SB 1196 — Waste Facilities

Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 1196 By Senatorthe ShariefCommittee 35-01046A-26on 20261196__Environment Aand billNatural toResources; be entitled An act relating to waste facilities;

and Senator Sharief 592-02471-26 20261196c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to waste facilities;

Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 1196 35-01046A-26592-02471-26 20261196__20261196c1 federally listed threatened and endangered species;

(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to:to the following:

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Any parcel located in a county with a population of less than 1.7 million according to the most recent decennial census.

(b) A county may receive credit for one-half of the recycling goal set forth in subsection (3) (2) from the use of yard trash, or other clean wood waste or paper waste, in innovative programs including, but not limited to, programs that produce alternative clean-burning fuels such as ethanol or that provide for the conversion of yard trash or other clean wood Page 2 of 8 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 1196 35-01046A-26592-02471-26 20261196__20261196c1 produce alternative clean-burning fuels such as ethanol or that provide for the conversion of yard trash or other clean wood waste or paper waste to clean-burning fuel for the production of energy for use at facilities other than a waste-to-energy facility as defined in s.

(7)(6) The department may reduce or modify the municipal solid waste recycling goal that a county is required to achieve pursuant to subsection (3) (2) if the county demonstrates to the Page 3 of 8 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 1196 35-01046A-26592-02471-26 20261196__20261196c1 solid waste recycling goal that a county is required to achieve pursuant to subsection (3) (2) if the county demonstrates to the department that:

98 The goal shall not be waived entirely and may only be reduced or modified to the extent necessary to alleviate the adverse effects of achieving the goal on the financial viability of a county’s waste-to-energy facility.

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The percentage of the population participating in various types of recycling activities instituted.

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Florida Senate - 2026 SBCS 1196 35-01046A-26 20261196__ (b) Beginning with the data for theSB 20121196 calendar592-02471-26 year,20261196c1 the3. department shall by July 1 each year post on its website the recycling rates of each county for the prior calendar year.

The percentage of the population participating in various types of recycling activities instituted.

(b) Beginning with the data for the 2012 calendar year, the department shall by July 1 each year post on its website the recycling rates of each county for the prior calendar year.

Present subsections (6) through (14) of section 403.707, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (7) through (15), respectively, and a new subsection (6) is added to that sectionsection, to read:

403.707 Permits.— (6)(a) The department may not issue a construction permit pursuant to this section for a new solid waste disposal facility that uses an ash-producing incinerator or for a waste-to-energy facility if the proposed location of such facility is sited within a 2-mile radius, as measured from the stack, of any impoundment area authorized by Congress with an effective interior storage of at least 100 acres for purposes of Page 5 of 8 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 1196 35-01046A-26592-02471-26 20261196__20261196c1 impoundment area authorized by Congress with an effective interior storage of at least 100 acres for purposes of capturing, storing, and distributing surface water;

(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to:to the following:

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Any parcel located in a county with a population of less than 1.7 million according to the most recent decennial census.

(6) “Construction and demolition debris” means discarded materials generally considered to be not water-soluble and nonhazardous in nature, including, but not limited to, steel, glass, brick, concrete, asphalt roofing material, pipe, gypsum wallboard, and lumber, from the construction or destruction of a structure as part of a construction or demolition project or from the renovation of a structure, and includes rocks, soils, tree remains, trees, and other vegetative matter that normally results from land clearing or land development operations for a construction project, including such debris from construction of structures at a site remote from the construction or demolition projectPage site.6 of 8 CODING:

Mixing of construction and demolition debris with other types of solid waste will cause the resulting mixture to be classified as other than construction and demolition debris.

The term also includes:

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Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 1196 35-01046A-26592-02471-26 20261196__20261196c1 (b)project Exceptsite. as provided in s.

Mixing of construction and demolition debris with other types of solid waste will cause the resulting mixture to be classified as other than construction and demolition debris.

The term also includes:

(b) Except as provided in s.

403.706(2), a county or a municipality which owns or operates a solid waste management facility is hereby authorized to charge solid waste disposal fees which may vary based on a number of factors, including, but not limited to, the amount, characteristics, and form of recyclable materials present in the solid waste that is brought to the county’s or thePage municipality’s7 facilityof for8 processingCODING: or disposal.

Section 5.

Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) and subsection (3) of section 403.705, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

403.705 State solid waste management program.— Page 7 of 8 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 1196 35-01046A-26592-02471-26 20261196__20261196c1 (2)the Themunicipality’s statefacility solidfor wasteprocessing managementor programdisposal. shall include, at a minimum:

Section 5.

Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) and subsection (3) of section 403.705, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

403.705 State solid waste management program.— (2) The state solid waste management program shall include, at a minimum: