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1010 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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1515 An act relating to water management districts; 2
1616 amending s. 112.3261, F.S.; defining the term 3
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2121 regarding such investigation; prohibiting certain 8
2222 persons from making or accepting expenditures; 9
2323 amending s. 373.079, F.S.; requiring a quorum for the 10
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2525 a water management district; providing requirements 12
2626 for a quorum; requiring an affirmative vote of a 13
2727 majority of the members of the governing board before 14
2828 any action may be taken by the board; amending s. 15
2929 373.470, F.S.; requiring the South Florida Water 16
3030 Management District, in cooperation with the 17
3131 Department of Environmental Protection, to provide a 18
3232 detailed report that includes the total estimated 19
3333 remaining cost of implementation of the Everglades 20
3434 restoration comprehensive plan and the status of all 21
3535 performance indicators; requiring the subdivision of 22
3636 the project components into specified categories based 23
3737 on the project's status; providing legislative 24
3838 findings; requiring recommendations for updates to the 25
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4747 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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5252 funding sources; amending s. 373.501, F.S.; 27
5353 prohibiting a water management district from using 28
5454 state funds for a specified purpose; amending s. 29
5555 373.503, F.S.; authorizing the districts to levy ad 30
5656 valorem taxes on property by resolution adopted by a 31
5757 majority vote of the governing board; requiring that a 32
5858 certain levy take effect only upon approval by a 33
5959 majority vote of the electors; requiring the 34
6060 referendum question to include specified information; 35
6161 requiring the resolution to take effect on a specified 36
6262 date; providing requirements for the resolution; 37
6363 providing requirements for certain millage; defining 38
6464 the term "capital improvement projects"; providing the 39
6565 maximum total millage rate for all purposes, rather 40
6666 than for district and basin purposes; reenacting and 41
6767 amending s. 373.535, F.S.; requiring that the 42
6868 preliminary budget for each water management district 43
6969 include a section that contains the district's capital 44
7070 improvement plan for the current fiscal year and the 45
7171 next fiscal year; requiring that the section contain 46
7272 specified information; requiring the South Florida 47
7373 Water Management District to include a section in its 48
7474 preliminary budget for all projects within the 49
7575 Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan; requiring 50
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8989 providing that the South Florida Water Management 52
9090 District may only incorporate state revenues up to a 53
9191 specified amount when estimating expenditures for the 54
9292 next fiscal year; providing an exception; amending s. 55
9393 373.536, F.S.; authorizing the Legislative Budget 56
9494 Commission to reject certain district budget 57
9595 proposals; providing an exception; requiring the South 58
9696 Florida Water Management District to include in its 59
9797 budget document certain sections that incorporate the 60
9898 actual amount of state revenues appropriated for the 61
9999 fiscal year; requiring a water management district's 62
100100 tentative budget for its proposed operations and 63
101101 funding requirements to include the district's capital 64
102102 improvement plan for the current fiscal year and the 65
103-next fiscal year; repealing s. 373.591, F.S., relating 66
104-to management review teams; amending s. 373.6075, 67
105-F.S.; requiring a water management district to give 68
106-preference to certain bids, proposals, or replies for 69
107-the design, engineering, or construction, or any 70
108-combination thereof, of capital improvemen t projects 71
109-in excess of a specified amount; providing 72
110-requirements for the competitive selection process and 73
111-procurement procedures; reenacting s. 373.0697, F.S., 74
112-relating to basin taxes, to incorporate the amendment 75
103+next fiscal year; amending s. 373.6075, F.S.; 66
104+requiring a water management district to give 67
105+preference to certain bids, proposals, or replies for 68
106+the design, engineering, or construction, or any 69
107+combination thereof, of capital improvement projects 70
108+in excess of a specified amount; providing 71
109+requirements for the competitive selection process and 72
110+procurement procedures; reenacting s. 373.0697, F.S., 73
111+relating to basin taxes, to incorporate the amendment 74
112+made to s. 373.503, F.S., in a reference thereto; 75
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126-reenacting s. 373.026(8)(d), F.S., relating to general 77
127-powers and duties of the Department of Environmental 78
128-Protection, to incorporate the amendment made to s. 79
129-373.536, F.S., in a reference thereto; providing an 80
130-effective date. 81
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132-Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 83
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135-subsection (1) of section 112.3261, Florida Statutes, are 86
136-redesignated as paragraphs (c), (d), and (e), respectively, a 87
137-new paragraph (b) is added to th at subsection, subsection (9) is 88
138-added to that section, and subsection (7) of that section is 89
139-amended, to read: 90
140- 112.3261 Lobbying before water management districts; 91
141-registration and reporting. — 92
142- (1) As used in this section, the term: 93
143- (b) "Expenditure" has the same meaning as in s. 94
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145- (7) Upon receipt of a sworn complaint alleging that a 96
146-lobbyist or principal has failed to register with a district , 97
147-has made a prohibited expenditure, or has knowingly submitted 98
148-false information in a report or registration required under 99
149-this section, the commission shall investigate a lobbyist or 100
125+reenacting s. 373.026(8)(d), F.S., relating to general 76
126+powers and duties of the Department of Environmental 77
127+Protection, to incorporate the amendment made to s. 78
128+373.536, F.S., in a reference thereto; providing an 79
129+effective date. 80
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131+Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 82
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133+ Section 1. Present paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) of 84
134+subsection (1) of section 112.3261, Florida Statutes, are 85
135+redesignated as paragraphs (c), (d), and (e), respectively, a 86
136+new paragraph (b) is added to that subsection, subsection (9) is 87
137+added to that section, and subse ction (7) of that section is 88
138+amended, to read: 89
139+ 112.3261 Lobbying before water management districts; 90
140+registration and reporting. — 91
141+ (1) As used in this section, the term: 92
142+ (b) "Expenditure" has the same meaning as in s. 93
143+112.3215(1). 94
144+ (7) Upon receipt of a sworn complaint alleging that a 95
145+lobbyist or principal has failed to register with a district , 96
146+has made a prohibited expenditure, or has knowingly submitted 97
147+false information in a report or registration required under 98
148+this section, the commission shall i nvestigate a lobbyist or 99
149+principal pursuant to the procedures established under s. 100
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163-112.324. The commission shall provide the Governor with a report 102
164-of its findings and recommendations in any investigation 103
165-conducted pursuant to this subsection. The Governor is 104
166-authorized to enforce the commission's findings and 105
167-recommendations. 106
168- (9) Notwithstanding s. 112.3148, s. 112.3149, or any other 107
169-law, a lobbyist or principal may not make, directly or 108
170-indirectly, and a district governing board member, executive 109
171-director, or any district employee who qualifies as a local 110
172-officer as defined in s. 112.3145(1) may not knowingly accept, 111
173-directly or indirectly, any expenditure. 112
174- Section 2. Subsection (7) of section 373.079, Florida 113
175-Statutes, is amended to read: 114
176- 373.079 Members of governing board; oath of office; 115
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178- (7) The governing board shall meet at least once a month 117
179-and upon call of the chair. A quorum is necessary for the 118
180-governing board to con duct official business. A majority of the 119
181-members of the governing board, which includes both appointed 120
182-members and vacancies, constitutes a quorum. A board member's 121
183-appearance at a board meeting, whether such appearance is in 122
184-person or through the use of communications media technology, 123
185-must be counted for the determination of a quorum. Except where 124
186-otherwise provided by law, action may be taken by the governing 125
162+112.324. The commission shall provide the Governor with a report 101
163+of its findings and recommendations in any investigation 102
164+conducted pursuant to this subsection. The Governor is 103
165+authorized to enforce the commission's findings and 104
166+recommendations. 105
167+ (9) Notwithstanding s. 112.3148, s. 112.3149, or any other 106
168+law, a lobbyist or principal may not make, directly or 107
169+indirectly, and a district governing board member, executive 108
170+director, or any district employee who qualifies as a local 109
171+officer as defined in s. 112.3145(1) may not knowingly accept, 110
172+directly or indirectly, any expenditure. 111
173+ Section 2. Subsection (7) of section 373.079, Florida 112
174+Statutes, is amended to read: 113
175+ 373.079 Members of governing board; oath of office; 114
176+staff.— 115
177+ (7) The governing board shall meet at least once a month 116
178+and upon call of the chair. A quorum is necessary for the 117
179+governing board to conduct official business. A majority of the 118
180+members of the governin g board, which includes both appointed 119
181+members and vacancies, constitutes a quorum. A board member's 120
182+appearance at a board meeting, whether such appearance is in 121
183+person or through the use of communications media technology, 122
184+must be counted for the determin ation of a quorum. Except where 123
185+otherwise provided by law, action may be taken by the governing 124
186+board only upon an affirmative vote of a majority of the members 125
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199-board only upon an affirmative vote of a majority of the members 126
200-of the governing board. The governing board, a basin board, a 127
201-committee, or an advisory board may conduct meetings by means of 128
202-communications media technology in accordance with rules adopted 129
203-pursuant to s. 120.54(5)(b) s. 120.54. 130
204- Section 3. Paragraph (c) of subsection (7) of secti on 131
205-373.470, Florida Statutes, is amended, and subsection (8) is 132
206-added to that section, to read: 133
207- 373.470 Everglades restoration. — 134
208- (7) ANNUAL REPORT.—To provide enhanced oversight of and 135
209-accountability for the financial commitments established under 136
210-this section and the progress made in the implementation of the 137
211-comprehensive plan, the following information must be prepared 138
212-annually as part of the consolidated annual report required by 139
213-s. 373.036(7): 140
214- (c) The district, in cooperation with the department, 141
215-shall provide a detailed report on progress made in the 142
216-implementation of the comprehensive plan, including the total 143
217-estimated remaining cost of implementation of the comprehensive 144
218-plan. The report must also include the status of and applicable 145
219-performance indicators for all project components . The project 146
220-components must be subdivided into the following categories 147
221-based on the project's status: 148
222- 1. Planning and design phase. 149
223- 2. Construction phase, for which the performance 150
199+of the governing board. The governing board, a basin board, a 126
200+committee, or an advisory board m ay conduct meetings by means of 127
201+communications media technology in accordance with rules adopted 128
202+pursuant to s. 120.54(5)(b) s. 120.54. 129
203+ Section 3. Paragraph (c) of subsection (7) of section 130
204+373.470, Florida Statutes, is amended, and subsection (8) is 131
205+added to that section, to read: 132
206+ 373.470 Everglades restoration. — 133
207+ (7) ANNUAL REPORT.—To provide enhanced oversight of and 134
208+accountability for the financial commitments established under 135
209+this section and the progress made in the implementation of the 136
210+comprehensive plan, the following information must be prepared 137
211+annually as part of the consolidated annual report required by 138
212+s. 373.036(7): 139
213+ (c) The district, in cooperation with the department, 140
214+shall provide a detailed report on progress made in the 141
215+implementation of the comprehensive plan, including the total 142
216+estimated remaining cost of implementation of the comprehensive 143
217+plan. The report must also include the status of and applicable 144
218+performance indicators for all project components . The project 145
219+components must be subdivided into the following categories 146
220+based on the project's status: 147
221+ 1. Planning and design phase. 148
222+ 2. Construction phase, for which the performance 149
223+indicators must include, but are not limited to, whether the 150
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237-project is on time and on budget based on a schedule performance 152
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239- 3. Operational phase, for which the performance indicators 154
240-must include, but are not limited to , whether the project is 155
241-operating in accordance with the draft operating manual included 156
242-in the project implementation report, and an explanation of any 157
243-significant modification to the final project operating manual. 158
244- 4. Pending projects phase, which inc ludes project 159
245-components that have not yet entered the planning or design 160
246-phase initiated after the effective date of this act or the date 161
247-of the last report prepared under this subsection, whichever is 162
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250-The information required in paragraphs (a), ( b), and (c) shall 165
251-be provided as part of the consolidated annual report required 166
252-by s. 373.036(7). Each annual report is due by March 1. 167
253- (8) INTEGRATED DELIVERY SCHEDULE. —The Legislature 168
254-recognizes the value of the integrated delivery schedule as a 169
255-forward-looking snapshot of upcoming planning, design, and 170
256-construction schedules for the comprehensive plan and as a tool 171
257-that provides information to decisionmakers and facilitates the 172
258-achievement of the goals and purposes of the comprehensive plan 173
259-at the earliest possible time to the extent practical given 174
260-funding, engineering, and other contractual constraints. The 175
236+project is on time and on budget based on a schedule performance 151
237+index. 152
238+ 3. Operational phase, for which the performance indicators 153
239+must include, but are not limited to, whether the project is 154
240+operating in accordance with the draft operating manual included 155
241+in the project implementation report, and an explanation of any 156
242+significant modification to the final project operating manual. 157
243+ 4. Pending projects phase, which includes project 158
244+components that have not yet entered the planning or design 159
245+phase initiated after the effective date of t his act or the date 160
246+of the last report prepared under this subsection, whichever is 161
