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FL Stat § 403.5315 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 403 - Environmental Control|Part II - Electrical Power Plant and Transmission Line Siting (Ss. 403.501-403.539)|403.5315 - Modification of certification.

403.5315 Modification of certification.—A certification may be modified after issuance in any one of the following ways:(1) The board may delegate to the department the authority to modify specific conditions in the certification.(2) The licensee may file a petition for modification with the department, or the department may initiate the modification upon its own initiative.(a) A petition for modification must set forth:1. The proposed modification;2. The factual reasons asserted for the modification; and3. The anticipated additional environmental effects of the proposed modification.(b) The department may modify the terms and conditions of the certification if no party objects in writing to the modification within 45 days after notice by mail to the last address of record in the certification proceeding, and if no other person whose substantial interests will be affected by the modification objects in writing within 30 days after issuance of public notice.(c) If objections are raised or the department denies the proposed modification, the licensee may file a request for hearing on the modification with the department. Such a request shall be handled pursuant to chapter 120.(d) A request for hearing referred to the Division of Administrative Hearings shall be disposed of in the same manner as an application but with time periods established by the administrative law judge commensurate with the significance of the modification requested.History.—s. 1, ch. 80-65; s. 15, ch. 83-222; s. 41, ch. 90-331; s. 155, ch. 96-410; s. 62, ch. 2006-230.
FL Stat § 403.5317 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 403 - Environmental Control|Part II - Electrical Power Plant and Transmission Line Siting (Ss. 403.501-403.539)|403.5317 - Postcertification activities.

403.5317 Postcertification activities.—(1)(a) If, subsequent to certification, a licensee proposes any material change to the application or prior amendments, the licensee shall submit to the department a written request for amendment and description of the proposed change to the application. The department shall, within 30 days after the receipt of the request for the amendment, determine whether the proposed change to the application requires a modification of the conditions of certification.(b) If the department concludes that the change would not require a modification of the conditions of certification, the department shall notify, in writing, the licensee, all agencies, and all parties of the approval of the amendment.(c) If the department concludes that the change would require a modification of the conditions of certification, the department shall notify the licensee that the proposed change to the application requires a request for modification under s. 403.5315.(2) Postcertification submittals filed by a licensee with one or more agencies are for the purpose of monitoring for compliance with the issued certification. Each submittal must be reviewed by each agency on an expedited and priority basis because each facility certified under this act is a critical infrastructure facility. Postcertification review may not be completed more than 90 days after complete information for a segment of the certified transmission line is submitted to the reviewing agencies.History.—s. 63, ch. 2006-230.
FL Stat § 403.532 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 403 - Environmental Control|Part II - Electrical Power Plant and Transmission Line Siting (Ss. 403.501-403.539)|403.532 - Revocation or suspension of certification.

403.532 Revocation or suspension of certification.—Any certification may be revoked or suspended:(1) For any material false statement in the application or in the supplemental or additional statements of fact or studies required of the applicant when a true answer would have warranted the board’s refusal to recommend a certification in the first instance.(2) For failure to comply with the terms or conditions of the certification.(3) For violation of the provisions of this act or rules or orders issued hereunder.History.—s. 1, ch. 80-65.
FL Stat § 403.533 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 403 - Environmental Control|Part II - Electrical Power Plant and Transmission Line Siting (Ss. 403.501-403.539)|403.533 - Enforcement of compliance.

403.533 Enforcement of compliance.—Failure to obtain a certification, or to comply with the conditions thereof, or to comply with this act shall constitute a violation of chapter 403.History.—s. 1, ch. 80-65; s. 42, ch. 90-331.
FL Stat § 403.536 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 403 - Environmental Control|Part II - Electrical Power Plant and Transmission Line Siting (Ss. 403.501-403.539)|403.536 - Superseded laws, regulations, and certification power.

403.536 Superseded laws, regulations, and certification power.—(1) If any provision of this act is in conflict with any other provision, limitation, or restriction under any law, rule, regulation, or ordinance of this state or any political subdivision, municipality, or agency, this act shall control and such law, rule, regulation, or ordinance shall be deemed superseded for the purposes of this act.(2) The state hereby preempts the certification of transmission lines and transmission line corridors.(3) The board shall have the power to adopt reasonable procedural rules to carry out its duties under this act and to give effect to the legislative intent that this act provide an efficient, centrally coordinated, one-stop licensing process.History.—s. 1, ch. 80-65; s. 43, ch. 90-331.
FL Stat § 403.537 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 403 - Environmental Control|Part II - Electrical Power Plant and Transmission Line Siting (Ss. 403.501-403.539)|403.537 - Determination of need for transmission line; powers and duties.

