Bill > S0810

This bill requires Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) entities to conduct comprehensive stormwater management system inspections, with specific timelines and reporting requirements. Under the new law, each MS4 entity must perform an initial operation and maintenance inspection of all permitted stormwater management systems by September 1, 2026, during which they must identify critical infrastructure with significant vulnerabilities that could potentially cause flooding or property damage. Any infrastructure meeting these vulnerability criteria must then be inspected annually by June 1st of each subsequent year. Additionally, the MS4 entities are required to complete a standardized stormwater facility inspection checklist developed by the department, which must be submitted to both the department and the Division of Emergency Management by September 1, 2026, and annually thereafter. The checklist must detail any identified vulnerable infrastructure components within the MS4 system. The bill defines MS4 as a municipal separate storm sewer system as defined in federal regulations and an MS4 entity as an MS4 permittee, with the provisions set to take effect on July 1, 2025.

Budget and Finance

Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (Senate), Fiscal Policy (Senate)

https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/810