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249+The information required in paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) shall 164
250+be provided as part of the consolidated annual report required 165
251+by s. 373.036(7). Each annual report i s due by March 1. 166
252+ (8) INTEGRATED DELIVERY SCHEDULE. —The Legislature 167
253+recognizes the value of the integrated delivery schedule as a 168
254+forward-looking snapshot of upcoming planning, design, and 169
255+construction schedules for the comprehensive plan and as a tool 170
256+that provides information to decisionmakers and facilitates the 171
257+achievement of the goals and purposes of the comprehensive plan 172
258+at the earliest possible time to the extent practical given 173
259+funding, engineering, and other contractual constraints. The 174
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274-schedule acts as a planning document and does not represent a 177
275-budgetary or financial commitment on behalf of any of the 178
276-members of the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force. 179
277-Therefore, when making recommendations for any update to the 180
278-integrated delivery schedule, state and local members of the 181
279-task force must identify project fun ding sources to reflect 182
280-whether the project will be funded with recurring state funds 183
281-provided pursuant to s. 375.041(3)(b)1., 4., and 5. or with 184
282-nonrecurring state funds. 185
283- Section 4. Subsection (3) is added to section 373.501, 186
284-Florida Statutes, to read : 187
285- 373.501 Appropriation of funds to water management 188
286-districts.— 189
287- (3) A water management district may not use state funds as 190
288-a local match for any state grant program unless such funds have 191
289-been specifically appropriated to the district for such purpose . 192
290- Section 5. Subsection (3) of section 373.503, Florida 193
291-Statutes, is amended to read: 194
292- 373.503 Manner of taxation. — 195
293- (3)(a)1. The districts may, by resolution adopted by a 196
294-majority vote of the governing board, levy ad valorem taxes on 197
295-property within the district solely for the purposes of this 198
296-chapter and of chapter 25270, 1949, Laws of Florida, as amended, 199
297-and chapter 61-691, Laws of Florida, as amended. If appropriate, 200
273+schedule acts as a planning document and does not represent a 176
274+budgetary or financial commitment on behalf of any of the 177
275+members of the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force. 178
276+Therefore, when makin g recommendations for any update to the 179
277+integrated delivery schedule, state and local members of the 180
278+task force must identify project funding sources to reflect 181
279+whether the project will be funded with recurring state funds 182
280+provided pursuant to s. 375.041(3 )(b)1., 4., and 5. or with 183
281+nonrecurring state funds. 184
282+ Section 4. Subsection (3) is added to section 373.501, 185
283+Florida Statutes, to read: 186
284+ 373.501 Appropriation of funds to water management 187
285+districts.— 188
286+ (3) A water management district may not use state funds as 189
287+a local match for any state grant program unless such funds have 190
288+been specifically appropriated to the district for such purpose. 191
289+ Section 5. Subsection (3) of section 373.503, Florida 192
290+Statutes, is amended to read: 193
291+ 373.503 Manner of taxation. — 194
292+ (3)(a)1. The districts may, by resolution adopted by a 195
293+majority vote of the governing board, levy ad valorem taxes on 196
294+property within the district solely for the purposes of this 197
295+chapter and of chapter 25270, 1949, Laws of Florida, as amended, 198
296+and chapter 61-691, Laws of Florida, as amended. If appropriate, 199
297+taxes levied by each governing board may be separated by the 200
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312-district and a millage necessary for financing basin functions 203
313-specified in s. 373.0695. 204
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315-property within the district or basin for the purposes of the 206
316-construction of capital improvement projects. Such levy must be 207
317-by resolution adopted by a majority vote of the governing board 208
318-and conditioned to take effect only upon approval by a majority 209
319-vote of the electors in the district or basin, as applicable, 210
320-voting in a referendum held at a general election as defined in 211
321-s. 97.021. The referendum question on the ballot must specify a 212
322-brief and general description of the purpose for the levy and 213
323-the maximum length of time the millage may be imposed. The 214
324-resolution must take effect on the January 1 immediately 215
325-following voter approval of the referendum. The resolution must 216
326-include the millage to be levied, a detailed description of the 217
327-capital improvement projects to be funded by the millage, the 218
328-expected dates of completion of the capital improvement 219
329-projects, and the maximum duration for the levy of the millage, 220
330-which may not extend beyond the date that the capital 221
331-improvement projects are expected to be complete. The millage 222
332-levied under this subparagraph may be up to an amount that, when 223
333-combined with the millage levied under subparagraph 1., does not 224
334-exceed the maximum total millage rate authorized under paragraph 225
310+governing board into a millage necessary for the purposes of the 201
311+district and a millage necessary for financing basin functions 202
312+specified in s. 373.0695. 203
313+ 2.a. The districts may levy separate ad valorem taxes on 204
314+property within the district or basin for the purposes of the 205
315+construction of capital improvement projects. Such levy must be 206
316+by resolution adopted by a majority vote of the governi ng board 207
317+and conditioned to take effect only upon approval by a majority 208
318+vote of the electors in the district or basin, as applicable, 209
319+voting in a referendum held at a general election as defined in 210
320+s. 97.021. The referendum question on the ballot must spe cify a 211
321+brief and general description of the purpose for the levy and 212
322+the maximum length of time the millage may be imposed. The 213
323+resolution must take effect on the January 1 immediately 214
324+following voter approval of the referendum. The resolution must 215
325+include the millage to be levied, a detailed description of the 216
326+capital improvement projects to be funded by the millage, the 217
327+expected dates of completion of the capital improvement 218
328+projects, and the maximum duration for the levy of the millage, 219
329+which may not extend beyond the date that the capital 220
330+improvement projects are expected to be complete. The millage 221
331+levied under this subparagraph may be up to an amount that, when 222
332+combined with the millage levied under subparagraph 1., does not 223
333+exceed the maximum total mi llage rate authorized under paragraph 224
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349-improvement projects" means projects related to water supply, 228
350-including alternative water supply and water resource 229
351-development projects identified in the district's regional water 230
352-supply plans, water quality, flood protection and floodplain 231
353-management, and natural systems. 232
354- (b)(a) Notwithstanding any other general or special law, 233
355-and subject to subsection (4), the maximum total millage rate 234
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358- 1. Northwest Florida Water Management District: 0.05 mill. 237
359- 2. Suwannee River Water Management District: 0.75 mill. 238
360- 3. St. Johns River Water Management District: 0.6 mill. 239
361- 4. Southwest Florida Water Management District: 1.0 mill. 240
362- 5. South Florida Water Management District: 0.80 mill. 241
363- (c)(b) The apportionment of millages levied under 242
364-subparagraph (a)1. in the South Florida Water Management 243
