Florida 2023 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0739 Compare Versions

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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to disposal of food waste materials 2
16	16	study; directing the Department of Environmental 3
17	17	Protection to conduct a study on the disposal of food 4
18	18	waste materials and submit a report to the Legislature 5
19	19	by a specified date; providing study requirements; 6
20	20	providing an appropriation; providing an effective 7
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23	23	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10
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25	25	Section 1. (1) The Department of Environmental Protection 12
26	26	shall conduct a study on the disposal of food waste materials 13
27	27	and submit a report to the President of the Senate and the 14
28	28	Speaker of the House of Representatives on or before July 1, 15
29	29	2024. 16
30	30	(2) The study must: 17
31	31	(a) Determine the current impact of the disposal of food 18
32	32	waste materials in landfills and at solid waste facilities. 19
33	33	(b) Determine what composting facilities, anaerobic 20
34	34	digestion facilities, and other recycling facilities currently 21
35	35	exist in the state with the capacity t o accept food waste 22
36	36	materials. 23
37	37	(c) Examine the current cost of the disposal of food waste 24
38	38	materials in landfills and at solid waste facilities versus the 25
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51	51	cost of the disposal of food waste materials at composting 26
52	52	facilities, anaerobic digestion facilitie s, and other recycling 27
53	53	facilities. 28
54	54	(d) Provide legislative recommendations on the feasibility 29
55	55	of a pilot program to require food outlets, food service 30
56	56	establishments, schools or other educational facilities, and 31
57	57	businesses to recycle food waste materials and the most 32
58	58	efficient method to accomplish the goal of redirecting the 33
59	59	disposal of food waste materials in landfills and at solid waste 34
60	60	facilities to composting facilities, anaerobic digestion 35
61	61	facilities, and other recycling facilities. The department ma y 36
62	62	provide legislative recommendations for additional goals of the 37
63	63	pilot program. 38
64	64	(e) Provide legislative recommendations for educational 39
65	65	materials on the benefits of alternative food disposal methods. 40
66	66	(f) Determine the type and size of food outlets, fo od 41
67	67	service establishments, schools or other educational facilities, 42
68	68	and businesses that should participate in the pilot program 43
69	69	under paragraph (d). 44
70	70	(3) For the 2023-2024 fiscal year, the nonrecurring sum of 45
71	71	$100,000 from the General Revenue Fund is appr opriated to the 46
72	72	department for the purpose of conducting a study on the disposal 47
73	73	of food waste materials pursuant to this section. 48
74	74	Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 49