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FL Stat § 373.45922 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use|Chapter 373 - Water Resources|Part IV - Management and Storage of Surface Waters (Ss. 373.403-373.468)|373.45922 - South Florida Water Management District; permit for completion of Everglades Construction Project; report.

373.45922 South Florida Water Management District; permit for completion of Everglades Construction Project; report.—Within 60 days after receipt of any permit issued pursuant to s. 404 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. s. 1344, for the completion of the Everglades Construction Project, as defined by s. 373.4592(2)(g), the South Florida Water Management District shall submit a report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives that details the differences between the permit and the Everglades Program as defined by s. 373.4592(2)(h) and identifies any changes to the schedule or funding for the Everglades Program that result from the permit. The South Florida Water Management District shall include in the report a complete chronological record of any negotiations related to conditions included in the permit. Such record shall be documented by inclusion of all relevant correspondence in the report. If any condition of the permit affects the schedule or costs of the Everglades Construction Project, the South Florida Water Management District shall include in the report a detailed explanation of why the condition was imposed and a detailed analysis of whether the condition would promote or hinder the progress of the project.History.—s. 3, ch. 97-258; s. 37, ch. 2004-5.
FL Stat § 373.45931 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use|Chapter 373 - Water Resources|Part IV - Management and Storage of Surface Waters (Ss. 373.403-373.468)|373.45931 - Alligator Alley tolls; Everglades and Florida Bay restoration.

373.45931 Alligator Alley tolls; Everglades and Florida Bay restoration.—The South Florida Water Management District is authorized to expend funds from Alligator Alley tolls which have been deposited in the Everglades Fund of the South Florida Water Management District to fund restoration activities for the Everglades and Florida Bay.History.—s. 8, ch. 94-115.
FL Stat § 373.4596 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use|Chapter 373 - Water Resources|Part IV - Management and Storage of Surface Waters (Ss. 373.403-373.468)|373.4596 - State compliance with stormwater management programs.

373.4596 State compliance with stormwater management programs.—The state, through the Department of Management Services, the Department of Transportation, and other agencies, shall construct, operate, and maintain buildings, roads, and other facilities it owns, leases, or manages to fully comply with state, water management district, and local government stormwater management programs.History.—s. 40, ch. 89-279; s. 298, ch. 92-279; s. 55, ch. 92-326.
FL Stat § 373.4597 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use|Chapter 373 - Water Resources|Part IV - Management and Storage of Surface Waters (Ss. 373.403-373.468)|373.4597 - The Geneva Freshwater Lens Protection Act.

373.4597 The Geneva Freshwater Lens Protection Act.—(1) The Legislature finds that the Geneva Freshwater Lens, a single source water supply, is a unique and valuable water resource for the citizens of northeast Seminole County and, in general, to the citizens of this state and that the lens is a precious natural resource system vital to the health and diversity of the regional ecosystem. It is the intent of the Legislature that this resource be protected for future generations of citizens of this state and that the St. Johns River Water Management District implement the laws of this state and administrative rules of the district to that end.(2) The recharge area of the Geneva Freshwater Lens shall be delineated by rule by the St. Johns River Water Management District, to be based on the 20-foot (NGVD) contour of the recharge area prior to development, using a static line and based on the quadrangle maps referenced in the United States Geological Survey Report titled “Water Resources Investigation 86-4078.”History.—s. 2, ch. 95-377; s. 4, ch. 2020-144.
FL Stat § 373.462 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use|Chapter 373 - Water Resources|Part IV - Management and Storage of Surface Waters (Ss. 373.403-373.468)|373.462 - Legislative findings and intent.

373.462 Legislative findings and intent.—(1) The Legislature recognizes that by law in 1979, portions of Lake and Polk Counties were designated as the Green Swamp Area of Critical State Concern in acknowledgment of its regional and statewide importance in maintaining the quality and quantity of Florida’s water supply and water resources for the public and the environment.(2) The Legislature also recognizes the Green Swamp, which encompasses approximately 560,000 acres, is located in a regionally significant high recharge area of the Floridan Aquifer system, and it helps protect coastal communities from saltwater intrusion.(3) The Legislature finds that the Green Swamp or Polk County make up the headwaters or portions of the headwaters of six major river systems in the state, which are the Alafia, Hillsborough, Kissimmee, Ocklawaha, Peace, and Withlacoochee Rivers. In addition, due to the area’s unique topography and geology which receives no other water inputs other than rainfall, the area is essential in maintaining the potentiometric head of the Floridan Aquifer system that directly influences the aquifer’s productivity for water supply.(4) The Legislature also finds that the Green Swamp and the surrounding areas are economically, environmentally, and socially defined by some of the most important and vulnerable water resources in the state.(5) The Legislature recognizes that the Central Florida Water Initiative Guiding Document dated January 30, 2015, and the Southern Water Use Caution Area Recovery Strategy dated March 2006 recognized the fact that the surface water and groundwater resources in the heartland counties of Hardee, Highlands, and Polk are integral to the health, public safety, and economic future of those regions.(6) The Legislature declares that there is an important state interest in partnering with regional water supply authorities and local governments, in accordance with s. 373.705, to protect the water resources of the headwaters of the Alafia, Hillsborough, Kissimmee, Ocklawaha, Peace, and Withlacoochee Rivers and the surrounding areas. The Legislature further declares that funding consideration be given to regional collaborative solutions, including, but not limited to, the heartland counties, to manage the water resources of the state.History.—s. 2, ch. 2017-111.
FL Stat § 373.463 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use|Chapter 373 - Water Resources|Part IV - Management and Storage of Surface Waters (Ss. 373.403-373.468)|373.463 - Heartland headwaters annual report.

