect public safety
  900  and welfare in the event of a natural disaster by maintaining a
  901  hurricane evacuation clearance time for permanent residents of
  902  no more than 24.5 24 hours. The hurricane evacuation clearance
  903  time shall be determined by a hurricane evacuation study
  904  conducted in accordance with a professionally accepted
  905  methodology and approved by the state land planning agency. For
  906  purposes of hurricane evacuation clearance time:
  907         a. Mobile home residents are not considered permanent
  908  residents.
  909         b. The City of Key West Area of Critical State Concern
  910  established by chapter 28-36, Florida Administrative Code, shall
  911  be included in the hurricane evacuation study and is subject to
  912  the evacuation requirements of this subsection.
  913         Section 22. It is the intent of the Legislature that the
  914  amendment made by this act to s. 380.0552, Florida Statutes,
  915  will accommodate the building of additional developments within
  916  the Florida Keys to ameliorate the acute affordable housing and
  917  building permit allocation shortage. The Legislature also
  918  intends that local governments subject to the hurricane
  919  evacuation clearance time restrictions on residential buildings
  920  manage growth with a heightened focus on long-term stability and
  921  affordable housing for the local workforce.
  922         Section 23. Subsection (1) of section 400.063, Florida
  923  Statutes, is amended to read:
  924         400.063 Resident protection.—
  925         (1) The Health Care Trust Fund shall be used for the
  926  purpose of collecting and disbursing funds generated from the
  927  license fees and administrative fines as provided for in ss.
  928  393.0673(5), 400.062(3), 400.121(2), and 400.23(8). Such funds
  929  shall be for the sole purpose of paying for the appropriate
  930  alternate placement, care, and treatment of residents who are
  931  removed from a facility licensed under this part or a facility
  932  specified in s. 393.0678(1) in which the agency determines that
  933  existing conditions or practices constitute an immediate danger
  934  to the health, safety, or security of the residents. If the
  935  agency determines that it is in the best interest of the health,
  936  safety, or security of the residents to provide for an orderly
  937  removal of the residents from the facility, the agency may
  938  utilize such funds to maintain and care for the residents in the
  939  facility pending removal and alternative placement. The
  940  maintenance and care of the residents shall be under the
  941  direction and control of a receiver appointed pursuant to s.
  942  393.0678(1) or s. 400.126(1). However, funds may be expended in
  943  an emergency upon a filing of a petition for a receiver, upon
  944  the declaration of a state of local emergency pursuant to s.
  945  252.38(3)(b)5. s. 252.38(3)(a)5., or upon a duly authorized
  946  local order of evacuation of a facility by emergency personnel
  947  to protect the health and safety of the residents.
  948         Section 24. Subsection (7) of section 403.7071, Florida
  949  Statutes, is amended, and subsection (8) is added to that
  950  section, to read:
  951         403.7071 Management of storm-generated debris.—Solid waste
  952  generated as a result of a storm event that is the subject of an
  953  emergency order issued by the department may be managed as
  954  follows:
  955         (7) Unless otherwise specified in a contract or franchise
  956  agreement between a local government and a private solid waste
  957  or debris management service provider, a private solid waste or
  958  debris management service provider is not required to collect
  959  storm-generated yard trash, debris, or waste. Local governments
  960  are authorized and encouraged to add an addendum to existing
  961  contracts or franchise agreements for collection of storm
  962  generated debris.
  963         (8)(a)Each county and municipality shall apply to the
  964  department for authorization of at least one debris management
  965  site as described in subsection (2) and shall annually seek
  966  preauthorization for any previously approved debris management
  967  sites, as allowed by the department.
  968         (b)A municipality may jointly apply for authorization of a
  969  debris management site with a county or at least one adjacent
  970  municipality, if the parties develop and approve a memorandum of
  971  understanding. Such memorandum must clearly outline the capacity
  972  of the debris management site and location of the site relative
  973  to each party. The memorandum of understanding must be approved
  974  annually as part of the preauthorization process described in
  975  paragraph (a).
