Florida 2022 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H6113 Compare Versions

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15	15	An act relating to preemption to the state; amending 2
16	16	s. 106.08, F.S.; removing provisions which preempt 3
17	17	counties, municipalities, and other local governmental 4
18	18	entities from enacting or adopting any limitation or 5
19	19	restriction involving certain contributions and 6
20	20	expenditures, or establishing contribution limits 7
21	21	different than those established in the Florida 8
22	22	Election Code; amending s. 125.0103, F.S.; removing 9
23	23	provisions which require local government measures 10
24	24	imposing rent controls to expire within a specified 11
25	25	time period unless such measures are extended or 12
26	26	renewed in accordance with law; amending s. 125.01055, 13
27	27	F.S.; removing provisions which require counties and 14
28	28	municipalities to provide incentives to fully offset 15
29	29	costs of certain affordable housing contribut ions or 16
30	30	linkage fees; amending s. 125.421, F.S.; removing 17
31	31	provisions which require counties and entities of 18
32	32	local government to pay ad valorem taxes or fees under 19
33	33	specified conditions on certain telecommunications 20
34	34	facilities; removing a waiver on immunity on taxation 21
35	35	of property for counties or entities of local 22
36	36	government under such circumstances; repealing s. 23
37	37	163.045, F.S., relating to the pruning, trimming, or 24
38	38	removal of trees on residential property; repealing 25
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51	51	163.211, F.S., relating to licensing of occ upations 26
52	52	preempted to the state; amending s. 163.31801, F.S.; 27
53	53	removing provisions which provide limitations on 28
54	54	impact fee increases; repealing s. 163.3205, F.S., 29
55	55	relating to a solar facility approval process; 30
56	56	amending s. 166.04151, F.S.; removing provision s which 31
57	57	require counties and municipalities to provide 32
58	58	incentives to fully offset costs of certain affordable 33
59	59	housing contributions or linkage fees; amending s. 34
60	60	166.043, F.S.; removing provisions which require local 35
61	61	government measures that impose rent con trols to 36
62	62	expire within a specified time period unless such 37
63	63	measures are extended or renewed in accordance with 38
64	64	law; amending s. 166.047, F.S.; removing provisions 39
65	65	which require municipalities and entities of local 40
66	66	government to pay ad valorem taxes or fees under 41
67	67	specified conditions on certain telecommunications 42
68	68	facilities; removing a waiver on immunity on taxation 43
69	69	of property for municipalities or entities of local 44
70	70	government under such circumstances; amending s. 45
71	71	166.241, F.S.; removing provisions authoriz ing 46
72	72	specified elected officials to file an appeal to the 47
73	73	Administration Commission if the governing body of a 48
74	74	municipality makes a specified reduction to the 49
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89	89	contain specified information; removing provisions 52
90	90	which require the Executive Office of the Governor to 53
91	91	conduct a budget hearing considering the matter and 54
92	92	make findings and recommendations to the 55
93	93	Administration Commission; removing provisions 56
94	94	requiring the commission to approve, amend, or modify 57
95	95	the municipality's budget; amending ss. 196.012, 58
96	96	199.183, and 212.08, F.S.; removing provisions that 59
97	97	prohibit property and use of two -way 60
98	98	telecommunications services under specified 61
99	99	circumstances from receiv ing certain tax exemptions; 62
100	100	repealing s. 218.077, F.S., relating to wage and 63
101	101	employment benefits requirements by political 64
102	102	subdivisions and restrictions thereon; amending s. 65
103	103	252.35, F.S.; removing provisions which provide 66
104	104	limitations on the timeframe for d elegation of certain 67
105	105	authorities by the division; amending s. 252.38, F.S.; 68
106	106	removing provisions specifying requirements for the 69
107	107	purpose and scope of emergency orders; removing 70
108	108	provisions which provide for the automatic expiration 71
109	109	of emergency orders; remov ing provisions authorizing 72
110	110	the extension of emergency orders by a majority vote 73
111	111	of the governing body for a specified duration; 74
112	112	removing provisions authorizing the Governor to 75
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125	125	invalidate certain emergency orders; removing 76
126	126	provisions that prohibit the issua nce of certain 77
127	127	emergency orders; amending s. 252.46, F.S.; removing 78
128	128	provisions which provide that a failure by a political 79
129	129	subdivision to file certain orders and rules with 80
130	130	specified entities within a specified timeframe voids 81
131	131	the issued orders or rules; r epealing 311.25, F.S., 82
132	132	relating to Florida seaports and local ballot 83
133	133	initiatives and referendums; amending 331.502, F.S.; 84
134	134	conforming a provision to changes made by the act; 85
135	135	amending s. 337.401, F.S.; removing certain 86
136	136	communications services lines as items over which 87
137	137	certain governmental entities are authorized to 88
138	138	prescribe and enforce reasonable rules and 89
139	139	regulations; removing time restrictions placed upon 90
140	140	certain counties and municipalities for processing 91
141	141	certain permit applications; removing provisions th at 92
142	142	specify limitations and prohibitions on municipalities 93
143	143	and counties relating to registrations and renewals of 94
144	144	communications services providers; removing provisions 95
145	145	that authorize municipalities and counties to require 96
146	146	certain information as part of a r egistration; 97
147	147	removing provisions that prohibit municipalities and 98
148	148	counties from requiring a payment of fees, costs, or 99
149	149	charges for provider registration or renewal; removing 100
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162	162	provisions that prohibit municipalities and counties 101
163	163	from adopting or enforcing ce rtain ordinances, rules, 102
164	164	or requirements; removing limitations on municipal and 103
165	165	county authority to regulate and manage municipal and 104
166	166	county roads or rights -of-way; removing provisions 105
167	167	that prohibit certain municipalities and counties from 106
168	168	imposing permit fees; removing provisions that specify 107
169	169	activities for which permit fees may not be imposed; 108
170	170	removing the requirement that enforcement of certain 109
171	171	ordinances must be suspended until certain conditions 110
172	172	are met; removing a condition for certain in -kind 111
173	173	compensation; revising items over which municipalities 112
174	174	and counties may exercise regulatory control; removing 113
175	175	provisions for requirements relating to right -of-way 114
176	176	permits; removing provisions relating to municipal and 115
177	177	county authority over pass -through providers; removing 116
178	178	references to, and administration and provisions of, 117
179	179	the Advanced Wireless Infrastructure Deployment Act; 118
180	180	removing a provision authorizing a civil action for 119
181	181	specified violations; removing certain actions a court 120
182	182	may take; removing provisions tha t require that work 121
183	183	in certain authority rights -of-way must comply with a 122
184	184	specified document; amending s. 350.81, F.S.; removing 123
185	185	provisions that identify procedures which must be 124
186	186	followed by governmental entities before providing 125
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195	195	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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199	199	communications services; r emoving provisions relating 126
200	200	to the use of certain revenues to issue bonds to 127
201	201	finance communications services; removing provisions 128
202	202	which provide certain procedures if revenues do not 129
203	203	exceed operating costs after a specified time period; 130
204	204	removing provisions exempting certain governmental 131
205	205	entities from certain requirements relating to 132
206	206	telecommunications services; removing a provision 133
207	207	specifying that certain airport authorities or other 134
208	208	governmental entities are not exempt from certain 135
209	209	procedural requirements r elating to telecommunications 136
210	210	services; repealing s. 366.032, F.S., relating to 137
211	211	preemption over utility service restrictions; 138
212	212	repealing s. 377.707, F.S., relating to express 139
213	213	preemption of fuel retailers and related 140
214	214	transportation infrastructure; amending s . 403.412, 141
215	215	F.S.; repealing provisions which prohibit local 142
216	216	governments from recognizing or granting certain legal 143
217	217	rights to the natural environment or granting such 144
218	218	rights relating to the natural environment to a person 145
219	219	or political subdivision; amending s . 403.7033, F.S.; 146
220	220	removing the prohibition of local laws relating to the 147
221	221	regulation of auxiliary containers, wrappings, and 148
222	222	disposable plastic bags; amending ss. 489.117, 149
223	223	489.1455, and 489.5335, F.S.; conforming provisions to 150
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236	236	changes made by the act; amend ing s. 499.002, F.S.; 151
237	237	removing a provision that preempts the regulation of 152
238	238	over-the-counter proprietary drugs and cosmetics to 153
239	239	the state; repealing s. 500.90, F.S., relating to the 154
240	240	preemption of local laws relating to the use or sale 155
241	241	of polystyrene product s to the Department of 156
242	242	Agriculture and Consumer Services; repealing s. 157
243	243	569.0025, F.S., relating to preemption of the 158
244	244	regulation of tobacco products to the state; repealing 159
245	245	s. 569.315, F.S., relating to preemption of the 160
246	246	regulation of nicotine products to t he state; amending 161
247	247	s. 570.07, F.S.; removing provisions which preempt the 162
248	248	regulation of fertilizer to the state; repealing s. 163
249	249	790.33, F.S., relating to the preemption of the field 164
250	250	of regulation of firearms and ammunition to the 165
251	251	Legislature, to the exclusio n of local jurisdictions; 166
252	252	amending s. 790.251, F.S.; conforming a provision to 167
253	253	changes made by the act; repealing ch. 908, F.S, 168
254	254	consisting of ss. 908.101, 908.102, 908.103, 908.104, 169
255	255	908.105, 908.106, 908.107, 908.108, and 908.109, F.S., 170
256	256	relating to legislative findings and intent, 171
257	257	definitions, a prohibition on sanctuary policies, 172
258	258	cooperation with federal authorities, duties relating 173
259	259	to immigration detainers, reimbursement of costs, 174
260	260	enforcement, education records, and a prohibition on 175
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274	274	effective date. 177
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276	276	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 179
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278	278	Section 1. Subsection (11) of section 106.08, Florida 181
279	279	Statutes, is amended to read: 182
280	280	106.08 Contributions; limitations on. — 183
281	281	(11)(a) A county, a municipality, or any other local 184
282	282	governmental entity is expressly preempted from enacting or 185
283	283	adopting: 186
284	284	1. Contribution limits that differ from the limitations 187
285	285	established in subsection (1); 188
286	286	2. Any limitation or restriction involving contributions 189
287	287	to a political committee or an electioneering communications 190
288	288	organization; or 191
289	289	3. Any limitation or restriction on expenditures for an 192
290	290	electioneering communication or an independent expenditure. 193
291	291	(b) Any existing or future limitation or restriction 194
292	292	enacted or adopted by a county, a municipality, or any other 195
293	293	local governmental entity which is in conflict with this 196
294	294	subsection is void. 197
295	295	Section 2. Subsection (3) of section 125.0103, Florida 198
296	296	Statutes, is amended to read: 199
297	297	125.0103 Ordinances and rules im posing price controls; 200
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311	311	(3) Any law, ordinance, rule, or other measure which has 202
312	312	the effect of imposing controls on rents shall terminate and 203
313	313	expire within 1 year and shall not be extended or renewed except 204
314	314	by the adoption of a new measure meeting all the requirements of 205
315	315	this section. 206
316	316	Section 3. Subsection (4) of section 125.01055, Florida 207
317	317	Statutes, is amended to read: 208
318	318	125.01055 Affordable housing. — 209
319	319	(4) In exchange for a developer fulfilling the 210
320	320	requirements of subse ction (2) or, for residential or mixed -use 211
321	321	residential development, the requirements of subsection (3), a 212
322	322	county must provide incentives to fully offset all costs to the 213
323	323	developer of its affordable housing contribution or linkage fee. 214
324	324	Such incentives may i nclude, but are not limited to: 215
325	325	(a) Allowing the developer density or intensity bonus 216
326	326	incentives or more floor space than allowed under the current or 217
327	327	proposed future land use designation or zoning; 218
328	328	(b) Reducing or waiving fees, such as impact fees or water 219
329	329	and sewer charges; or 220
330	330	(c) Granting other incentives. 221
331	331	Section 4. Section 125.421, Florida Statutes, is amended 222
332	332	to read: 223
333	333	125.421 Telecommunications services. —A telecommunications 224
334	334	company that is a county or other entity of local government may 225
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348	348	obtaining or holding of said certificate serves a public purpose 227
349	349	only if the county or other entity of local government: 228
350	350	(1) Separately accounts for the revenues, expenses, 229
351	351	property, and source of investment dollars associated with the 230
352	352	provision of such service; and 231
353	353	(2) Is subject, without exemption, to all local 232
354	354	requirements applicable to telecommunications companies .; and 233
355	355	(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, pays, on 234
356	356	its telecommunications facilities used to provide two -way 235
357	357	telecommunication services to the public for hire and for which 236
358	358	a certificate is required under chapter 364, ad valorem taxes, 237
359	359	or fees in amounts equal thereto, to any taxing jurisdiction in 238
360	360	which the county or other entity of local government operates. 239
361	361	Any entity of local government may pay and impose such ad 240
362	362	valorem taxes or fees. Any immunity of any county or other 241
363	363	entity of local government from taxation of the property taxed 242
364	364	by this section is hereby waiv ed. 243
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366	366	This section does not apply to the provision of 245
367	367	telecommunications services for internal operational needs of a 246
368	368	county or other entity of local government. This section does 247
369	369	not apply to the provision of internal information services, 248
370	370	including, but not limited to, tax records, engineering records, 249
371	371	and property records, by a county or other entity of local 250
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384	384	government to the public for a fee. 251
385	385	Section 5. Section 163.045, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 252
386	386	Section 6. Section 163.211, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 253
387	387	Section 7. Subsection (6) of section 163.31801, Florida 254
388	388	Statutes, is amended to read: 255
389	389	163.31801 Impact fees; short title; intent; minimum 256
390	390	requirements; audits; challenges. — 257
391	391	(6) A local government, school district, or special 258
392	392	district may increase an impact fee only as provided in this 259
393	393	subsection. 260
394	394	(a) An impact fee may be increased only pursuant to a plan 261
395	395	for the imposition, collection, and use of the increased impact 262
396	396	fees which complies with this section. 263
397	397	(b) An increase to a curre nt impact fee rate of not more 264
398	398	than 25 percent of the current rate must be implemented in two 265
399	399	equal annual increments beginning with the date on which the 266
