Florida 2023 Regular Session

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15	15		An act relating to the use of phosphogypsum; amending 2
16	16		s. 336.044, F.S.; authorizing the Department of 3
17	17		Transportation to undertake demonstration projects 4
18	18		using phosphogypsum in road construction aggregate 5
19	19		material to determine its feasibility as a paving 6
20	20		material; creating s. 337.02611, F.S.; requiring the 7
21	21		department to conduct a study on the suitability of 8
22	22		using phosphogypsum as a construction aggregate 9
23	23		material; providing requirements for the study; 10
24	24		providing that such materials may be used as a 11
25	25		construction aggregate material in accordance with 12
26	26		specified regulations if the department determines it 13
27	27		suitable for such use; amending s. 403.7045, F.S.; 14
28	28		providing that phosphogypsum used under specified 15
29	29		circumstances is not solid waste and is an allowed use 16
30	30		in the state; authorizing the placement of 17
31	31		phosphogypsum in specified stack systems; providing an 18
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34	34		Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 21
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36	36		Section 1. Subsection (2) of section 336.044, Florida 23
37	37		Statutes, is amended to read: 24
38	38		336.044 Use of recyclable materials in construction. — 25
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51	51		(2) The Legislature declares it to be in the public 26
52	52		interest to find alternative ways to use cer tain recyclable 27
53	53		materials that currently are part of the solid waste stream and 28
54	54		that contribute to problems of declining space in landfills. To 29
55	55		determine the feasibility of using certain recyclable materials 30
56	56		for paving materials, the department may underta ke demonstration 31
57	57		projects using all of the following materials in road 32
58	58		construction: 33
59	59		(a) Ground rubber from automobile tires in road 34
60	60		resurfacing or subbase materials for roads .; 35
61	61		(b) Ash residue from coal combustion byproducts for 36
62	62		concrete and ash resid ue from waste incineration facilities and 37
63	63		oil combustion byproducts for subbase material .; 38
64	64		(c) Recycled mixed-plastic material for guardrail posts or 39
65	65		right-of-way fence posts.; 40
66	66		(d) Construction steel, including reinforcing rods and I -41
67	67		beams, manufactured from scrap metals disposed of in the state .; 42
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69	69		(e) Glass, and glass aggregates. 44
70	70		(f) Phosphogypsum from phosphate production in road 45
71	71		construction aggregate material. 46
72	72		Section 2. Section 337.02611, Florida Statutes, is created 47
73	73		to read: 48
74	74		337.02611 Phosphogypsum as a construction aggregate 49
75	75		material; study.— 50
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88	88		(1) The department shall conduct a study to evaluate the 51
89	89		suitability of using phosphogypsum as a construction aggregate 52
90	90		material as defined in s. 337.0261(1). The department may 53
91	91		consider any prior or ongoing studies of phosphogypsum's road 54
92	92		suitability in the fulfillment of this duty. The study and a 55
93	93		determination of suitability must be completed by April 1, 2024. 56
94	94		(2) Upon a determination of suitability by the department, 57
95	95		phosphogypsum from phosphate production may be used as a 58
96	96		construction aggregate material in accordance with the 59
97	97		conditions of the United States Environmental Protection Agency 60
98	98		approval for the use. 61
99	99		Section 3. Paragraph (f) of subsection (1) of section 62
100	100		403.7045, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 63
101	101		403.7045 Application of act and integration with other 64
102	102		acts.— 65
103	103		(1) The following wastes or activities may not be 66
104	104		regulated pursuant to this act: 67
105	105		(f) Industrial byproducts, if: 68
106	106		1. A majority of the industrial byproducts a re 69
107	107		demonstrated to be sold, used, or reused within 1 year ;. 70
108	108		2. The industrial byproducts are not discharged, 71
109	109		deposited, injected, dumped, spilled, leaked, or placed upon any 72
110	110		land or water so that such industrial byproducts, or any 73
111	111		constituent thereof, ma y enter other lands or be emitted into 74
112	112		the air or discharged into any waters, including groundwaters, 75
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125	125		or otherwise enter the environment such that a threat of 76
126	126		contamination in excess of applicable department standards and 77
127	127		criteria or a significant threat t o public health is caused ; 78
128	128		and. 79
129	129		3. The industrial byproducts are not hazardous wastes as 80
130	130		defined in s. 403.703 and rules adopted under this section. 81
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132	132		Sludge from an industrial waste treatment works that meets the 83
133	133		exemption requirements of this paragraph is not solid waste as 84
134	134		defined in s. 403.703. Phosphogypsum used in accordance with an 85
135	135		allowed use expressly specified in United States Environmental 86
136	136		Protection Agency regulations or pursuant to an express United 87
137	137		States Environmental Protection Agency appro val for the specific 88
138	138		use is not solid waste as defined in s. 403.703 and is an 89
139	139		allowed use in the state. Phosphogypsum may be placed in a 90
140	140		phosphogypsum stack system permitted by the department under ss. 91
141	141		403.4154 and 403.4155. 92
142	142		Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 93