403.537 Determination of need for transmission line; powers and duties.—(1)(a) Upon request by an applicant or upon its own motion, the Florida Public Service Commission shall schedule a public hearing, after notice, to determine the need for a transmission line regulated by the Florida Electric Transmission Line Siting Act, ss. 403.52-403.5365. The notice shall be published at least 21 days before the date set for the hearing and shall be published by the applicant in at least one-quarter page size notice in newspapers of general circulation, and by the commission in the manner specified in chapter 120, by giving notice to counties and regional planning councils in whose jurisdiction the transmission line could be placed, and by giving notice to any persons who have requested to be placed on the mailing list of the commission for this purpose. Within 21 days after receipt of a request for determination by an applicant, the commission shall set a date for the hearing. The hearing shall be held pursuant to s. 350.01 within 45 days after the filing of the request, and a decision shall be rendered within 60 days after such filing.(b) The commission shall be the sole forum in which to determine the need for a transmission line. The need for a transmission line may not be raised or be the subject of review in another proceeding.(c) In the determination of need, the commission shall take into account the need for electric system reliability and integrity, the need for abundant, low-cost electrical energy to assure the economic well-being of the residents of this state, the appropriate starting and ending point of the line, and other matters within its jurisdiction deemed relevant to the determination of need. The appropriate starting and ending points of the electric transmission line must be verified by the commission in its determination of need.(d) The determination by the commission of the need for the transmission line, as defined in s. 403.522(22), is binding on all parties to any certification proceeding under the Florida Electric Transmission Line Siting Act and is a condition precedent to the conduct of the certification hearing prescribed therein. An order entered pursuant to this section constitutes final agency action.(2) The commission shall have the following powers and duties:(a) To adopt or amend reasonable procedural rules to implement the provisions of this section.(b) To prescribe the form, content, and necessary supporting documentation and the required studies for the determination of need.(3) Any time limitation in this section may be altered by the commission upon stipulation between the commission and the applicant or for good cause shown by any party.History.—s. 3, ch. 80-65; s. 13, ch. 81-131; s. 19, ch. 83-222; s. 45, ch. 90-331; s. 66, ch. 2006-230.
FL Stat § 403.539 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 403 - Environmental Control|Part II - Electrical Power Plant and Transmission Line Siting (Ss. 403.501-403.539)|403.539 - Certification admissible in eminent domain proceedings; attorney’s fees and costs.

403.539 Certification admissible in eminent domain proceedings; attorney’s fees and costs.—(1) Certification pursuant to ss. 403.52-403.5365 shall be admissible as evidence of public need and necessity in proceedings under chapter 73 or chapter 74.(2) No party may rely on this section or any provision of chapter 73 or chapter 74 to request the award of attorney’s fees or costs incurred as a result of participation in the certification proceeding.History.—s. 2, ch. 80-65; s. 20, ch. 83-222; s. 46, ch. 90-331.
FL Stat § 403.7031 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 403 - Environmental Control|Part IV - Resource Recovery and Management (Ss. 403.702-403.7721)|403.7031 - Limitations on definitions adopted by local ordinance.

403.7031 Limitations on definitions adopted by local ordinance.—A county or a municipality shall not adopt by ordinance any definition that is inconsistent with the definitions in s. 403.703.History.—s. 9, ch. 93-207.
FL Stat § 403.7033 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 403 - Environmental Control|Part IV - Resource Recovery and Management (Ss. 403.702-403.7721)|403.7033 - Departmental analysis of particular recyclable materials.

1403.7033 Departmental analysis of particular recyclable materials.—The Legislature finds that prudent regulation of recyclable materials is crucial to the ongoing welfare of Florida’s ecology and economy. As such, the Department of Environmental Protection shall review and update its 2010 report on retail bags analyzing the need for new or different regulation of auxiliary containers, wrappings, or disposable plastic bags used by consumers to carry products from retail establishments. The updated report must include input from state and local government agencies, stakeholders, private businesses, and citizens and must evaluate the efficacy and necessity of both statewide and local regulation of these materials. To ensure consistent and effective implementation, the department shall submit the updated report with conclusions and recommendations to the Legislature no later than December 31, 2021. Until such time that the Legislature adopts the recommendations of the department, a local government, local governmental agency, or state governmental agency may not enact any rule, regulation, or ordinance regarding use, disposition, sale, prohibition, restriction, or tax of such auxiliary containers, wrappings, or disposable plastic bags.History.—s. 96, ch. 2008-227; s. 1, ch. 2021-125.1Note.—Section 3, ch. 2021-125, provides that “[t]his act does not apply to any displacement as defined in s. 403.70605(3)(a), Florida Statutes, if the local government provided 3 years’ notice to the displaced private company or companies on or before December 31, 2020.”
FL Stat § 403.7043 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 403 - Environmental Control|Part IV - Resource Recovery and Management (Ss. 403.702-403.7721)|403.7043 - Compost standards and applications.