400	400	increased fee is adopted. 267
401	401	(c) An increase to a current impact fee rate which exceeds 268
402	402	25 percent but is not more than 50 percent of the current rate 269
403	403	must be implemented in four equal installments beginning with 270
404	404	the date the increased fee is adopted. 271
405	405	(d) An impact fee increase may not exceed 50 percent of 272
406	406	the current impact fee rate. 273
407	407	(e) An impact fee may not be increased more than once 274
408	408	every 4 years. 275
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421	421	(f) An impact fee may not be increased retroactively for a 276
422	422	previous or current fiscal or calendar year. 277
423	423	(g) A local government, school district, or special 278
424	424	district may increase an impact fee rate bey ond the phase-in 279
425	425	limitations established under paragraph (b), paragraph (c), 280
426	426	paragraph (d), or paragraph (e) by establishing the need for 281
427	427	such increase in full compliance with the requirements of 282
428	428	subsection (4), provided the following criteria are met: 283
429	429	1. A demonstrated-need study justifying any increase in 284
430	430	excess of those authorized in paragraph (b), paragraph (c), 285
431	431	paragraph (d), or paragraph (e) has been completed within the 12 286
432	432	months before the adoption of the impact fee increase and 287
433	433	expressly demonstrates the extraordinary circumstances 288
434	434	necessitating the need to exceed the phase -in limitations. 289
435	435	2. The local government jurisdiction has held not less 290
436	436	than two publicly noticed workshops dedicated to the 291
437	437	extraordinary circumstances necessitating the need to exceed the 292
438	438	phase-in limitations set forth in paragraph (b), paragraph (c), 293
439	439	paragraph (d), or paragraph (e). 294
440	440	3. The impact fee increase ordinance is approved by at 295
441	441	least a two-thirds vote of the governing body. 296
442	442	(h) This subsection operates retroacti vely to January 1, 297
443	443	2021. 298
444	444	Section 8. Section 163.3205, Florida Statutes, is 299
445	445	repealed. 300
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458	458	Section 9. Subsection (4) of section 166.04151, Florida 301
459	459	Statutes, is amended to read: 302
460	460	166.04151 Affordable housing. — 303
461	461	(4) In exchange for a developer fulfilling the 304
462	462	requirements of subsection (2) or, for residential or mixed -use 305
463	463	residential development, the requirements of subsection (3), a 306
464	464	municipality must provide incentives to fully offset all costs 307
465	465	to the developer of its affordable housing contribution or 308
466	466	linkage fee. Such incentives may include, but are not limited 309
467	467	to: 310
468	468	(a) Allowing the developer density or intensity bonus 311
469	469	incentives or more floor space than allowed under the current or 312
470	470	proposed future land use designation or zoning; 313
471	471	(b) Reducing or waivi ng fees, such as impact fees or water 314
472	472	and sewer charges; or 315
473	473	(c) Granting other incentives. 316
474	474	Section 10. Subsection (3) of section 166.043, Florida 317
475	475	Statutes, is amended to read: 318
476	476	166.043 Ordinances and rules imposing price controls; 319
477	477	findings required; procedures.— 320
478	478	(3) Any law, ordinance, rule, or other measure which has 321
479	479	the effect of imposing controls on rents shall terminate and 322
480	480	expire within 1 year and shall not be extended or renewed except 323
481	481	by the adoption of a new measure meeting all the requirem ents of 324
482	482	this section. 325
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495	495	Section 11. Section 166.047, Florida Statutes, is amended 326
496	496	to read: 327
497	497	166.047 Telecommunications services. —A telecommunications 328
498	498	company that is a municipality or other entity of local 329
499	499	government may obtain or hold a certificate required by chapter 330
500	500	364, and the obtaining or holding of said certificate serves a 331
501	501	municipal or public purpose under the provision of s. 2(b), Art. 332
502	502	VIII of the State Constitution, only if the municipality or 333
503	503	other entity of local government: 334
504	504	(1) Separately accounts for the revenues, expenses, 335
505	505	property, and source of investment dollars associated with the 336
506	506	provision of such services; and 337
507	507	(2) Is subject, without exemption, to all local 338
508	508	requirements applicable to telecommunications companies .; and 339
509	509	(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, pays, on 340
510	510	its telecommunications facilities used to provide two -way 341
511	511	telecommunications services to the public for hire and for which 342
512	512	a certificate is required pursuant to chapter 364, ad valorem 343
513	513	taxes, or fees in amo unts equal thereto, to any taxing 344
514	514	jurisdiction in which the municipality or other entity of local 345
515	515	government operates. Any entity of local government may pay and 346
516	516	impose such ad valorem taxes or fees. 347
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518	518	This section does not apply to the provision of 349
519	519	telecommunications services for internal operational needs of a 350
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532	532	municipality or other entity of local government. This section 351
533	533	does not apply to the provision of internal information 352
534	534	services, including, but not limited to, tax records, 353
535	535	engineering records, and p roperty records, by a municipality or 354
536	536	other entity of local government to the public for a fee. 355
537	537	Section 12. Subsections (6), (7), and (8) of section 356
538	538	166.241, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (4), 357
539	539	(5), and (6), respectively, and present s ubsections (4), (5), 358
540	540	and (8) of that section are amended, to read: 359
541	541	166.241 Fiscal years, budgets, appeal of municipal law 360
542	542	enforcement agency budget, and budget amendments. — 361
543	543	(4)(a) If the tentative budget of a municipality contains 362
544	544	a funding reduction t o the operating budget of the municipal law 363
545	545	enforcement agency, the state attorney for the judicial circuit 364
546	546	in which the municipality is located, or a member of the 365
547	547	governing body who objects to the funding reduction, may file an 366
548	548	appeal by petition to the Administration Commission within 30 367
549	549	days after the day the tentative budget is posted to the 368
550	550	official website of the municipality under subsection (3). The 369
551	551	petition must set forth the tentative budget proposed by the 370
552	552	municipality, in the form and manner pr escribed by the Executive 371
553	553	Office of the Governor and approved by the Administration 372
554	554	Commission, the operating budget of the municipal law 373
555	555	enforcement agency as approved by the municipality for the 374
556	556	previous year, and state the reasons or grounds for the app eal. 375
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570	570	Governor and a copy served upon the governing body of the 377
571	571	municipality or to the clerk of the circuit court of the county 378
572	572	in which the municipality is located. 379
573	573	(b) The governing body of th e municipality has 5 working 380
574	574	days after service of a copy of the petition to file a reply 381
575	575	with the Executive Office of the Governor and shall serve a copy 382
576	576	of such reply to the petitioner. 383
577	577	(5) Upon receipt of the petition, the Executive Office of 384
578	578	the Governor shall provide for a budget hearing at which the 385
579	579	matters presented in the petition and the reply shall be 386
580	580	considered. A report of the findings and recommendations of the 387
581	581	Executive Office of the Governor thereon shall be promptly 388
582	582	submitted to the Admini stration Commission, which, within 30 389
583	583	days, shall approve the action of the governing body of the 390
584	584	municipality or amend or modify the budget as to each separate 391
585	585	item within the operating budget of the municipal law 392
586	586	enforcement agency. The budget as approve d, amended, or modified 393
587	587	by the Administration Commission shall be final. 394
588	588	(6)(8) If the governing body of a municipality amends the 395
589	589	budget pursuant to paragraph (5)(c) (7)(c), the adopted 396
590	590	amendment must be posted on the official website of the 397
591	591	municipality within 5 days after adoption and must remain on the 398
592	592	website for at least 2 years. If the municipality does not 399
593	593	operate an official website, the municipality must, within a 400
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606	606	reasonable period of time as established by the county or 401
607	607	counties in which the mu nicipality is located, transmit the 402
608	608	adopted amendment to the manager or administrator of such county 403
609	609	or counties who shall post the adopted amendment on the county's 404
610	610	website. 405
611	611	Section 13. Subsection (6) of section 196.012, Florida 406
612	612	Statutes, is amended t o read: 407
613	613	196.012 Definitions. —For the purpose of this chapter, the 408
614	614	following terms are defined as follows, except where the context 409
615	615	clearly indicates otherwise: 410
616	616	(6) Governmental, municipal, or public purpose or function 411
617	617	shall be deemed to be served or p erformed when the lessee under 412
618	618	any leasehold interest created in property of the United States, 413
619	619	the state or any of its political subdivisions, or any 414
620	620	municipality, agency, special district, authority, or other 415
621	621	public body corporate of the state is demonst rated to perform a 416
622	622	function or serve a governmental purpose which could properly be 417
623	623	performed or served by an appropriate governmental unit or which 418
624	624	is demonstrated to perform a function or serve a purpose which 419
625	625	would otherwise be a valid subject for the a llocation of public 420
626	626	funds. For purposes of the preceding sentence, an activity 421
627	627	undertaken by a lessee which is permitted under the terms of its 422
628	628	lease of real property designated as an aviation area on an 423
629	629	airport layout plan which has been approved by the F ederal 424
630	630	Aviation Administration and which real property is used for the 425
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643	643	administration, operation, business offices and activities 426
644	644	related specifically thereto in connection with the conduct of 427
645	645	an aircraft full service fixed base operation which provides 428
646	646	goods and services to the general aviation public in the 429
647	647	promotion of air commerce shall be deemed an activity which 430
648	648	serves a governmental, municipal, or public purpose or function. 431
649	649	Any activity undertaken by a lessee which is permitted under the 432
650	650	terms of its lease of real property designated as a public 433
651	651	airport as defined in s. 332.004(14) by municipalities, 434
652	652	agencies, special districts, authorities, or other public bodies 435
653	653	corporate and public bodies politic of the state, a spaceport as 436
654	654	defined in s. 331.303, or which is located in a deepwater port 437
655	655	identified in s. 403.021(9)(b) and owned by one of the foregoing 438
656	656	governmental units, subject to a leasehold or other possessory 439
657	657	interest of a nongovernmental lessee that is deemed to perform 440
658	658	an aviation, airport, ae rospace, maritime, or port purpose or 441
659	659	operation shall be deemed an activity that serves a 442
660	660	governmental, municipal, or public purpose. The use by a lessee, 443
661	661	licensee, or management company of real property or a portion 444
662	662	thereof as a convention center, visitor center, sports facility 445
663	663	with permanent seating, concert hall, arena, stadium, park, or 446
664	664	beach is deemed a use that serves a governmental, municipal, or 447
665	665	public purpose or function when access to the property is open 448
666	666	to the general public with or without a c harge for admission. If 449
667	667	property deeded to a municipality by the United States is 450
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676	676	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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680	680	subject to a requirement that the Federal Government, through a 451
681	681	schedule established by the Secretary of the Interior, determine 452
682	682	that the property is being maintained for pub lic historic 453
683	683	preservation, park, or recreational purposes and if those 454
684	684	conditions are not met the property will revert back to the 455
685	685	Federal Government, then such property shall be deemed to serve 456
686	686	a municipal or public purpose. The term "governmental purpose " 457
687	687	also includes a direct use of property on federal lands in 458
688	688	connection with the Federal Government's Space Exploration 459
689	689	Program or spaceport activities as defined in s. 212.02(22). 460
690	690	Real property and tangible personal property owned by the 461
691	691	Federal Government or Space Florida and used for defense and 462
692	692	space exploration purposes or which is put to a use in support 463
693	693	thereof shall be deemed to perform an essential national 464
694	694	governmental purpose and shall be exempt. "Owned by the lessee" 465
695	695	as used in this chapter does not include personal property, 466
696	696	buildings, or other real property improvements used for the 467
697	697	administration, operation, business offices and activities 468
698	698	related specifically thereto in connection with the conduct of 469
699	699	an aircraft full service fixed based opera tion which provides 470
700	700	goods and services to the general aviation public in the 471
701	701	promotion of air commerce provided that the real property is 472
702	702	designated as an aviation area on an airport layout plan 473
703	703	approved by the Federal Aviation Administration. For purposes of 474
704	704	determination of "ownership," buildings and other real property 475
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717	717	improvements which will revert to the airport authority or other 476
718	718	governmental unit upon expiration of the term of the lease shall 477
719	719	be deemed "owned" by the governmental unit and not the les see. 478
720	720	Providing two-way telecommunications services to the public for 479
721	721	hire by the use of a telecommunications facility, as defined in 480
722	722	s. 364.02(14), and for which a certificate is required under 481
723	723	chapter 364 does not constitute an exempt use for purposes of s. 482
724	724	196.199, unless the telecommunications services are provided by 483
725	725	the operator of a public -use airport, as defined in s. 332.004, 484
726	726	for the operator's provision of telecommunications services for 485
727	727	the airport or its tenants, concessionaires, or licensees, or 486
728	728	unless the telecommunications services are provided by a public 487
729	729	hospital. 488
730	730	Section 14. Subsection (1) of section 199.183, Florida 489
731	731	Statutes, is amended to read: 490
732	732	199.183 Taxpayers exempt from nonrecurring taxes. — 491
733	733	(1) Intangible personal property owne d by this state or 492
734	734	any of its political subdivisions or municipalities shall be 493
735	735	exempt from taxation under this chapter. This exemption does not 494
736	736	apply to: 495
737	737	(a) Any leasehold or other interest that is described in 496
738	738	s. 199.023(1)(d), Florida Statutes 2005; o r 497
739	739	(b) Property related to the provision of two -way 498
740	740	telecommunications services to the public for hire by the use of 499
741	741	a telecommunications facility, as defined in s. 364.02(14), and 500
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754	754	for which a certificate is required under chapter 364, when the 501
755	755	service is provided by any county, municipality, or other 502
756	756	political subdivision of the state. Any immunity of any 503
757	757	political subdivision of the state or other entity of local 504
758	758	government from taxation of the property used to provide 505
759	759	telecommunication services that is taxed as a result of this 506
760	760	paragraph is hereby waived. However, Intangible personal 507
761	761	property related to the provision of telecommunications services 508
