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FL S1316

Resilience Districts


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Introduced
02/26/2025
In Committee
03/06/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

2025 Regular Session

Bill Summary

An act relating to resilience districts; creating s. 190.101, F.S.; providing a short title; creating s. 190.102, F.S.; providing legislative findings; creating s. 190.103, F.S.; defining terms; creating s. 190.104, F.S.; declaring that the act constitutes the sole authority for resilience districts; creating s. 190.105, F.S.; authorizing the establishment of infrastructure resilience districts through a petition by certain persons; specifying the requirements for the petition; requiring the petitioner to submit copies of the petition to specified counties and municipalities and pay a certain fee; authorizing petitioners to engage in certain meetings before the filing of the petition; requiring certain counties and municipalities to conduct public hearings; specifying a timeframe for conducting such hearings; authorizing counties or municipalities to express support of or objection to the resilience district by resolution in a certain manner; requiring that the public hearing on a petition be conducted in a certain manner; requiring the petitioner to publish certain notice of the hearing; authorizing the local government to consider specified factors in granting or denying a petition for an infrastructure resilience district; specifying certain requirements if the petition is denied on a specified basis; requiring that an interlocal agreement be signed in certain circumstances; authorizing the establishment of condominium resilience districts through a petition by certain persons; requiring counties to develop a process to receive such petitions by a certain date; specifying the requirements of the petition; requiring the petitioner to submit a petition to a specified county and to pay certain fees; requiring the county to provide certain notifications; requiring the county to conduct a public hearing under certain circumstances; specifying a timeframe and requirements for such hearing; authorizing counties to express support of or objection to the resilience district by resolution in a certain manner; requiring that the hearing be conducted in a certain manner; requiring the petitioner to publish certain notice of the hearing; specifying factors the county is required to consider in granting or denying a petition for a condominium resilience district; creating s. 190.1052, F.S.; specifying requirements for resilience districts and condominium resilience districts; requiring a resilience district to have the agreement of the local general-purpose government in certain circumstances; prohibiting certain district configurations; requiring the dissolution of other special taxing districts and the transfer of certain funds in certain circumstances; specifying that the resilience district includes certain consolidated property in certain circumstances; creating s. 190.1054, F.S.; specifying acceptable uses of infrastructure resilience districts and condominium resilience districts; prohibiting certain condominiums from using resilience districts; providing limitations on the use of resilience districts; requiring that additional projects be approved through an amended petition; creating s. 190.1056, F.S.; authorizing the payment of certain fees for project management of infrastructure resilience districts; requiring the provision of a certain fee to the property appraiser for certain administration; requiring that all fees be factored into the loan amount; creating s. 190.106, F.S.; specifying the composition, length of terms, and procedure for filling vacancies of the board of supervisors of an infrastructure resilience district; specifying the powers, composition, procedure for filling vacancies, and elections of the board of supervisors of a condominium resilience district; prohibiting board members from receiving compensation and performing the work of the district; requiring board members to be residents of this state and citizens of the United States; creating s. 190.108, F.S.; requiring each resilience district to publish and provide to certain persons an annual budget; requiring the district to provide certain financial reports; authorizing the local government to review and submit comments regarding a district’s annual budget; creating s. 190.111, F.S.; providing the powers of a resilience district; creating s. 190.133, F.S.; requiring resilience districts to follow specified procurement processes; creating s. 190.136, F.S.; authorizing a resilience district to recover unpaid fees, rental charges, or penalties; creating s. 190.146, F.S.; specifying the circumstances in which the district can be expanded or reduced; providing for the termination of an infrastructure resilience district or a condominium resilience district in certain circumstances; creating s. 190.148, F.S.; requiring a specified disclosure for sales of real property located in a resilience district; creating s. 190.149, F.S.; requiring the district to record a specified notice of establishment of a resilience district within a specified timeframe; amending ss. 190.002, 190.003, 190.046, and 190.048, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; providing a directive to the Division of Law Revision; providing an effective date.

AI Summary

This bill creates a new type of special district called a "Resilience District" to help communities address infrastructure challenges related to flooding, sea-level rise, and other resilience issues. The bill establishes two main types of resilience districts: infrastructure resilience districts and condominium resilience districts. These districts can be created through a citizen-initiated petition process, requiring approval from local governments and support from at least 70% of landowners or unit owners. Infrastructure resilience districts can fund projects such as flood mitigation, infrastructure improvements, septic to sewer conversions, and redevelopment of non-resilient housing. Condominium resilience districts can help fully fund reserves, make structural improvements, and address building code mandates. The bill includes strict requirements for district formation, governance, and operations, such as limiting district size, mandating public hearings, requiring detailed budgets, and ensuring transparency. Board members must be local residents and cannot be compensated. Districts are not intended to exist permanently and must have a specific purpose, with automatic termination after project completion and debt repayment. The bill aims to provide smaller communities with more equitable access to infrastructure financing mechanisms and ensure that resilience projects are developed with community input and oversight.

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration (on 05/03/2025)

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