373.463 Heartland headwaters annual report.—(1) The Polk Regional Water Cooperative, in coordination with all of its member county and municipal governments, shall prepare a comprehensive annual report for water resource projects identified for state funding consideration within its members’ jurisdictions. The report must include, at a minimum:(a) A list of projects identified by the cooperative for state funding consideration for each of the following categories. A project may be listed in more than one category.1. Drinking water supply.2. Wastewater.3. Stormwater and flood control.4. Environmental restoration.5. Conservation.(b) A priority ranking for each listed project that will be ready to proceed in the upcoming fiscal year, identified by the categories specified in paragraph (a).(c) The estimated cost of each listed project.(d) The estimated completion date of each listed project.(e) The source and amount of financial assistance to be provided by the cooperative, the member county or municipal governments, or other entities for each listed project.(2) By December 1, 2017, and each year thereafter, the cooperative shall submit the comprehensive annual report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the department, and the appropriate water management districts.(3) The cooperative shall also annually coordinate with the appropriate water management district to submit a status report on projects receiving priority state funding for inclusion in the consolidated water management district annual report required by s. 373.036(7).History.—s. 3, ch. 2017-111.
FL Stat § 373.468 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use|Chapter 373 - Water Resources|Part IV - Management and Storage of Surface Waters (Ss. 373.403-373.468)|373.468 - The Harris Chain of Lakes restoration program.

373.468 The Harris Chain of Lakes restoration program.—(1) The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the St. Johns River Water Management District, in conjunction with the Department of Environmental Protection and pertinent local governments, shall review existing restoration proposals to determine which ones are the most environmentally sound and economically feasible methods of improving the fish and wildlife habitat and natural systems of the Harris Chain of Lakes.(2) To initiate the Harris Chain of Lakes restoration program, the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, with assistance from the St. Johns River Water Management District and in consultation and by agreement with the Department of Environmental Protection and pertinent local governments, shall develop tasks to be undertaken by those entities for the enhancement of fish and wildlife habitat. These agencies shall evaluate different methodologies for removing the extensive tussocks and buildup of organic matter along the shoreline and of the aquatic vegetation in the lake.(3) Contingent on the Legislature’s appropriating funds for the Harris Chain of Lakes restoration program and in conjunction with financial participation by federal, other state, and local governments, the appropriate agencies shall, through competitive bid, award contracts to implement the activities of the Harris Chain of Lakes restoration program.(4) The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is authorized to conduct a demonstration restoration project on the Harris Chain of Lakes for the purpose of creating better habitat for fish and wildlife.History.—ss. 2, 3, ch. 2001-246; s. 2, ch. 2020-52.
FL Stat § 373.472 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use|Chapter 373 - Water Resources|Part V - Finance and Taxation (Ss. 373.470-373.591)|373.472 - Save Our Everglades Trust Fund.

373.472 Save Our Everglades Trust Fund.—(1) There is created within the Department of Environmental Protection the Save Our Everglades Trust Fund. Funds in the trust fund shall be expended to implement the comprehensive plan as defined in s. 373.470(2); the Lake Okeechobee Watershed Protection Plan as defined in s. 373.4595(2); the Caloosahatchee River Watershed Protection Plan as defined in s. 373.4595(2); the St. Lucie River Watershed Protection Plan as defined in s. 373.4595(2); the Long-Term Plan as defined in s. 373.4592(2); and the Florida Keys Area of Critical State Concern protection program under ss. 380.05 and 380.0552 to restore and conserve natural systems through the implementation of water management projects, including wastewater management projects identified in the “Keys Wastewater Plan” dated November 2007 and submitted to the Florida House of Representatives on December 4, 2007. The trust fund shall serve as the repository for state, local, and federal project contributions in accordance with s. 373.470(4).(2) The trust fund is not subject to the service charge described in s. 215.20(1). All income of a revenue nature, including interest or other earnings received or credited by the trust fund, shall be credited to the fund.(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 216.301 and pursuant to s. 216.351, any balance in the trust fund at the end of any fiscal year shall remain in the trust fund at the end of the year and shall be available for carrying out the purposes of the trust fund.History.—s. 1, ch. 2000-132; s. 5, ch. 2002-261; s. 23, ch. 2003-394; s. 5, ch. 2007-253; s. 89, ch. 2008-4; s. 3, ch. 2008-49; s. 45, ch. 2008-153; s. 11, ch. 2010-4; s. 23, ch. 2013-41; s. 44, ch. 2015-229.
FL Stat § 373.501 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use|Chapter 373 - Water Resources|Part V - Finance and Taxation (Ss. 373.470-373.591)|373.501 - Appropriation of funds to water management districts.

