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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to the adoption of comprehensive plan 2
amendments; revising the expedited state review 3
process for adoption of comprehensive plan amendments; 4
providing an effective date. 5
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 7
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Section 1. Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (3) of 9
section 163.3184, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 10
163.3184 Process for adoption of comprehensiv e plan or 11
plan amendment.— 12
(3) EXPEDITED STATE REVIEW PROCESS FOR ADOPTION OF 13
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS. — 14
(b)1. If a plan amendment or amendments are adopted, the 15
local government, after the initial public hearing held pursuant 16
to subsection (11), shall transmit, within 10 working days after 17
the date of adoption, the amendment or amendments and 18
appropriate supporting data and analyses to the reviewing 19
agencies. The local governing body shall also transmit a copy of 20
the amendments and supporting data and analyses to any other 21
local government or governmental agency that has filed a written 22
request with the governing body. 23
2. The reviewing agencies and any other local government 24
or governmental agency specified in subparagraph 1. may provide 25
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comments regarding the amendment or amendments to the local 26
government. State agencies shall only comment on important state 27
resources and facilities that will be adversely impacted by the 28
amendment if adopted. Comments provided by state agencies shall 29
state with specificity how the plan amendment will adversely 30
impact an important state resource or facility and shall 31
identify measures the local government may take to eliminate, 32
reduce, or mitigate the adverse impacts. Such comments, if not 33
resolved, may result in a challenge by the state land planning 34
agency to the plan amendment. Agencies and local governments 35
must transmit their comments to the affected local government 36
such that they are received by the local government not later 37
than 30 days after the date on w hich the agency or government 38
received the amendment or amendments. Reviewing agencies shall 39
also send a copy of their comments to the state land planning 40
agency. 41
3. Comments to the local government from a regional 42
planning council, county, or municipali ty shall be limited as 43
follows: 44
a. The regional planning council review and comments shall 45
be limited to adverse effects on regional resources or 46
facilities identified in the strategic regional policy plan and 47
extrajurisdictional impacts that would be in consistent with the 48
comprehensive plan of any affected local government within the 49
region. A regional planning council may not review and comment 50
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on a proposed comprehensive plan amendment prepared by such 51
council unless the plan amendment has been changed by the local 52
government subsequent to the preparation of the plan amendment 53
by the regional planning council. 54
b. County comments shall be in the context of the 55
relationship and effect of the proposed plan amendments on the 56
county plan. 57
c. Municipal comments shall be in the context of the 58
relationship and effect of the proposed plan amendments on the 59
municipal plan. 60
d. Military installation comments shall be provided in 61
accordance with s. 163.3175. 62
4. Comments to the local government from state agen cies 63
shall be limited to the following subjects as they relate to 64
important state resources and facilities that will be adversely 65
impacted by the amendment if adopted: 66
a. The Department of Environmental Protection shall limit 67
its comments to the subjects of air and water pollution; 68
wetlands and other surface waters of the state; federal and 69
state-owned lands and interest in lands, including state parks, 70
greenways and trails, and conservation easements; solid waste; 71
water and wastewater treatment; and the Everglades ecosystem 72
restoration. 73
b. The Department of State shall limit its comments to the 74
subjects of historic and archaeological resources. 75
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c. The Department of Transportation shall limit its 76
comments to issues within the agency's jurisdiction as it 77
relates to transportation resources and facilities of state 78
importance. 79
d. The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission shall 80
limit its comments to subjects relating to fish and wildlife 81
habitat and listed species and their habitat. 82
e. The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services 83
shall limit its comments to the subjects of agriculture, 84
forestry, and aquaculture issues. 85
f. The Department of Education shall limit its comments to 86
the subject of public school facilities. 87
g. The appropriate wa ter management district shall limit 88
its comments to flood protection and floodplain management, 89
wetlands and other surface waters, and regional water supply. 90
h. The state land planning agency shall limit its comments 91
to important state resources and faci lities outside the 92
jurisdiction of other commenting state agencies and may include 93
comments on countervailing planning policies and objectives 94
served by the plan amendment that should be balanced against 95
potential adverse impacts to important state resourc es and 96
facilities. 97
(c)1. The local government shall hold a second public 98
hearing, which shall be a hearing on whether to adopt one or 99
more comprehensive plan amendments pursuant to subsection (11). 100
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If the local government fails, within 180 days after rec eipt of 101
agency comments, to hold the second public hearing, and to adopt 102
the comprehensive plan amendments, the amendments are deemed 103
withdrawn unless extended by agreement with notice to the state 104
land planning agency and any affected person that provided 105
comments on the amendment. The local government is in compliance 106
if the second public hearing is held within the 180 -day period 107
following receipt of agency comments, even if the amendments are 108
approved at a subsequent hearing. The 180-day limitation does 109
not apply to amendments processed pursuant to s. 380.06. 110
2. All comprehensive plan amendments adopted by the 111
governing body, along with the supporting data and analysis, 112
shall be transmitted within 10 working days after the final 113
adoption hearing to the state land planning agency and any other 114
agency or local government that provided timely comments under 115
subparagraph (b)2. If the local government fails to transmit the 116
comprehensive plan amendments within 10 working days after the 117
final adoption hearing, the amendments are deemed withdrawn. 118
3. The state land planning agency shall notify the local 119
government of any deficiencies within 5 working days after 120
receipt of an amendment package. For purposes of completeness, 121
an amendment shall be deemed complete if it contains a full, 122
executed copy of: 123
a. The adoption ordinance or ordinances; 124
b. In the case of a text amendment, the amended language 125
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in legislative format with new words inserted in the text 126
underlined, and words deleted stricken with hyphens; 127
c. In the case of a future land use map amendment, the 128
future land use map clearly depicting the parcel, its existing 129
future land use designation, and its adopted designation; and 130
d. Any data and analyses the local government deems 131
appropriate. 132
4. An amendment adopted under this paragraph does not 133
become effective until 31 days after the state land planning 134
agency notifies the local government that the plan amendment 135
package is complete. If timely challenged, an amendment does not 136
become effective until the state land planning agency or the 137
Administration Commission enters a final order determining the 138
adopted amendment to be in compliance. 139
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 140