Bill Text: FL S0250 | 2023 | Regular Session | Comm Sub

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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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       Florida Senate - 2023                       CS for CS for SB 250
       
       
        
       By the Committees on Fiscal Policy; and Community Affairs; and
       Senator Martin
       
       
       
       
       594-02965-23                                           2023250c2
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    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. 189.0695, F.S.; authorizing independent
    9         special fire control districts to file a specified
   10         report on an alternative schedule under certain
   11         circumstances; providing for retroactive application;
   12         amending s. 252.35, F.S.; requiring the Division of
   13         Emergency Management to post a model contract for
   14         debris removal on its website by a specified date;
   15         requiring the model contract to be annually updated by
   16         a specified date; requiring the division to prioritize
   17         technical assistance and training relating to natural
   18         disasters and emergencies to fiscally constrained
   19         counties; requiring the division to administer a
   20         revolving loan fund for certain local government
   21         projects; amending s. 252.363, F.S.; increasing the
   22         timeframe to exercise rights under a permit or other
   23         authorization; limiting the timeframe to exercise
   24         rights under a permit or other authorization to a
   25         certain timeframe when multiple natural emergencies
   26         occur; creating s. 252.391, F.S.; defining the term
   27         “local governmental entity”; encouraging local
   28         governmental entities to develop an emergency
   29         financial plan for major disasters; providing the
   30         contents of the emergency financial plan; recommending
   31         annual review of the emergency financial plan;
   32         amending s. 252.40, F.S.; authorizing local
   33         governments to create inspection teams for the review
   34         and approval of certain expedited permits; encouraging
   35         local governments to establish certain interlocal
   36         agreements; encouraging local governments to develop
   37         plans related to temporary accommodations of certain
   38         individuals; amending s. 287.055, F.S.; revising the
   39         definition of the term “continuing contract”;
   40         providing for the future expiration and reversion of
   41         specified statutory text; amending s. 288.066, F.S.;
   42         creating the Local Government Emergency Revolving
   43         Bridge Loan Program within the Department of Economic
   44         Opportunity to provide certain financial assistance to
   45         local governments impacted by federally declared
   46         disasters; conforming provisions to changes made by
   47         the act; providing construction; authorizing the
   48         department to provide interest-free loans to eligible
   49         local governments through specified means; requiring
   50         the department to prescribe a loan application;
   51         requiring the department to determine the loan amount
   52         based on certain factors; authorizing the department
   53         to deny a loan application and providing specified
   54         reasons for such denial; requiring the department to
   55         provide certain notice and make loan information
   56         available to eligible local governments; requiring
   57         loan repayments to be returned to the loan fund;
   58         providing that funds appropriated for the program are
   59         not subject to reversion; providing for expiration;
   60         amending s. 489.117, F.S.; authorizing a registered
   61         contractor to engage in contracting under certain
   62         circumstances; providing an expiration timeframe for
   63         such authorization; authorizing the local jurisdiction
   64         to discipline the registered contractor under certain
   65         circumstances; creating s. 553.7922, F.S.; requiring
   66         local governments impacted by certain emergencies to
   67         approve special processing procedures to expedite
   68         certain permits; amending s. 553.80, F.S.; prohibiting
   69         certain local governments from raising building
   70         inspection fees during a certain timeframe; providing
   71         for future expiration; prohibiting counties and
   72         municipalities located in areas included in certain
   73         federal disaster declarations from adopting or
   74         amending certain procedures for a specified period;
   75         providing for retroactive application; providing that
   76         certain comprehensive plan amendments, land
   77         development regulations, site plans, and development
   78         permits or orders may be enforced; providing for
   79         expiration; creating s. 627.4108, F.S.; requiring
   80         certain property insurers to submit any and all claims
   81         handling manuals to the Office of Insurance Regulation
   82         by a certain date and annually thereafter and within a
   83         certain timeframe of any updates to such manuals;
   84         requiring the insurers to include a certain
   85         attestation on a form prescribed by the office;
   86         requiring the office to conduct market conduct exams
   87         as necessary; amending s. 823.11, F.S.; authorizing
   88         certain persons to engage in a process relating to the
   89         removal and destruction of derelict vessels; providing
   90         appropriations; providing for the transfer of certain
   91         appropriated funds to the Economic Development Trust
   92         Fund of the Department of Economic Opportunity;
   93         requiring that loan repayments be repaid to the
   94         Economic Development Trust Fund; providing effective
   95         dates.
