Florida Senate - 2025 SB 946 By Senator Rodriguez 40-00895-25 2025946__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to waste facilities; amending s. 3 373.4592, F.S.; conforming cross references; 4 prohibiting a local governmental entity from applying 5 for a permit for or approving the permitting of 6 certain waste facilities within a specified distance 7 of the Everglades Protection Area, the Everglades 8 Construction Project, or any water storage or 9 conveyance structure constructed pursuant to specified 10 provisions; providing for preemption; amending ss. 11 316.5501, 339.2818, and 373.036, F.S.; conforming 12 cross-references; providing an effective date. 13 14 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 15 16 Section 1.Present subsections (13) through (17) of section 17 373.4592, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (14) 18 through (18), respectively, a new subsection (13) is added to 19 that section, and paragraphs (c) and (f) of subsection (2) are 20 amended, to read: 21 373.4592Everglades improvement and management. 22 (2)DEFINITIONS.As used in this section: 23 (c)C-139 Basin or Basin means those lands described in 24 subsection (17) subsection (16). 25 (f)Everglades Agricultural Area or EAA means the 26 Everglades Agricultural Area, which are those lands described in 27 subsection (16) subsection (15). 28 (13)PROHIBITION ON WASTE FACILITIES. 29 (a)A local governmental entity may not apply for or 30 approve a permit pursuant to chapter 373, chapter 376, chapter 31 377, chapter 379, chapter 380, or chapter 403 for a solid waste 32 facility as that term is defined in s. 377.709(2)(f), a 33 municipal solid waste-to-energy facility as that term is defined 34 in s. 377.814(2)(b), a pyrolysis facility as that term is 35 defined in s. 403.703(27), a solid waste disposal facility as 36 that term is defined in s. 403.703(36), or a solid waste 37 management facility as that term is defined in s. 403.703(38), 38 or for an incinerator of any type, where such facility is 39 proposed to be located within 2 miles of: 40 1.The Everglades Protection Area as defined in s. 41 373.4592(2); 42 2.The Everglades Construction Project as defined in 43 373.4592(2); or 44 3.Any water storage or conveyance structure constructed 45 pursuant to the comprehensive plan as defined in s. 373.470(2) 46 or funded pursuant to the Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 47 2018, the Water Resources Development Act of 2000, the Water 48 Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act, or the Surface 49 Water Improvement and Management Act as defined in s. 373.451. 50 (b)The permitting provided in paragraph (a) is preempted 51 to the state. This section supersedes any local government 52 regulations on matters related to this subsection. 53 Section 2.Subsection (1) of section 316.5501, Florida 54 Statutes, is amended to read: 55 316.5501Permitting program for combination truck tractor, 56 semitrailer, and trailer combination coupled as a single unit 57 subject to certain requirements. 58 (1)By no later than January 1, 2020, the Department of 59 Transportation in conjunction with the Department of Highway 60 Safety and Motor Vehicles shall develop a permitting program 61 that, notwithstanding any other provision of law except 62 conflicting federal law and applicable provisions of s. 316.550, 63 prescribes the operation of any combination of truck tractor, 64 semitrailer, and trailer combination coupled together so as to 65 operate as a single unit in which the semitrailer and the 66 trailer unit may each be up to 48 feet in length, but not less 67 than 28 feet in length, if such truck tractor, semitrailer, and 68 trailer combination is: 69 (a)Being used for the primary purpose of transporting farm 70 products as defined in s. 823.14(3)(e) on a prescribed route 71 within the boundary of the Everglades Agricultural Area as 72 described in s. 373.4592(16) s. 373.4592(15); 73 (b)Traveling on a prescribed route that has been submitted 74 to and approved by the Department of Transportation for public 75 safety purposes having taken into account, at a minimum, the 76 point of origin, destination, traffic and pedestrian volume on 77 the route, turning radius at intersections along the route, and 78 potential for damage to roadways or bridges on the route; 79 (c)Operating only on state or local roadways within a 80 radius of 60 miles from where such truck tractor, semitrailer, 81 and trailer combination was loaded; however, travel is not 82 authorized on the Interstate Highway System; and 83 (d)Meeting the following weight limitations: 84 1.The maximum gross weight of the truck tractor and the 85 first trailer shall not exceed 88,000 pounds. 86 2.The maximum gross weight of the dolly and second trailer 87 shall not exceed 67,000 pounds. 88 3.The maximum overall gross weight of the truck tractor 89 semitrailer-trailer combination shall not exceed 155,000 pounds. 90 Section 3.Subsection (8) of section 339.2818, Florida 91 Statutes, is amended to read: 92 339.2818Small County Outreach Program. 93 (8)Subject to a specific appropriation in addition to 94 funds appropriated for projects under this section, a local 95 government either wholly or partially within the Everglades 96 Agricultural Area as defined in s. 373.4592(16) s. 373.4592(15), 97 the Peace River Basin, or the Suwannee River Basin may compete 98 for additional funding using the criteria listed in paragraph 99 (4)(c) at up to 100 percent of project costs on state or county 100 roads used primarily as farm-to-market connections between rural 101 agricultural areas and market distribution centers, excluding 102 capacity improvement projects. 103 Section 4.Paragraph (e) of subsection (7) of section 104 373.036, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 105 373.036Florida water plan; district water management 106 plans. 107 (7)CONSOLIDATED WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT ANNUAL REPORT. 108 (e)In addition to the elements specified in paragraph (b), 109 the South Florida Water Management District shall include in the 110 consolidated annual report the following elements: 111 1.The Lake Okeechobee Protection Program annual progress 112 report required by s. 373.4595(6). 113 2.The Everglades annual progress reports specified in s. 114 373.4592(4)(d)5., (14), and (15) s. 373.4592(4)(d)5., (13), and 115 (14). 116 3.The Everglades restoration annual report required by s. 117 373.470(7). 118 4.The Everglades Trust Fund annual expenditure report 119 required by s. 373.45926(3). 120 Section 5.This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.