Contracting with Foreign Countries of Concern; Prohibits governmental entities from entering into certain contracts for products with foreign countries of concern if foreign countries have specific ownership interests in those products; removes provisions which prohibit local governments from entering into or renewing specified contracts with certain entities if doing so would give access to personal identifying information.
Criminal Rehabilitation; Specifies to rehabilitate offender to transition back to community successfully is one of primary purposes of sentencing; reduces minimum sentence that must be served by defendant from 85 percent of sentence to 72 percent; revises provisions concerning gain-time to provide for outstanding deed gain-time, good behavior time, & rehabilitation credits; revises limits on awards.
Municipal Solid Waste-to-Energy Program; Revising which state agency is responsible for administering the Municipal Solid Waste-to-Energy Program; revising the requirements necessary for municipal solid waste-to-energy facilities to be eligible to receive financial assistance and incentive grant funding, etc.
Nature-based Methods for Improving Coastal Resilience; Specifying that the Florida Flood Hub for Applied Research and Innovation is established within the University of South Florida, rather than within the University of South Florida College of Marine Science; requiring the hub to develop design guidelines and standards for optimal combinations of green and gray infrastructure and to model the effects of conceptual designs of certain green and gray infrastructure; requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to adopt rules for nature-based methods for coastal resilience, etc. APPROPRIATION: $250,000
Nature-based Methods for Improving Coastal Resilience; Requires Florida Flood Hub for Applied Research & Innovation at USF College of Marine Science to develop design guidelines & standards for green & gray infrastructure & models for conceptual designs of green infrastructure & green-gray infrastructure; requires DEP to develop specified guidelines for nature-based methods for coastal resilience & to finalize & publish guidelines by specified date; requires department to encourage local governments to participate in certain restoration efforts.
Former Phosphate Mining Lands; Providing conditions for a cause of action against certain former phosphate mine sites; requiring the Department of Health to conduct gamma radiation surveys of former phosphate land parcels upon petition; requiring that specified documentation of radiation levels be submitted in certain civil actions related to phosphate mining, etc.
Utility Services; Requiring certain public meetings as a condition precedent to the effectiveness of a new or an extended agreement under which a municipality will provide specified utility services in other municipalities or unincorporated areas; limiting the portion of certain utility revenues that a municipality may use to fund or finance general government functions; revising provisions relating to permissible rates, fees, and charges imposed by municipal water and sewer utilities on customers located outside the municipal boundaries; prohibiting boards, agencies, commissions, and authorities of any county, municipal corporation, or political subdivision from restricting or prohibiting certain appliances and fuel sources used to provide energy to consumers, etc.
Construction and Facilities; Provides that charter school is public facility for purpose of concurrency; authorizes developers to provide specified improvements & contributions to public schools; requires developers to receive credits for impact fees from such improvements & contributions; provides requirements for location of such schools; requires such credits to be approved by local governments & special districts; prohibits local governing authorities from imposing or enforcing certain vehicular stacking ordinances or regulations against specified schools during certain hours; revises building requirements for charter schools; prohibits local governing authorities from requiring charter school to obtain certain exemptions or approvals under land development code for specified purposes relating to allowable uses.
Gambling; Revises contents of report by Florida Gaming Control Commission; prohibits certain employment for period before or during service with commission; revises when commission approval is needed for transfers of stock or other evidence of ownership of certain pari-mutuel permitholders; removes provisions requiring reissuance of escheated permits; revises provisions concerning the conduct of live racing; revises provisions concerning breeder awards; prohibits betting on athletic contests with knowledge that results are prearranged or predetermined; revises criminal penalties for specified offenses; requires fantasy sports contests to meet specified requirements; prohibits certain offenses related to games of chance; prohibits trafficking in slot machines, devices, or parts thereof; prohibits transportation of specified numbers of persons or persons of certain ages for purpose of facilitating illegal gambling; preempts to state regulation of gaming, gambling, lotteries, or any activities described in specified provisions.
Taxation; Revising the timeframe in which certain agricultural lands may be classified as agricultural lands when taken out of production by a state or federal eradication or quarantine program; exempting from ad valorem taxes any portion of property used as a child care facility that has achieved Gold Seal Quality status; providing a credit against oil and gas production taxes under the Home Away From Home Tax Credit beginning on a specified date; exempting the sale of gold, silver, and platinum bullion from the state sales tax; exempting certain clothing from the state sales tax; creating the Rural Community Investment Program within the Department of Commerce; exempting from sales and use tax specified disaster preparedness supplies during a specified timeframe, etc. APPROPRIATION: $1,311,076
Utility Services; Requires certain public meetings as condition precedent to effectiveness of new or extended agreement under which municipality will provide specified utility services in other municipalities or unincorporated areas; limits portion of certain utility revenues that municipality may use to fund or finance general government functions; requires excess revenues to be reinvested into municipal utility or returned to customers; revises provisions relating to permissible rates, fees, & charges imposed by municipal water & sewer utilities on customers located outside municipal boundaries; requires municipalities that provide specified utility services to report certain information by specified date, & annually thereafter, to PSC; requires PSC to compile such information & submit report by specified date, & annually thereafter, to Governor & Legislature; prohibits boards, agencies, commissions, & authorities of any county, municipal corporation, or political subdivision from restricting or prohibiting fuel sources & appliances used to provide energy to consumers.
Communication Services; Revising the date after which a specified tax may be increased; creating a tax exemption for certain communications and Internet equipment; creating the Communications Services Tax Working Group, etc.