373.501 Appropriation of funds to water management districts.—(1) The department may allocate to the water management districts, from funds appropriated to the department, such sums as may be deemed necessary to defray the costs of the administrative, regulatory, and other activities of the districts. The governing boards shall submit annual budget requests for such purposes to the department, and the department shall consider such budgets in preparing its budget request for the Legislature.(2) Funds appropriated by the Legislature for the purpose of funding a specific water management district project shall be transferred to the water management district when the proposed project has been reviewed by the secretary of the pertinent state agency and upon receipt of a governing board resolution requesting such funds.History.—s. 11, part I, ch. 72-299; ss. 5, 25, ch. 73-190; s. 22, ch. 2001-256.Note.—Former s. 373.066.
FL Stat § 373.506 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use|Chapter 373 - Water Resources|Part V - Finance and Taxation (Ss. 373.470-373.591)|373.506 - Costs of district.

373.506 Costs of district.—If it should appear necessary to procure funds with which to pay the expenses of a district, or to meet emergencies, before a sufficient sum can be obtained from the collection of the tax, the board may borrow a sufficient amount of money to pay expenses and to meet emergencies and may issue interest-bearing negotiable notes therefor and pledge the proceeds of the tax imposed under the provisions of this chapter for the repayment thereof. Said board may issue to any person performing work or services or furnishing anything of value interest-bearing negotiable evidence of debt.History.—s. 19, ch. 25209, 1949; s. 25, ch. 73-190; s. 15, ch. 76-243.Note.—Former s. 378.19.
FL Stat § 373.5071 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use|Chapter 373 - Water Resources|Part V - Finance and Taxation (Ss. 373.470-373.591)|373.5071 - Audit report; furnishing to governing board and clerks of circuit courts.

373.5071 Audit report; furnishing to governing board and clerks of circuit courts.—The audit report required in s. 218.39 shall be furnished to the governing board of the district and the clerks of the circuit courts of each county within or partly within the district.History.—s. 109, ch. 2001-266.
FL Stat § 373.539 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use|Chapter 373 - Water Resources|Part V - Finance and Taxation (Ss. 373.470-373.591)|373.539 - Imposition of taxes.

373.539 Imposition of taxes.—(1) Each year the governing board of the district shall certify to the property appraiser of the county in which the property is situate, timely for the preparation of the tax roll, the tax rate to be applied in determining the amount of the district’s annual tax, and the property appraiser shall extend on his or her county tax roll the amount of such tax, determined at the rate certified to the property appraiser by the governing board, and shall certify the same to the tax collector at the same time and in like manner as for county taxes.(2) Collection of district taxes, the issuance of tax sale certificates for nonpayment thereof, the redemption or sale of said certificates, the vesting of title by tax forfeiture, and the sale of the land and other real estate so forfeited shall be at the same time, in conjunction with, and by like procedure and of like effect as is provided by law with respect to county taxes, nor may either the county or the district taxes be paid or redemption effected without the payment or redemption of both. The title to district tax forfeited land shall vest in the county on behalf of said district along with that of the county for county tax forfeited land, said district tax forfeited land to be held, sold, or otherwise disposed of by said county for the benefit of said district. The proceeds therefrom, after deducting costs, shall be paid to the district in amounts proportionate to the respective tax liens thereon.(3) The district tax liens shall be of equal dignity with those of the county.(4) The tax officers of the county are hereby authorized and directed to perform the duties devolving upon them under this chapter, and to receive compensation therefor at such rates or charges as are provided by law with respect to similar services or charges in other cases.History.—s. 29, ch. 25209, 1949; s. 25, ch. 73-190; s. 1, ch. 77-102; s. 608, ch. 95-148.Note.—Former s. 378.29.
FL Stat § 373.543 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use|Chapter 373 - Water Resources|Part V - Finance and Taxation (Ss. 373.470-373.591)|373.543 - Land held by Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund; areas not taxed.

