Bill Text: FL S0250 | 2023 | Regular Session | Enrolled


Bill Title: Natural Emergencies

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (? 2-1)

Status: (Passed) 2023-06-29 - Chapter No. 2023-304 [S0250 Detail]

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    2         An act relating to natural emergencies; creating ss.
    3         125.023 and 166.0335, F.S.; defining the term
    4         “temporary shelter”; prohibiting counties and
    5         municipalities, respectively, from prohibiting
    6         temporary shelters on residential property for a
    7         specified timeframe under certain circumstances;
    8         amending s. 252.35, F.S.; requiring the Division of
    9         Emergency Management to post a model contract for
   10         debris removal on its website by a specified date;
   11         requiring the model contract to be annually updated by
   12         a specified date; requiring the division to prioritize
   13         technical assistance and training relating to natural
   14         disasters and emergencies to fiscally constrained
   15         counties; requiring the division to administer a
   16         revolving loan fund for certain local government
   17         projects; amending s. 252.363, F.S.; increasing the
   18         timeframe to exercise rights under a permit or other
   19         authorization; limiting the timeframe to exercise
   20         rights under a permit or other authorization to a
   21         certain timeframe when multiple natural emergencies
   22         occur; providing for retroactive application; creating
   23         s. 252.391, F.S.; defining the term “local
   24         governmental entity”; encouraging local governmental
   25         entities to develop an emergency financial plan for
   26         major disasters; providing the contents of the
   27         emergency financial plan; recommending annual review
   28         of the emergency financial plan; amending s. 252.40,
   29         F.S.; authorizing local governments to create
   30         inspection teams for the review and approval of
   31         certain expedited permits; encouraging local
   32         governments to establish certain interlocal
   33         agreements; encouraging local governments to develop
   34         plans related to temporary accommodations of certain
   35         individuals; amending s. 287.055, F.S.; revising the
   36         definition of the term “continuing contract”;
   37         providing for the future expiration and reversion of
   38         specified statutory text; amending s. 288.066, F.S.;
   39         creating the Local Government Emergency Revolving
   40         Bridge Loan Program within the Department of Economic
   41         Opportunity to provide certain financial assistance to
   42         local governments impacted by federally declared
   43         disasters; conforming provisions to changes made by
   44         the act; providing construction; authorizing the
   45         department to provide interest-free loans to eligible
   46         local governments through specified means; requiring
   47         the department to prescribe a loan application;
   48         requiring the department to determine the loan amount
   49         based on certain factors; authorizing the department
   50         to deny a loan application and providing specified
   51         reasons for such denial; requiring the department to
   52         provide certain notice and make loan information
   53         available to eligible local governments; requiring
   54         loan repayments to be returned to the loan fund;
   55         providing that funds appropriated for the program are
   56         not subject to reversion; providing for expiration;
   57         creating s. 366.98, F.S.; providing liability
   58         protection for public utilities in certain
   59         circumstances; authorizing the Florida Public Service
   60         Commission to resolve certain issues; providing
   61         applicability; amending s. 489.117, F.S.; authorizing
   62         a registered contractor to engage in contracting under
   63         certain circumstances; providing an expiration
   64         timeframe for such authorization; authorizing the
   65         local jurisdiction to discipline the registered
   66         contractor under certain circumstances; creating s.
   67         553.7922, F.S.; requiring local governments impacted
   68         by certain emergencies to approve special processing
   69         procedures to expedite certain permits; amending s.
   70         553.80, F.S.; prohibiting certain local governments
   71         from raising building inspection fees during a certain
   72         timeframe; providing for future expiration;
   73         prohibiting counties and municipalities located within
   74         a certain area from adopting or amending certain
   75         moratoriums, amendments, or procedures for a specified
   76         period; declaring that such moratoriums, amendments,
   77         or procedures are null and void; providing for
   78         retroactive application; providing that certain
   79         comprehensive plan amendments, land development
   80         regulations, site plans, and development permits or
   81         orders may be enforced; providing for expiration;
   82         amending s. 823.11, F.S.; authorizing certain persons
   83         to engage in a process relating to the removal and
   84         destruction of derelict vessels; providing
   85         appropriations; providing for the transfer of certain
   86         appropriated funds to the Economic Development Trust
   87         Fund of the Department of Economic Opportunity;
   88         requiring that loan repayments be repaid to the
   89         Economic Development Trust Fund; authorizing certain
   90         independent special fire control districts to file a
   91         specified report on an alternative schedule; providing
   92         effective dates.