  976         Section 25. Section 489.1132, Florida Statutes, is created
  977  to read:
  978         489.1132Regulation of hoisting equipment used in
  979  construction, demolition, or excavation work during a
  980  hurricane.—
  981         (1)As used in this section, the term:
  982         (a)“Controlling entity” means the general contractor,
  983  prime contractor, or construction manager with overall
  984  responsibility for a construction project.
  985         (b)“Hoisting equipment” means power-operated cranes,
  986  derricks, and hoists used in construction, demolition, or
  987  excavation work that are regulated by the Occupational Safety
  988  and Health Administration.
  989         (c)“Mobile crane” means a type of hoisting equipment
  990  incorporating a cable-suspended latticed boom or hydraulic
  991  telescoping boom designed to be moved between operating
  992  locations by transport over a roadway. The term does not include
  993  a mobile crane with a boom length of less than 25 feet or a
  994  maximum rated load capacity of less than 15,000 pounds.
  995         (d)“Tower crane” means a type of hoisting equipment using
  996  a vertical mast or tower to support a working boom in an
  997  elevated position if the working boom can rotate to move loads
  998  laterally either by rotating at the top of the mast or tower or
  999  by the rotation of the mast or tower itself, whether the mast or
 1000  tower base is fixed in one location or ballasted and moveable
 1001  between locations.
 1002         (2)(a)When a tower crane or mobile crane is located on a
 1003  worksite, a hurricane preparedness plan for the crane must be
 1004  available for inspection at the worksite.
 1005         (b)In preparation for a hurricane, the controlling entity
 1006  must ensure that hoisting equipment is secured in the following
 1007  manner no later than 24 hours before the impacts of the
 1008  hurricane are anticipated to begin:
 1009         1.All hoisting equipment must be secured in compliance
 1010  with manufacturer recommendations relating to hurricane and
 1011  high-wind events, including any recommendations relating to the
 1012  placement, use, and removal of advertising banners and rigging.
 1013         2.Tower crane turntables must be lubricated before the
 1014  event.
 1015         3.Fixed booms on mobile cranes must be laid down whenever
 1016  feasible.
 1017         4.Booms on hydraulic cranes must be retracted and stored.
 1018         5.The counterweights of any hoists must be locked below
 1019  the top tie-in.
 1020         6.Tower cranes must be set in the weathervane position.
 1021         7.All rigging must be removed from hoist blocks.
 1022         8.All power at the base of tower cranes must be
 1023  disconnected.
 1024         (3)A person licensed under this part who intentionally
 1025  violates this section is subject to discipline under ss. 455.227
 1026  and 489.129.
 1027         (4)The Florida Building Commission shall establish best
 1028  practices for the utilization of tower cranes and hoisting
 1029  equipment on construction job sites during hurricane season and
 1030  report its findings to the Legislature by December 31, 2026.
 1031         Section 26. Subsection (6) of section 553.902, Florida
 1032  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1033         553.902 Definitions.—As used in this part, the term:
 1034         (6) “Renovated building” means a residential or
 1035  nonresidential building undergoing alteration that varies or
 1036  changes insulation, HVAC systems, water heating systems, or
 1037  exterior envelope conditions, if the estimated cost of
 1038  renovation exceeds 30 percent of the assessed value of the
 1039  structure. However, if the alteration is a result of a natural
 1040  disaster that is the subject of a declaration of a state of
 1041  emergency by the Governor, the estimated cost of renovation must
 1042  exceed 75 percent of the fair market value of the building
 1043  before the natural disaster.