762	762	provided by the operator of a public -use airport, as defined in 509
763	763	s. 332.004, for the operator's provision of telecommunications 510
764	764	services for the airport or its tenants, concessionaires, or 511
765	765	licensees, and intangible personal property related to the 512
766	766	provision of telecommunications services provided by a public 513
767	767	hospital, are exempt from taxation under this chapter. 514
768	768	Section 15. Paragraph (a) of subsection (6) of section 515
769	769	212.08, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 516
770	770	212.08 Sales, rental, use, consumption, distribution, and 517
771	771	storage tax; specified exemptions. —The sale at retail, the 518
772	772	rental, the use, the consumption, the distribution, and the 519
773	773	storage to be used or consumed in this state of the following 520
774	774	are hereby specifically exempt from the tax imposed by this 521
775	775	chapter. 522
776	776	(6) EXEMPTIONS; POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS. — 523
777	777	(a) There are also exempt from the tax im posed by this 524
778	778	chapter sales made to the United States Government, a state, or 525
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791	791	any county, municipality, or political subdivision of a state 526
792	792	when payment is made directly to the dealer by the governmental 527
793	793	entity. This exemption shall not inure to any transa ction 528
794	794	otherwise taxable under this chapter when payment is made by a 529
795	795	government employee by any means, including, but not limited to, 530
796	796	cash, check, or credit card when that employee is subsequently 531
797	797	reimbursed by the governmental entity. This exemption does not 532
798	798	include sales, rental, use, consumption, or storage for use in 533
799	799	any political subdivision or municipality in this state of 534
800	800	machines and equipment and parts and accessories therefor used 535
801	801	in the generation, transmission, or distribution of electrical 536
802	802	energy by systems owned and operated by a political subdivision 537
803	803	in this state for transmission or distribution expansion. 538
804	804	Likewise exempt are charges for services rendered by radio and 539
805	805	television stations, including line charges, talent fees, or 540
806	806	license fees and charges for films, videotapes, and 541
807	807	transcriptions used in producing radio or television broadcasts. 542
808	808	The exemption provided in this subsection does not include 543
809	809	sales, rental, use, consumption, or storage for use in any 544
810	810	political subdivision or municipali ty in this state of machines 545
811	811	and equipment and parts and accessories therefor used in 546
812	812	providing two-way telecommunications services to the public for 547
813	813	hire by the use of a telecommunications facility, as defined in 548
814	814	s. 364.02(14), and for which a certificate is required under 549
815	815	chapter 364, which facility is owned and operated by any county, 550
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828	828	municipality, or other political subdivision of the state. Any 551
829	829	immunity of any political subdivision of the state or other 552
830	830	entity of local government from taxation of the p roperty used to 553
831	831	provide telecommunication services that is taxed as a result of 554
832	832	this section is hereby waived. However, the exemption provided 555
833	833	in this subsection includes transactions taxable under this 556
834	834	chapter which are for use by the operator of a public -use 557
835	835	airport, as defined in s. 332.004, in providing such 558
836	836	telecommunications services for the airport or its tenants, 559
837	837	concessionaires, or licensees, or which are for use by a public 560
838	838	hospital for the provision of such telecommunications services. 561
839	839	Section 16. Section 218.077, Florida Statutes, is 562
840	840	repealed. 563
841	841	Section 17. Paragraph (w) of subsection (2) of section 564
842	842	252.35, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 565
843	843	252.35 Emergency management powers; Division of Emergency 566
844	844	Management.— 567
845	845	(2) The division is re sponsible for carrying out the 568
846	846	provisions of ss. 252.31 -252.90. In performing its duties, the 569
847	847	division shall: 570
848	848	(w) Delegate, as necessary and appropriate, authority 571
849	849	vested in it under ss. 252.31 -252.90 and provide for the 572
850	850	subdelegation of such authority. The duration of each such 573
851	851	delegation or subdelegation during an emergency may not exceed 574
852	852	60 days; however, a delegation or subdelegation may be renewed 575
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865	865	during the emergency, as necessary. 576
866	866	Section 18. Subsection (4) of section 252.38, Florida 577
867	867	Statutes, is amended to read: 578
868	868	252.38 Emergency management powers of political 579
869	869	subdivisions.—Safeguarding the life and property of its citizens 580
870	870	is an innate responsibility of the governing body of each 581
871	871	political subdivision of the state. 582
872	872	(4) EXPIRATION AND EXTENS ION OF EMERGENCY ORDERS. — 583
873	873	(a) As used in this subsection, the term "emergency order" 584
874	874	means an order or ordinance issued or enacted by a political 585
875	875	subdivision in response to an emergency pursuant to this chapter 586
876	876	or chapter 381 that limits the rights or li berties of 587
877	877	individuals or businesses within the political subdivision. The 588
878	878	term does not apply to orders issued in response to hurricanes 589
879	879	or other weather-related emergencies. 590
880	880	(b) It is the intent of the Legislature to minimize the 591
881	881	negative effects of an emergency order issued by a political 592
882	882	subdivision. Notwithstanding any other law, an emergency order 593
883	883	issued by a political subdivision must be narrowly tailored to 594
884	884	serve a compelling public health or safety purpose. Any such 595
885	885	emergency order must be limite d in duration, applicability, and 596
886	886	scope in order to reduce any infringement on individual rights 597
887	887	or liberties to the greatest extent possible. 598
888	888	(c) An emergency order automatically expires 7 days after 599
889	889	issuance but may be extended by a majority vote of th e governing 600
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902	902	body of the political subdivision, as necessary, in 7 -day 601
903	903	increments for a total duration of not more than 42 days. 602
904	904	(d) The Governor may, at any time, invalidate an emergency 603
905	905	order issued by a political subdivision if the Governor 604
906	906	determines that such order unnecessarily restricts individual 605
907	907	rights or liberties. 606
908	908	(e) Upon the expiration of an emergency order, a political 607
909	909	subdivision may not issue a substantially similar order. 608
910	910	Section 19. Subsection (2) of section 252.46, Florida 609
911	911	Statutes, is amended to read: 610
912	912	252.46 Orders and rules. — 611
913	913	(2) All orders and rules adopted by the division or any 612
914	914	political subdivision or other agency authorized by ss. 252.31 -613
915	915	252.90 to make orders and rules have full force and effect of 614
916	916	law after adoption in a ccordance with chapter 120 in the event 615
917	917	of issuance by the division or any state agency or, if adopted 616
918	918	by a political subdivision of the state or agency thereof, when 617
919	919	filed in the office of the clerk or recorder of the political 618
920	920	subdivision or agency adopt ing the same. Failure of a political 619
921	921	subdivision to file any such order or rule with the office of 620
922	922	the clerk or recorder within 3 days after issuance voids the 621
923	923	order or rule. All existing laws, ordinances, and rules 622
924	924	inconsistent with ss. 252.31 -252.90, or any order or rule issued 623
925	925	under the authority of ss. 252.31 -252.90, must be suspended 624
926	926	during the period of time and to the extent that such conflict 625
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939	939	exists. 626
940	940	Section 20. Section 311.25, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 627
941	941	Section 21. Paragraph (b) of subs ection (1) of section 628
942	942	331.502, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 629
943	943	331.502 Recovery of spaceflight assets. — 630
944	944	(1) As used in this section, the term: 631
945	945	(b) "Law enforcement agency" has the same meaning as 632
946	946	provided in s. 908.102 . 633
947	947	Section 22. Paragrap h (a) of subsection (1), subsections 634
948	948	(2) and (3), paragraph (d) of subsection (6), and subsections 635
949	949	(7), (8), and (9) of section 337.401, Florida Statutes, are 636
950	950	amended to read: 637
951	951	337.401 Use of right -of-way for utilities subject to 638
952	952	regulation; permit; fees. — 639
953	953	(1)(a) The department and local governmental entities, 640
954	954	referred to in this section and in ss. 337.402, 337.403, and 641
955	955	337.404 as the "authority," that have jurisdiction and control 642
956	956	of public roads or publicly owned rail corridors are authorized 643
957	957	to prescribe and enforce reasonable rules or regulations with 644
958	958	reference to the placing and maintaining across, on, or within 645
959	959	the right-of-way limits of any road or publicly owned rail 646
960	960	corridors under their respective jurisdictions any electric 647
961	961	transmission, voice, telegraph, data, or other communications 648
962	962	services lines or wireless facilities ; pole lines; poles; 649
963	963	railways; ditches; sewers; water, heat, or gas mains; pipelines; 650
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976	976	fences; gasoline tanks and pumps; or other structures referred 651
977	977	to in this section and in ss. 337.402, 337.403, and 337.404 as 652
978	978	the "utility." The department may enter into a permit -delegation 653
979	979	agreement with a governmental entity if issuance of a permit is 654
980	980	based on requirements that the department finds will ensure the 655
981	981	safety and integrity of facil ities of the Department of 656
982	982	Transportation; however, the permit -delegation agreement does 657
983	983	not apply to facilities of electric utilities as defined in s. 658
984	984	366.02(2). 659
985	985	(2) The authority may grant to any person who is a 660
986	986	resident of this state, or to any corpor ation which is organized 661
987	987	under the laws of this state or licensed to do business within 662
988	988	this state, the use of a right -of-way for the utility in 663
989	989	accordance with such rules or regulations as the authority may 664
990	990	adopt. A utility may not be installed, located, or relocated 665
991	991	unless authorized by a written permit issued by the authority. 666
992	992	However, for public roads or publicly owned rail corridors under 667
993	993	the jurisdiction of the department, a utility relocation 668
994	994	schedule and relocation agreement may be executed in lieu of a 669
995	995	written permit. The permit must require the permitholder to be 670
996	996	responsible for any damage resulting from the issuance of such 671
997	997	permit. The authority may initiate injunctive proceedings as 672
998	998	provided in s. 120.69 to enforce provisions of this subsection 673
999	999	or any rule or order issued or entered into pursuant thereto. A 674
1000	1000	permit application required under this subsection by a county or 675
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1014	1014	of any public road must be processed and acted upon in 677
1015	1015	accordance with the timeframes provided in subparagraphs 678
1016	1016	(7)(d)7., 8., and 9. 679
1017	1017	(3)(a) Because of the unique circumstances applicable to 680
1018	1018	providers of communications services, including, but not limited 681
1019	1019	to, the circumstances described in paragraph (e) and the fact 682
1020	1020	that federal and state law require the nondiscriminatory 683
1021	1021	treatment of providers of telecommunications services, and 684
1022	1022	because of the desire to promote competition among providers of 685
1023	1023	communications services, it is the intent of the Legislature 686
1024	1024	that municipalities and counties treat providers of 687
1025	1025	communications services in a nondiscriminatory and competitively 688
1026	1026	neutral manner when imposing rules or regulations governing the 689
1027	1027	placement or maintenance of communications facilities in the 690
1028	1028	public roads or rights -of-way. Rules or regulations imposed by a 691
1029	1029	municipality or county relating to providers of communications 692
1030	1030	services placing or maintaining communications facilities in its 693
1031	1031	roads or rights-of-way must be generally applicable to all 694
1032	1032	providers of communications servi ces, taking into account the 695
1033	1033	distinct engineering, construction, operation, maintenance, 696
1034	1034	public works, and safety requirements of the provider's 697
1035	1035	facilities, and, notwithstanding any other law, may not require 698
1036	1036	a provider of communications services to apply for or enter into 699
1037	1037	an individual license, franchise, or other agreement with the 700
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1050	1050	municipality or county as a condition of placing or maintaining 701
1051	1051	communications facilities in its roads or rights -of-way. In 702
1052	1052	addition to other reasonable rules or regulations th at a 703
1053	1053	municipality or county may adopt relating to the placement or 704
1054	1054	maintenance of communications facilities in its roads or rights -705
1055	1055	of-way under this subsection or subsection (7), a municipality 706
1056	1056	or county may require a provider of communications services th at 707
1057	1057	places or seeks to place facilities in its roads or rights -of-708
1058	1058	way to register with the municipality or county . To register, a 709
1059	1059	provider of communications services may be required only to 710
1060	1060	provide its name; the name, address, and telephone number of a 711
1061	1061	contact person for the registrant; the number of the 712
1062	1062	registrant's current certificate of authorization issued by the 713
1063	1063	Florida Public Service Commission, the Federal Communications 714
1064	1064	Commission, or the Department of State; a statement of whether 715
1065	1065	the registrant is a pass-through provider as defined in 716
1066	1066	subparagraph (6)(a)1.; the registrant's federal employer 717
1067	1067	identification number; and any required proof of insurance or 718
1068	1068	self-insuring status adequate to defend and cover claims. A 719
1069	1069	municipality or county may not require a registrant to renew a 720
1070	1070	registration more frequently than every 5 years but may require 721
1071	1071	during this period that a registrant update the registration 722
1072	1072	information provided under this subsection within 90 days after 723
1073	1073	a change in such information. A municipalit y or county may not 724
1074	1074	require the registrant to provide an inventory of communications 725
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1087	1087	facilities, maps, locations of such facilities, or other 726
1088	1088	information by a registrant as a condition of registration, 727
1089	1089	renewal, or for any other purpose; provided, however, that a 728
1090	1090	municipality or county may require as part of a permit 729
1091	1091	application that the applicant identify at -grade communications 730
1092	1092	facilities within 50 feet of the proposed installation location 731
1093	1093	for the placement of at -grade communications facilities. A 732
1094	1094	municipality or county may not require a provider to pay any 733
1095	1095	fee, cost, or other charge for registration or renewal thereof. 734
1096	1096	It is the intent of the Legislature that the placement, 735
1097	1097	operation, maintenance, upgrading, and extension of 736
1098	1098	communications facilities not be unreasonably interrupted or 737
1099	1099	delayed through the permitting or other local regulatory 738
1100	1100	process. Except as provided in this chapter or otherwise 739
1101	1101	expressly authorized by chapter 202, chapter 364, or chapter 740
1102	1102	610, a municipality or county may not adopt or enf orce any 741
1103	1103	ordinance, regulation, or requirement as to the placement or 742
1104	1104	operation of communications facilities in a right -of-way by a 743
1105	1105	communications services provider authorized by state or local 744
