15 | 15 | | An act relating to the Apalachicola Bay Area of 2 |
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16 | 16 | | Critical State Concern; amending s. 380.0555, F.S.; 3 |
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17 | 17 | | authorizing the Department of Environmental Protection 4 |
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18 | 18 | | to expend certain funds for the purpose of entering 5 |
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19 | 19 | | into financial assistance agreements with the City of 6 |
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20 | 20 | | Apalachicola for specified surface water and 7 |
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21 | 21 | | groundwater quality improvement projects within the 8 |
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22 | 22 | | Apalachicola Bay Area of Critical State Concern; 9 |
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23 | 23 | | providing for expiration of the expenditure; providing 10 |
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24 | 24 | | an effective date. 11 |
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26 | 26 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13 |
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28 | 28 | | Section 1. Subsection (11) is added to section 380.0555, 15 |
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29 | 29 | | Florida Statutes, to read: 16 |
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30 | 30 | | 380.0555 Apalachicola Bay Area; protection and designation 17 |
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31 | 31 | | as area of critical state concern. — 18 |
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32 | 32 | | (11) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AGREEMENTS. -Beginning in the 19 |
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33 | 33 | | 2023-2024 fiscal year and continuing through the 2027 -2028 20 |
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34 | 34 | | fiscal year, the Department of Environmental Protection may 21 |
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35 | 35 | | expend up to $5 million each fiscal year for the purpose of 22 |
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36 | 36 | | entering into financial assistance agreements with the City of 23 |
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37 | 37 | | Apalachicola to implement projects that improve surface water 24 |
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38 | 38 | | and groundwater quality within the Apalachicola Bay Area of 25 |
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47 | 47 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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51 | 51 | | Critical State Concern, incl uding the construction of stormwater 26 |
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52 | 52 | | management facilities and central sewage collection facilities, 27 |
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53 | 53 | | installation of onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems, 28 |
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54 | 54 | | direct and indirect potable reuse, and other water quality and 29 |
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55 | 55 | | water supply projects. This su bsection expires on June 30, 2028. 30 |
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56 | 56 | | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 31 |
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