 1044         Section 27. The Division of Emergency Management shall
 1045  consult with local governments, the Department of Business and
 1046  Professional Regulation, the Department of Environmental
 1047  Protection, and any other appropriate agencies to develop
 1048  recommendations for statutory changes necessary to streamline
 1049  the permitting process for repairing and rebuilding structures
 1050  damaged during natural emergencies. By July 1, 2026, the
 1051  division shall provide a report containing such recommendations
 1052  to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
 1053  Representatives.
 1054         Section 28. (1)Each county listed in the Federal Disaster
 1055  Declaration for Hurricane Debby (DR-4806), Hurricane Helene (DR
 1056  4828), or Hurricane Milton (DR-4834), and each municipality
 1057  within one of those counties, may not propose or adopt any
 1058  moratorium on construction, reconstruction, or redevelopment of
 1059  any property damaged by such hurricanes; propose or adopt more
 1060  restrictive or burdensome amendments to its comprehensive plan
 1061  or land development regulations; or propose or adopt more
 1062  restrictive or burdensome procedures concerning review,
 1063  approval, or issuance of a site plan, development permit, or
 1064  development order, to the extent that those terms are defined by
 1065  s. 163.3164, Florida Statutes, before October 1, 2027, and any
 1066  such moratorium or restrictive or burdensome comprehensive plan
 1067  amendment, land development regulation, or procedure shall be
 1068  null and void ab initio. This subsection applies retroactively
 1069  to August 1, 2024.
 1070         (2)Notwithstanding subsection (1), any comprehensive plan
 1071  amendment, land development regulation amendment, site plan,
 1072  development permit, or development order approved or adopted by
 1073  a county or municipality before or after the effective date of
 1074  this act may be enforced if:
 1075         (a)The associated application is initiated by a private
 1076  party other than the county or municipality.
 1077         (b)The property that is the subject of the application is
 1078  owned by the initiating private party.
 1079         (3)(a)A resident of or the owner of a business in a county
 1080  or municipality may bring a civil action for declaratory and
 1081  injunctive relief against the county or municipality for a
 1082  violation of this section. Pending adjudication of the action
 1083  and upon filing of a complaint showing a violation of this
 1084  section, the resident or business owner is entitled to a
 1085  preliminary injunction against the county or municipality
 1086  preventing implementation of the moratorium or the comprehensive
 1087  plan amendment, land development regulation, or procedure. If
 1088  such civil action is successful, the resident or business owner
 1089  is entitled to reasonable attorney fees and costs.
 1090         (b)Attorney fees and costs and damages may not be awarded
 1091  pursuant to this subsection if:
 1092         1.The resident or business owner provides the governing
 1093  body of the county or municipality written notice that a
 1094  proposed or enacted moratorium, comprehensive plan amendment,
 1095  land development regulation, or procedure is in violation of
 1096  this section; and
 1097         2.The governing body of the county or municipality
 1098  withdraws the proposed moratorium, comprehensive plan amendment,
 1099  land development regulation, or procedure within 14 days; or, in
 1100  the case of an adopted moratorium, comprehensive plan amendment,
 1101  land development regulation, or procedure, the governing body of
 1102  a county or municipality notices an intent to repeal within 14
 1103  days after receipt of the notice and repeals the moratorium,
 1104  comprehensive plan amendment, land development regulation, or
 1105  procedure within 14 days thereafter.
 1106         (4)This section expires June 30, 2028.
 1107         Section 29. The Division of Law Revision is directed to
 1108  replace the phrase “the effective date of this act” wherever it
 1109  occurs in this act with the date this act becomes a law.
 1110         Section 30. Except as otherwise provided in this act, this
 1111  act shall take effect upon becoming a
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 1114  And the title is amended as follows:
 1115         Delete lines 1201 - 1398
 1116  and insert:
 1117         193.155, F.S.; revising the square footage limitations
 1118         for certain changes, additions, and improvements to
 1119         damaged property; amending s. 215.559, F.S.; removing
 1120         a reference to a certain report; revising public
 1121         hurricane shelter funding prioritization requirements
 1122         for the Division of Emergency Management; amending s.
