Shore Protection; Urges Congress to direct U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to amend current easement policy for shore protection projects to allow such critical projects in Florida to proceed without delay.
Mangrove Replanting and Restoration; Requires DEP to adopt specified rules for mangrove replanting & restoration; conduct, in consultation with Division of Insurance Agent & Agency Services, statewide feasibility study regarding use of mangroves & other nature-based solutions for flood insurance purposes; & submit report to Governor & Legislature by specified date.
Everglades Protection Area; Requires comprehensive plans & plan amendments that apply to certain lands within or near Everglades Protection Area to follow state coordinated review process; provides duties of DEP relating to such plans & plan amendments; provides additional limitation for compliance determination of such plans & plan amendments; prohibits & provides requirements for adoption of certain development amendments within Everglades Protection Area.
School Readiness Program; Revises provisions relating to school readiness program. APPROPRIATION: $175,384,882
Advanced Wastewater Treatment; Requires DEP, in consultation with water management districts & sewage disposal facilities, to submit to Governor & Legislature reports on permitted sewage disposal facilities in state, priority ranking process for implementing advanced wastewater treatment upgrades at such facilities & implementation status of such upgrades.
Transparency in Social Media; Requires foreign-adversary-owned entities operating social media platforms to publicly disclose specified information in certain manner; requires foreign-adversary-owned entities operating social media platforms to implement user verification system for certain entities; requires enforcement by DLA.
Carbon Sequestration; Creates Carbon Sequestration Task Force adjunct to DEP; provides for task force membership & duties; requires task force to submit specified reports to Secretary of Environmental Protection & Governor & Legislature by specified dates; provides appropriation. APPROPRIATION: $350,000
Pub. Rec. and Meetings/Mental Health and Substance Abuse; Specifies all hearings relating to mental health & substance abuse, respectively, are confidential & closed to public; provides exceptions; expands public records exemption to include certain petitions & applications; revises date for future legislative review & repeal; provides public necessity statements.
Aviation; Requires owner or lessee of proposed vertiport to comply with specified requirements; requires DOT to conduct specified inspection of vertiport; provides duties of DOT with respect to vertiports, advanced air mobility, & other advances in aviation technology; requires report to Governor & Legislature; requires airports to competitively bid vertiport operator contracts; revises requirements for adoption of airport land use compatibility zoning regulations.
Coverage by Citizens Property Insurance Corporation; Revises eligibility for coverage of residential structures in certain counties by Citizens Property Insurance Corporation; requires corporation to annually implement certain rate increases in such counties for single policies issued by corporation; provides additional policies issued by corporation that do not require policyholders to purchase flood insurance as condition for maintaining policies; specifies requirement for flood insurance.