   93          
   94  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   95  
   96         Section 1. Section 125.023, Florida Statutes, is created to
   97  read:
   98         125.023 Temporary shelter prohibition.—
   99         (1) For the purposes of this section, the term “temporary
  100  shelter” includes, but is not limited to, a recreational
  101  vehicle, trailer, or similar structure placed on a residential
  102  property.
  103         (2) Notwithstanding any other law, ordinance, or regulation
  104  to the contrary, following the declaration of a state of
  105  emergency issued by the Governor for a natural emergency as
  106  defined in s. 252.34(8) during which a permanent residential
  107  structure was damaged and rendered uninhabitable, a county may
  108  not prohibit the placement of one temporary shelter on the
  109  residential property for up to 36 months after the date of the
  110  declaration or until a certificate of occupancy is issued on the
  111  permanent residential structure on the property, whichever
  112  occurs first, if all of the following circumstances apply:
  113         (a) The resident makes a good faith effort to rebuild or
  114  renovate the damaged permanent residential structure, including,
  115  but not limited to, applying for a building permit, submitting a
  116  plan or design to the county, or obtaining a construction loan.
  117         (b) The temporary shelter is connected to water and
  118  electric utilities and does not present a threat to health and
  119  human safety.
  120         (c) The resident lives in the temporary structure.
  121         Section 2. Section 166.0335, Florida Statutes, is created
  122  to read:
  123         166.0335 Temporary shelter prohibition.—
  124         (1) For the purposes of this section, the term “temporary
  125  shelter” includes, but is not limited to, a recreational
  126  vehicle, trailer, or similar structure placed on a residential
  127  property.
  128         (2) Notwithstanding any other law, ordinance, or regulation
  129  to the contrary, following the declaration of a state of
  130  emergency issued by the Governor for a natural emergency as
  131  defined in s. 252.34(8) during which a permanent residential
  132  structure was damaged and rendered uninhabitable, a municipality
  133  may not prohibit the placement of one temporary shelter on the
  134  residential property for up to 36 months after the date of the
  135  declaration or until a certificate of occupancy is issued on the
  136  permanent residential structure on the property, whichever
  137  occurs first, if all of the following circumstances apply:
  138         (a) The resident makes a good faith effort to rebuild or
  139  renovate the damaged permanent residential structure, including,
  140  but not limited to, applying for a building permit, submitting a
  141  plan or design to the municipality, or obtaining a construction
  142  loan.
  143         (b) The temporary shelter is connected to water and
  144  electric utilities and does not present a threat to health and
  145  human safety.
  146         (c) The resident lives in the temporary structure.
  147         Section 3. Effective upon becoming a law, paragraphs (bb),
  148  (cc), and (dd) are added to subsection (2) of section 252.35,
  149  Florida Statutes, to read:
  150         252.35 Emergency management powers; Division of Emergency
  151  Management.—
  152         (2) The division is responsible for carrying out the
  153  provisions of ss. 252.31-252.90. In performing its duties, the
  154  division shall:
  155         (bb) Post on its website a model of a local government
  156  contract for debris removal to be used by political
  157  subdivisions. The initial model contract must be posted to the
  158  website no later than June 1, 2023, and, thereafter, the model
  159  contract must be annually updated and posted to the website no
  160  later than June 1.
  161         (cc) Prioritize technical assistance and training to
  162  fiscally constrained counties as defined in s. 218.67(1) on
  163  aspects of safety measures, preparedness, prevention, response,
  164  recovery, and mitigation relating to natural disasters and
  165  emergencies.
  166         (dd) Administer a revolving loan program for local
  167  government hazard mitigation projects.