365-District shall be a maximum of 40 percent for district purposes 244
366-and a maximum of 60 percent for basin purposes, respectively. 245
367- (d)(c) Within the Southwest Florida Water Management 246
368-District, the maximum millage assessed for district purposes may 247
369-not exceed 50 percent of the total authorized millage if there 248
370-are one or more basins in the district, and the maximum millage 249
371-assessed for basin purposes may not exceed 50 percent of the 250
347+ b. For purposes of this subparagraph, the term "capital 226
348+improvement projects" means projects related to water supply, 227
349+including alternative water supply and water resource 228
350+development projects identified in the district's regional water 229
351+supply plans, water quality, flood protection and floodplain 230
352+management, and natural systems. 231
353+ (b)(a) Notwithstanding any other general or special law, 232
354+and subject to subsection (4), the maximum total millage rate 233
355+for all district and basin purposes authorized under this 234
356+section shall be: 235
357+ 1. Northwest Florida Water Management District: 0.05 mill. 236
358+ 2. Suwannee River Water Management District: 0.75 mill. 237
359+ 3. St. Johns River Water Management District: 0.6 mill. 238
360+ 4. Southwest Florida Water Management District: 1.0 mill. 239
361+ 5. South Florida Water Management District: 0.80 mill. 240
362+ (c)(b) The apportionment of millages levied under 241
363+subparagraph (a)1. in the South Florida Water Management 242
364+District shall be a maximum of 40 percent for di strict purposes 243
365+and a maximum of 60 percent for basin purposes, respectively. 244
366+ (d)(c) Within the Southwest Florida Water Management 245
367+District, the maximum millage assessed for district purposes may 246
368+not exceed 50 percent of the total authorized millage if t here 247
369+are one or more basins in the district, and the maximum millage 248
370+assessed for basin purposes may not exceed 50 percent of the 249
371+total authorized millage. 250
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385- Section 6. Subsection (1) of section 373.535, Florida 252
386-Statutes, is amended, and subsections (2) and (3) of that 253
387-section are reenacted, to read: 254
388- 373.535 Preliminary district budgets. — 255
389- (1) BUDGET DEVELOPMENT. — 256
390- (a) By January 15 of each year, each water management 257
391-district shall submit a preliminary budget for the next fiscal 258
392-year for legislative review to the President of the Senate, the 259
393-Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the chairs of each 260
394-legislative committee and sub committee having substantive or 261
395-fiscal jurisdiction over water management districts, as 262
396-determined by the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the 263
397-House of Representatives, as applicable, in the form and manner 264
398-prescribed in s. 373.536(5)(e). 265
399- (b) Each preliminary budget must also include: 266
400- 1. A section that clearly identifies and provides 267
401-justification for each proposed expenditure listed in s. 268
402-373.536(5)(e)4.e. and f. and identifies the source of funds for 269
403-each proposed expenditure. 270
404- 2. A section identifying the justification for proposed 271
405-expenditures by core mission area of responsibility and the 272
406-source of funds needed for activities related to water supply, 273
407-including alternative water supply and water resource 274
408-development projects i dentified in the district's regional water 275
384+ Section 6. Subsection (1) of section 373.535, Florida 251
385+Statutes, is amended, and subsections (2) and (3) of that 252
386+section are reenacted, to read: 253
387+ 373.535 Preliminary district budgets. — 254
388+ (1) BUDGET DEVELOPMENT. — 255
389+ (a) By January 15 of each year, each water management 256
390+district shall submit a preliminary budget for the next fiscal 257
391+year for legislative review to the President of the Senate, the 258
392+Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the chairs of each 259
393+legislative committee and subcommittee having substantive or 260
394+fiscal jurisdiction over water management districts, as 261
395+determined by the President of t he Senate or the Speaker of the 262
396+House of Representatives, as applicable, in the form and manner 263
397+prescribed in s. 373.536(5)(e). 264
398+ (b) Each preliminary budget must also include: 265
399+ 1. A section that clearly identifies and provides 266
400+justification for each prop osed expenditure listed in s. 267
401+373.536(5)(e)4.e. and f. and identifies the source of funds for 268
402+each proposed expenditure. 269
403+ 2. A section identifying the justification for proposed 270
404+expenditures by core mission area of responsibility and the 271
405+source of funds needed for activities related to water supply, 272
406+including alternative water supply and water resource 273
407+development projects i dentified in the district's regional water 274
408+supply plans, water quality, flood protection and floodplain 275
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422-management, and natural systems. 277
423- 3. A section that includes the district's capital 278
424-improvement plan for the current fiscal year and the next fiscal 279
425-year, which will be incorporated as part of the district's 5 -280
426-year capital improvement plan. The following information must be 281
427-included for each project contained in the capital improvement 282
428-plan: 283
429- a. Estimated beginning and ending dates. 284
430- b. Current status, such as planning, construction, or 285
431-operations. 286
432- c. Funding distribution, broken down by federal, state, 287
433-local, or other. 288
434- d. Total cost of the project. 289
435- e. Whether the project is funded from reserves. 290
436- f. Total expenditures made to date, by fiscal yea r. 291
437- g. Current year estimated expenditures. 292
438- h. Annual budget, including future budget requests, until 293
439-project completion, by funding source. 294
440- i. Project description. 295
441- j. State program code, such as operations and maintenance 296
442-or ecosystems restoration. 297
443- 4.3. A section reviewing the adopted and proposed budget 298
444-allocations by program area and the performance metrics for the 299
445-prior year. 300
421+management, and natural systems. 276
422+ 3. A section that includes the district's capital 277
423+improvement plan for the current fiscal year and the next fiscal 278
424+year, which will be incorporated as part of the district's 5 -279
425+year capital improvement plan. The following information must be 280
426+included for each project contained in the capital improvement 281
427+plan: 282
428+ a. Estimated beginning and ending dates. 283
429+ b. Current status, such as planning, construction, or 284
430+operations. 285
431+ c. Funding distribution, broken down by federal, state, 286
432+local, or other. 287
433+ d. Total cost of the project. 288
434+ e. Whether the project is funded from reserves. 289
435+ f. Total expenditures made to date, by fiscal yea r. 290
436+ g. Current year estimated expenditures. 291
437+ h. Annual budget, including future budget requests, until 292
438+project completion, by funding source. 293
439+ i. Project description. 294
440+ j. State program code, such as operations and maintenance 295
441+or ecosystems restoration. 296
442+ 4.3. A section reviewing the adopted and proposed budget 297
443+allocations by program area and the performance metrics for the 298
444+prior year. 299
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458- 5.4. An analysis of each preliminary budget to determine 301
459-the adequacy of fiscal resources available to the district an d 302
460-the adequacy of proposed district expenditures related to the 303
461-core mission areas of responsibility for water supply, including 304
462-alternative water supply and water resource development projects 305
463-identified in the district's regional water supply plans, wate r 306