 1123         250.375, F.S.; authorizing certain servicemembers to
 1124         provide medical care in specified circumstances;
 1125         amending s. 252.35, F.S.; revising requirements for
 1126         the state comprehensive emergency management plan;
 1127         requiring such plan to include an update on the status
 1128         of certain emergency management capabilities;
 1129         requiring the division to collaborate with the
 1130         Department of Health; revising responsibilities of the
 1131         division; requiring the division to develop a certain
 1132         template; revising the purpose of certain training
 1133         programs; requiring the division to set the minimum
 1134         number of training hours that specified individuals
 1135         must complete biennially; authorizing such training to
 1136         be provided by certain entities; requiring the
 1137         division to conduct an annual hurricane readiness
 1138         session in each region designated by the division for
 1139         a specified purpose; requiring all county emergency
 1140         management directors, and authorizing other county and
 1141         municipal personnel, to attend such session; requiring
 1142         that the session include specified topics and needs;
 1143         removing a specified reporting requirement; amending
 1144         s. 252.355, F.S.; authorizing the Department of
 1145         Veterans’ Affairs to provide certain information to
 1146         specified clients or their caregivers; requiring the
 1147         Florida Housing Finance Corporation to enter into
 1148         memoranda of understanding with specified agencies for
 1149         a certain purpose; providing that specified persons
 1150         may use special needs shelters in certain
 1151         circumstances; amending s. 252.3611, F.S.; directing
 1152         specified entities to submit specified contracts and
 1153         reports to the Legislature under specified conditions;
 1154         requiring such contracts to be posted on a specified
 1155         secure contract system; requiring the division to
 1156         report annually to the Legislature specified
 1157         information on expenditures relating to emergencies;
 1158         providing requirements for such report; amending s.
 1159         252.363, F.S.; providing for the tolling and extension
 1160         of certain determinations; providing for retroactive
 1161         application; amending s. 252.365, F.S.; requiring
 1162         agency heads to notify the Governor and the division
 1163         of the person designated as the emergency coordination
 1164         officer annually by a specified date; amending s.
 1165         252.3655, F.S.; creating the natural hazards risks and
 1166         mitigation interagency coordinating group; providing
 1167         the purpose of the group; providing for the membership
 1168         and administration of the group; requiring agency
 1169         representatives to provide information relating to
 1170         natural hazards to this state, agency resources, and
 1171         efforts to address and mitigate risks and impacts of
 1172         natural hazards; requiring the group to meet in person
 1173         or by communications media technology at least
 1174         quarterly for specified purposes; requiring specified
 1175         agency heads to meet at least annually to strategize
 1176         and prioritize state efforts; requiring the division,
 1177         on behalf of the group, to prepare an annual progress
 1178         report and submit such report to the Governor and
 1179         Legislature; revising requirements for such report;
 1180         amending s. 252.37, F.S.; requiring the division to
 1181         notify the Legislature of its intent to accept or
 1182         apply for federal funds under certain circumstances;
 1183         requiring the division to take steps to maximize the
 1184         availability and expedite the distribution of
 1185         financial assistance from the Federal Government to
 1186         state and local agencies; requiring that such steps
 1187         include the standardization and streamlining of the
 1188         application process for federal financial assistance
 1189         and the provision of assistance to applicants for a
 1190         specified purpose; requiring the division to use
 1191         certain federal funds to implement such requirements;
 1192         amending s. 252.373, F.S.; conforming a cross
 1193         reference; amending s. 252.38, F.S.; requiring
 1194         political subdivisions to annually provide specified
 1195         notification to the division before a specified date;
 1196         creating s. 252.381, F.S.; requiring counties and
 1197         municipalities to post certain information on their
 1198         websites; requiring counties and municipalities to
 1199         develop a poststorm permitting plan; providing
 1200         requirements for such plan; requiring counties and
 1201         municipalities to update such plan by a specified date
 1202         annually; requiring counties and municipalities to
 1203         publish on their websites a specified storm recovery
 1204         guide by a specified date annually; providing
 1205         requirements for such guide; requiring certain
 1206         counties and municipalities to publish on their
 1207         websites updates to such guide as soon as practicable
 1208         following a storm; prohibiting certain counties and
 1209         municipalities from increasing building permit or
 1210         inspection fees within a specified timeframe;
 1211         requiring counties and municipalities to allow
 1212         individuals to receive certain letters electronically