1106	1106	law to operate in a right -of-way; regulate any communications 745
1107	1107	services; or impose or collect any tax, fee, cost, charge, or 746
1108	1108	exaction for the provision of communications services over the 747
1109	1109	communications services provider's communications facilities in 748
1110	1110	a right-of-way. 749
1111	1111	(b) Registration described in paragraph (a) does not 750
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1124	1124	establish a right to place or maintain, or priority for the 751
1125	1125	placement or maintenance of, a communications facility in roads 752
1126	1126	or rights-of-way of a municipality or county. Each municipality 753
1127	1127	and county retains the authority to regulate and manage 754
1128	1128	municipal and county roads or rights -of-way in exercising its 755
1129	1129	police power, subject to the limitations imposed in this section 756
1130	1130	and chapters 202 and 610 . Any rules or regulations adopted by a 757
1131	1131	municipality or county which govern the occupation of its roads 758
1132	1132	or rights-of-way by providers of communications services must be 759
1133	1133	related to the placement or maintenance of facilities in such 760
1134	1134	roads or rights-of-way, must be reasonable and 761
1135	1135	nondiscriminatory, and may include only t hose matters necessary 762
1136	1136	to manage the roads or rights -of-way of the municipality or 763
1137	1137	county. 764
1138	1138	(c) Any municipality or county that, as of January 1, 765
1139	1139	2019, elected to require permit fees from any provider of 766
1140	1140	communications services that uses or occupies munic ipal or 767
1141	1141	county roads or rights -of-way pursuant to former paragraph (c) 768
1142	1142	or former paragraph (j), Florida Statutes 2018, may continue to 769
1143	1143	require and collect such fees. A municipality or county that 770
1144	1144	elected as of January 1, 2019, to require permit fees may el ect 771
1145	1145	to forego such fees as provided herein. A municipality or county 772
1146	1146	that elected as of January 1, 2019, not to require permit fees 773
1147	1147	may not elect to impose permit fees. All fees authorized under 774
1148	1148	this paragraph must be reasonable and commensurate with the 775
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1161	1161	direct and actual cost of the regulatory activity, including 776
1162	1162	issuing and processing permits, plan reviews, physical 777
1163	1163	inspection, and direct administrative costs; must be 778
1164	1164	demonstrable; and must be equitable among users of the roads or 779
1165	1165	rights-of-way. A fee authorized under this paragraph may not be 780
1166	1166	offset against the tax imposed under chapter 202; include the 781
1167	1167	costs of roads or rights -of-way acquisition or roads or rights -782
1168	1168	of-way rental; include any general administrative, management, 783
1169	1169	or maintenance costs of the roads or rights-of-way; or be based 784
1170	1170	on a percentage of the value or costs associated with the work 785
1171	1171	to be performed on the roads or rights -of-way. In an action to 786
1172	1172	recover amounts due for a fee not authorized under this 787
1173	1173	paragraph, the prevailing party may re cover court costs and 788
1174	1174	attorney fees at trial and on appeal. In addition to the 789
1175	1175	limitations set forth in this section, a fee levied by a 790
1176	1176	municipality or charter county under this paragraph may not 791
1177	1177	exceed $100. However, permit fees may not be imposed with 792
1178	1178	respect to permits that may be required for service drop lines 793
1179	1179	not required to be noticed under s. 556.108(5) or for any 794
1180	1180	activity that does not require the physical disturbance of the 795
1181	1181	roads or rights-of-way or does not impair access to or full use 796
1182	1182	of the roads or rights-of-way, including, but not limited to, 797
1183	1183	the performance of service restoration work on existing 798
1184	1184	facilities, extensions of such facilities for providing 799
1185	1185	communications services to customers, and the placement of micro 800
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1198	1198	wireless facilities in accordance with subparagraph (7)(e)3 . 801
1199	1199	1. If a municipality or charter county elects to not 802
1200	1200	require permit fees, the total rate for the local communications 803
1201	1201	services tax as computed under s. 202.20 for that municipality 804
1202	1202	or charter county may be increased by ordinance or resolution by 805
1203	1203	an amount not to exceed a rate of 0.12 percent. 806
1204	1204	2. If a noncharter county elects to not require permit 807
1205	1205	fees, the total rate for the local communications services tax 808
1206	1206	as computed under s. 202.20 for that noncharter county may be 809
1207	1207	increased by ordinance or resolution by an amount not to exceed 810
1208	1208	a rate of 0.24 percent, to replace the revenue the noncharter 811
1209	1209	county would otherwise have received from permit fees for 812
1210	1210	providers of communications services. 813
1211	1211	(d) In addition to any other notice requirements, a 814
1212	1212	municipality must provide to the Secretary of State, at least 10 815
1213	1213	days prior to consideration on first reading, notice of a 816
1214	1214	proposed ordinance governing a telecommunications company 817
1215	1215	placing or maintaining telecommunications facilitie s in its 818
1216	1216	roads or rights-of-way. In addition to any other notice 819
1217	1217	requirements, a county must provide to the Secretary of State, 820
1218	1218	at least 15 days prior to consideration at a public hearing, 821
1219	1219	notice of a proposed ordinance governing a telecommunications 822
1220	1220	company placing or maintaining telecommunications facilities in 823
1221	1221	its roads or rights-of-way. The notice required by this 824
1222	1222	paragraph must be published by the Secretary of State on a 825
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1235	1235	designated Internet website. The failure of a municipality or 826
1236	1236	county to provide su ch notice does not render the ordinance 827
1237	1237	invalid, provided that enforcement of such ordinance must be 828
1238	1238	suspended until 30 days after the municipality or county 829
1239	1239	provides the required notice . 830
1240	1240	(e) The authority of municipalities and counties to 831
1241	1241	require franchise fees from providers of communications 832
1242	1242	services, with respect to the provision of communications 833
1243	1243	services, is specifically preempted by the state because of 834
1244	1244	unique circumstances applicable to providers of communications 835
1245	1245	services when compared to other u tilities occupying municipal or 836
1246	1246	county roads or rights -of-way. Providers of communications 837
1247	1247	services may provide similar services in a manner that requires 838
1248	1248	the placement of facilities in municipal or county roads or 839
1249	1249	rights-of-way or in a manner that does no t require the placement 840
1250	1250	of facilities in such roads or rights -of-way. Although similar 841
1251	1251	communications services may be provided by different means, the 842
1252	1252	state desires to treat providers of communications services in a 843
1253	1253	nondiscriminatory manner and to have the taxes, franchise fees, 844
1254	1254	and other fees, costs, and financial or regulatory exactions 845
1255	1255	paid by or imposed on providers of communications services be 846
1256	1256	competitively neutral. Municipalities and counties retain all 847
1257	1257	existing authority, if any, to collect franchis e fees from users 848
1258	1258	or occupants of municipal or county roads or rights -of-way other 849
1259	1259	than providers of communications services, and the provisions of 850
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1272	1272	this subsection shall have no effect upon this authority. The 851
1273	1273	provisions of this subsection do not restrict the authority, if 852
1274	1274	any, of municipalities or counties or other governmental 853
1275	1275	entities to receive reasonable rental fees based on fair market 854
1276	1276	value for the use of public lands and buildings on property 855
1277	1277	outside the public roads or rights -of-way for the placement of 856
1278	1278	communications antennas and towers. 857
1279	1279	(f) Except as expressly allowed or authorized by general 858
1280	1280	law and except for the rights -of-way permit fees subject to 859
1281	1281	paragraph (c), a municipality or county may not levy on a 860
1282	1282	provider of communications services a tax, fee, or other charge 861
1283	1283	or imposition for operating as a provider of communications 862
1284	1284	services within the jurisdiction of the municipality or county 863
1285	1285	which is in any way related to using its roads or rights -of-way. 864
1286	1286	A municipality or county may not require or solicit in-kind 865
1287	1287	compensation, except as otherwise provided in s. 202.24(2)(c)8. 866
1288	1288	or, provided that the in -kind compensation is not a franchise 867
1289	1289	fee under federal law. Nothing in this paragraph impairs the 868
1290	1290	authority of a municipality or county to request p ublic, 869
1291	1291	educational, or governmental access channels pursuant to s. 870
1292	1292	610.109. Nothing in this paragraph shall impair any ordinance or 871
1293	1293	agreement in effect on May 22, 1998, or any voluntary agreement 872
1294	1294	entered into subsequent to that date, which provides for or 873
1295	1295	allows in-kind compensation by a telecommunications company. 874
1296	1296	(g) A municipality or county may not use its authority 875
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1310	1310	as a basis for asserting or exercising regulatory control over a 877
1311	1311	provider of communications services regarding matters within the 878
1312	1312	exclusive jurisdiction of the Florida Public Service Commission 879
1313	1313	or the Federal Communications Commission, including, but not 880
1314	1314	limited to, the operations, systems, equipment, technology, 881
1315	1315	qualifications, services, service quality, service territory, 882
1316	1316	and prices of a provider of communications services. A 883
1317	1317	municipality or county may not require any permit for the 884
1318	1318	maintenance, repair, replacement, extension, or upgrade of 885
1319	1319	existing aerial wireline communicatio ns facilities on utility 886
1320	1320	poles or for aerial wireline facilities between existing 887
1321	1321	wireline communications facility attachments on utility poles by 888
1322	1322	a communications services provider. However, a municipality or 889
1323	1323	county may require a right -of-way permit for work that involves 890
1324	1324	excavation, closure of a sidewalk, or closure of a vehicular 891
1325	1325	lane or parking lane, unless the provider is performing service 892
1326	1326	restoration to existing facilities. A permit application 893
1327	1327	required by an authority under this section for the plac ement of 894
1328	1328	communications facilities must be processed and acted upon 895
1329	1329	consistent with the timeframes provided in subparagraphs 896
1330	1330	(7)(d)7., 8., and 9. In addition, a municipality or county may 897
1331	1331	not require any permit or other approval, fee, charge, or cost, 898
1332	1332	or other exaction for the maintenance, repair, replacement, 899
1333	1333	extension, or upgrade of existing aerial lines or underground 900
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1347	1347	the public rights-of-way. As used in this section, the term 902
1348	1348	"extension of existing facilities" includes those extensions 903
1349	1349	from the rights-of-way into a customer's private property for 904
1350	1350	purposes of placing a service drop or those extensions from the 905
1351	1351	rights-of-way into a utility easement to provide service to a 906
1352	1352	discrete identifiabl e customer or group of customers. 907
1353	1353	(h) A provider of communications services that has 908
1354	1354	obtained permission to occupy the roads or rights -of-way of an 909
1355	1355	incorporated municipality pursuant to s. 362.01 or that is 910
1356	1356	otherwise lawfully occupying the roads or right s-of-way of a 911
1357	1357	municipality or county shall not be required to obtain consent 912
1358	1358	to continue such lawful occupation of those roads or rights -of-913
1359	1359	way; however, nothing in this paragraph shall be interpreted to 914
1360	1360	limit the power of a municipality or county to adopt or enforce 915
1361	1361	reasonable rules or regulations as provided in this section and 916
1362	1362	consistent with chapters 202, 364, and 610. Any such rules or 917
1363	1363	regulations must be in writing, and registered providers of 918
1364	1364	communications services in the municipality or county must be 919
1365	1365	given at least 60 days' advance written notice of any changes to 920
1366	1366	the rules and regulations . 921
1367	1367	(i) Except as expressly provided in this section, this 922
1368	1368	section does not modify the authority of municipalities and 923
1369	1369	counties to levy the tax authorized in chap ter 202 or the duties 924
1370	1370	of providers of communications services under ss. 337.402 -925
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1383	1383	337.404. This section does not apply to building permits, pole 926
1384	1384	attachments, or private roads, private easements, and private 927
1385	1385	rights-of-way. 928
1386	1386	(j) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 202.19, when a 929
1387	1387	local communications services tax rate is changed as a result of 930
1388	1388	an election made or changed under this subsection, such rate may 931
1389	1389	not be rounded to tenths. 932
1390	1390	(6) 933
1391	1391	(d) The amounts charged pursuant to this subsection shall 934
1392	1392	be based on the linear miles of roads or rights -of-way where a 935
1393	1393	communications facility is placed, not based on a summation of 936
1394	1394	the lengths of individual cables, conduits, strands, or fibers. 937
1395	1395	The amounts referenced in this subsection may be charged only 938
1396	1396	once annually and only to one person annually for any 939
1397	1397	communications facility. A municipality or county shall 940
1398	1398	discontinue charging such amounts to a person that has ceased to 941
1399	1399	be a pass-through provider. Any annual amounts charged shall be 942
1400	1400	reduced for a prorated portion of any 12-month period during 943
1401	1401	which the person remits taxes imposed by the municipality or 944
1402	1402	county pursuant to chapter 202. Any excess amounts paid to a 945
1403	1403	municipality or county shall be refunded to the person upon 946
1404	1404	written notice of the excess to the municipalit y or county. A 947
1405	1405	municipality or county may require a pass -through provider to 948
1406	1406	provide an annual notarized statement identifying the total 949
1407	1407	number of linear miles of pass -through facilities in the 950
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1421	1421	municipality or county, a pass -through provider must provide 952
1422	1422	reasonable access to maps of pass -through facilities located in 953
1423	1423	the rights-of-way of the municipality or county making the 954
1424	1424	request. The scope of the request must be limited to only those 955
1425	1425	maps of pass-through facilities from which the calculation of 956
1426	1426	the linear miles of pass -through facilities in the rights -of-way 957
1427	1427	can be determined. The request must be accompanied by an 958
1428	1428	affidavit that the person making the request is authorized by 959
1429	1429	the municipality or county to review tax information related to 960
1430	1430	the revenue and mileage calculations for pass -through providers. 961
1431	1431	A request may not be made more than once annually to a pass -962
1432	1432	through provider. 963
1433	1433	(7)(a) This subsection may be cited as the "Advanced 964
1434	1434	Wireless Infrastructure Deployment Act." 965
1435	1435	(b) As used in this subsection, the term: 966
1436	1436	1. "Antenna" means communications equipment that transmits 967
1437	1437	or receives electromagnetic radio frequency signals used in 968
1438	1438	providing wireless services. 969
1439	1439	2. "Applicable codes" means uni form building, fire, 970
1440	1440	electrical, plumbing, or mechanical codes adopted by a 971
1441	1441	recognized national code organization or local amendments to 972
1442	1442	those codes enacted solely to address threats of destruction of 973