464-quality, flood protection and floodplain management, and natural 307
465-systems. The analysis must be based on the particular needs 308
466-within each district for core mission areas of responsibility. 309
467-The water supply analysis must specifically include a 310
468-determination of the adequacy of each district's fiscal 311
469-resources provided in the district's preliminary budget to 312
470-achieve appropriate progress toward meeting the districtwide 20 -313
471-year projected water supply demands, including funding for 314
472-alternative water supply devel opment and conservation projects. 315
473- (c)(b) If applicable, the preliminary budget for each 316
474-district must specify that the district's first obligation for 317
475-payment is the debt service on bonds and certificates of 318
476-participation. 319
477- (d) In addition to the inform ation that must be included 320
478-for projects carried out pursuant to the capital improvement 321
479-plan in subparagraph (b)3., the South Florida Water Management 322
480-District must include a separate section in its preliminary 323
481-budget for all projects within the Comprehen sive Everglades 324
482-Restoration Plan. The information for the separate section must 325
458+the adequacy of fiscal resources available to the district an d 301
459+the adequacy of proposed district expenditures related to the 302
460+core mission areas of responsibility for water supply, including 303
461+alternative water supply and water resource development projects 304
462+identified in the district's regional water supply plans, wate r 305
463+quality, flood protection and floodplain management, and natural 306
464+systems. The analysis must be based on the particular needs 307
465+within each district for core mission areas of responsibility. 308
466+The water supply analysis must specifically include a 309
467+determination of the adequacy of each district's fiscal 310
468+resources provided in the district's preliminary budget to 311
469+achieve appropriate progress toward meeting the districtwide 20 -312
470+year projected water supply demands, including funding for 313
471+alternative water supply devel opment and conservation projects. 314
472+ (c)(b) If applicable, the preliminary budget for each 315
473+district must specify that the district's first obligation for 316
474+payment is the debt service on bonds and certificates of 317
475+participation. 318
476+ (d) In addition to the inform ation that must be included 319
477+for projects carried out pursuant to the capital improvement 320
478+plan in subparagraph (b)3., the South Florida Water Management 321
479+District must include a separate section in its preliminary 322
480+budget for all projects within the Comprehen sive Everglades 323
481+Restoration Plan. The information for the separate section must 324
482+be provided on a project -by-project basis and include the source 325
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496-of funds. For each project, all of the following information 327
497-must be included: 328
498- 1. The project title and a bri ef description. 329
499- 2. The total estimated cost of the project, broken down by 330
500-federal and nonfederal sponsor obligations. The local sponsor 331
501-obligations must be further broken down by state and district 332
502-obligations. 333
503- 3. The timeline for the project. 334
504- 4. The total expenditures to date and estimated remaining 335
505-expenditures needed for project completion. 336
506- 5. The estimate of expenditures for the current year. 337
507- 6. The estimate of expenditures for the next fiscal year. 338
508- (e) For expenditures funded by state appr opriations, the 339
509-South Florida Water Management District must indicate which 340
510-fiscal year the appropriation is from. In estimating 341
511-expenditures for the next fiscal year, the district may only 342
512-incorporate state revenues in an amount up to the amount of 343
513-funds specifically provided in s. 375.041(3)(b)1., 4., and 5., 344
514-unless the district commits district revenues on a dollar -for-345
515-dollar basis for any amount over such amount specifically 346
516-provided. 347
517- (2) LEGISLATIVE REVIEW. — 348
518- (a) The Legislature may annually review the preliminary 349
519-budget for each district, including, but not limited to, those 350
495+of funds. For each project, all of the following information 326
496+must be included: 327
497+ 1. The project title and a bri ef description. 328
498+ 2. The total estimated cost of the project, broken down by 329
499+federal and nonfederal sponsor obligations. The local sponsor 330
500+obligations must be further broken down by state and district 331
501+obligations. 332
502+ 3. The timeline for the project. 333
503+ 4. The total expenditures to date and estimated remaining 334
504+expenditures needed for project completion. 335
505+ 5. The estimate of expenditures for the current year. 336
506+ 6. The estimate of expenditures for the next fiscal year. 337
507+ (e) For expenditures funded by state appr opriations, the 338
508+South Florida Water Management District must indicate which 339
509+fiscal year the appropriation is from. In estimating 340
510+expenditures for the next fiscal year, the district may only 341
511+incorporate state revenues in an amount up to the amount of 342
512+funds specifically provided in s. 375.041(3)(b)1., 4., and 5., 343
513+unless the district commits district revenues on a dollar -for-344
514+dollar basis for any amount over such amount specifically 345
515+provided. 346
516+ (2) LEGISLATIVE REVIEW. — 347
517+ (a) The Legislature may annually review the preliminary 348
518+budget for each district, including, but not limited to, those 349
519+items listed in s. 373.536(5)(e)4.d. -f., specific to regulation, 350
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533-outreach, management, and administration program areas. 352
534- (b) On or before March 1 of each year, the President o f 353
535-the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives may 354
536-submit comments regarding the preliminary budget to the 355
537-districts, and provide a copy of the comments to the Executive 356
538-Office of the Governor. Each district shall respond to the 357
539-comments in writing on or before March 15 of each year to the 358
540-President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of 359
541-Representatives, and the Executive Office of the Governor. 360
542- (c) If, following such review, the Legislature does not 361
543-take any action pursuant to s. 373.50 3 on or before July 1 of 362
544-each year, a water management district may proceed with budget 363
545-development as provided in subsection (3) and s. 373.536. 364
546- (3) FUNDING AUTHORITY GRANTED. —Each district shall use the 365
547-preliminary budget as submitted pursuant to subse ction (1), and 366
548-as may be amended by the district in response to review by the 367
549-Legislature pursuant to this section and s. 373.503, as the 368
550-basis for developing the tentative budget for the next fiscal 369
551-year as provided in s. 373.536(5). 370
552- Section 7. Paragraphs (c) and (e) of subsection (5) of 371
553-section 373.536, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 372
554- 373.536 District budget and hearing thereon. — 373
555- (5) TENTATIVE BUDGET CONTENTS AND SUBMISSION; REVIEW AND 374
556-APPROVAL.— 375
532+outreach, management, and administration program areas. 351
533+ (b) On or before March 1 of each year, the President o f 352
534+the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives may 353
535+submit comments regarding the preliminary budget to the 354
536+districts, and provide a copy of the comments to the Executive 355
537+Office of the Governor. Each district shall respond to the 356
538+comments in writing on or before March 15 of each year to the 357
539+President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of 358
540+Representatives, and the Executive Office of the Governor. 359
541+ (c) If, following such review, the Legislature does not 360
542+take any action pursuant to s. 373.50 3 on or before July 1 of 361