 1213         on or before a specified date; requiring certain
 1214         counties and municipalities to use their best efforts
 1215         to open a permitting office for a minimum number of
 1216         hours per week; amending s. 252.385, F.S.; revising
 1217         reporting requirements for the division; revising
 1218         requirements for a specified list; requiring the
 1219         Department of Health and the Agency for Persons with
 1220         Disabilities to assist the division with certain
 1221         determinations; creating s. 252.422, F.S.; defining
 1222         the term “impacted local government”; prohibiting
 1223         impacted local governments from proposing or adopting
 1224         certain moratoriums, amendments, or procedures for a
 1225         specified timeframe; authorizing the enforcement of
 1226         certain amendments, plans, permits, and orders under
 1227         certain circumstances; authorizing any person to file
 1228         suit to enforce specified provisions; authorizing
 1229         counties and municipalities to request a specified
 1230         determination by a court; prohibiting counties and
 1231         municipalities from taking certain actions until the
 1232         court has issued a preliminary or final judgment;
 1233         requiring plaintiffs to provide certain notification
 1234         before filing suit; requiring impacted local
 1235         governments to take certain actions upon receipt of
 1236         such notification or a suit may be filed; providing
 1237         for reasonable attorney fees and costs; authorizing
 1238         the use of a certain summary procedure; requiring the
 1239         court to advance the cause on the calendar; requiring
 1240         the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government
 1241         Accountability to conduct a study on certain local
 1242         government actions after hurricanes; specifying
 1243         requirements for the study and legislative
 1244         recommendations; requiring the office to submit a
 1245         report to the Legislature by a specified date;
 1246         creating s. 252.505, F.S.; requiring that certain
 1247         contracts include a specified provision; defining the
 1248         term “emergency recovery period”; amending s. 373.423,
 1249         F.S.; requiring the Department of Environmental
 1250         Protection to submit a Flood Inventory and Restoration
 1251         Report to the division by a specified date; requiring
 1252         the department to work with specified entities to
 1253         compile information for the report; providing
 1254         specifications for the report; requiring the owner of
 1255         certain infrastructure to submit certain information
 1256         to the department; requiring the department to review
 1257         and update the report biannually; requiring the
 1258         department to submit an updated report to the division
 1259         by a specified date; amending s. 380.0552, F.S.;
 1260         revising the maximum evacuation clearance time for
 1261         permanent residents of the Florida Keys Area, which
 1262         time is an element for which amendments to local
 1263         comprehensive plans in the Florida Keys Area must be
 1264         reviewed for compliance; providing legislative intent;
 1265         amending s. 400.063, F.S.; conforming a cross
 1266         reference; amending s. 403.7071, F.S.; providing that
 1267         local governments are authorized and encouraged to add
 1268         certain addendums to certain contracts and agreements;
 1269         requiring counties and municipalities to apply to the
 1270         department for authorization to designate at least one
 1271         debris management site; authorizing municipalities to
 1272         apply jointly with a county or adjacent municipality
 1273         for authorization of a debris management site if such
 1274         entities approve a memorandum of understanding;
 1275         providing requirements for such memorandum; creating
 1276         s. 489.1132, F.S.; providing definitions; requiring a
 1277         hurricane preparedness plan to be available for
 1278         inspection at certain worksites; requiring certain
 1279         equipment to be secured in a specified manner no later
 1280         than 24 hours before the impacts of a hurricane are
 1281         anticipated to begin; providing penalties; requiring
 1282         the Florida Building Commission to establish specified
 1283         best practices and report findings to the Legislature
 1284         by a specified date; amending s. 553.902, F.S.;
 1285         revising the definition of the term “renovated
 1286         building”; requiring the division to consult with
 1287         specified entities to develop certain recommendations
 1288         and provide a report to the Legislature by a specified
 1289         date; prohibiting certain counties from proposing or
 1290         adopting certain moratoriums, amendments, or
 1291         procedures for a specified timeframe; declaring that
 1292         such moratoriums, amendments, or procedures are null
 1293         and void; providing for retroactive application;
 1294         authorizing the enforcement of certain amendments,
 1295         plans, permits, and orders under certain
 1296         circumstances; authorizing certain residents and
 1297         business owners to bring a civil action for
 1298         declaratory and injunctive relief against a county or
 1299         municipality that violates specified provisions;
 1300         providing for reasonable attorney fees and costs under
 1301         specified circumstances; providing for future
 1302         expiration; providing a directive to the Division of
 1303         Law Revision; providing effective dates.