Florida 2025 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0189 Compare Versions

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10	10	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to a comprehensive waste reduction and 2
16	16	recycling plan; amending s. 403.7032, F.S.; 3
17	17	authorizing certain private businesses to participate 4
18	18	in a program to annually report the amount of 5
19	19	materials they recycle, using a specified form; 6
20	20	requiring the Department of Environmental Protection 7
21	21	to develop a comprehensive waste reduction and 8
22	22	recycling plan by a specified date, based on certain 9
23	23	department recommendations; specifying minimum 10
24	24	requirements for the comprehensive plan; requiring the 11
25	25	department to publish a report; specifying 12
26	26	requirements for the report; providing an effective 13
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29	29	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 16
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31	31	Section 1. Subsection (3) of section 403.7032, Florida 18
32	32	Statutes, is amended, and subsection (6) is added to that 19
33	33	section, to read: 20
34	34	403.7032 Recycling. — 21
35	35	(3) Each state agency, public institution of higher 22
36	36	learning, community college, and state uni versity, including all 23
37	37	buildings that are occupied by municipal, county, or state 24
38	38	employees and entities occupying buildings managed by the 25
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51	51	Department of Management Services, must, at a minimum, annually 26
52	52	report all recycled materials to the county using th e 27
53	53	department's designated reporting format. Private businesses, 28
54	54	other than certified recovered materials dealers, that recycle 29
55	55	paper, metals, glass, plastics, textiles, rubber materials, and 30
56	56	mulch may participate in the program in subsection (6) to 31
57	57	annually report to the county the amount of materials that the 32
58	58	businesses recycle, are encouraged to report the amount of 33
59	59	materials they recycle to the county annually beginning January 34
60	60	1, 2011, using the department's designated reporting format. 35
61	61	Using the information provided, the department shall recognize 36
62	62	those private businesses that demonstrate outstanding recycling 37
63	63	efforts. Notwithstanding any other provision of state or county 38
64	64	law, private businesses, other than certified recovered 39
65	65	materials dealers, shall not be required to report recycling 40
66	66	rates. Cities with less than a population of 2,500 and per 41
67	67	capita taxable value less than $48,000 and cities with a per 42
68	68	capita taxable value less than $30,000 are exempt from the 43
69	69	reporting requirement specified in this s ubsection. 44
70	70	(6) By July 1, 2026, the department shall develop and 45
71	71	implement a comprehensive waste reduction and recycling plan 46
72	72	based on recommendations from the department's "Florida and the 47
73	73	2020 75% Recycling Goal -Final Report." 48
74	74	(a) At a minimum, the comprehensive plan must: 49
75	75	1. Identify recycling goals based on sustainable materials 50
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88	88	management and waste diversion. 51
89	89	2. Establish a program to incentivize private businesses 52
90	90	to recycle using the following guidelines: 53
91	91	a. Private businesses shall recei ve 1 year off of a 54
92	92	licensing fee specific to their business for a 15 percent 55
93	93	increase in their recycling rate. 56
94	94	b. Private businesses with an 80 percent recycling rate or 57
95	95	higher shall receive 2 years off of a licensing fee specific to 58
96	96	their business. 59
97	97	c. Private businesses shall be encouraged to post a list 60
98	98	of all recyclable materials within close proximity of each 61
99	99	recycling bin at the private business. 62
100	100	d. Private businesses shall be notified and educated about 63
101	101	the program to give all private businesse s a fair opportunity. 64
102	102	(b) Upon implementation of the comprehensive waste 65
103	103	reduction and recycling plan, the department shall publish a 66
104	104	list of all private businesses who have received an incentive 67
105	105	from the program. 68
106	106	Section 2. This act shall take effec t July 1, 2025. 69