Florida 2022 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0303 Compare Versions

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10	10	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to sanitary sewer lateral inspection 2
16	16	programs; amending ss. 125.569 and 166.0481, F.S.; 3
17	17	defining the term "continuous monolithic pipe system"; 4
18	18	authorizing counties and municipalities, respectively, 5
19	19	to access sanitary sewer laterals within their 6
20	20	jurisdiction for specified purposes; requiring 7
21	21	counties and municipalities to notify a private 8
22	22	property owner that within a specified timeframe the 9
23	23	county or municipality intends to access the owner's 10
24	24	sanitary sewer lateral; providing that counties and 11
25	25	municipalities that establish evaluation and 12
26	26	rehabilitation programs are legally and financially 13
27	27	responsible for all work done; providing requirements 14
28	28	for repairs to a sanitary sewer lateral; requiring 15
29	29	counties and municipalities that establish such 16
30	30	programs to consider economical methods for the 17
31	31	counties and municipalities, rather than the property 18
32	32	owners, to complete such work; authorizing a program 19
33	33	established by a county or a municipality to evaluate 20
34	34	and rehabilitate sanitary sewer laterals on 21
35	35	residential and commercial properties to use state or 22
36	36	local funds allocated for environmental preservation 23
37	37	or the protection of water quality; providing an 24
38	38	effective date. 25
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47	47	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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52	52	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 27
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54	54	Section 1. Section 125.569, Florida Statutes, is amended 29
55	55	to read: 30
56	56	125.569 County sanitary sewer lateral inspections 31
57	57	inspection programs for counties .— 32
58	58	(1) As used in this secti on, the term: 33
59	59	(a) "Sanitary sewer lateral" means a privately owned 34
60	60	pipeline connecting a property to the main sewer line which is 35
61	61	maintained and repaired by the property owner. 36
62	62	(b) "Continuous monolithic pipe system" means a pipe 37
63	63	system with no joints or seams, including all points where it 38
64	64	connects to the structure, the mainline, and the cleanout. 39
65	65	(2) A county may access a sanitary sewer lateral within 40
66	66	its jurisdiction to investigate, clean, repair, recondition, or 41
67	67	replace the sanitary sewer lateral. 42
68	68	(3) By July 1, 2022, Each county is encouraged to 43
69	69	establish an evaluation and rehabilitation program for sanitary 44
70	70	sewer laterals on residential and commercial properties within 45
71	71	the county's jurisdiction to identify and reduce extraneous flow 46
72	72	from leaking sanitary sewer laterals. At a minimum, the program 47
73	73	may do all of the following: 48
74	74	(a) Establish a system to identify defective, damaged, or 49
75	75	deteriorated sanitary sewer laterals on residential and 50
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84	84	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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88	88	commercial properties within the jurisdiction of the count y. If 51
89	89	a county identifies a defective, damaged, or deteriorated 52
90	90	sanitary sewer lateral and initiates a program to eliminate 53
91	91	extraneous flow, the county: 54
92	92	1. Shall notify the property owner of the issue by 55
93	93	certified mail, return receipt requested. The noti ce must 56
94	94	specify that within 14 days after receiving the notice, the 57
95	95	county will access the owner's property to address the 58
96	96	defective, damaged, or deteriorated sanitary sewer lateral. The 59
97	97	notice must identify the issue, inform the property owner that 60
98	98	the owner will be indemnified and held harmless in the repair 61
99	99	process, and provide a proposed timeline and plan for the 62
100	100	duration of the project, including start and completion dates. 63
101	101	2. Is responsible for any repair work done on the private 64
102	102	property. If any disruption of the property is necessary to 65
103	103	access the sanitary sewer lateral, the county shall ensure that 66
104	104	the property is restored to at least its pre -work condition 67
105	105	after the repair is complete. Any repair work done to a sanitary 68
106	106	sewer lateral must meet al l of the following requirements: 69
107	107	a. Provide one continuous monolithic pipe system. The 70
108	108	connections for the structure, mainline, and cleanout must be 71
109	109	installed and integrated into the continuous monolithic pipe 72
110	110	system by a plumber licensed by a municipali ty or county; and 73
111	111	b. Be inspected using a lateral launch or similar CCTV 74
112	112	camera system conducted by a Pipeline Assessment Certification 75
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125	125	Program (PACP) and Lateral Assessment Certification Program 76
126	126	(LACP) certified camera operator. The contractor must prod uce 77
127	127	and provide the county with a PACP and LACP certified report 78
128	128	describing the conditions of the continuous monolithic pipe 79
129	129	system and the respective connections to the main sewer pipe and 80
130	130	the structure. 81
