ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION AND UTILITY SERVICE FEE

Board of County Commissioners · 2026-07-21 · ordinance

Legislative Matter File Number 261035 is an Ordinance titled 'ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION AND UTILITY SERVICE FEE' with status 'Withdrawn'. It was introduced on 6/2/2026. The ordinance relates to amending Section 24-34 of the Code of Miami-Dade County, Florida, to establish a loan program for environmental remediation that meets existing requirements of Section 24-34, without changing said requirements, and creating requirements, parameters, and procedures for said loan program. The prime sponsor is Raquel A. Regalado. The legislative history shows the County Attorney assigned it on 6/2/2026, referred it to the Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology Committee on 7/20/2026, the Board of County Commissioners adopted it on first reading on 7/21/2026, and the Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology Committee deferred it on 9/10/2026. The ordinance text states the loan program is for environmental remediation of certain properties for drinking water supply protection. Eligible properties are those currently owned by the County in fee-simple, including those with long-term leases, or properties no longer owned by the County but previously owned by the County in fee-simple as of January 1, 2025. The property to be remediated must be 10 acres in size or greater. Eligible applicants include any County department or agency, any tenant on a County-owned property satisfying requirements, any fee-simple owner of Former County Properties, and any tenant on a Former County Property. Loans to non-County entities are to be repaid from the sixth year of the loan closing in annual installments of one percent of the principal, with the balance due not more than 35 years from the date of the loan closing, subject to zero percent interest, secured by a second priority lien and a mortgage on Former County Properties, and subject to prior approval of the Board of County Commissioners. Loans to County departments are to be repaid within not more than 35 years from the date of the loan, not subject to any interest assessment, and set forth in an interdepartmental memorandum. The County Mayor or designee shall confirm the amount of money in the Utility Service Fee Fund as of September 30, 2026, and at least 20 percent of the Fund Balance and Annual Collection must remain in the Utility Service Fee Fund and be unavailable for the Loan Fund. The ordinance states it shall become effective ten days after the date of enactment unless vetoed by the Mayor. No public comment or stakeholder sentiment is stated in the document.