543+each year, a water management district may proceed with budget 362
544+development as provided in subsection (3) and s. 373.536. 363
545+ (3) FUNDING AUTHORITY GRANTED. —Each district shall use the 364
546+preliminary budget as submitted pursuant to subse ction (1), and 365
547+as may be amended by the district in response to review by the 366
548+Legislature pursuant to this section and s. 373.503, as the 367
549+basis for developing the tentative budget for the next fiscal 368
550+year as provided in s. 373.536(5). 369
551+ Section 7. Paragraphs (c) and (e) of subsection (5) of 370
552+section 373.536, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 371
553+ 373.536 District budget and hearing thereon. — 372
554+ (5) TENTATIVE BUDGET CONTENTS AND SUBMISSION; REVIEW AND 373
555+APPROVAL.— 374
556+ (c) The Legislative Budget Commission may reject any of 375
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570-the following district budget proposals unless specifically 377
571-appropriated by the Legislature : 378
572- 1. A single purchase of land in excess of $10 million, 379
573-except for land exchanges. 380
574- 2. Any cumulative purchase of land during a single fiscal 381
575-year in excess of $50 million. 382
576- 3. Any issuance of debt on or after July 1, 2012. 383
577- 4. Any program expenditure expenditures as described in 384
578-sub-subparagraphs (e)4.e. and f. in excess of 15 percent of a 385
579-district's total annual budget. 386
580- 5. Any individual variance variances in a district's 387
581-tentative budget which is in excess of 25 percent from a 388
582-district's preliminary budget. 389
583- 6. Any individual portion of a district's tentative budget 390
584-funded with state appropriations. 391
585- 7. Any individual project in the dis trict's 5-year capital 392
586-improvement plan. 393
587- 394
588-Written disapproval of any provision in the tentative budget 395
589-must be received by the district at least 5 business days before 396
590-the final district budget adoption hearing conducted under s. 397
591-200.065(2)(d). If written disapproval is not received at least 5 398
592-business days before the final budget adoption hearing, the 399
593-governing board may proceed with final adoption. Any provision 400
569+the following district budget proposals unless specifically 376
570+appropriated by the Legislature : 377
571+ 1. A single purchase of land in excess of $10 million, 378
572+except for land exchanges. 379
573+ 2. Any cumulative pu rchase of land during a single fiscal 380
574+year in excess of $50 million. 381
575+ 3. Any issuance of debt on or after July 1, 2012. 382
576+ 4. Any program expenditure expenditures as described in 383
577+sub-subparagraphs (e)4.e. and f. in excess of 15 percent of a 384
578+district's total annual budget. 385
579+ 5. Any individual variance variances in a district's 386
580+tentative budget which is in excess of 25 percent from a 387
581+district's preliminary budget. 388
582+ 6. Any individual portion of a district's tentative budget 389
583+funded with state appropriations. 390
584+ 7. Any individual project in the district's 5 -year capital 391
585+improvement plan. 392
586+ 393
587+Written disapproval of any provision in the tentative budget 394
588+must be received by the district at least 5 business days before 395
589+the final district budget adoption hearing conducte d under s. 396
590+200.065(2)(d). If written disapproval is not received at least 5 397
591+business days before the final budget adoption hearing, the 398
592+governing board may proceed with final adoption. Any provision 399
593+rejected by the Executive Office of the Governor or the 400
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607-Legislative Budget Commission may not be included in a 402
608-district's final budget and may not be acted upon through any 403
609-other means without the prior approval of the entity rejecting 404
610-the provision. 405
611- (e) The tentative budget must be based on the preliminary 406
612-budget as submitted to the Legislature, and as may be amended by 407
613-the district in response to review by the Legislature pursuant 408
614-to ss. 373.503 and 373.535, as the basis for developing the 409
615-tentative budget for the next fiscal year as provided in this 410
616-subsection, and must set forth the proposed e xpenditures of the 411
617-district, to which may be added an amount to be held as reserve. 412
618-The tentative budget must include, but is not limited to, the 413
619-following information for the preceding fiscal year and the 414
620-current fiscal year, and the proposed amounts for the upcoming 415
621-fiscal year, in a standard format prescribed by the Executive 416
622-Office of the Governor, in consultation with the Legislature: 417
623- 1. The estimated amount of funds remaining at the 418
624-beginning of the fiscal year which have been obligated for the 419
625-payment of outstanding commitments not yet completed. 420
626- 2. The estimated amount of unobligated funds or net cash 421
627-balance on hand at the beginning of the fiscal year; an 422
628-accounting of the source, balance, and projected future use of 423
629-the unobligated funds; and t he estimated amount of funds to be 424
630-raised by district taxes or received from other sources to meet 425
606+Legislative Budget Commission may not be included in a 401
607+district's final budget and may not be acted upon through any 402
608+other means without the prior approval of the entity rejecting 403
609+the provision. 404
610+ (e) The tentative budget must be based on the preliminary 405
611+budget as submitted to the Legislature, and as may be amended by 406
612+the district in response to review by the Legislature pursuant 407
613+to ss. 373.503 and 373.535, as the basis for developing the 408
614+tentative budget for the next fiscal year as provided in this 409
615+subsection, and must set forth the proposed expenditures of the 410
616+district, to which may be added an amount to be held as reserve. 411
617+The tentative budget must include, but is not limited to, the 412
618+following information for the preceding fiscal year and the 413
619+current fiscal year, and the proposed amounts for the upcoming 414
620+fiscal year, in a standard format prescribed by the Executive 415
621+Office of the Governor, in consultation with the Legislature: 416
622+ 1. The estimated amount of funds remaining at the 417
623+beginning of the fiscal year w hich have been obligated for the 418
624+payment of outstanding commitments not yet completed. 419
625+ 2. The estimated amount of unobligated funds or net cash 420
626+balance on hand at the beginning of the fiscal year; an 421
627+accounting of the source, balance, and projected futur e use of 422
628+the unobligated funds; and the estimated amount of funds to be 423
629+raised by district taxes or received from other sources to meet 424
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644- 3. The millage rates and the percentage increase above the 427
645-rolled-back rate, together with a summary of the reasons the 428
646-increase is required, and the percentage increase in taxable 429
647-value resulting from new construction within the district. 430
648- 4. The salaries and benefits, expenses, operating capital 431
649-outlay, number of authorized positions, and other personal 432
650-services for the following program areas of the district: 433
651- a. Water resource planning and monitoring; 434
652- b. Land acquisition, restoration, and public works; 435
653- c. Operation and maintenance of works and lands; 436
654- d. Regulation; 437
655- e. Outreach for which the information provided must 438
656-contain a full description and accounting of expenditures for 439
657-water resources education; public information and public 440
658-relations, including public service announcements and 441
659-advertising in any media; and lobbying activities related to 442
660-local, regional, state and federal governmental affairs, whether 443
661-incurred by district staff or through contractual services; and 444
662- f. Management and administration. 445