1443	1443	property or injury to persons, and includes the Nationa l 974
1444	1444	Electric Safety Code and the 2017 edition of the Florida 975
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1458	1458	3. "Applicant" means a person who submits an application 977
1459	1459	and is a wireless provider. 978
1460	1460	4. "Application" means a request submitted by an applicant 979
1461	1461	to an authority for a permit to collocate small wireless 980
1462	1462	facilities or to place a new utility pole used to support a 981
1463	1463	small wireless facility. 982
1464	1464	5. "Authority" means a county or municipality having 983
1465	1465	jurisdiction and control of the rights -of-way of any public 984
1466	1466	road. The term does not include the Department of 985
1467	1467	Transportation. Rights -of-way under the jurisdiction and control 986
1468	1468	of the department are excluded from this subsection. 987
1469	1469	6. "Authority utility pole" means a utility pole owned by 988
1470	1470	an authority in the right-of-way. The term does not include a 989
1471	1471	utility pole owned by a municipal electric utility, a utility 990
1472	1472	pole used to support municipally owned or operated electric 991
1473	1473	distribution facilities, or a utility pole located in the right -992
1474	1474	of-way within: 993
1475	1475	a. A retirement community that: 994
1476	1476	(I) Is deed restricted as housing for older persons as 995
1477	1477	defined in s. 760.29(4)(b); 996
1478	1478	(II) Has more than 5,000 residents; and 997
1479	1479	(III) Has underground utilities for electric transmission 998
1480	1480	or distribution. 999
1481	1481	b. A municipality that: 1000
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1494	1494	(I) Is located on a coastal barrier island as defined in 1001
1495	1495	s. 161.053(1)(b)3.; 1002
1496	1496	(II) Has a land area of less than 5 square miles; 1003
1497	1497	(III) Has less than 10,000 residents; and 1004
1498	1498	(IV) Has, before July 1, 2017, received referendum 1005
1499	1499	approval to issue debt to finance municipal-wide undergrounding 1006
1500	1500	of its utilities for electric transmission or distribution. 1007
1501	1501	7. "Collocate" or "collocation" means to install, mount, 1008
1502	1502	maintain, modify, operate, or replace one or more wireless 1009
1503	1503	facilities on, under, within, or adjacen t to a wireless support 1010
1504	1504	structure or utility pole. The term does not include the 1011
1505	1505	installation of a new utility pole or wireless support structure 1012
1506	1506	in the public rights -of-way. 1013
1507	1507	8. "FCC" means the Federal Communications Commission. 1014
1508	1508	9. "Micro wireless faci lity" means a small wireless 1015
1509	1509	facility having dimensions no larger than 24 inches in length, 1016
1510	1510	15 inches in width, and 12 inches in height and an exterior 1017
1511	1511	antenna, if any, no longer than 11 inches. 1018
1512	1512	10. "Small wireless facility" means a wireless facility 1019
1513	1513	that meets the following qualifications: 1020
1514	1514	a. Each antenna associated with the facility is located 1021
1515	1515	inside an enclosure of no more than 6 cubic feet in volume or, 1022
1516	1516	in the case of antennas that have exposed elements, each antenna 1023
1517	1517	and all of its exposed elements could fit within an enclosure of 1024
1518	1518	no more than 6 cubic feet in volume; and 1025
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1531	1531	b. All other wireless equipment associated with the 1026
1532	1532	facility is cumulatively no more than 28 cubic feet in volume. 1027
1533	1533	The following types of associated ancillary equipment are not 1028
1534	1534	included in the calculation of equipment volume: electric 1029
1535	1535	meters, concealment elements, telecommunications demarcation 1030
1536	1536	boxes, ground-based enclosures, grounding equipment, power 1031
1537	1537	transfer switches, cutoff switches, vertical cable runs for the 1032
1538	1538	connection of power and other services, and utility poles or 1033
1539	1539	other support structures. 1034
1540	1540	11. "Utility pole" means a pole or similar structure that 1035
1541	1541	is used in whole or in part to provide communications services 1036
1542	1542	or for electric distribution, lighting, traffic control, 1037
1543	1543	signage, or a similar function. The term includes the vertical 1038
1544	1544	support structure for traffic lights but does not include a 1039
1545	1545	horizontal structure to which signal lights or other traffic 1040
1546	1546	control devices are attached and does not include a pole or 1041
1547	1547	similar structure 15 feet in height or less unless an authority 1042
1548	1548	grants a waiver for such pole. 1043
1549	1549	12. "Wireless facility" means equipment at a fixed 1044
1550	1550	location which enables wireless communications between user 1045
1551	1551	equipment and a communications network, including radio 1046
1552	1552	transceivers, antennas, wires, coaxial or fiber -optic cable or 1047
1553	1553	other cables, regular and backup power supplies, and comparable 1048
1554	1554	equipment, regardless of technological configuration, and 1049
1555	1555	equipment associated with wireless communications. The term 1050
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1568	1568	includes small wirele ss facilities. The term does not include: 1051
1569	1569	a. The structure or improvements on, under, within, or 1052
1570	1570	adjacent to the structure on which the equipment is collocated; 1053
1571	1571	b. Wireline backhaul facilities; or 1054
1572	1572	c. Coaxial or fiber -optic cable that is between wirel ess 1055
1573	1573	structures or utility poles or that is otherwise not immediately 1056
1574	1574	adjacent to or directly associated with a particular antenna. 1057
1575	1575	13. "Wireless infrastructure provider" means a person who 1058
1576	1576	has been certificated under chapter 364 to provide 1059
1577	1577	telecommunications service or under chapter 610 to provide cable 1060
1578	1578	or video services in this state, or that person's affiliate, and 1061
1579	1579	who builds or installs wireless communication transmission 1062
1580	1580	equipment, wireless facilities, or wireless support structures 1063
1581	1581	but is not a wireless services provider. 1064
1582	1582	14. "Wireless provider" means a wireless infrastructure 1065
1583	1583	provider or a wireless services provider. 1066
1584	1584	15. "Wireless services" means any services provided using 1067
1585	1585	licensed or unlicensed spectrum, whether at a fixed location or 1068
1586	1586	mobile, using wireless facilities. 1069
1587	1587	16. "Wireless services provider" means a person who 1070
1588	1588	provides wireless services. 1071
1589	1589	17. "Wireless support structure" means a freestanding 1072
1590	1590	structure, such as a monopole, a guyed or self -supporting tower, 1073
1591	1591	or another existing or prop osed structure designed to support or 1074
1592	1592	capable of supporting wireless facilities. The term does not 1075
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1605	1605	include a utility pole, pedestal, or other support structure for 1076
1606	1606	ground-based equipment not mounted on a utility pole and less 1077
1607	1607	than 5 feet in height. 1078
1608	1608	(c) Except as provided in this subsection, an authority 1079
1609	1609	may not prohibit, regulate, or charge for the collocation of 1080
1610	1610	small wireless facilities in the public rights -of-way or for the 1081
1611	1611	installation, maintenance, modification, operation, or 1082
1612	1612	replacement of utility p oles used for the collocation of small 1083
1613	1613	wireless facilities in the public rights -of-way. 1084
1614	1614	(d) An authority may require a registration process and 1085
1615	1615	permit fees in accordance with subsection (3). An authority 1086
1616	1616	shall accept applications for permits and shall pr ocess and 1087
1617	1617	issue permits subject to the following requirements: 1088
1618	1618	1. An authority may not directly or indirectly require an 1089
1619	1619	applicant to perform services unrelated to the collocation for 1090
1620	1620	which approval is sought, such as in -kind contributions to the 1091
1621	1621	authority, including reserving fiber, conduit, or pole space for 1092
1622	1622	the authority. 1093
1623	1623	2. An applicant may not be required to provide more 1094
1624	1624	information to obtain a permit than is necessary to demonstrate 1095
1625	1625	the applicant's compliance with applicable codes for the 1096
1626	1626	placement of small wireless facilities in the locations 1097
1627	1627	identified in the application. An applicant may not be required 1098
1628	1628	to provide inventories, maps, or locations of communications 1099
1629	1629	facilities in the right -of-way other than as necessary to avoid 1100
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1642	1642	interference with other at-grade or aerial facilities located at 1101
1643	1643	the specific location proposed for a small wireless facility or 1102
1644	1644	within 50 feet of such location. 1103
1645	1645	3. An authority may not: 1104
1646	1646	a. Require the placement of small wireless facilities on 1105
1647	1647	any specific utility pole or category of poles; 1106
1648	1648	b. Require the placement of multiple antenna systems on a 1107
1649	1649	single utility pole; 1108
1650	1650	c. Require a demonstration that collocation of a small 1109
1651	1651	wireless facility on an existing structure is not legally or 1110
1652	1652	technically possible as a con dition for granting a permit for 1111
1653	1653	the collocation of a small wireless facility on a new utility 1112
1654	1654	pole except as provided in paragraph (i); 1113
1655	1655	d. Require compliance with an authority's provisions 1114
1656	1656	regarding placement of small wireless facilities or a new 1115
1657	1657	utility pole used to support a small wireless facility in 1116
1658	1658	rights-of-way under the control of the department unless the 1117
1659	1659	authority has received a delegation from the department for the 1118
1660	1660	location of the small wireless facility or utility pole, or 1119
1661	1661	require such compliance as a condition to receive a permit that 1120
1662	1662	is ancillary to the permit for collocation of a small wireless 1121
1663	1663	facility, including an electrical permit; 1122
1664	1664	e. Require a meeting before filing an application; 1123
1665	1665	f. Require direct or indirect public notification o r a 1124
1666	1666	public meeting for the placement of communication facilities in 1125
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1679	1679	the right-of-way; 1126
1680	1680	g. Limit the size or configuration of a small wireless 1127
1681	1681	facility or any of its components, if the small wireless 1128
1682	1682	facility complies with the size limits in this subsectio n; 1129
1683	1683	h. Prohibit the installation of a new utility pole used to 1130
1684	1684	support the collocation of a small wireless facility if the 1131
1685	1685	installation otherwise meets the requirements of this 1132
1686	1686	subsection; or 1133
1687	1687	i. Require that any component of a small wireless facility 1134
1688	1688	be placed underground except as provided in paragraph (i). 1135
1689	1689	4. Subject to paragraph (r), an authority may not limit 1136
1690	1690	the placement, by minimum separation distances, of small 1137
1691	1691	wireless facilities, utility poles on which small wireless 1138
1692	1692	facilities are or will be collocated, or other at -grade 1139
1693	1693	communications facilities. However, within 14 days after the 1140
1694	1694	date of filing the application, an authority may request that 1141
1695	1695	the proposed location of a small wireless facility be moved to 1142
1696	1696	another location in the right -of-way and placed on an 1143
1697	1697	alternative authority utility pole or support structure or 1144
1698	1698	placed on a new utility pole. The authority and the applicant 1145
1699	1699	may negotiate the alternative location, including any objective 1146
1700	1700	design standards and reasonable spacing requirements for ground-1147
1701	1701	based equipment, for 30 days after the date of the request. At 1148
1702	1702	the conclusion of the negotiation period, if the alternative 1149
1703	1703	location is accepted by the applicant, the applicant must notify 1150
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1716	1716	the authority of such acceptance and the application shall be 1151
1717	1717	deemed granted for any new location for which there is agreement 1152
1718	1718	and all other locations in the application. If an agreement is 1153
1719	1719	not reached, the applicant must notify the authority of such 1154
1720	1720	nonagreement and the authority must grant or deny the original 1155
1721	1721	application within 90 days after the date the application was 1156
1722	1722	filed. A request for an alternative location, an acceptance of 1157
1723	1723	an alternative location, or a rejection of an alternative 1158
1724	1724	location must be in writing and provided by electronic mail. 1159
1725	1725	5. An authority shall limit the height of a small wireless 1160
1726	1726	facility to 10 feet above the utility pole or structure upon 1161
1727	1727	which the small wireless facility is to be collocated. Unless 1162
1728	1728	waived by an authority, the height for a new utility pole is 1163
1729	1729	limited to the tallest e xisting utility pole as of July 1, 2017, 1164
1730	1730	located in the same right -of-way, other than a utility pole for 1165
1731	1731	which a waiver has previously been granted, measured from grade 1166
1732	1732	in place within 500 feet of the proposed location of the small 1167
1733	1733	wireless facility. If th ere is no utility pole within 500 feet, 1168
1734	1734	the authority shall limit the height of the utility pole to 50 1169
1735	1735	feet. 1170
1736	1736	6. The installation by a communications services provider 1171
1737	1737	of a utility pole in the public rights -of-way, other than a 1172
1738	1738	utility pole used to suppor t a small wireless facility, is 1173
1739	1739	subject to authority rules or regulations governing the 1174
1740	1740	placement of utility poles in the public rights -of-way. 1175
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1753	1753	7. Within 14 days after receiving an application, an 1176
1754	1754	authority must determine and notify the applicant by elec tronic 1177
1755	1755	mail as to whether the application is complete. If an 1178
1756	1756	application is deemed incomplete, the authority must 1179
1757	1757	specifically identify the missing information. An application is 1180
1758	1758	deemed complete if the authority fails to provide notification 1181
1759	1759	to the applicant within 14 days. 1182
1760	1760	8. An application must be processed on a nondiscriminatory 1183
1761	1761	basis. A complete application is deemed approved if an authority 1184
1762	1762	fails to approve or deny the application within 60 days after 1185
1763	1763	receipt of the application. If an authority does not use the 30-1186
1764	1764	day negotiation period provided in subparagraph 4., the parties 1187
1765	1765	may mutually agree to extend the 60 -day application review 1188
1766	1766	period. The authority shall grant or deny the application at the 1189
1767	1767	end of the extended period. A permit issued pursuant to an 1190
1768	1768	approved application shall remain effective for 1 year unless 1191
1769	1769	extended by the authority. 1192
1770	1770	9. An authority must notify the applicant of approval or 1193
1771	1771	denial by electronic mail. An authority shall approve a complete 1194
1772	1772	application unless it does not meet t he authority's applicable 1195
1773	1773	codes. If the application is denied, the authority must specify 1196
1774	1774	in writing the basis for denial, including the specific code 1197
1775	1775	provisions on which the denial was based, and send the 1198
1776	1776	documentation to the applicant by electronic mail on the day the 1199
1777	1777	authority denies the application. The applicant may cure the 1200
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1790	1790	deficiencies identified by the authority and resubmit the 1201
1791	1791	application within 30 days after notice of the denial is sent to 1202
1792	1792	the applicant. The authority shall approve or deny the re vised 1203
1793	1793	application within 30 days after receipt or the application is 1204
1794	1794	deemed approved. The review of a revised application is limited 1205
1795	1795	to the deficiencies cited in the denial. If an authority 1206
1796	1796	provides for administrative review of the denial of an 1207
1797	1797	application, the review must be complete and a written decision 1208