403.7043 Compost standards and applications.—(1) In order to protect the state’s land and water resources, compost produced, utilized, or disposed of by the composting process at solid waste management facilities in the state must meet criteria established by the department.(2) The department shall establish and maintain rules addressing standards for the production of compost, including rules establishing:(a) Requirements necessary to produce hygienically safe compost products for varying applications.(b) A classification scheme for compost based on the types of waste composted, the maturity of the compost, and the levels of organic and inorganic constituents in the compost. This scheme shall address:1. Methods for measurement of the compost maturity.2. Particle sizes.3. Moisture content.4. Average levels of organic and inorganic constituents, including heavy metals, for such classes of compost as the department establishes, and the analytical methods to determine those levels.History.—s. 7, ch. 88-130; s. 38, ch. 99-5; s. 86, ch. 2007-5; s. 8, ch. 2007-184.
FL Stat § 403.7055 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 403 - Environmental Control|Part IV - Resource Recovery and Management (Ss. 403.702-403.7721)|403.7055 - Methane capture.

403.7055 Methane capture.—(1) Each county is encouraged to form multicounty regional solutions to the capture and reuse or sale of methane gas from landfills and wastewater treatment facilities.(2) The department shall provide planning guidelines and technical assistance to each county to develop and implement such multicounty efforts.History.—s. 94, ch. 2008-227.
FL Stat § 403.70611 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 403 - Environmental Control|Part IV - Resource Recovery and Management (Ss. 403.702-403.7721)|403.70611 - Requirements relating to solid waste disposal facility permitting.

403.70611 Requirements relating to solid waste disposal facility permitting.—Local government applicants for a permit to construct or expand a Class I landfill are encouraged to consider construction of a waste-to-energy facility as an alternative to additional landfill space.History.—s. 4, ch. 2005-259.
FL Stat § 403.7063 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 403 - Environmental Control|Part IV - Resource Recovery and Management (Ss. 403.702-403.7721)|403.7063 - Use of private services in solid waste management.

403.7063 Use of private services in solid waste management.—In providing services or programs for solid waste management, local governments and state agencies should use the most cost-effective means for the provision of services and are encouraged to contract with private persons for any or all of such services or programs in order to assure that such services are provided on the most cost-effective basis. Notwithstanding any special or general law to the contrary, no county or municipality shall adopt or enforce regulations that discriminate against privately owned solid waste management facilities because they are privately owned. However, nothing in this section shall interfere with the county’s or municipality’s ability to control the flow of solid waste within its boundaries pursuant to this chapter.History.—s. 62, ch. 88-130.
FL Stat § 403.7065 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 403 - Environmental Control|Part IV - Resource Recovery and Management (Ss. 403.702-403.7721)|403.7065 - Procurement of products or materials with recycled content.

403.7065 Procurement of products or materials with recycled content.—(1) Any state agency or agency of a political subdivision of the state which is using state funds, or any person contracting with any such agency with respect to work performed under contract, is required to procure products or materials with recycled content when the Department of Management Services determines that those products or materials are available. A decision not to procure such items must be based on the Department of Management Services’ determination that such procurement is not reasonably available within an acceptable period of time, fails to meet the performance standards set forth in the applicable specifications, or fails to meet the performance standards of the agency.(2) For the purposes of this section, “recycled content” means materials that have been recycled that are contained in the products or materials to be procured, including, but not limited to, paper, aluminum, steel, plastic, glass, and composted material. The term does not include the virgin component of internally generated scrap that is commonly used in the industrial or manufacturing processes from which it was generated or waste or scrap purchased from another manufacturer who manufactures the same or a closely related product.History.—s. 2, ch. 83-293; s. 12, ch. 88-130; s. 32, ch. 90-268; s. 16, ch. 93-207; s. 104, ch. 98-279; s. 95, ch. 2020-2.
FL Stat § 403.70715 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 403 - Environmental Control|Part IV - Resource Recovery and Management (Ss. 403.702-403.7721)|403.70715 - Research, development, and demonstration permits.