   96          
   97  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   98  
   99         Section 1. Section 125.023, Florida Statutes, is created to
  100  read:
  101         125.023 Temporary shelter prohibition.—
  102         (1)For the purposes of this section, the term “temporary
  103  shelter” includes, but is not limited to, a recreational
  104  vehicle, trailer, or similar structure placed on a residential
  105  property.
  106         (2)Notwithstanding any other law, ordinance, or regulation
  107  to the contrary, following the declaration of a state of
  108  emergency issued by the Governor for a natural emergency as
  109  defined in s. 252.34(8) during which a permanent residential
  110  structure was damaged and rendered uninhabitable, a county may
  111  not prohibit the placement of one temporary shelter on the
  112  residential property for up to 36 months after the date of the
  113  declaration or until a certificate of occupancy is issued on the
  114  permanent residential structure on the property, whichever
  115  occurs first, if all of the following circumstances apply:
  116         (a)The resident makes a good faith effort to rebuild or
  117  renovate the damaged permanent residential structure, including,
  118  but not limited to, applying for a building permit, submitting a
  119  plan or design to the county, or obtaining a construction loan.
  120         (b)The temporary shelter is connected to water and
  121  electric utilities and does not present a threat to health and
  122  human safety.
  123         (c)The resident lives in the temporary structure.
  124         Section 2. Section 166.0335, Florida Statutes, is created
  125  to read:
  126         166.0335Temporary shelter prohibition.—
  127         (1)For the purposes of this section, the term “temporary
  128  shelter” includes, but is not limited to, a recreational
  129  vehicle, trailer, or similar structure placed on a residential
  130  property.
  131         (2)Notwithstanding any other law, ordinance, or regulation
  132  to the contrary, following the declaration of a state of
  133  emergency issued by the Governor for a natural emergency as
  134  defined in s. 252.34(8) during which a permanent residential
  135  structure was damaged and rendered uninhabitable, a municipality
  136  may not prohibit the placement of one temporary shelter on the
  137  residential property for up to 36 months after the date of the
  138  declaration or until a certificate of occupancy is issued on the
  139  permanent residential structure on the property, whichever
  140  occurs first, if all of the following circumstances apply:
  141         (a)The resident makes a good faith effort to rebuild or
  142  renovate the damaged permanent residential structure, including,
  143  but not limited to, applying for a building permit, submitting a
  144  plan or design to the municipality, or obtaining a construction
  145  loan.
  146         (b)The temporary shelter is connected to water and
  147  electric utilities and does not present a threat to health and
  148  human safety.
  149         (c)The resident lives in the temporary structure.
  150         Section 3. Subsection (4) is added to section 189.0695,
  151  Florida Statutes, to read:
  152         189.0695 Independent special districts; performance
  153  reviews.—
  154         (4)Notwithstanding the timeframe specified in paragraph
  155  (2)(c), an independent special fire control district may file
  156  its final report of the performance review no later than 15
  157  months from the beginning of the district’s fiscal year if the
  158  special district is within an area for which a state of
  159  emergency for a natural disaster was declared pursuant to s.
  160  252.36 or no later than 24 months from the beginning of the
  161  district’s fiscal year if the special district is within an area
  162  for which a state of emergency was declared pursuant to s.
  163  252.36 for a hurricane rated category 3 or higher. This
  164  subsection applies retroactively to the final reports required
  165  to have been conducted by October 1, 2022.
  166         Section 4. Effective upon becoming a law, paragraphs (bb),
  167  (cc), and (dd) are added to subsection (2) of section 252.35,
  168  Florida Statutes, to read:
  169         252.35 Emergency management powers; Division of Emergency
  170  Management.—
  171         (2) The division is responsible for carrying out the
  172  provisions of ss. 252.31-252.90. In performing its duties, the
  173  division shall:
  174         (bb) Post on its website a model of a local government
  175  contract for debris removal to be used by political
  176  subdivisions. The initial model contract must be posted to the
  177  website no later than June 1, 2023, and, thereafter, the model
  178  contract must be annually updated and posted to the website no
  179  later than June 1.
  180         (cc) Prioritize technical assistance and training to
  181  fiscally constrained counties as defined in s. 218.67 on aspects
  182  of safety measures, preparedness, prevention, response,
  183  recovery, and mitigation relating to natural disasters and
  184  emergencies.
