Sen. Ben Albritton

Military Corpsmen and Medics of Florida (MCMF) Program; Creating the MCMF Program Office of Veterans Advocacy within the Department of Health; requiring the MCMF Program, through the Department of Economic Opportunity, to assist certain veterans and their spouses with specified tasks; requiring Florida Is for Veterans, Inc., to collaborate with specified entities to implement the MCMF Program, etc.

Residential Property Riparian Rights; Requiring land surveyors to give preference to using the prolongation-of-property-line method to establish a property owner’s riparian rights along a channel under certain circumstances; requiring courts to award reasonable attorney fees and costs to a prevailing party in a civil action under certain circumstances, etc.

Step Into Success Internship Program; Designating the “Step Into Success Act”; establishing the Step Into Success internship program within the Department of Children and Families for eligible foster youth; requiring that eligible foster youth receive priority consideration for certain internship positions; requiring the department to publicize internship opportunities and inform foster youth of where to locate the information; requiring approved agencies to provide and monthly update a list of open employment opportunities for which eligible foster youth may apply; specifying requirements and conditions for foster youth to earn college credit for work performed in the internship program, etc. APPROPRIATION: $1,642,754

Economic Development; Authorizing municipalities to exempt by ordinance the public service tax that specified users would pay on energy purchases; providing an exemption from the state tax on sales, use, and other transactions for building materials used in the rehabilitation of real property in an opportunity zone; revising the matching requirement for grant funds received by a regional economic development organization; establishing a rural opportunity tax refund program for qualified target industry businesses in rural areas, etc.

Unlawful Activities Under the Uniform Commercial Code-Sales; Specifying that it is unlawful for a person to cause a breach or violation of, or the refusal or failure to perform, a lawful contract or intentionally and unjustly interfere with or disrupt a business relationship; authorizing an injured person to bring a civil cause of action; authorizing injunctive relief and specified damages; prohibiting causes of actions from being brought for specified contracts, etc.

Recreational Licenses and Permits for Military Servicemembers and Veterans; Providing free and discounted hunting, freshwater fishing, and saltwater fishing licenses and permits to certain military servicemembers and veterans, etc.

Caloosahatchee River Watershed; Prohibiting the land application of septage from onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems within the watershed; removing a requirement for entities disposing of septage within the watershed to develop and submit a specified agricultural use plan to the Department of Health; directing the Department of Environmental Protection to adopt an updated Caloosahatchee River and Estuary Basin Management Action Plan by a specified date; requiring the department to prioritize certain remediation needs, etc.

Soil and Groundwater Contamination; Requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to adopt rules for statewide cleanup target levels for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in soil and groundwater; prohibiting such rules from taking effect until ratified by the Legislature; requiring the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability to conduct a specified analysis of certain assessment and cleanup programs and submit a report to the Governor and the Legislature by a specified date, etc.

Evidence of Vendor Financial Stability; Authorizing an agency, in making a certain determination, to establish financial stability criteria and require a demonstration of financial stability; providing that an agency that requires a vendor to demonstrate financial stability during a competitive solicitation process must accept certain evidence, etc.

Transportation Facility Designations/98 Points of Light Road; Providing an honorary designation of a certain transportation facility in a specified county; directing the Department of Transportation to erect suitable markers, etc.