373.543 Land held by Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund; areas not taxed.—(1) Land comprising part of the principal of the State School Trust Fund declared by the constitution to be “sacred and inviolate,” or other real estate, title to which is in the State Board of Education, shall not be subject to the district tax nor shall there be liability therefor upon any state agency.(2) There shall be excluded from district taxes all bodies of navigable water and unreclaimed water areas meandered by the public surveys, all rights-of-way of said district, all areas devoted or dedicated to the use of and for the works of the district, rights-of-way of state and county highways, and streets within the limits of incorporated towns, and property owned by a public agency open to the use of the public or for the public benefit not leased to or operated by a private agency.History.—s. 30, ch. 25209, 1949; s. 2, ch. 61-119; ss. 27, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 25, ch. 73-190; s. 1, ch. 77-102; s. 231, ch. 81-259.Note.—Former s. 378.30.
FL Stat § 373.546 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use|Chapter 373 - Water Resources|Part V - Finance and Taxation (Ss. 373.470-373.591)|373.546 - Unit areas.

373.546 Unit areas.—The governing board may, in its discretion, adopt and effectuate unit areas embracing separate or combined drainage basins, or parts thereof, or areas of related lands and works, for convenience or economy in constructing, maintaining and operating the works of the district, and for the purpose of imposing taxes within each area to meet these requirements of the said area.History.—s. 31, ch. 25209, 1949; s. 25, ch. 73-190.Note.—Former s. 378.31.
FL Stat § 373.553 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use|Chapter 373 - Water Resources|Part V - Finance and Taxation (Ss. 373.470-373.591)|373.553 - Treasurer of the board; payment of funds; depositories.

373.553 Treasurer of the board; payment of funds; depositories.—(1) The governing board shall designate a treasurer who shall be custodian of all funds belonging to the board and to the district, and such funds shall be disbursed upon the order of, or in the manner prescribed by, the governing board by warrant or check signed by the treasurer or assistant treasurer and countersigned by the chair or vice chair of the board. The board is authorized to establish procedures for disbursement of funds in such amounts and in such manner as the board may prescribe, except that disbursement of funds prior to specific board approval may only be authorized upon certification by its chief executive officer or his or her designated assistant to the treasurer or assistant treasurer and to the chair or vice chair of the board that such disbursement is proper and in order and is within budgetary limits. Any such disbursements shall be reported to the board at its next regular meeting. The board may establish, by rule, a procedure for the disbursement of funds of the district by means of wire or electronic transfers.(2) The board is authorized to select as depositories in which the funds of the board and of the district shall be deposited in any qualified public depository as defined in s. 280.02, and such deposits shall be secured in the manner provided in chapter 280.History.—s. 33, ch. 25209, 1949; s. 3, ch. 63-224; s. 25, ch. 73-190; s. 1, ch. 73-213; s. 115, ch. 77-104; s. 13, ch. 82-101; s. 10, ch. 91-288; s. 609, ch. 95-148.Note.—Former s. 378.33.
FL Stat § 373.559 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use|Chapter 373 - Water Resources|Part V - Finance and Taxation (Ss. 373.470-373.591)|373.559 - May borrow money temporarily.

373.559 May borrow money temporarily.—In order to provide for the works described by this chapter, the governing board is hereby authorized and empowered to borrow money temporarily, from time to time, for a period not to exceed 1 year at any one time, not including renewals thereof, and to issue its promissory notes therefor upon such terms and at such rates of interest as the said board may deem advisable, payable from the taxes herein levied and imposed, and the increment thereof. Any of such notes may be used in payment of amounts due, or to become due, upon contracts made or to be made by said board for carrying on the work authorized and provided for herein, and the said board may, to secure the payment of any of such notes, hypothecate bonds herein authorized to be issued, and may thereafter redeem such hypothecated bonds. Any of the notes so issued may be paid out of the proceeds of bonds authorized to be issued by this chapter.History.—s. 34, ch. 25209, 1949; s. 25, ch. 73-190.Note.—Former s. 378.34.
FL Stat § 373.566 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use|Chapter 373 - Water Resources|Part V - Finance and Taxation (Ss. 373.470-373.591)|373.566 - Refunding bonds.

373.566 Refunding bonds.—The governing board shall have authority to issue refunding bonds to take up any outstanding bonds of said district falling due and becoming payable, when, in the judgment of said board, it shall be for the best interests of said district so to do. The said board is hereby authorized and empowered to issue refunding bonds to take up and refund all bonds of said district outstanding that are subject to call and termination, and all bonds of said district that are not subject to call or redemption, where the surrender of said bonds can be procured from the holder thereof at prices satisfactory to the board. Such refunding bonds may be issued at any time when in the judgment of said board it will be to the interest of the district financially or economically by securing a lower rate of interest on said bonds or by extending the time of maturity of said bonds, or for any other reason in the judgment of said board advantageous to said district.History.—s. 36, ch. 25209, 1949; s. 25, ch. 73-190.Note.—Former s. 378.36.