  168         Section 4. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
  169  252.363, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  170         252.363 Tolling and extension of permits and other
  171  authorizations.—
  172         (1)(a) The declaration of a state of emergency issued by
  173  the Governor for a natural emergency tolls the period remaining
  174  to exercise the rights under a permit or other authorization for
  175  the duration of the emergency declaration. Further, the
  176  emergency declaration extends the period remaining to exercise
  177  the rights under a permit or other authorization for 24 6 months
  178  in addition to the tolled period. The extended period to
  179  exercise the rights under a permit or other authorization may
  180  not exceed 48 months in total in the event of multiple natural
  181  emergencies for which the Governor declares a state of
  182  emergency. The tolling and extension of permits and other
  183  authorizations under this paragraph shall apply retroactively to
  184  September 28, 2022. This paragraph applies to the following:
  185         1. The expiration of a development order issued by a local
  186  government.
  187         2. The expiration of a building permit.
  188         3. The expiration of a permit issued by the Department of
  189  Environmental Protection or a water management district pursuant
  190  to part IV of chapter 373.
  191         4. Permits issued by the Department of Environmental
  192  Protection or a water management district pursuant to part II of
  193  chapter 373 for land subject to a development agreement under
  194  ss. 163.3220-163.3243 in which the permittee and the developer
  195  are the same or a related entity.
  196         5. The buildout date of a development of regional impact,
  197  including any extension of a buildout date that was previously
  198  granted as specified in s. 380.06(7)(c).
  199         6. The expiration of a development permit or development
  200  agreement authorized by Florida Statutes, including those
  201  authorized under the Florida Local Government Development
  202  Agreement Act, or issued by a local government or other
  203  governmental agency.
  204         Section 5. Section 252.391, Florida Statutes, is created to
  205  read:
  206         252.391 Emergency financial plans.—
  207         (1) As used in this section, the term “local governmental
  208  entity” means a county, municipality, or district school board.
  209         (2) Each local governmental entity is encouraged to develop
  210  an emergency financial plan for major natural disasters that may
  211  impact its jurisdiction. Disasters include, but are not limited
  212  to, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and wildfires.
  213         (3) Each emergency financial plan should be based on the
  214  likely frequency of the disaster’s occurrence. The financial
  215  plan should include a calculation of the costs for the natural
  216  disaster event and a determination of the financial resources
  217  available to the local governmental entity. If insufficient
  218  funds are available to address the disaster event, the emergency
  219  financial plan should identify strategies to close the gap
  220  between the disaster event costs and the local governmental
  221  entity’s financial capacity. Such strategies may include rainy
  222  day funds, reprioritizing its annual budget, and borrowing.
  223         (4) Local governmental entities should annually review
  224  their emergency financial plans to address changes in
  225  conditions.
  226         Section 6. Subsections (3) and (4) are added to section
  227  252.40, Florida Statutes, to read:
  228         252.40 Mutual aid arrangements.—
  229         (3) Local governments may create inspection teams to review
  230  and approve expedited permits for temporary housing solutions,
  231  repairs, and renovations after a natural disaster. Local
  232  governments are encouraged to establish interlocal agreements
  233  with other jurisdictions to provide additional inspection
  234  services during a state of emergency.
  235         (4) Municipalities and counties are encouraged to develop
  236  and adopt plans to provide temporary accommodations for
  237  contractors, utility workers, first responders, and others
  238  dispatched to aid in hurricane recovery efforts. Public areas,
  239  including, but not limited to, fairgrounds and parking lots, may
  240  be used for tents and trailers for such temporary
  241  accommodations.
  242         Section 7. Effective upon becoming a law, paragraph (g) of
  243  subsection (2) of section 287.055, Florida Statutes, is amended
  244  to read:
  245         287.055 Acquisition of professional architectural,
  246  engineering, landscape architectural, or surveying and mapping
  247  services; definitions; procedures; contingent fees prohibited;
  248  penalties.—
  249         (2) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:
  250         (g) A “continuing contract” is a contract for professional
  251  services entered into in accordance with all the procedures of
  252  this act between an agency and a firm whereby the firm provides
  253  professional services to the agency for projects in which the
  254  estimated construction cost of each individual project under the
  255  contract does not exceed $4 million, for study activity if the
  256  fee for professional services for each individual study under
  257  the contract does not exceed $500,000, or for work of a
  258  specified nature as outlined in the contract required by the
  259  agency, with the contract being for a fixed term or with no time
  260  limitation except that the contract must provide a termination
  261  clause. Firms providing professional services under continuing
  262  contracts shall not be required to bid against one another. The
  263  term “continuing contract” includes contracts executed through
  264  December 31, 2023, for professional services to the agency for
  265  projects related to repairs and remediation to a specific site
  266  due to damage caused by Hurricane Ian in which the estimated
  267  construction cost for each individual project does not exceed
  268  $15 million.
