Florida HB 1141: Military Installations and Ranges

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HB 1141 2026

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to military installations and ranges; 2
amending s. 11.242, F.S.; providing a duty of the 3
Office of Legislative Services; amending s. 163.3175, 4
F.S.; revising legislative findings; revising 5
provisions relating to the exchange of certain 6
information between local governments and military 7
installations and ranges; creating part V of ch. 252, 8
F.S., entitled "Military Community Resiliency"; 9
creating s. 252.951, F.S.; providing legislative 10
findings and intent; creating s. 252.952, F.S.; 11
providing definitions; creating s. 252.953, F.S.; 12
providing for a prioritized scoring adjustment; 13
creating s. 252.954, F.S.; requiring a department to 14
consider certain factors in applying the prioritized 15
scoring adjustment; creating s. 252.955, F.S.; 16
requiring publication of a revised prioritized scoring 17
adjustment by a specified date; creating s. 252.956, 18
F.S.; requiring the Division of Emergency Management 19
to coordinate interagency implementation; requiring 20
the division to submit an annual report to the 21
Governor and Legislature by a specified date; creating 22
s. 252.957, F.S.; providing for stakeholder 23
coordination; creating s. 252.958, F.S.; authorizing 24
rulemaking; providing an effective date. 25

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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 27
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Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 11.242, Florida 29
Statutes, is amended to read: 30
11.242 Powers, duties, and functions as to statutory 31
revision.—The powers, duties, and functions of the Office of 32
Legislative Services in the operation and maintenance of a 33
statutory revision program shall be as follows: 34
(1) To conduct a systematic and continuing study of the 35
statutes and laws of this state for the purpose of reducing 36
their number and bulk;, removing inconsistencies, redundancies, 37
and unnecessary repetitions and otherwise improving their 38
clarity and facilitating their correct and proper 39
interpretation; and ensuring that military compatibility is 40
examined as provided in s. 163.3175; and for the same purpose, 41
to prepare and submit to the Legislature reviser's bills and 42
bills for the amendment, consolidation, revision, repeal, or 43
other alterations or changes in any general statute or laws or 44
parts thereof of a general nature and application of the 45
preceding session or sessions which may appear to be subject to 46
revision. Any revision, either complete, partial, or topical, 47
prepared for submission to the Legislature shall be accompanied 48
by revision and history notes relating to the same, showing the 49
changes made therein and the reason for such recommended change. 50

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Section 2. Section 163.3175, Florida Statutes, is amended 51
to read: 52
163.3175 Legislative findings on compatibility of 53
development with military installations and ranges; exchange of 54
information between local governments and military installations 55
and ranges.— 56
(1) The Legislature finds that incompatible development on 57
of land and in state-controlled waters or on state submerged 58
lands close to military installations and ranges can adversely 59
affect the ability of such an installation or range to carry out 60
its mission. The Legislature further finds that such development 61
also threatens the public safety because of the possibility of 62
accidents occurring within the areas surrounding a military 63
installation or range. In addition, the economic vitality of a 64
community is affected when military operations and missions must 65
relocate because of incompatible urban encroachment. Therefore, 66
the Legislature finds that effective coordination among it 67
desirable for the local governments, state departments, the 68
state land planning agency, and military installations and 69
ranges is desirable in the state to cooperate with military 70
installations to encourage compatible land use and activities in 71
state-controlled waters or on state submerged lands to, help 72
prevent incompatible encroachment, and facilitate the continued 73
presence of major military installations and ranges in this 74
state. 75

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(2) Certain major military installations and ranges, due 76
to their mission and activities, have a greater potential for 77
experiencing compatibility and coordination issue