1798	1798	issued within 45 days after a written request for review is 1209
1799	1799	made. A denial must identify the specific code provisions on 1210
1800	1800	which the denial is based. If the administrative review is not 1211
1801	1801	complete within 45 days, the authority waives any claim 1212
1802	1802	regarding failure to exhaust administrative remedies in any 1213
1803	1803	judicial review of the denial of an application. 1214
1804	1804	10. An applicant seeking to collocate small wireless 1215
1805	1805	facilities within the jurisdiction of a single authorit y may, at 1216
1806	1806	the applicant's discretion, file a consolidated application and 1217
1807	1807	receive a single permit for the collocation of up to 30 small 1218
1808	1808	wireless facilities. If the application includes multiple small 1219
1809	1809	wireless facilities, an authority may separately address small 1220
1810	1810	wireless facility collocations for which incomplete information 1221
1811	1811	has been received or which are denied. 1222
1812	1812	11. An authority may deny an application to collocate a 1223
1813	1813	small wireless facility or place a utility pole used to support 1224
1814	1814	a small wireless facilit y in the public rights -of-way if the 1225
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1828	1828	a small wireless facility: 1227
1829	1829	a. Materially interferes with the safe operation of 1228
1830	1830	traffic control equipment. 1229
1831	1831	b. Materially interferes with sight lines or clear zones 1230
1832	1832	for transportation, pedestrians, or public safety purposes. 1231
1833	1833	c. Materially interferes with compliance with the 1232
1834	1834	Americans with Disabilities Act or similar federal or state 1233
1835	1835	standards regarding pedestrian access or movement. 1234
1836	1836	d. Materially fails to comply with the 2017 edition of the 1235
1837	1837	Florida Department of Transportation Utility Accommodation 1236
1838	1838	Manual. 1237
1839	1839	e. Fails to comply with applicable codes. 1238
1840	1840	f. Fails to comply with objective design standards 1239
1841	1841	authorized under paragraph (r). 1240
1842	1842	12. An authority may adopt by ordinance provisions for 1241
1843	1843	insurance coverage, indemnification, force majeure, abandonment, 1242
1844	1844	authority liability, or authority warranties. Such provisions 1243
1845	1845	must be reasonable and nondiscriminatory. An authority may 1244
1846	1846	require a construction bond to s ecure restoration of the 1245
1847	1847	postconstruction rights -of-way to the preconstruction condition. 1246
1848	1848	However, such bond must be time -limited to not more than 18 1247
1849	1849	months after the construction to which the bond applies is 1248
1850	1850	completed. For any financial obligation require d by an authority 1249
1851	1851	allowed under this section, the authority shall accept a letter 1250
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1864	1864	of credit or similar financial instrument issued by any 1251
1865	1865	financial institution that is authorized to do business within 1252
1866	1866	the United States, provided that a claim against the fi nancial 1253
1867	1867	instrument may be made by electronic means, including by 1254
1868	1868	facsimile. A provider of communications services may add an 1255
1869	1869	authority to any existing bond, insurance policy, or other 1256
1870	1870	relevant financial instrument, and the authority must accept 1257
1871	1871	such proof of coverage without any conditions other than consent 1258
1872	1872	to venue for purposes of any litigation to which the authority 1259
1873	1873	is a party. An authority may not require a communications 1260
1874	1874	services provider to indemnify it for liabilities not caused by 1261
1875	1875	the provider, including liabilities arising from the authority's 1262
1876	1876	negligence, gross negligence, or willful conduct. 1263
1877	1877	13. Collocation of a small wireless facility on an 1264
1878	1878	authority utility pole does not provide the basis for the 1265
1879	1879	imposition of an ad valorem tax on the authorit y utility pole. 1266
1880	1880	14. An authority may reserve space on authority utility 1267
1881	1881	poles for future public safety uses. However, a reservation of 1268
1882	1882	space may not preclude collocation of a small wireless facility. 1269
1883	1883	If replacement of the authority utility pole is necess ary to 1270
1884	1884	accommodate the collocation of the small wireless facility and 1271
1885	1885	the future public safety use, the pole replacement is subject to 1272
1886	1886	make-ready provisions and the replaced pole shall accommodate 1273
1887	1887	the future public safety use. 1274
1888	1888	15. A structure granted a p ermit and installed pursuant to 1275
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1901	1901	this subsection shall comply with chapter 333 and federal 1276
1902	1902	regulations pertaining to airport airspace protections. 1277
1903	1903	(e) An authority may not require any permit or other 1278
1904	1904	approval or require fees or other charges, costs, or ot her 1279
1905	1905	exactions for: 1280
1906	1906	1. Routine maintenance, the performance of service 1281
1907	1907	restoration work on existing facilities, or repair work, 1282
1908	1908	including, but not limited to, emergency repairs of existing 1283
1909	1909	facilities or extensions of such facilities for providing 1284
1910	1910	communications services to customers; 1285
1911	1911	2. Replacement of existing wireless facilities with 1286
1912	1912	wireless facilities that are substantially similar or of the 1287
1913	1913	same or smaller size; or 1288
1914	1914	3. Installation, placement, maintenance, or replacement of 1289
1915	1915	micro wireless facilities that are suspended on cables strung 1290
1916	1916	between existing utility poles in compliance with applicable 1291
1917	1917	codes by or for a communications services provider authorized to 1292
1918	1918	occupy the rights-of-way and who is remitting taxes under 1293
1919	1919	chapter 202. An authority may requi re an initial letter from or 1294
1920	1920	on behalf of such provider, which is effective upon filing, 1295
1921	1921	attesting that the micro wireless facility dimensions comply 1296
1922	1922	with the limits of this subsection. The authority may not 1297
1923	1923	require any additional filing or other informati on as long as 1298
1924	1924	the provider is deploying the same, a substantially similar, or 1299
1925	1925	a smaller size micro wireless facility equipment. 1300
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1939	1939	Notwithstanding this paragraph, an authority may require a 1302
1940	1940	right-of-way permit for work that involves excavation, closure 1303
1941	1941	of a sidewalk, or closure of a vehicular lane or parking lane, 1304
1942	1942	unless the provider is performing service restoration on an 1305
1943	1943	existing facility and the work is done in compliance with the 1306
1944	1944	2017 edition of the Florida Department of Transportation Utility 1307
1945	1945	Accommodation Manual. An authority may require notice of such 1308
1946	1946	work within 30 days after restoration and may require an after -1309
1947	1947	the-fact permit for work which would otherwise have required a 1310
1948	1948	permit. 1311
1949	1949	(f) Collocation of small wireless facilities on authority 1312
1950	1950	utility poles is subject to the following requirements: 1313
1951	1951	1. An authority may not enter into an exclusive 1314
1952	1952	arrangement with any person for the right to attach equipment to 1315
1953	1953	authority utility poles. 1316
1954	1954	2. The rates and fees for collocations on authority 1317
1955	1955	utility poles must be nondiscriminatory, regardless of the 1318
1956	1956	services provided by the collocating person. 1319
1957	1957	3. The rate to collocate small wireless facilities on an 1320
1958	1958	authority utility pole may not exceed $150 per pole annually. 1321
1959	1959	4. Agreements between authorities and wireless providers 1322
1960	1960	that are in effect on July 1, 2017, and that relate to the 1323
1961	1961	collocation of small wireless facilities in the right -of-way, 1324
1962	1962	including the collocation of small wireless facilities on 1325
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1973	1973
1974	1974
1975	1975	authority utility poles, remain in effect, subject to applicable 1326
1976	1976	termination provisions. The wireless provider may accept the 1327
1977	1977	rates, fees, and terms established under this subsection for 1328
1978	1978	small wireless facilities and utility poles that are the subject 1329
1979	1979	of an application submi tted after the rates, fees, and terms 1330
1980	1980	become effective. 1331
1981	1981	5. A person owning or controlling an authority utility 1332
1982	1982	pole shall offer rates, fees, and other terms that comply with 1333
1983	1983	this subsection. By the later of January 1, 2018, or 3 months 1334
1984	1984	after receiving a request to collocate its first small wireless 1335
1985	1985	facility on a utility pole owned or controlled by an authority, 1336
1986	1986	the person owning or controlling the authority utility pole 1337
1987	1987	shall make available, through ordinance or otherwise, rates, 1338
1988	1988	fees, and terms for the c ollocation of small wireless facilities 1339
1989	1989	on the authority utility pole which comply with this subsection. 1340
1990	1990	a. The rates, fees, and terms must be nondiscriminatory 1341
1991	1991	and competitively neutral and must comply with this subsection. 1342
1992	1992	b. For an authority utility pole that supports an aerial 1343
1993	1993	facility used to provide communications services or electric 1344
1994	1994	service, the parties shall comply with the process for make -1345
1995	1995	ready work under 47 U.S.C. s. 224 and implementing regulations. 1346
1996	1996	The good faith estimate of the person own ing or controlling the 1347
1997	1997	pole for any make-ready work necessary to enable the pole to 1348
1998	1998	support the requested collocation must include pole replacement 1349
1999	1999	if necessary. 1350
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2012	2012	c. For an authority utility pole that does not support an 1351
2013	2013	aerial facility used to provide co mmunications services or 1352
2014	2014	electric service, the authority shall provide a good faith 1353
2015	2015	estimate for any make -ready work necessary to enable the pole to 1354
2016	2016	support the requested collocation, including necessary pole 1355
2017	2017	replacement, within 60 days after receipt of a complete 1356
2018	2018	application. Make-ready work, including any pole replacement, 1357
2019	2019	must be completed within 60 days after written acceptance of the 1358
2020	2020	good faith estimate by the applicant. Alternatively, an 1359
2021	2021	authority may require the applicant seeking to collocate a small 1360
2022	2022	wireless facility to provide a make -ready estimate at the 1361
2023	2023	applicant's expense for the work necessary to support the small 1362
2024	2024	wireless facility, including pole replacement, and perform the 1363
2025	2025	make-ready work. If pole replacement is required, the scope of 1364
2026	2026	the make-ready estimate is limited to the design, fabrication, 1365
2027	2027	and installation of a utility pole that is substantially similar 1366
2028	2028	in color and composition. The authority may not condition or 1367
2029	2029	restrict the manner in which the applicant obtains, develops, or 1368
2030	2030	provides the estimate or conducts the make -ready work subject to 1369
2031	2031	usual construction restoration standards for work in the right -1370
2032	2032	of-way. The replaced or altered utility pole shall remain the 1371
2033	2033	property of the authority. 1372
2034	2034	d. An authority may not require more make -ready work than 1373
2035	2035	is required to meet applicable codes or industry standards. Fees 1374
2036	2036	for make-ready work may not include costs related to preexisting 1375
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2049	2049	damage or prior noncompliance. Fees for make -ready work, 1376
2050	2050	including any pole replacement, may not exceed actual cos ts or 1377
2051	2051	the amount charged to communications services providers other 1378
2052	2052	than wireless services providers for similar work and may not 1379
2053	2053	include any consultant fee or expense. 1380
2054	2054	(g) For any applications filed before the effective date 1381
2055	2055	of ordinances implementing t his subsection, an authority may 1382
2056	2056	apply current ordinances relating to placement of communications 1383
2057	2057	facilities in the right -of-way related to registration, 1384
2058	2058	permitting, insurance coverage, indemnification, force majeure, 1385
2059	2059	abandonment, authority liability, or a uthority warranties. 1386
2060	2060	Permit application requirements and small wireless facility 1387
2061	2061	placement requirements, including utility pole height limits, 1388
2062	2062	that conflict with this subsection must be waived by the 1389
2063	2063	authority. An authority may not institute, either expres sly or 1390
2064	2064	de facto, a moratorium, zoning -in-progress, or other mechanism 1391
2065	2065	that would prohibit or delay the filing, receiving, or 1392
2066	2066	processing of registrations, applications, or issuing of permits 1393
2067	2067	or other approvals for the collocation of small wireless 1394
2068	2068	facilities or the installation, modification, or replacement of 1395
2069	2069	utility poles used to support the collocation of small wireless 1396
2070	2070	facilities. 1397
2071	2071	(h) Except as provided in this section or specifically 1398
2072	2072	required by state law, an authority may not adopt or enforce any 1399
2073	2073	regulation on the placement or operation of communications 1400
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2086	2086	facilities in the rights -of-way by a provider authorized by 1401
2087	2087	state law to operate in the rights -of-way and may not regulate 1402
2088	2088	any communications services or impose or collect any tax, fee, 1403
2089	2089	or charge not specifically authorized under state law. This 1404
2090	2090	paragraph does not alter any law regarding an authority's 1405
2091	2091	ability to regulate the relocation of facilities. 1406
2092	2092	(i)1. In an area where an authority has required all 1407
2093	2093	public utility lines in the rights -of-way to be placed 1408
2094	2094	underground, a wireless provider must comply with written, 1409
2095	2095	objective, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory requirements that 1410
2096	2096	prohibit new utility poles used to support small wireless 1411
2097	2097	facilities if: 1412
2098	2098	a. The authority, at least 90 days prior to the sub mission 1413
2099	2099	of an application, has required all public utility lines to be 1414
2100	2100	placed underground; 1415
2101	2101	b. Structures that the authority allows to remain above 1416
2102	2102	ground are reasonably available to wireless providers for the 1417
2103	2103	collocation of small wireless facilities and may be replaced by 1418
2104	2104	a wireless provider to accommodate the collocation of small 1419
2105	2105	wireless facilities; and 1420
2106	2106	c. A wireless provider may install a new utility pole in 1421
2107	2107	the designated area in the right -of-way that otherwise complies 1422
2108	2108	with this subsection and it i s not reasonably able to provide 1423
2109	2109	wireless service by collocating on a remaining utility pole or 1424
2110	2110	other structure in the right -of-way. 1425
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2123	2123	2. For small wireless facilities installed before an 1426
2124	2124	authority adopts requirements that public utility lines be 1427
2125	2125	placed underground, an authority adopting such requirements 1428
2126	2126	must: 1429
2127	2127	a. Allow a wireless provider to maintain the small 1430
2128	2128	wireless facilities in place subject to any applicable pole 1431
2129	2129	attachment agreement with the pole owner; or 1432
2130	2130	b. Allow the wireless provider to repla ce the associated 1433
2131	2131	pole within 50 feet of the prior location in accordance with 1434
2132	2132	paragraph (r). 1435
2133	2133	(j) A wireless infrastructure provider may apply to an 1436
2134	2134	authority to place utility poles in the public rights -of-way to 1437
2135	2135	support the collocation of small wireless facilities. The 1438
2136	2136	application must include an attestation that small wireless 1439
2137	2137	facilities will be collocated on the utility pole or structure 1440
2138	2138	and will be used by a wireless services provider to provide 1441
