Florida HB 407: Apalachicola Bay Area of Critical State Concern

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FLORI    DA HOUSE     OF     REPRESENT    AT    I    VES 
 
 
 
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An act relating to the Apalachicola Bay Area of 2 
Critical State Concern; amending s. 380.0555, F.S.; 3 
authorizing the Department of Environmental Protection 4 
to expend certain funds for the purpose of entering 5 
into financial assistance agreements with the City of 6 
Apalachicola for specified surface water and 7 
groundwater quality improvement projects within the 8 
Apalachicola Bay Area of Critical State Concern; 9 
providing for expiration of the expenditure; providing 10 
an effective date. 11 
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13 
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 Section 1.  Subsection (11) is added to section 380.0555, 15 
Florida Statutes, to read: 16 
 380.0555  Apalachicola Bay Area; protection and designation 17 
as area of critical state concern.— 18 
 (11)  FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AGREEMENTS.-Beginning in the 19 
2023-2024 fiscal year and continuing through the 2027-2028 20 
fiscal year, the Department of Environmental Protection may 21 
expend up to $5 million each fiscal year for the purpose of 22 
entering into financial assistance agreements with the City of 23 
Apalachicola to implement projects that improve surface water 24 
and groundwater quality within the Apalachicola Bay Area of 25 

        
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Critical State Concern, including the construction of stormwater 26 
management facilities and central sewage collection facilities, 27 
installation of onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems, 28 
direct and indirect potable reuse, and other water quality and 29 
water supply projects. This subsection expires on June 30, 2028. 30 
 Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 31