663- 446
664-In addition to the program areas reported by all water 447
665-management districts, the South Florida Water Manage ment 448
666-District shall include in its budget document separate sections 449
667-on all costs associated with the Everglades Construction Project 450
643+ 3. The millage rates and the percentage increase above the 426
644+rolled-back rate, together with a summary of the reasons the 427
645+increase is required, and the percentage increase in taxable 428
646+value resulting from new construction within the district. 429
647+ 4. The salaries and benefits, expenses, operating capital 430
648+outlay, number of authorized positions, and other personal 431
649+services for the following program areas of the district: 432
650+ a. Water resource planning and monitoring; 433
651+ b. Land acquisition, restoration, and public works; 434
652+ c. Operation and maintenance of works and lands; 435
653+ d. Regulation; 436
654+ e. Outreach for which the information provided must 437
655+contain a full description and accounting of expenditures for 438
656+water resources education; public information and public 439
657+relations, including public service announcements and 440
658+advertising in any media; and lobbying ac tivities related to 441
659+local, regional, state and federal governmental affairs, whether 442
660+incurred by district staff or through contractual services; and 443
661+ f. Management and administration. 444
662+ 445
663+In addition to the program areas reported by all water 446
664+management districts, the South Florida Water Management 447
665+District shall include in its budget document separate sections 448
666+on all costs associated with the Everglades Construction Project 449
667+and the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan , incorporating 450
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681-the amount of state revenues appropriated for the fiscal year. 452
682- 5. The total estimated amount in the district budget for 453
683-each area of responsibility listed in subparagraph 4. and for 454
684-water resource, water supply, and alternative water supply 455
685-development projects identified in the district's regional water 456
686-supply plans. 457
687- 6. A description of each new, expanded, reduced, or 458
688-eliminated program. 459
689- 7. The funding sources, including, but not limited to, ad 460
690-valorem taxes, Surface Water Improvement and Management Program 461
691-funds, other state funds, federal funds, and user fees and 462
692-permit fees for each program area. 463
693- 8. The water management district's capital improvement 464
694-plan for the current fiscal year and the next fiscal year, in 465
695-the same format as required in the preliminary budget. 466
696- Section 8. Section 373.591, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 467
697- Section 9. Section 373.6075, Florida Statutes, is amended 468
698-to read: 469
699- 373.6075 Purchases from contracts of other entities. — 470
700- (1) A water management district may purchase commodities 471
701-and contractual services, excluding ser vices subject to s. 472
702-287.055, from the purchasing contracts of special districts, 473
703-municipalities, counties, other political subdivisions, 474
704-educational institutions, other states, nonprofit entities, 475
680+the amount of state revenues appropriated for the fiscal year . 451
681+ 5. The total estimated amount in the district budget for 452
682+each area of responsibility listed in subparagraph 4. and for 453
683+water resource, water supply, and alternative water supply 454
684+development projects identified i n the district's regional water 455
685+supply plans. 456
686+ 6. A description of each new, expanded, reduced, or 457
687+eliminated program. 458
688+ 7. The funding sources, including, but not limited to, ad 459
689+valorem taxes, Surface Water Improvement and Management Program 460
690+funds, other state funds, federal funds, and user fees and 461
691+permit fees for each program area. 462
692+ 8. The water management district's capital improvement 463
693+plan for the current fiscal year and the next fiscal year, in 464
694+the same format as required in the preliminary budget. 465
695+ Section 8. Section 373.6075, Florida Statutes, is amended 466
696+to read: 467
697+ 373.6075 Purchases from contracts of other entities. — 468
698+ (1) A water management district may purchase commodities 469
699+and contractual services, excluding services subject to s. 470
700+287.055, from the purchasing contracts of special districts, 471
701+municipalities, counties, other political subdivisions, 472
702+educational institutions, other states, nonprofit entities, 473
703+purchasing cooperatives, or the Federal Government, which have 474
704+been procured pursuant to competitive bid, request for proposal, 475
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718-been procured pursuant to competitive bid, request for proposal, 477
719-request for qualification, competitive selection, or competitive 478
720-negotiation, and which are otherwise in compliance with general 479
721-law if the purchasing contract of the other entity is proc ured 480
722-by a process that meets the procurement requirements of the 481
723-water management district. 482
724- (2) For contractual services for the design, engineering, 483
725-or construction, or for any combination of the design, 484
726-engineering, or construction, of capital improvem ent projects 485
727-with a total estimated project cost of $20 million or more, a 486
728-water management district shall give preference to the lowest 487
729-responsible and responsive bid, proposal, or reply that includes 488
730-proof of district-defined acceptable minimum work expe rience 489
731-within this state, project -specific payment and performance 490
732-bonds in amounts appropriate for the project contract amount, 491
733-and a minimum warranty of 2 years beginning at substantial 492
734-completion of the project or that provides proof of a comparable 493
735-financial assurance mechanism, as defined by district rule. 494
736- (3) For the purpose of the competitive selection process 495
737-in s. 287.055(4) or the procurement procedures in s. 255.065(3), 496
738-a water management district shall consider whether a bid, 497
739-proposal, or reply includes appropriate payment and performance 498
740-bonds; proof of a comparable financial assurance mechanism, as 499
741-defined by district rule; or documentation of any and all bond 500
717+request for qualification, competitive selection, or competitive 476
718+negotiation, and which are o therwise in compliance with general 477
719+law if the purchasing contract of the other entity is procured 478
720+by a process that meets the procurement requirements of the 479
721+water management district. 480
722+ (2) For contractual services for the design, engineering, 481
723+or construction, or for any combination of the design, 482
724+engineering, or construction, of capital improvement projects 483
725+with a total estimated project cost of $20 million or more, a 484
726+water management district shall give preference to the lowest 485
727+responsible and responsiv e bid, proposal, or reply that includes 486
728+proof of district-defined acceptable minimum work experience 487
729+within this state, project -specific payment and performance 488
730+bonds in amounts appropriate for the project contract amount, 489
731+and a minimum warranty of 2 years beginning at substantial 490
732+completion of the project or that provides proof of a comparable 491
733+financial assurance mechanism, as defined by district rule. 492
734+ (3) For the purpose of the competitive selection process 493
735+in s. 287.055(4) or the procurement procedures in s. 255.065(3), 494
736+a water management district shall consider whether a bid, 495
737+proposal, or reply includes appropriate payment and performance 496
738+bonds; proof of a comparable financial assurance mechanism, as 497
739+defined by district rule; or documentation of any an d all bond 498
740+faults or bond claims within the last 10 years, including all 499