  185         (dd) Administer a revolving loan program for local
  186  government hazard mitigation projects.
  187         Section 5. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
  188  252.363, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  189         252.363 Tolling and extension of permits and other
  190  authorizations.—
  191         (1)(a) The declaration of a state of emergency issued by
  192  the Governor for a natural emergency tolls the period remaining
  193  to exercise the rights under a permit or other authorization for
  194  the duration of the emergency declaration. Further, the
  195  emergency declaration extends the period remaining to exercise
  196  the rights under a permit or other authorization for 24 6 months
  197  in addition to the tolled period. The extended period to
  198  exercise the rights under a permit or other authorization may
  199  not exceed 48 months in total in the event of multiple natural
  200  emergencies for which the Governor declares a state of
  201  emergency. This paragraph applies to the following:
  202         1. The expiration of a development order issued by a local
  203  government.
  204         2. The expiration of a building permit.
  205         3. The expiration of a permit issued by the Department of
  206  Environmental Protection or a water management district pursuant
  207  to part IV of chapter 373.
  208         4. Permits issued by the Department of Environmental
  209  Protection or a water management district pursuant to part II of
  210  chapter 373 for land subject to a development agreement under
  211  ss. 163.3220-163.3243 in which the permittee and the developer
  212  are the same or a related entity.
  213         5. The buildout date of a development of regional impact,
  214  including any extension of a buildout date that was previously
  215  granted as specified in s. 380.06(7)(c).
  216         6. The expiration of a development permit or development
  217  agreement authorized by Florida Statutes, including those
  218  authorized under the Florida Local Government Development
  219  Agreement Act, or issued by a local government or other
  220  governmental agency.
  221         Section 6. Section 252.391, Florida Statutes, is created to
  222  read:
  223         252.391 Emergency financial plans.—
  224         (1) As used in this section, the term “local governmental
  225  entity” means a county, municipality, or district school board.
  226         (2) Each local governmental entity is encouraged to develop
  227  an emergency financial plan for major natural disasters that may
  228  impact its jurisdiction. Disasters include, but are not limited
  229  to, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and wildfires.
  230         (3) Each emergency financial plan should be based on the
  231  likely frequency of the disaster’s occurrence. The financial
  232  plan should include a calculation of the costs for the natural
  233  disaster event and a determination of the financial resources
  234  available to the local governmental entity. If insufficient
  235  funds are available to address the disaster event, the emergency
  236  financial plan should identify strategies to close the gap
  237  between the disaster event costs and the local governmental
  238  entity’s financial capacity. Such strategies may include rainy
  239  day funds, reprioritizing its annual budget, and borrowing.
  240         (4) Local governmental entities should annually review
  241  their emergency financial plans to address changes in
  242  conditions.
  243         Section 7. Subsections (3) and (4) are added to section
  244  252.40, Florida Statutes, to read:
  245         252.40 Mutual aid arrangements.—
  246         (3) Local governments may create inspection teams to review
  247  and approve expedited permits for temporary housing solutions,
  248  repairs, and renovations after a natural disaster. Local
  249  governments are encouraged to establish interlocal agreements
  250  with other jurisdictions to provide additional inspection
  251  services during a state of emergency.
  252         (4) Municipalities and counties are encouraged to develop
  253  and adopt plans to provide temporary accommodations for
  254  contractors, utility workers, first responders, and others
  255  dispatched to aid in hurricane recovery efforts. Public areas,
  256  including, but not limited to, fairgrounds and parking lots, may
  257  be used for tents and trailers for such temporary
  258  accommodations.
  259         Section 8. Effective upon becoming a law, paragraph (g) of
  260  subsection (2) of section 287.055, Florida Statutes, is amended
  261  to read:
  262         287.055 Acquisition of professional architectural,
  263  engineering, landscape architectural, or surveying and mapping
  264  services; definitions; procedures; contingent fees prohibited;
  265  penalties.—
  266         (2) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:
  267         (g) A “continuing contract” is a contract for professional
  268  services entered into in accordance with all the procedures of
  269  this act between an agency and a firm whereby the firm provides
  270  professional services to the agency for projects in which the
  271  estimated construction cost of each individual project under the
  272  contract does not exceed $4 million, for study activity if the
  273  fee for professional services for each individual study under
  274  the contract does not exceed $500,000, or for work of a
  275  specified nature as outlined in the contract required by the
  276  agency, with the contract being for a fixed term or with no time
  277  limitation except that the contract must provide a termination
  278  clause. Firms providing professional services under continuing
  279  contracts shall not be required to bid against one another. The
  280  term “continuing contract” includes contracts executed through
  281  December 31, 2023, for professional services to the agency for
  282  projects related to repairs and remediation to a specific site
  283  due to damage caused by Hurricane Ian in which the estimated
  284  construction cost for each individual project does not exceed
  285  $15 million.