403.70715 Research, development, and demonstration permits.—(1) The department may issue a research, development, and demonstration permit to the owner or operator of any solid waste management facility or hazardous waste management facility who proposes to utilize an innovative and experimental solid waste treatment technology or process for which permit standards have not been promulgated. Permits shall:(a) Provide for construction and operation of the facility for not longer than 3 years, renewable no more than 3 times.(b) Provide for the receipt and treatment by the facility of only those types and quantities of solid waste which the department deems necessary for purposes of determining the performance capabilities of the technology or process and the effects of such technology or process on human health and the environment.(c) Include requirements the department deems necessary which may include monitoring, operation, testing, financial responsibility, closure, and remedial action.(2) The department may apply the criteria set forth in this section in establishing the conditions of each permit without separate establishment of rules implementing such criteria.(3) For the purpose of expediting review and issuance of permits under this section, the department may, consistent with the protection of human health and the environment, modify or waive permit application and permit issuance requirements, except that there shall be no modification or waiver of regulations regarding financial responsibility or of procedures established regarding public participation.(4) The department may order an immediate termination of all operations at the facility at any time upon a determination that termination is necessary to protect human health and the environment.History.—s. 35, ch. 86-186; s. 80, ch. 88-130; s. 20, ch. 2007-184.Note.—Former s. 403.7221.
FL Stat § 403.7072 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 403 - Environmental Control|Part IV - Resource Recovery and Management (Ss. 403.702-403.7721)|403.7072 - Citation of rule.

403.7072 Citation of rule.—In addition to any other provisions within this part or any rules promulgated hereunder, the permitting agency shall, when requesting information for a permit application pursuant to this part or such rules promulgated hereunder, cite a specific rule. If a request for information cannot be accompanied by a rule citation, failure to provide such information cannot be grounds to deny a permit.History.—s. 8, ch. 79-161.
FL Stat § 403.7095 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 403 - Environmental Control|Part IV - Resource Recovery and Management (Ss. 403.702-403.7721)|403.7095 - Solid waste management grant program.

403.7095 Solid waste management grant program.—(1) The department shall develop a consolidated grant program for small counties having populations fewer than 110,000, with grants to be distributed equally among eligible counties. Programs to be supported with the small-county consolidated grants include those for the purpose of general solid waste management, litter prevention and control, waste tire abatement, and recycling and education programs.(2) The department may adopt rules necessary to administer this section, including, but not limited to, rules governing timeframes for submitting grant applications, criteria for prioritizing, matching criteria, maximum grant amounts, and allocation of appropriated funds based upon project and applicant size.History.—s. 18, ch. 88-130; s. 21, ch. 93-207; s. 3, ch. 95-144; ss. 34, 35, ch. 97-153; s. 22, ch. 98-46; s. 17, ch. 98-258; s. 24, ch. 99-228; s. 57, ch. 2000-171; s. 38, ch. 2001-254; s. 8, ch. 2002-2; s. 8, ch. 2002-291; ss. 33, 34, ch. 2002-402; s. 11, ch. 2004-6; s. 16, ch. 2007-184; s. 38, ch. 2008-153; s. 35, ch. 2009-82; s. 17, ch. 2010-4; s. 11, ch. 2010-143; s. 31, ch. 2010-153; s. 37, ch. 2011-47; s. 28, ch. 2012-119; s. 27, ch. 2013-41; s. 35, ch. 2014-53; s. 6, ch. 2015-8; s. 7, ch. 2016-11; ss. 89, 126, ch. 2016-62; s. 2, ch. 2016-174; s. 18, ch. 2018-111.
FL Stat § 403.712 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 403 - Environmental Control|Part IV - Resource Recovery and Management (Ss. 403.702-403.7721)|403.712 - Revenue bonds.

403.712 Revenue bonds.—(1) Revenue bonds payable from funds which result from the revenues derived from the operation of solid waste management facilities and from any revenues which may be pledged under s. 14, Art. VII of the State Constitution, and s. 403.1834, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any legally available revenues derived from public or private sources, may be issued by the Division of Bond Finance of the State Board of Administration on behalf of the state or any county or municipality in the manner provided by the State Bond Act, ss. 215.57 et seq., except as otherwise provided herein, and the Revenue Bond Act of 1953, as amended, part I, chapter 159. Such bonds shall be issued only to finance the cost of construction or maintenance of solid waste management facilities, which cost may include the acquisition of real property and easements therein for such purposes, and the closure of solid waste landfills.(2) Upon a determination by the Division of Bond Finance of the State Board of Administration that a public competitive sale is not feasible or that it would not be desirable to award such revenue bonds solely on the basis of the lowest net interest cost bid, the Division of Bond Finance may negotiate the sale of any such revenue bonds after the receipt of one or more proposals, taking into consideration the lowest total cost and such other factors as may be deemed appropriate.History.—s. 1, ch. 74-342; s. 5, ch. 75-54; s. 19, ch. 88-130; s. 305, ch. 92-279; s. 55, ch. 92-326.