  269         Section 8. The amendments made by this act to s.
  270  287.055(2)(g), Florida Statutes, expire on January 1, 2024, and
  271  the text of that paragraph shall revert to that in existence on
  272  the day before the date that this act became a law, except that
  273  any amendments to such text enacted other than by this act shall
  274  be preserved and continue to operate to the extent that such
  275  amendments are not dependent upon the portions of the text which
  276  expire pursuant to this section.
  277         Section 9. Section 288.066, Florida Statutes, as created by
  278  section 1 of chapter 2023-1, Laws of Florida, is amended to
  279  read:
  280         288.066 Local Government Emergency Revolving Bridge Loan
  281  Program.—
  282         (1) CREATION.—The Local Government Emergency Revolving
  283  Bridge Loan Program is created, subject to appropriation, within
  284  the department to provide financial assistance to local
  285  governments impacted by federally declared disasters Hurricane
  286  Ian or Hurricane Nicole. The purpose of the loan program is to
  287  assist these local governments in maintaining government
  288  operations by bridging the gap between the time that the
  289  declared disaster occurred and the time that additional funding
  290  sources or revenues are secured to provide them with financial
  291  assistance.
  292         (2) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for a loan under the
  293  program, a local government must be a county or a municipality
  294  located in an area designated in a the Federal Emergency
  295  Management Agency disaster declaration declarations for
  296  Hurricane Ian or Hurricane Nicole. The local government must
  297  show that it may suffer or has suffered substantial loss of its
  298  tax or other revenues as a result of the disaster hurricane and
  299  demonstrate a need for financial assistance to enable it to
  300  continue to perform its governmental operations. Access to and
  301  eligibility for the loan program supersedes any local government
  302  charter or borrowing limitations that would otherwise
  303  financially constrain the local government’s ability to recover
  304  from a disaster.
  305         (3) LOAN TERMS.—
  306         (a) The department may provide interest-free loans to
  307  eligible local governments through a promissory note or other
  308  form of written agreement evidencing an obligation to repay the
  309  borrowed funds to the department.
  310         (b) The amount of each loan must be based upon demonstrated
  311  need and must be disbursed to the local government in a lump
  312  sum.
  313         (c) The term of the loan is up to 24 months 1 year, unless
  314  otherwise extended by the department. However, the department
  315  may extend loan terms for up to 6 months based on the local
  316  government’s financial condition.
  317         (4) APPLICATION.—The department shall prescribe a loan
  318  application and may request any other information determined
  319  necessary by the department to review and evaluate the
  320  application. The eligible local government must submit a loan
  321  application within the 12 months after the date that the federal
  322  disaster was declared. Upon receipt of an application, the
  323  department shall review the application and may request
  324  additional information as necessary to complete the review and
  325  evaluation. If the loan application is approved, the department
  326  shall determine the amount to be loaned, which may be a lower
  327  amount than requested, based on the information provided and the
  328  total amount of funds available to be loaned and in relation to
  329  demonstrated need from other eligible applicants. If the loan
  330  application is denied, reasons for the denial may include, but
  331  are not limited to, the loan risk, an incomplete application,
  332  failure to demonstrate need, or the fact that receiving a loan
  333  may negatively affect the local government’s eligibility for
  334  other federal programs.
  335         (5)(4) USE OF LOAN FUNDS.—A local government may use loan
  336  funds only to continue local governmental operations or to
  337  expand or modify such operations to meet disaster-related needs.
  338  The funds may not be used to finance or supplant funding for
  339  capital improvements or to repair or restore damaged public
  340  facilities or infrastructure.
  341         (6)(5) LOAN REPAYMENT.—
  342         (a) The local government may make payments against the loan
  343  at any time without penalty. Early repayment is encouraged as
  344  other funding sources or revenues become available to the local
  345  government.
  346         (b) Loans become due and payable in accordance with the
  347  terms of the agreement.