2139	2139	service within 9 months after the date the application i s 1442
2140	2140	approved. The authority shall accept and process the application 1443
2141	2141	in accordance with subparagraph (d)6. and any applicable codes 1444
2142	2142	and other local codes governing the placement of utility poles 1445
2143	2143	in the public rights -of-way. 1446
2144	2144	(k) This subsection does not lim it a local government's 1447
2145	2145	authority to enforce historic preservation zoning regulations 1448
2146	2146	consistent with the preservation of local zoning authority under 1449
2147	2147	47 U.S.C. s. 332(c)(7), the requirements for facility 1450
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2160	2160	modifications under 47 U.S.C. s. 1455(a), or the Na tional 1451
2161	2161	Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, and the 1452
2162	2162	regulations adopted to implement such laws. An authority may 1453
2163	2163	enforce local codes, administrative rules, or regulations 1454
2164	2164	adopted by ordinance in effect on April 1, 2017, which are 1455
2165	2165	applicable to a historic area designated by the state or 1456
2166	2166	authority. An authority may enforce pending local ordinances, 1457
2167	2167	administrative rules, or regulations applicable to a historic 1458
2168	2168	area designated by the state if the intent to adopt such changes 1459
2169	2169	has been publicly declared on or before April 1, 2017. An 1460
2170	2170	authority may waive any ordinances or other requirements that 1461
2171	2171	are subject to this paragraph. 1462
2172	2172	(l) This subsection does not authorize a person to 1463
2173	2173	collocate or attach wireless facilities, including any antenna, 1464
2174	2174	micro wireless facility, or small wireless facility, on a 1465
2175	2175	privately owned utility pole, a utility pole owned by an 1466
2176	2176	electric cooperative or a municipal electric utility, a 1467
2177	2177	privately owned wireless support structure, or other private 1468
2178	2178	property without the consent of the pr operty owner. 1469
2179	2179	(m) The approval of the installation, placement, 1470
2180	2180	maintenance, or operation of a small wireless facility pursuant 1471
2181	2181	to this subsection does not authorize the provision of any 1472
2182	2182	voice, data, or video communications services or the 1473
2183	2183	installation, placement, maintenance, or operation of any 1474
2184	2184	communications facilities other than small wireless facilities 1475
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2197	2197	in the right-of-way. 1476
2198	2198	(n) This subsection does not affect provisions relating to 1477
2199	2199	pass-through providers in subsection (6). 1478
2200	2200	(o) This subsection does not authorize a person to 1479
2201	2201	collocate or attach small wireless facilities or micro wireless 1480
2202	2202	facilities on a utility pole, unless otherwise permitted by 1481
2203	2203	federal law, or erect a wireless support structure in the right -1482
2204	2204	of-way located within a retirement commun ity that: 1483
2205	2205	1. Is deed restricted as housing for older persons as 1484
2206	2206	defined in s. 760.29(4)(b); 1485
2207	2207	2. Has more than 5,000 residents; and 1486
2208	2208	3. Has underground utilities for electric transmission or 1487
2209	2209	distribution. 1488
2210	2210	1489
2211	2211	This paragraph does not apply to the installati on, placement, 1490
2212	2212	maintenance, or replacement of micro wireless facilities on any 1491
2213	2213	existing and duly authorized aerial communications facilities, 1492
2214	2214	provided that once aerial facilities are converted to 1493
2215	2215	underground facilities, any such collocation or construction 1494
2216	2216	shall be only as provided by the municipality's underground 1495
2217	2217	utilities ordinance. 1496
2218	2218	(p) This subsection does not authorize a person to 1497
2219	2219	collocate or attach small wireless facilities or micro wireless 1498
2220	2220	facilities on a utility pole, unless otherwise permitted by 1499
2221	2221	federal law, or erect a wireless support structure in the right -1500
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2234	2234	of-way located within a municipality that: 1501
2235	2235	1. Is located on a coastal barrier island as defined in s. 1502
2236	2236	161.053(1)(b)3.; 1503
2237	2237	2. Has a land area of less than 5 square miles; 1504
2238	2238	3. Has fewer than 10,000 residents; and 1505
2239	2239	4. Has, before July 1, 2017, received referendum approval 1506
2240	2240	to issue debt to finance municipal -wide undergrounding of its 1507
2241	2241	utilities for electric transmission or distribution. 1508
2242	2242	1509
2243	2243	This paragraph does not apply to the installation, pl acement, 1510
2244	2244	maintenance, or replacement of micro wireless facilities on any 1511
2245	2245	existing and duly authorized aerial communications facilities, 1512
2246	2246	provided that once aerial facilities are converted to 1513
2247	2247	underground facilities, any such collocation or construction 1514
2248	2248	shall be only as provided by the municipality's underground 1515
2249	2249	utilities ordinance. 1516
2250	2250	(q) This subsection does not authorize a person to 1517
2251	2251	collocate small wireless facilities or micro wireless facilities 1518
2252	2252	on an authority utility pole or erect a wireless support 1519
2253	2253	structure in a location subject to covenants, conditions, 1520
2254	2254	restrictions, articles of incorporation, and bylaws of a 1521
2255	2255	homeowners' association. This paragraph does not apply to the 1522
2256	2256	installation, placement, maintenance, or replacement of micro 1523
2257	2257	wireless facilities on any existing and duly authorized aerial 1524
2258	2258	communications facilities. 1525
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2271	2271	(r) An authority may require wireless providers to comply 1526
2272	2272	with objective design standards adopted by ordinance. The 1527
2273	2273	ordinance may only require: 1528
2274	2274	1. A new utility pole that replaces an e xisting utility 1529
2275	2275	pole to be of substantially similar design, material, and color; 1530
2276	2276	2. Reasonable spacing requirements concerning the location 1531
2277	2277	of a ground-mounted component of a small wireless facility which 1532
2278	2278	does not exceed 15 feet from the associated suppo rt structure; 1533
2279	2279	or 1534
2280	2280	3. A small wireless facility to meet reasonable location 1535
2281	2281	context, color, camouflage, and concealment requirements, 1536
2282	2282	subject to the limitations in this subsection; and 1537
2283	2283	4. A new utility pole used to support a small wireless 1538
2284	2284	facility to meet reasonable location context, color, and 1539
2285	2285	material of the predominant utility pole type at the proposed 1540
2286	2286	location of the new utility pole. 1541
2287	2287	1542
2288	2288	Such design standards under this paragraph may be waived by the 1543
2289	2289	authority upon a showing that the design standards a re not 1544
2290	2290	reasonably compatible for the particular location of a small 1545
2291	2291	wireless facility or utility pole or are technically infeasible 1546
2292	2292	or that the design standards impose an excessive expense. The 1547
2293	2293	waiver must be granted or denied within 45 days after the date 1548
2294	2294	of the request. 1549
2295	2295	(8)(a) Any person aggrieved by a violation of this section 1550
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2308	2308	may bring a civil action in a United States District Court or in 1551
2309	2309	any other court of competent jurisdiction. 1552
2310	2310	(b) The court may: 1553
2311	2311	1. Grant temporary or permanent injunctions on terms as it 1554
2312	2312	may deem reasonable to prevent or restrain violations of this 1555
2313	2313	section; and 1556
2314	2314	2. Direct the recovery of full costs, including awarding 1557
2315	2315	reasonable attorney fees, to the party who prevails. 1558
2316	2316	(9) All work in the authority's rights -of-way under this 1559
2317	2317	section must comply with the 2017 edition of the Florida 1560
2318	2318	Department of Transportation Utility Accommodation Manual. 1561
2319	2319	Section 23. Paragraphs (a) through (e) and paragraphs (k) 1562
2320	2320	and (l) of subsection (2) and subsections (4) and (6) of section 1563
2321	2321	350.81, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 1564
2322	2322	350.81 Communications services offered by governmental 1565
2323	2323	entities.— 1566
2324	2324	(2)(a) A governmental entity that proposes to provide a 1567
2325	2325	communications service shall hold no less than two public 1568
2326	2326	hearings., which shall be held not l ess than 30 days apart. At 1569
2327	2327	least 30 days before the first of the two public hearings, The 1570
2328	2328	governmental entity must give notice of the hearing in the 1571
2329	2329	predominant newspaper of general circulation in the area 1572
2330	2330	considered for service. At least 40 days before th e first public 1573
2331	2331	hearing, the governmental entity must electronically provide 1574
2332	2332	notice to the Department of Revenue and the Public Service 1575
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2345	2345	Commission, which shall post the notice on the department's and 1576
2346	2346	the commission's website to be available to the public. The 1577
2347	2347	Department of Revenue shall also send the notice by United 1578
2348	2348	States Postal Service to the known addresses for all dealers of 1579
2349	2349	communications services registered with the department under 1580
2350	2350	chapter 202 or provide an electronic notification, if the means 1581
2351	2351	are available, within 10 days after receiving the notice. The 1582
2352	2352	notice must include the time and place of the hearings and must 1583
2353	2353	state that the purpose of the hearings is to consider whether 1584
2354	2354	the governmental entity will provide communications services. 1585
2355	2355	The notice must include, at a minimum, the geographic areas 1586
2356	2356	proposed to be served by the governmental entity and the 1587
2357	2357	services, if any, which the governmental entity believes are not 1588
2358	2358	currently being adequately provided . The notice must also state 1589
2359	2359	that any dealer who w ishes to do so may appear and be heard at 1590
2360	2360	the public hearings. 1591
2361	2361	(b) At a public hearing required by this subsection, a 1592
2362	2362	governmental entity must, at a minimum, consider: 1593
2363	2363	1. Whether the service that is proposed to be provided is 1594
2364	2364	currently being offered in the community and, if so, whether the 1595
2365	2365	service is generally available throughout the community. 1596
2366	2366	2. Whether a similar service is currently being offered in 1597
2367	2367	the community and, if so, whether the service is generally 1598
2368	2368	available throughout the community. 1599
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2382	2382	offered, whether any other service provider proposes to offer 1601
2383	2383	the same or a similar service and, if so, what assurances that 1602
2384	2384	service provider is willing or able to offer regarding the same 1603
2385	2385	or similar service. 1604
2386	2386	3.4. The capital investment required by the government 1605
2387	2387	entity to provide the communications service, the estimated 1606
2388	2388	realistic cost of operation and maintenance and, using a full 1607
2389	2389	cost-accounting method, the estimated realistic revenues and 1608
2390	2390	expenses of providing the service and the proposed method of 1609
2391	2391	financing. 1610
2392	2392	4.5. The private and public costs and benefits of 1611
2393	2393	providing the service by a private entity or a governmental 1612
2394	2394	entity, including the affect on existing and future jobs, actual 1613
2395	2395	economic development prospects, tax -base growth, education, and 1614
2396	2396	public health. 1615
2397	2397	(c) At one or more of the public hearings under this 1616
2398	2398	subsection, the governmental entity must make available to the 1617
2399	2399	public a written business plan for the proposed communications 1618
2400	2400	service venture. containing, at a minimum: 1619
2401	2401	1. The projected number of subscribers to be served by the 1620
2402	2402	venture. 1621
2403	2403	2. The geographic area to be served by the venture. 1622
2404	2404	3. The types of communications services to be provided. 1623
2405	2405	4. A plan to ensure that revenues exceed operating 1624
2406	2406	expenses and payment of principal and interest on debt within 4 1625
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2419	2419	years. 1626
2420	2420	5. Estimated capital and operational costs and revenues 1627
2421	2421	for the first 4 years. 1628
2422	2422	6. Projected network modernization and technologic al 1629
2423	2423	upgrade plans, including estimated costs. 1630
2424	2424	(d) After making specific findings regarding the factors 1631
2425	2425	in paragraphs (b) and (c), The governmental entity may authorize 1632
2426	2426	providing a communications service by a majority recorded vote 1633
2427	2427	and by resolution, ordin ance, or other formal means of adoption. 1634
2428	2428	(e)1. The governing body of a governmental entity may 1635
2429	2429	issue one or more bonds to finance the capital costs for 1636
2430	2430	facilities to provide a communications service. However: 1637
2431	2431	1. A governmental entity may only pledge re venues in 1638
2432	2432	support of the issuance of any bond to finance providing a 1639
2433	2433	communications service: 1640
2434	2434	a. Within the county in which the governmental entity is 1641
2435	2435	located; 1642
2436	2436	b. Within an area in which the governmental entity 1643
2437	2437	provides electric service outside its home county under an 1644
2438	2438	electric service territorial agreement approved by the Public 1645
2439	2439	Service Commission before the effective date of this act; or 1646
2440	2440	c. If the governmental entity is a municipality or special 1647
2441	2441	district, within its corporate limits or in an area in which the 1648
2442	2442	municipality or special district provides water, wastewater, 1649
2443	2443	electric, or natural gas service, or within an urban service 1650
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2454	2454
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2456	2456	area designated in a comprehensive plan, whichever is larger, 1651
2457	2457	unless the municipality or special district obtains the consen t 1652
2458	2458	by formal action of the governmental entity within the 1653
2459	2459	boundaries of which the municipality or special district 1654
2460	2460	proposes to provide service. For consent to be effective, any 1655
2461	2461	governmental entity from which consent is sought shall be 1656
2462	2462	located within the cou nty in which the governmental entity is 1657
2463	2463	located or that county. 1658
2464	2464	2. Revenue bonds issued in order to finance providing a 1659
2465	2465	communications service are not subject to the approval of the 1660
2466	2466	electors if the revenue bonds mature within 15 years. Revenue 1661
2467	2467	bonds issued to finance providing a communications service that 1662
2468	2468	does not mature within 15 years must be approved by the 1663
2469	2469	electors. The election must be conducted as specified in chapter 1664
2470	2470	100. 1665
2471	2471	(k) The governmental entity shall conduct an annual review 1666
2472	2472	at a formal public meeting to consider the progress the 1667
2473	2473	governmental entity is making toward reaching its business plan 1668
2474	2474	goals and objectives for providing communication services. At 1669
2475	2475	the public meeting the governmental entity shall review the 1670
2476	2476	related revenues, operating e xpenses, and payment of interest on 1671
2477	2477	debt. 1672
2478	2478	(l) If, after 4 years following the initiation of the 1673
2479	2479	provision of communications services by a governmental entity or 1674
2480	2480	4 years after the effective date of this act, whichever is 1675
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2493	2493	later, revenues do not exceed oper ating expenses and payment of 1676
2494	2494	principal and interest on the debt for a governmental entity's 1677
2495	2495	provision of communications services, no later than 60 days 1678
2496	2496	following the end of the 4 -year period a governmental entity 1679
2497	2497	shall hold a public hearing at which the g overnmental entity 1680
2498	2498	shall do at least one of the following: 1681
2499	2499	1. Approve a plan to cease providing communications 1682
