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Summary Information Regarding Significant Legislation Legislation Passed Red Tide SB 1552 by Sen. Gruters establishes the Florida Red Tide Mitigation and Technology Development Initiative as a partnership be- tween the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Fish and Wildlife Research Institute and the Mote Marine Laboratory. The goal of the initiative is developing technologies and other approaches to mitigate the impacts of red tide. Property Development HB 7103 (Property Development) by the House Commerce Committee and Rep. Fischer, in its final iteration, makes various chang- es to growth management law, including sections on inclusionary housing ordinances, development approvals, impact fees, and private providers. The bill passed by a 26-13 vote in the Senate and 66-42 vote in the House. Specifically, the bill: Allows counties and cities to adopt and enforce inclusionary zoning ordinances but requires them to provide incentives to fully offset the costs to the developer of its affordable housing contribution. Incentives include, but are not limited to, density or intensity bonuses or reduced/waived fees. Originally, the bill would have prohibited inclusionary housing policies. Requires a county or city, upon receiving an application for approval of a development order or permit, to review the application for completeness within 30 days. An applicant will have an additional 30 days to address deficiencies in the application, if identified by the county or city. A city or county then has 120 days to approve, approve with conditions, or deny the applica- tion. For applications requiring final action through a quasi-judicial or public hearing, the county or city would have 180 days to approve, approve with conditions, or deny. The parties may agree to extend the time frame requirements in this subsec- tion. Revises the statute on tolling and extension of permits and other authorizations to provide that time is extended only during declared states of emergency for natural (i.e. weather-related) emergencies. Expands the scope of work for private providers who review site plans and inspect buildings and provides that local governments may not charge fees for inspections if a private provider is used; however, the local government may charge a reasonable adminis- trative fee. Impact Fees HB 207 (Impact Fees) by Rep. Donalds provides that local governments may not require the payment of impact fees prior to the issuance of a building permit for the property subject to the fee. The bill also amends the Impact Fees statute to codify the dual ra- tional nexus test, the legal standard used by courts to determine whether an impact fee is appropriate. Specifically, the test requires impact fees to have: 1) a reasonable connection between the need for new development or construc- tion and the population growth generated by the project; and, 2) a reasonable connection between the local government's expendi- ture of impact fee collections and the benefits accruing to the new development. The bill does specifically exempt water and sewer connection fees from the new provisions. 93 14