  286         Section 9. The amendments made by this act to s.
  287  287.055(2)(g), Florida Statutes, expire on July 1, 2026, and the
  288  text of that paragraph shall revert to that in existence on the
  289  day before the date that this act became a law, except that any
  290  amendments to such text enacted other than by this act shall be
  291  preserved and continue to operate to the extent that such
  292  amendments are not dependent upon the portions of the text which
  293  expire pursuant to this section.
  294         Section 10. Section 288.066, Florida Statutes, as created
  295  by section 1 of chapter 2023-1, Laws of Florida, is amended to
  296  read:
  297         288.066 Local Government Emergency Revolving Bridge Loan
  298  Program.—
  299         (1) CREATION.—The Local Government Emergency Revolving
  300  Bridge Loan Program is created, subject to appropriation, within
  301  the department to provide financial assistance to local
  302  governments impacted by federally declared disasters Hurricane
  303  Ian or Hurricane Nicole. The purpose of the loan program is to
  304  assist these local governments in maintaining government
  305  operations by bridging the gap between the time that the
  306  declared disaster occurred and the time that additional funding
  307  sources or revenues are secured to provide them with financial
  308  assistance.
  309         (2) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for a loan under the
  310  program, a local government must be a county or a municipality
  311  located in an area designated in a the Federal Emergency
  312  Management Agency disaster declaration declarations for
  313  Hurricane Ian or Hurricane Nicole. The local government must
  314  show that it may suffer or has suffered substantial loss of its
  315  tax or other revenues as a result of the disaster hurricane and
  316  demonstrate a need for financial assistance to enable it to
  317  continue to perform its governmental operations. Access to and
  318  eligibility for the loan program supersedes any local government
  319  charter or borrowing limitations that would otherwise
  320  financially constrain the local government’s ability to recover
  321  from a disaster.
  322         (3) LOAN TERMS.—
  323         (a) The department may provide interest-free loans to
  324  eligible local governments through a promissory note or other
  325  form of written agreement evidencing an obligation to repay the
  326  borrowed funds to the department.
  327         (b) The amount of each loan must be based upon demonstrated
  328  need and must be disbursed to the local government in a lump
  329  sum.
  330         (c) The term of the loan is up to 1 year, unless otherwise
  331  extended by the department. However, the department may extend
  332  loan terms for up to 6 months based on the local government’s
  333  financial condition.
  334         (4)APPLICATION.—The department shall prescribe a loan
  335  application and any other information determined necessary by
  336  the department to review and evaluate the application. The
  337  eligible local government must submit a loan application within
  338  the 12 months after the date that the federal disaster was
  339  declared. Upon receipt of an application, the department shall
  340  review the application and may request additional information as
  341  necessary to complete the review and evaluation. The department
  342  shall determine the amount to be loaned, which may be a lower
  343  amount than requested, based on the information provided and the
  344  total amount of funds available to be loaned and in relation to
  345  demonstrated need from other eligible applicants. The department
  346  may deny a loan application. Reasons for a loan application
  347  denial may include, but are not limited to, the loan risk, an
  348  incomplete application, failure to demonstrate need, or the fact
  349  that receiving a loan may negatively affect the local
  350  government’s eligibility for other federal programs.
  351         (5)(4) USE OF LOAN FUNDS.—A local government may use loan
  352  funds only to continue local governmental operations or to
  353  expand or modify such operations to meet disaster-related needs.
  354  The funds may not be used to finance or supplant funding for
  355  capital improvements or to repair or restore damaged public
  356  facilities or infrastructure.
  357         (6)(5) LOAN REPAYMENT.—
  358         (a) The local government may make payments against the loan
  359  at any time without penalty. Early repayment is encouraged as
  360  other funding sources or revenues become available to the local
  361  government.