  348         (7)(6) ADMINISTRATION.—
  349         (a) Upon the issuance of a federal disaster declaration,
  350  the department shall provide notice of application requirements
  351  and the total amount of funds available and shall make loan
  352  information available to eligible local governments. Based upon
  353  the amount of funds in the Economic Development Trust Fund
  354  available to be loaned and anticipated balances, the department
  355  may make funds available in an amount reasonably related to the
  356  anticipated need, based upon the impacts of the federal
  357  disaster, up to the total amount available The department may
  358  approve loans in the 2022-2023 fiscal year or the 2023-2024
  359  fiscal year up to the total amount appropriated.
  360         (b) The department must coordinate with the Division of
  361  Emergency Management or other applicable state agencies to
  362  assess whether such loans would affect reimbursement under
  363  federal programs for disaster-related expenses.
  364         (c) All repayments of principal and interest must be
  365  returned to the loan fund and made available as provided in this
  366  section. Notwithstanding s. 216.301, funds appropriated for this
  367  program are not subject to reversion Upon receipt of any loan
  368  payment from a local government, the department shall transfer
  369  the funds to the General Revenue Fund.
  370         (8)(7) RULES.—The department may adopt rules to implement
  371  this section.
  372         (9)(8) EXPIRATION.—This section expires July 1, 2038. A
  373  loan may not be awarded after June 30, 2038 June 30, 2027. Upon
  374  expiration, all unencumbered funds and loan repayments made on
  375  or after July 1, 2038, must be transferred revert to the General
  376  Revenue Fund.
  377         Section 10. Section 366.98, Florida Statutes, is created to
  378  read:
  379         366.98 Public utility liability arising out of emergencies
  380  and disasters.—
  381         (1) A public utility is not liable for damages based in
  382  whole or in part on changes in the reliability, continuity, or
  383  quality of utility services which arise in any way out of an
  384  emergency or disaster, including, but not limited to, a state of
  385  emergency declared under s. 252.36. Consistent with the
  386  commission’s jurisdiction over public utility rates and service,
  387  issues relating to the sufficiency of a public utility’s
  388  disaster preparedness and response shall be resolved by the
  389  commission.
  390         (2) This section does not create a new cause of action. In
  391  the event that there is a conflict between this section and any
  392  other section of the Florida Statutes, this section shall
  393  control.
  394         Section 11. Effective upon becoming a law, subsection (5)
  395  is added to section 489.117, Florida Statutes, to read:
  396         489.117 Registration; specialty contractors.—
  397         (5) Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(b), a registered
  398  contractor may engage in contracting only for work covered by
  399  the registration within an area for which a state of emergency
  400  is declared pursuant to s. 252.36 for a natural emergency. This
  401  authorization terminates 24 months after the expiration of the
  402  declared state of emergency. The local jurisdiction that
  403  licenses the registered contractor may discipline the registered
  404  contractor for violations occurring outside the licensing
  405  jurisdiction which occur during the period such work is
  406  authorized under this subsection.
  407         Section 12. Section 553.7922, Florida Statutes, is created
  408  to read:
  409         553.7922 Local government-expedited approval of certain
  410  permits.—Following a state of emergency declared pursuant to s.
  411  252.36 for a natural emergency, local governments impacted by
  412  the emergency shall approve special processing procedures to
  413  expedite permit issuance for permits that do not require
  414  technical review, including, but not limited to, roof repairs,
  415  reroofing, electrical repairs, service changes, or the
  416  replacement of one window or one door. Local governments may
  417  waive application and inspection fees for permits expedited
  418  under this section.
  419         Section 13. Effective upon becoming a law, present
  420  subsections (8) and (9) of section 553.80, Florida Statutes, are
  421  redesignated as subsections (9) and (10), respectively, and a
  422  new subsection (8) is added to that section, to read:
  423         553.80 Enforcement.—
  424         (8) Effective January 1, 2023, local governments located in
  425  areas designated in the Federal Emergency Management Agency
  426  disaster declarations for Hurricane Ian or Hurricane Nicole may
  427  not raise building inspection fees, as authorized by s.
  428  125.56(2) or s. 166.222 and this section, before October 1,
  429  2024. This subsection expires June 30, 2025.
