Bill > S0714

This bill makes several changes to environmental regulations, including prohibiting water management districts from reducing permitted water allocation amounts if actual use is less than permitted due to documented conservation efforts or specific agricultural reasons like weather events, and requiring these districts to promote broader cost-sharing for conservation practices like soil sensors and water-saving fixtures. It also revises the qualifications for membership on the Harris Chain of Lakes Restoration Council to include individuals with experience in environmental science or regulation and allows for waivers of these qualifications under certain circumstances, while also clarifying that a vacancy occurs if a member resigns or misses three consecutive meetings without an approved excuse. Additionally, the bill reorganizes and renames some offices within the Department of Environmental Protection, establishes a solid waste landfill closure account funded by waste tire fees to cover closure and long-term care costs, and appropriates funds for this purpose, while also clarifying that landfill gas-to-energy systems are not considered resource recovery facilities for flow control authority.