2500	2500	services; 1683
2501	2501	2. Approve a plan to dispose of the system the 1684
2502	2502	governmental entity is using to provide communications services 1685
2503	2503	and, accordingly, to cease providing communications services; 1686
2504	2504	3. Approve a plan to create a partnership with a private 1687
2505	2505	entity in order to achieve operations in which revenues exceed 1688
2506	2506	operating expenses and payment of principal and interest on 1689
2507	2507	debt; or 1690
2508	2508	4. Approve the contin uing provision of communications 1691
2509	2509	services by a majority vote of the governing body of the 1692
2510	2510	governing authority. 1693
2511	2511	(4)(a) If a governmental entity was providing, as of April 1694
2512	2512	1, 2005, advanced services, cable services, or 1695
2513	2513	telecommunications services, then it is not required to comply 1696
2514	2514	with paragraph (2)(a), paragraph (2)(b), paragraph (2)(c), 1697
2515	2515	paragraph (2)(d), sub -subparagraph (2)(e)1.c., paragraph (2)(f), 1698
2516	2516	or paragraph (2)(k) in order to continue to provide advanced 1699
2517	2517	services, cable services, or telecommunicatio ns services, 1700
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2530	2530	respectively, but it must comply with and be subject to all 1701
2531	2531	other provisions of this section. 1702
2532	2532	(b) If a governmental entity, as of April 1, 2005, had 1703
2533	2533	issued debt pledging revenues from an advanced service, cable 1704
2534	2534	service, or telecommunications service, then it is not required 1705
2535	2535	to comply with paragraph (2)(a), paragraph (2)(b), paragraph 1706
2536	2536	(2)(c), paragraph (2)(d), sub -subparagraph (2)(e)1.c., paragraph 1707
2537	2537	(2)(f), or paragraph (2)(k) in order to provide advanced 1708
2538	2538	services, cable services, or telecommun ications services, 1709
2539	2539	respectively, but it must comply with and be subject to all 1710
2540	2540	other provisions of this section. 1711
2541	2541	(c) If a governmental entity, as of April 1, 2005, has 1712
2542	2542	purchased equipment specifically for the provisioning of 1713
2543	2543	advanced service, cable servi ce, or telecommunication service, 1714
2544	2544	and, as of May 6, 2005, has a population of less than 7,500, and 1715
2545	2545	has authorized by formal action the providing of an advanced 1716
2546	2546	service, cable service, or telecommunication service, then it is 1717
2547	2547	not required to comply with par agraph (2)(a), paragraph (2)(b), 1718
2548	2548	paragraph (2)(c), paragraph (2)(d), sub -subparagraph (2)(e)1.c., 1719
2549	2549	paragraph (2)(f), or paragraph (2)(k) in order to provide 1720
2550	2550	advanced service, cable service, or telecommunication service, 1721
2551	2551	respectively, but it must comply with and be subject to all 1722
2552	2552	other provisions of this section. 1723
2553	2553	1724
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2567	2567	complying with subsection (5). 1726
2568	2568	(6) To ensure the safe and secure transportation of 1727
2569	2569	passengers and freight through an airport facility, a s defined 1728
2570	2570	in s. 159.27(17), an airport authority or other governmental 1729
2571	2571	entity that provides or is proposing to provide communications 1730
2572	2572	services only within the boundaries of its airport layout plan, 1731
2573	2573	as defined in s. 333.01(6), to subscribers which are integral 1732
2574	2574	and essential to the safe and secure transportation of 1733
2575	2575	passengers and freight through the airport facility, is exempt 1734
2576	2576	from this section. An airport authority or other governmental 1735
2577	2577	entity that provides or is proposing to provide shared -tenant 1736
2578	2578	service under s. 364.339, but not dial tone enabling subscribers 1737
2579	2579	to complete calls outside the airport layout plan, to one or 1738
2580	2580	more subscribers within its airport layout plan which are not 1739
2581	2581	integral and essential to the safe and secure transportation of 1740
2582	2582	passengers and freight through the airport facility is exempt 1741
2583	2583	from this section. An airport authority or other governmental 1742
2584	2584	entity that provides or is proposing to provide communications 1743
2585	2585	services to one or more subscribers within its airport layout 1744
2586	2586	plan which are not in tegral and essential to the safe and secure 1745
2587	2587	transportation of passengers and freight through the airport 1746
2588	2588	facility, or to one or more subscribers outside its airport 1747
2589	2589	layout plan, is not exempt from this section. By way of example 1748
2590	2590	and not limitation, the int egral, essential subscribers may 1749
2591	2591	include airlines and emergency service entities, and the 1750
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2604	2604	nonintegral, nonessential subscribers may include retail shops, 1751
2605	2605	restaurants, hotels, or rental car companies. 1752
2606	2606	Section 24. Section 366.032, Florida Statutes, is 1753
2607	2607	repealed. 1754
2608	2608	Section 25. Section 377.707, Florida Statutes, is 1755
2609	2609	repealed. 1756
2610	2610	Section 26. Subsection (9) of section 403.412, Florida 1757
2611	2611	Statutes, is amended to read: 1758
2612	2612	403.412 Environmental Protection Act. — 1759
2613	2613	(9)(a) A local government regulation, ordinance, cod e, 1760
2614	2614	rule, comprehensive plan, charter, or any other provision of law 1761
2615	2615	may not recognize or grant any legal rights to a plant, an 1762
2616	2616	animal, a body of water, or any other part of the natural 1763
2617	2617	environment that is not a person or political subdivision as 1764
2618	2618	defined in s. 1.01(8) or grant such person or political 1765
2619	2619	subdivision any specific rights relating to the natural 1766
2620	2620	environment not otherwise authorized in general law or 1767
2621	2621	specifically granted in the State Constitution. 1768
2622	2622	(b) This subsection does not limit the power of an 1769
2623	2623	adversely affected party to challenge the consistency of a 1770
2624	2624	development order with a comprehensive plan as provided in s. 1771
2625	2625	163.3215 or to file an action for injunctive relief to enforce 1772
2626	2626	the terms of a development agreement or challenge compliance of 1773
2627	2627	the agreement as provided in s. 163.3243. 1774
2628	2628	(c) This subsection does not limit the standing of the 1775
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2641	2641	Department of Legal Affairs, a political subdivision or 1776
2642	2642	municipality of the state, or a citizen of the state to maintain 1777
2643	2643	an action for injunctive relief as provid ed in this section. 1778
2644	2644	Section 27. Section 403.7033, Florida Statutes, is amended 1779
2645	2645	to read: 1780
2646	2646	403.7033 Departmental analysis of particular recyclable 1781
2647	2647	materials.—The Legislature finds that prudent regulation of 1782
2648	2648	recyclable materials is crucial to the ongoing welfare of 1783
2649	2649	Florida's ecology and economy. As such, the Department of 1784
2650	2650	Environmental Protection shall review and update its 2010 report 1785
2651	2651	on retail bags analyzing the need for new or different 1786
2652	2652	regulation of auxiliary containers, wrappings, or disposable 1787
2653	2653	plastic bags used by consumers to carry products from retail 1788
2654	2654	establishments. The updated report must include input from state 1789
2655	2655	and local government agencies, stakeholders, private businesses, 1790
2656	2656	and citizens and must evaluate the efficacy and necessity of 1791
2657	2657	both statewide and local regulation of these materials. To 1792
2658	2658	ensure consistent and effective implementation, the department 1793
2659	2659	shall submit the updated report with conclusions and 1794
2660	2660	recommendations to the Legislature no later than December 31, 1795
2661	2661	2021. Until such time that t he Legislature adopts the 1796
2662	2662	recommendations of the department, a local government, local 1797
2663	2663	governmental agency, or state governmental agency may not enact 1798
2664	2664	any rule, regulation, or ordinance regarding use, disposition, 1799
2665	2665	sale, prohibition, restriction, or tax of such auxiliary 1800
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2678	2678	containers, wrappings, or disposable plastic bags. 1801
2679	2679	Section 28. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section 1802
2680	2680	489.117, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1803
2681	2681	489.117 Registration; specialty contractors. — 1804
2682	2682	(4)(a) A person whose job scope do es not substantially 1805
2683	2683	correspond to either the job scope of one of the contractor 1806
2684	2684	categories defined in s. 489.105(3)(a) -(o), or the job scope of 1807
2685	2685	one of the certified specialty contractor categories established 1808
2686	2686	by board rule, is not required to register wit h the board. A 1809
2687	2687	local government, as defined in s. 163.211, may not require a 1810
2688	2688	person to obtain a license for a job scope which does not 1811
2689	2689	substantially correspond to the job scope of one of the 1812
2690	2690	contractor categories defined in s. 489.105(3)(a) -(o) and (q) or 1813
2691	2691	authorized in s. 489.1455(1). For purposes of this section, job 1814
2692	2692	scopes for which a local government may not require a license 1815
2693	2693	include, but are not limited to, painting; flooring; cabinetry; 1816
2694	2694	interior remodeling; driveway or tennis court installation; 1817
2695	2695	handyman services; decorative stone, tile, marble, granite, or 1818
2696	2696	terrazzo installation; plastering; stuccoing; caulking; and 1819
2697	2697	canvas awning and ornamental iron installation. 1820
2698	2698	Section 29. Subsection (1) of section 489.1455, Florida 1821
2699	2699	Statutes, is amended to read: 1822
2700	2700	489.1455 Journeyman; reciprocity; standards. — 1823
2701	2701	(1) Counties and municipalities are authorized to issue 1824
2702	2702	journeyman licenses in the plumbing, pipe fitting, mechanical, 1825
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2715	2715	or HVAC trades. 1826
2716	2716	Section 30. Subsection (1) of section 489.5335, Florida 1827
2717	2717	Statutes, is amended to read: 1828
2718	2718	489.5335 Journeyman; reciprocity; standards. — 1829
2719	2719	(1) Counties and municipalities are authorized to issue 1830
2720	2720	journeyman licenses in the electrical and alarm system trades. 1831
2721	2721	Section 31. Subsection (7) of section 499.002, Florida 1832
2722	2722	Statutes, is amended to read: 1833
2723	2723	499.002 Purpose, administration, and enforcement of and 1834
2724	2724	exemption from this part. — 1835
2725	2725	(7) Notwithstanding any other law or local ordinance or 1836
2726	2726	regulation to the contrary, the regulation of over -the-counter 1837
2727	2727	proprietary drugs and cosmetic s is expressly preempted to the 1838
2728	2728	state. 1839
2729	2729	Section 32. Section 500.90, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 1840
2730	2730	Section 33. Subsection (4) of section 790.251, Florida 1841
2731	2731	Statutes, is amended to read: 1842
2732	2732	790.251 Protection of the right to keep and bear arms in 1843
2733	2733	motor vehicles for self-defense and other lawful purposes; 1844
2734	2734	prohibited acts; duty of public and private employers; immunity 1845
2735	2735	from liability; enforcement. — 1846
2736	2736	(4) PROHIBITED ACTS. —No public or private employer may 1847
2737	2737	violate the constitutional rights of any customer, e mployee, or 1848
2738	2738	invitee as provided in paragraphs (a) -(e): 1849
2739	2739	(a) No public or private employer may prohibit any 1850
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2752	2752	customer, employee, or invitee from possessing any legally owned 1851
2753	2753	firearm when such firearm is lawfully possessed and locked 1852
2754	2754	inside or locked to a pr ivate motor vehicle in a parking lot and 1853
2755	2755	when the customer, employee, or invitee is lawfully in such 1854
2756	2756	area. 1855
2757	2757	(b) No public or private employer may violate the privacy 1856
2758	2758	rights of a customer, employee, or invitee by verbal or written 1857
2759	2759	inquiry regarding the pre sence of a firearm inside or locked to 1858
2760	2760	a private motor vehicle in a parking lot or by an actual search 1859
2761	2761	of a private motor vehicle in a parking lot to ascertain the 1860
2762	2762	presence of a firearm within the vehicle. Further, no public or 1861
2763	2763	private employer may take an y action against a customer, 1862
2764	2764	employee, or invitee based upon verbal or written statements of 1863
2765	2765	any party concerning possession of a firearm stored inside a 1864
2766	2766	private motor vehicle in a parking lot for lawful purposes. A 1865
2767	2767	search of a private motor vehicle in the parking lot of a public 1866
2768	2768	or private employer to ascertain the presence of a firearm 1867
2769	2769	within the vehicle may only be conducted by on -duty law 1868
2770	2770	enforcement personnel, based upon due process and must comply 1869
2771	2771	with constitutional protections. 1870
2772	2772	(c) No public or pr ivate employer shall condition 1871
2773	2773	employment upon either: 1872
2774	2774	1. The fact that an employee or prospective employee holds 1873
2775	2775	or does not hold a license issued pursuant to s. 790.06; or 1874
2776	2776	2. Any agreement by an employee or a prospective employee 1875
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2789	2789	that prohibits an em ployee from keeping a legal firearm locked 1876
2790	2790	inside or locked to a private motor vehicle in a parking lot 1877
2791	2791	when such firearm is kept for lawful purposes. 1878
2792	2792	(d) No public or private employer shall prohibit or 1879
2793	2793	attempt to prevent any customer, employee, or invit ee from 1880
2794	2794	entering the parking lot of the employer's place of business 1881
2795	2795	because the customer's, employee's, or invitee's private motor 1882
2796	2796	vehicle contains a legal firearm being carried for lawful 1883
2797	2797	purposes, that is out of sight within the customer's, 1884
2798	2798	employee's, or invitee's private motor vehicle. 1885
2799	2799	(e) No public or private employer may terminate the 1886
2800	2800	employment of or otherwise discriminate against an employee, or 1887
2801	2801	expel a customer or invitee for exercising his or her 1888
2802	2802	constitutional right to keep and bear arms or fo r exercising the 1889
2803	2803	right of self-defense as long as a firearm is never exhibited on 1890
2804	2804	company property for any reason other than lawful defensive 1891
2805	2805	purposes. 1892
2806	2806	1893
2807	2807	This subsection applies to all public sector employers , 1894
2808	2808	including those already prohibited from regulat ing firearms 1895
2809	2809	under the provisions of s. 790.33 . 1896
2810	2810	Section 34. Section 569.0025, Florida Statutes, is 1897
2811	2811	repealed. 1898
2812	2812	Section 35. Section 569.315, Florida Statutes, is 1899
2813	2813	repealed. 1900
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2826	2826	Section 36. Section 790.33, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 1901
2827	2827	Section 37. Subsection (41) of section 570.07, Florida 1902
2828	2828	Statutes, is amended to read: 1903
2829	2829	570.07 Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; 1904
2830	2830	functions, powers, and duties. —The department shall have and 1905
2831	2831	exercise the following functions, powers, and duties: 1906
2832	2832	(41)(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), to 1907
2833	2833	exercise the exclusive authority to regulate the sale, 1908
2834	2834	composition, packaging, labeling, wholesale and retail 1909
2835	2835	distribution, and formulation, including nutrient content level 1910
2836	2836	and release rates, of fertilizer under chapter 576. This 1911
2837	2837	subsection expressly preempts such regulation of fertilizer to 1912
2838	2838	the state. 1913
2839	2839	(b) An ordinance regulating the sale of fertilizer adopted 1914
2840	2840	by a county or municipal government before July 1, 2011, is 1915
2841	2841	exempt from this subsection, and the county or municipal 1916
2842	2842	government may enforce such ordinance within its respective 1917
2843	2843	jurisdiction. 1918
2844	2844	Section 38. Chapter 908, Florida Statutes, consisting of 1919
2845	2845	ss. 908.101, 908.102, 908.103, 908.104, 908.105, 908.106, 1920
2846	2846	908.107, 908.108, and 908.109, is repealed . 1921
2847	2847	Section 39. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 1922