  430         Section 14. (1) A county or municipality located entirely
  431  or partially within 100 miles of where either Hurricane Ian or
  432  Hurricane Nicole made landfall shall not propose or adopt any
  433  moratorium on construction, reconstruction, or redevelopment of
  434  any property damaged by Hurricane Ian or Hurricane Nicole;
  435  propose or adopt more restrictive or burdensome amendments to
  436  its comprehensive plan or land development regulations; or
  437  propose or adopt more restrictive or burdensome procedures
  438  concerning review, approval, or issuance of a site plan,
  439  development permit, or development order, to the extent that
  440  those terms are defined by s. 163.3164, Florida Statutes, before
  441  October 1, 2024, and any such moratorium or restrictive or
  442  burdensome comprehensive plan amendment, land development
  443  regulation, or procedure shall be null and void ab initio. This
  444  subsection applies retroactively to September 28, 2022.
  445         (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), any comprehensive plan
  446  amendment, land development regulation amendment, site plan,
  447  development permit, or development order approved or adopted by
  448  a county or municipality before or after the effective date of
  449  this section may be enforced if:
  450         (a) The associated application is initiated by a private
  451  party other than the county or municipality.
  452         (b) The property that is the subject of the application is
  453  owned by the initiating private party.
  454         (3) This section shall take effect upon becoming a law and
  455  expire June 30, 2025.
  456         Section 15. Paragraph (d) is added to subsection (2) of
  457  section 823.11, Florida Statutes, to read:
  458         823.11 Derelict vessels; relocation or removal; penalty.—
  459         (2)
  460         (d) Notwithstanding the additional 45 days provided in sub
  461  subparagraph (b)2.b. during which an owner or a responsible
  462  party may not be charged for a violation of this section, the
  463  commission, an officer of the commission, a law enforcement
  464  agency or officer specified in s. 327.70, or, during a state of
  465  emergency declared by the Governor, the Division of Emergency
  466  Management or its designee, may immediately begin the process
  467  set forth in s. 705.103(2)(a) and, once that process has been
  468  completed and the 45 days provided herein have passed, any
  469  vessel that has not been removed or repaired such that it is no
  470  longer derelict upon the waters of this state may be removed and
  471  destroyed as provided therein.
  472         Section 16. For the 2023-2024 fiscal year, the sums of $1
  473  million in nonrecurring funds from the General Revenue Fund and
  474  $10 million in nonrecurring funds from the Federal Grants Trust
  475  Fund are appropriated to the Division of Emergency Management to
  476  fund the Safeguarding Tomorrow Through Ongoing Risk Mitigation
  477  Act Revolving Loan Program. These funds shall be placed in
  478  reserve. The division is authorized to submit a budget amendment
  479  for release of the funds held in reserve for approval by the
  480  Legislative Budget Commission pursuant to chapter 216, Florida
  481  Statutes. Release is contingent upon documentation of an award
  482  or other approval by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and
  483  the division’s approved intended use plan for the funds.
  484         Section 17. (1) For the 2023-2024 fiscal year, the sum of
  485  $50 million in nonrecurring funds is appropriated from the
  486  General Revenue Fund to the Economic Development Trust Fund of
  487  the Department of Economic Opportunity to fund the Local
  488  Government Emergency Revolving Bridge Loan Program.
  489         (2) Funds appropriated in section 3 of chapter 2023-1, Laws
  490  of Florida, for the Local Government Emergency Bridge Loan
  491  Program which have not been loaned to a local government
  492  pursuant to a loan agreement as of July 1, 2023, shall be
  493  transferred by nonoperating budget authority to the Economic
  494  Development Trust Fund of the Department of Economic Opportunity
  495  to be used for the Local Government Emergency Revolving Bridge
  496  Loan Program.
  497         (3) Notwithstanding sections 1 and 3 of chapter 2023-1,
  498  Laws of Florida, all loan repayments for loans made under the
  499  Local Government Emergency Bridge Loan Program shall be repaid
  500  into the Economic Development Trust Fund and be made available
  501  for loans under the Local Government Emergency Revolving Bridge
  502  Loan Program.
  503         Section 18. Notwithstanding the timeframe specified in s.
  504  189.0695 (2)(c) and (d), Florida Statutes, an independent
  505  special fire control district located entirely or partially
  506  within 50 miles of where Hurricane Ian made landfall that was
  507  required to submit its final report of the performance review by
  508  July 1, 2023, may file such report no later than January 1,
  509  2024.
  510         Section 19. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
  511  act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon
  512  becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1, 2023.

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