Florida SB 558: Standards for Stormwater Systems

Bill Text

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Standards for Stormwater Systems 
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Requiring stormwater systems owned by counties and municipalities, respectively, to comply with specified Department of Transportation standards; providing inspection requirements for such systems; specifying that certain local standards are superseded, etc. 
Committee Substitute 1 
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General Bill 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 558 

 By the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources; and 
 Senators Burgess and Sharief 

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 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to standards for stormwater systems; 
 3 creating ss. 125.5695 and 166.04815, F.S.; requiring 
 4 stormwater systems owned by counties and 
 5 municipalities, respectively, to comply with specified 
 6 Department of Transportation standards; providing 
 7 inspection requirements for such systems; specifying 
 8 that certain local standards are superseded; providing 
 9 a declaration of an important state interest; 
 10 providing an effective date. 
 11 
 12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 13 
 14 Section 1. Section 125.5695, Florida Statutes, is created 
 15 to read: 
 16 125.5695 Standards for stormwater systems.— 
 17 (1) All stormwater systems owned by counties in this state, 
 18 when installing new storm pipe and storm structures, must follow 
 19 the annual Department of Transportation’s Standard 
 20 Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction contained in the 
 21 sections “Pipe Culverts” and “Pipe Liner,” except for any 
 22 requirement that the Department of Transportation review or 
 23 approve installation plans, inspection videos, or inspection 
 24 reports. 
 25 (2) Final inspections for all storm pipe and storm 
 26 structures owned by counties in this state must be performed by 
 27 a NASSCO’s Pipeline Assessment Certification Program (PACP) 
 28 certified technician who is employed by a third-party licensed 
 29 engineering firm or any general contractor that does not have a 
 30 controlling interest in the company that installed the storm 
 31 system being inspected. The inspection and video process may use 
 32 standard closed-circuit television inspection equipment, along 
 33 with an optional camera with a fisheye lens for video inspection 
 34 purposes. 
 35 (3) The standards for installation and inspection in 
 36 subsections (1) and (2) supersede all existing and local 
 37 standards in counties. 
 38 Section 2. Section 166.04815, Florida Statutes, is created 
 39 to read: 
 40 166.04815 Standards for stormwater systems.— 
 41 (1) All stormwater systems owned by municipalities in this 
 42 state, when installing new storm pipe and storm structures, must 
 43 follow the annual Department of Transportation’s Standard 
 44 Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction contained in the 
 45 sections “Pipe Culverts” and “Pipe Liner,” except for any 
 46 requirement that the Department of Transportation review or 
 47 approve installation plans, inspection videos, or inspection 
 48 reports. 
 49 (2) Final inspections for all storm pipe and storm 
 50 structures owned by municipalities in this state must be 
 51 performed by a NASSCO’s Pipeline Assessment Certification 
 52 Program (PACP) certified technician who is employed by a third 
 53 party licensed engineering firm or any general contractor that 
 54 does not have a controlling interest in the company that 
 55 installed the storm system being inspected. The inspection and 
 56 video process may use standard closed-circuit television 
 57 inspection equipment, along with an optional camera with a 
 58 fisheye lens for video inspection purposes. 
 59 (3) The standards for installation and inspection in 
 60 subsections (1) and (2) supersede all existing and local 
 61 standards in municipalities. 
 62 Section 3. Pursuant to s. 18, Article VII of the State 
 63 Constitution, the Legislature hereby determines and declares 
 64 that this act fulfills an important state interest. 
 65 Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.