131	131	(b) Consider economical methods for the county a property 82
132	132	owner to repair or replace a defective, damaged, or deteriorated 83
133	133	sanitary sewer lateral. 84
134	134	(c) Establish and maintain a publicly accessible database 85
135	135	to store information concerning properties where a defective, 86
136	136	damaged, or deteriorated sanitary sewer lateral has been 87
137	137	identified. For each property, the database must include, but is 88
138	138	not limited to, the address of the property, the names of any 89
139	139	persons the county notified concerning the faulty sanitary sewer 90
140	140	lateral, and the date and method of such notification. 91
141	141	(d) Use state or local funds allocated for the purpose of 92
142	142	environmental preservation or the protection of water quality. 93
143	143	Section 2. Section 166.0481, Florida Statutes, is amended 94
144	144	to read: 95
145	145	166.0481 Municipal sanitary sewer lateral inspections 96
146	146	inspection programs for municipalities .— 97
147	147	(1) As used in this section, the term : 98
148	148	(a) "Sanitary sewer lateral" means a privately owned 99
149	149	pipeline connecting a property to the main sewer line which is 100
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162	162	maintained and repaired by the property owner. 101
163	163	(b) "Continuous monolithic pipe system" means a pipe 102
164	164	system with no joints or seams, including all points where it 103
165	165	connects to the structure, the mainline, and the cleanout. 104
166	166	(2) A municipality may access a sanitary sewer lateral 105
167	167	within its jurisdiction to investigate, clean, repair, 106
168	168	recondition, or replace the sanitary sewer lateral. 107
169	169	(3) By July 1, 2022, Each municipality is encouraged to 108
170	170	establish an evaluation and rehabilitation program for sanitary 109
171	171	sewer laterals on residential and commercial proper ties within 110
172	172	the municipality's jurisdiction to identify and reduce 111
173	173	extraneous flow from leaking sanitary sewer laterals. At a 112
174	174	minimum, the program may do all of the following: 113
175	175	(a) Establish a system to identify defective, damaged, or 114
176	176	deteriorated sanitar y sewer laterals on residential and 115
177	177	commercial properties within the jurisdiction of the 116
178	178	municipality. If a municipality identifies such a defective, 117
179	179	damaged, or deteriorated sanitary sewer lateral and initiates a 118
180	180	program to eliminate extraneous flow, the municipality: 119
181	181	1. Shall notify the property owner of the issue by 120
182	182	certified mail, return receipt requested. The notice must 121
183	183	specify that within 14 days after receiving the notice, the 122
184	184	municipality intends to access the owner's property to address 123
185	185	the defective, damaged, or deteriorated sanitary sewer lateral. 124
186	186	The notice must identify the issue, inform the property owner 125
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199	199	that the owner will be indemnified and held harmless in the 126
200	200	repair process, and provide a proposed timeline and plan for the 127
201	201	duration of the project, including start and completion dates. 128
202	202	2. Is responsible for any repair work done on the private 129
203	203	property. If any disruption of the property is necessary to 130
204	204	access the sanitary sewer lateral, the municipality shall ensure 131
205	205	that the property is restored to at least its pre -work 132
206	206	conditions after the repair is complete. Any repair work done to 133
207	207	a sanitary sewer lateral must meet all of the following 134
208	208	requirements: 135
209	209	a. Provide one continuous monolithic pipe system. The 136
210	210	connections for the structure, mainline, and cleanout must be 137
211	211	installed and integrated into the continuous monolithic pipe 138
212	212	system by a plumber licensed by a municipality or county; and 139
213	213	b. Be inspected using a lateral launch or similar CCTV 140
214	214	camera system and conducted by a Pipeline Ass essment 141
215	215	Certification Program (PACP) and Lateral Assessment and 142
216	216	Certification Program (LACP) certified camera operator. The 143
217	217	contractor must produce and provide the municipality with a PACP 144
218	218	and LACP certified report describing the conditions of the 145
219	219	continuous monolithic pipe system and the respective connections 146
220	220	to the main sewer pipe and the structure. 147
221	221	(b) Consider economical methods for the municipality a 148
222	222	property owner to repair or replace a defective, damaged, or 149
223	223	deteriorated sanitary sewer lateral. 150
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236	236	(c) Establish and maintain a publicly accessible database 151
237	237	to store information concerning properties where a defective, 152
238	238	damaged, or deteriorated sanitary sewer lateral has been 153
239	239	identified. For each property, the database must include, but is 154
240	240	not limited to, the address of the property, the names of any 155
241	241	persons the municipality notified concerning the faulty sanitary 156
242	242	sewer lateral, and the date and method of such notification. 157
243	243	(d) Use state or local funds allocated for the purpose of 158
244	244	environmental preserva tion or the protection of water quality. 159
245	245	Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 160