741+open and closed claims and agreed -upon amounts with a 500
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755-open and closed claims and agreed -upon amounts with a 502
756-description of the claim and any resolution. 503
757- Section 10. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 504
758-made by this act to section 373.503, Florida Statutes, in a 505
759-reference thereto, section 373.0697, Florida Statutes, is 506
760-reenacted to read: 507
761- 373.0697 Basin taxes. —The respective basins may, pursuant 508
762-to s. 9(b), Art. VII of the State Constitution, by resolution 509
763-request the governing board of the district to levy ad valorem 510
764-taxes within such basin. Upon receipt of such request, a basin 511
765-tax levy shall be made by the governing boar d of the district to 512
766-finance basin functions enumerated in s. 373.0695, 513
767-notwithstanding the provisions of any other general or special 514
768-law to the contrary, and subject to the provisions of s. 515
769-373.503(3). 516
770- (1) The amount of money to be raised by said tax l evy 517
771-shall be determined by the adoption of an annual budget by the 518
772-district board of governors, and the average millage for the 519
773-basin shall be that amount required to raise the amount called 520
774-for by the annual budget when applied to the total assessment of 521
775-the basin as determined for county taxing purposes. However, no 522
776-such tax shall be levied within the basin unless and until the 523
777-annual budget and required tax levy shall have been approved by 524
778-formal action of the basin board, and no county in the district 525
754+description of the claim and any resolution. 501
755+ Section 9. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 502
756+made by this act to se ction 373.503, Florida Statutes, in a 503
757+reference thereto, section 373.0697, Florida Statutes, is 504
758+reenacted to read: 505
759+ 373.0697 Basin taxes. —The respective basins may, pursuant 506
760+to s. 9(b), Art. VII of the State Constitution, by resolution 507
761+request the governing board of the district to levy ad valorem 508
762+taxes within such basin. Upon receipt of such request, a basin 509
763+tax levy shall be made by the governing board of the district to 510
764+finance basin functions enumerated in s. 373.0695, 511
765+notwithstanding the provisions of any other general or special 512
766+law to the contrary, and subject to the provisions of s. 513
767+373.503(3). 514
768+ (1) The amount of money to be raised by said tax levy 515
769+shall be determined by the adoption of an annual budget by the 516
770+district board of governors, and the a verage millage for the 517
771+basin shall be that amount required to raise the amount called 518
772+for by the annual budget when applied to the total assessment of 519
773+the basin as determined for county taxing purposes. However, no 520
774+such tax shall be levied within the basin unless and until the 521
775+annual budget and required tax levy shall have been approved by 522
776+formal action of the basin board, and no county in the district 523
777+shall be taxed under this provision at a rate to exceed 1 mill. 524
778+ (2) The taxes provided for in this secti on shall be 525
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792- (2) The taxes provided for in this section shall be 527
793-extended by the county property appraiser on the county tax roll 528
794-in each county within, or partly within, the basin and shall be 529
795-collected by the tax collector in the same manner and time as 530
796-county taxes, and the proceeds therefrom paid to the district 531
797-for basin purposes. Said taxes shall be a lien, until paid, on 532
798-the property against which assessed and enforceable in like 533
799-manner as county taxes. The property appraisers, tax collectors, 534
800-and clerks of the circuit court of the respective counties shall 535
801-be entitled to compensation for services performed in connection 536
802-with such taxes at the same rates as apply to county taxes. 537
803- (3) It is hereby determined that the taxes authorized by 538
804-this subsection are in proportion to the benefits to be derived 539
805-by the several parcels of real estate within the basin from the 540
806-works authorized herein. 541
807- Section 11. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 542
808-made by this act to section 373.536, Florida Statutes, in a 543
809-reference thereto, paragraph (d) of subsection (8) of section 544
810-373.026, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: 545
811- 373.026 General powers and duties of the department. —The 546
812-department, or its successo r agency, shall be responsible for 547
813-the administration of this chapter at the state level. However, 548
814-it is the policy of the state that, to the greatest extent 549
815-possible, the department may enter into interagency or 550
791+extended by the county property appraiser on the county tax roll 526
792+in each county within, or partly within, the basin and shall be 527
793+collected by the tax collector in the same manner and time as 528
794+county taxes, and the proceeds therefrom paid to the district 529
795+for basin purposes. Said taxes shall be a lien, until paid, on 530
796+the property against which assessed and enforceable in like 531
797+manner as county taxes. The property appraisers, tax collectors, 532
798+and clerks of the circuit court of the respective counties shall 533
799+be entitled to compensation for services performed in connection 534
800+with such taxes at the same rates as apply to county taxes. 535
801+ (3) It is hereby determined that the taxes authorized by 536
802+this subsection are in proportion to the benefits to be derived 537
803+by the several parcels of real estate within the basin from the 538
804+works authorized herein. 539
805+ Section 10. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 540
806+made by this act to section 373.536, Florida Statutes, in a 541
807+reference thereto, paragraph (d) of subsection (8) of section 542
808+373.026, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: 543
809+ 373.026 General powers and duties of the department. —The 544
810+department, or its successor agency, shall be responsible for 545
811+the administration of this chapter at the state level. However, 546
812+it is the policy of the state that, to the greatest extent 547
813+possible, the department may enter into interagency or 548
814+interlocal agreements with any other state agency, any water 549
815+management district, or any local government conducting programs 550
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829-management district, or any local government conducting programs 552
830-related to or materially affecting the water resources of the 553
831-state. All such agreements shall be subject to the provisions of 554
832-s. 373.046. In addition to its other powers an d duties, the 555
833-department shall, to the greatest extent possible: 556
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835- (d) The Executive Office of the Governor, pursuant to its 558
836-duties under s. 373.536(5) to approve or disapprove, in whole or 559
837-in part, the budget of each water management district, shall 560
838-review all proposed expenditures for project components in the 561
839-district's budget. 562
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828+related to or material ly affecting the water resources of the 551
829+state. All such agreements shall be subject to the provisions of 552
830+s. 373.046. In addition to its other powers and duties, the 553
831+department shall, to the greatest extent possible: 554
832+ (8) 555
833+ (d) The Executive Office of the G overnor, pursuant to its 556
834+duties under s. 373.536(5) to approve or disapprove, in whole or 557
835+in part, the budget of each water management district, shall 558
836+review all proposed expenditures for project components in the 559
837+district's budget. 560
838+ Section 11. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 561