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r��xnx� <br /> 2014-15 Legislative Program <br /> rather than broadly preempting local government authority. OPPOSE legislation that <br /> prevents counties from having local environmental programs that are more stringent <br /> than state or federal regulatory programs. <br /> Conservation Lands: SUPPORT legislation that provides future state funding for the <br /> management and maintenance of conservation lands transferred to county control. <br /> SUPPORT improved management of state conservation lands and increased public <br /> access to those lands. SUPPORT the authority of county government to purchase and <br /> sell conservation lands in accordance with local needs, charter requirements, ordinance <br /> requirements or financial capacity. <br /> Sovereign Submerged Lands: SUPPORT the current case law definition of the <br /> "ordinary high water mark" which delineates state lands from private lands. OPPOSE <br /> any changes having the effect of transferring large quantities of wetlands and uplands <br /> from state ownership to private ownership. <br /> SOLID WASTE <br /> Solid Waste Funding: SUPPORT reinstating state funding of Solid Waste <br /> Management Grants. SUPPORT maintaining the waste tire fee as a dedicated revenue <br /> source for funding mosquito control programs and waste tire recycling. <br /> Solid Waste Regulation: OPPOSE any diminution of county authority to franchise <br /> and otherwise regulate construction and demolition debris (C&D) haulers, recyclers, or <br /> disposal facilities. <br /> Recycling: SUPPORT legislation that provides appropriate resources and incentives to <br /> local governments to achieve statewide recycling goals. SUPPORT a recycling credit for <br /> all recycled materials including municipal biomass and other waste-to-energy processes. <br /> OPPOSE legislation that imposes fees or taxes on local governments for collecting <br /> waste, which is an essential governmental service. Any recycling plan promulgated by <br /> the state must consider market and state-wide economic conditions. SUPPORT <br /> removing the exemption in s.403.7046(3), F.S., so that local government may require <br /> commercial establishments to convey source-separated recovered materials to the local <br /> government or to a facility designated by the local government for recycling. <br /> DOMESTIC WASTE <br /> Land Application of Septage: SUPPORT legislative policies that recognize the <br /> challenges of septage disposal in rural counties without adequate treatment facilities <br /> and Class I landfills, and the prioritization of funding for the construction of such <br /> facilities and associated infrastructure. <br /> 210 <br />