  362         (b) Loans become due and payable in accordance with the
  363  terms of the agreement.
  364         (7)(6) ADMINISTRATION.—
  365         (a) Upon the issuance of a federal disaster declaration,
  366  the department shall provide notice of application requirements
  367  and the total amount of funds available and make loan
  368  information available to eligible local governments. Based upon
  369  the amount of funds in the Economic Development Trust Fund
  370  available to be loaned and anticipated balances, the department
  371  may make funds available in an amount reasonably related to the
  372  anticipated need, based upon the impacts of the federal
  373  disaster, up to the total amount available The department may
  374  approve loans in the 2022-2023 fiscal year or the 2023-2024
  375  fiscal year up to the total amount appropriated.
  376         (b) The department must coordinate with the Division of
  377  Emergency Management or other applicable state agencies to
  378  assess whether such loans would affect reimbursement under
  379  federal programs for disaster-related expenses.
  380         (c) All repayments of principal and interest shall be
  381  returned to the loan fund and made available as provided in this
  382  section. Notwithstanding s. 216.301, funds appropriated for this
  383  program are not subject to reversion Upon receipt of any loan
  384  payment from a local government, the department shall transfer
  385  the funds to the General Revenue Fund.
  386         (8)(7) RULES.—The department may adopt rules to implement
  387  this section.
  388         (9)(8) EXPIRATION.—This section expires July 1, 2038 June
  389  30, 2027. A loan may not be awarded after June 30, 2038. Upon
  390  expiration, all unencumbered funds and loan repayments made on
  391  or after July 1, 2038, shall be transferred revert to the
  392  General Revenue Fund.
  393         Section 11. Effective upon becoming a law, subsection (5)
  394  is added to section 489.117, Florida Statutes, to read:
  395         489.117 Registration; specialty contractors.—
  396         (5) Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(b), a registered
  397  contractor may engage in contracting only for work covered by
  398  the registration within an area for which a state of emergency
  399  is declared pursuant to s. 252.36 for a natural emergency. This
  400  authorization terminates 24 months after the expiration of the
  401  declared state of emergency. The local jurisdiction that
  402  licenses the registered contractor may discipline the registered
  403  contractor for violations occurring outside the licensing
  404  jurisdiction which occur during the period such work is
  405  authorized under this subsection.
  406         Section 12. Section 553.7922, Florida Statutes, is created
  407  to read:
  408         553.7922Local government-expedited approval of certain
  409  permits.—Following a state of emergency declared pursuant to
  410  252.36 for a natural emergency, local governments impacted by
  411  the emergency shall approve special processing procedures to
  412  expedite permit issuance for permits that do not require
  413  technical review, including, but not limited to, roof repairs,
  414  reroofing, electrical repairs, service changes, or the
  415  replacement of one window or one door. Local governments may
  416  waive application and inspection fees for permits expedited
  417  under this section.
  418         Section 13. Effective upon becoming a law, present
  419  subsections (8) and (9) of section 553.80, Florida Statutes, are
  420  redesignated as subsections (9) and (10), respectively, and a
  421  new subsection (8) is added to that section, to read:
  422         553.80 Enforcement.—
  423         (8) Effective January 1, 2023, local governments located in
  424  areas designated in the Federal Emergency Management Agency
  425  disaster declarations for Hurricane Ian or Hurricane Nicole may
  426  not raise building inspection fees, as authorized by s.
  427  125.56(2) or s. 166.222 and this section, before October 1,
  428  2024. This subsection expires June 30, 2025.
  429         Section 14. (1) A county or municipality located in an area
  430  designated in a Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster
  431  declaration for Hurricane Ian or Hurricane Nicole shall not
  432  propose or adopt more restrictive or burdensome procedures to
  433  its comprehensive plan or land development regulations,
  434  concerning review, approval, or issuance of a site plan,
  435  development permit or development order, to the extent those
  436  terms are defined by s. 163.3164, Florida Statutes, before
  437  October 1, 2024. This subsection applies retroactively to
  438  September 29, 2022.
  439         (2)Any comprehensive plan amendment, land development
  440  regulation, site plan, development permit, or development order
  441  approved by a county or municipality under procedures adopted
  442  before the effective date of this act may be enforced.
  443         (3) This section shall take effect upon becoming a law and
  444  expires June 30, 2025.
  445         Section 15. Section 627.4108, Florida Statutes, is created
  446  to read:
  447         627.4108 Submission of claims handling manuals;
  448  attestation.—
  449         (1) This section is intended to ensure that property
  450  insurers are able to properly handle insurance claims during
  451  natural disasters, catastrophes, and other emergencies.
  452         (2) Each authorized property insurer and eligible surplus
  453  lines property insurer conducting business in this state must
  454  submit any and all claims handling manuals to the office:
  455         (a) On or before August 1, 2023;
  456         (b) Annually thereafter, on or before May 1 of each
  457  calendar year; and
  458         (c) Within 30 days of any updates or amendments to such
  459  manual.
  460         (3) The insurer must include with each such submission an
  461  attestation on a form prescribed by the office stating that:
  462         (a) The insurer’s claims handling manual complies with the
  463  requirements of this code and comports to usual and customary
  464  industry claims handling practices; and
  465         (b) The insurer maintains adequate resources available to
  466  implement the requirements of its claims handling manual at all
  467  times, including during extreme catastrophic events.
  468         (4) The office may, as often as it deems necessary, conduct
  469  market conduct examinations under s. 624.3161 of insurers to
  470  ensure compliance with this section.
  471         Section 16. Paragraph (d) is added to subsection (2) of
  472  section 823.11, Florida Statutes, to read:
  473         823.11 Derelict vessels; relocation or removal; penalty.—
  474         (2)
  475         (d)Notwithstanding the additional 45 days provided in sub
  476  subparagraph (b)2.b. during which an owner or a responsible
  477  party may not be charged for a violation of this section, the
  478  commission, an officer of the commission, a law enforcement
  479  agency or officer specified in s. 327.70, or, during a state of
  480  emergency declared by the Governor, the Division of Emergency
  481  Management or its designee, may immediately begin the process
  482  set forth in s. 705.103(2)(a) and, once that process has been
  483  completed and the 45 days provided herein have passed, any
  484  vessel that has not been removed or repaired such that it is no
  485  longer derelict upon the waters of this state may be removed and
  486  destroyed as provided therein.
  487         Section 17. For the 2023-2024 fiscal year, the sums of $1
  488  million in nonrecurring funds from the General Revenue Fund and
  489  $10 million in nonrecurring funds from the Federal Grants Trust
  490  Fund are appropriated to the Division of Emergency Management to
  491  fund the Safeguarding Tomorrow Through Ongoing Risk Mitigation
  492  Act Revolving Loan Program. These funds shall be placed in
  493  reserve. The division is authorized to submit a budget amendment
  494  for release of the funds held in reserve for approval by the
  495  Legislative Budget Commission pursuant to chapter 216, Florida
  496  Statutes. Release is contingent upon documentation of an award
  497  or other approval by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and
  498  the division’s approved intended use plan for the funds.
  499         Section 18. The sum of $971,331 in recurring funds and
  500  $37,456 in nonrecurring funds from the Insurance Regulatory
  501  Trust Fund and eight positions with associated salary rate of
  502  625,000 is appropriated to the Office of Insurance Regulation
  503  related to hurricane related market conduct activity.
  504         Section 19. (1)For the 2023-2024 fiscal year, the sum of
  505  $50 million in nonrecurring funds is appropriated from the
  506  General Revenue Fund to the Economic Development Trust Fund of
  507  the Department of Economic Opportunity to fund the Local
  508  Government Emergency Revolving Bridge Loan Program.
  509         (2)Funds appropriated in section 3 of chapter 2023-1, Laws
  510  of Florida, for the Local Government Emergency Bridge Loan
  511  Program which have not been loaned to a local government
  512  pursuant to a loan agreement as of July 1, 2023, shall be
  513  transferred by nonoperating budget authority to the Economic
  514  Development Trust Fund of the Department of Economic Opportunity
  515  to be used for the Local Government Emergency Revolving Bridge
  516  Loan Program.
  517         (3)Notwithstanding sections 1 and 3 of chapter 2023-1,
  518  Laws of Florida, all loan repayments for loans made under the
  519  Local Government Emergency Bridge Loan Program shall be repaid
  520  into the Economic Development Trust Fund and be made available
  521  for loans under the Local Government Emergency Revolving Bridge
  522  Loan Program.
  523         Section 20. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
  524  act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon
  525  becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1, 2023.

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