ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION AND UTILITY SERVICE FEE

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

The document is a legislative item for an ordinance relating to environmental remediation and utility service fee. It establishes a loan program for environmental remediation using utility service fee monies, amending Section 24-34 of the Code of Miami-Dade County, Florida. The ordinance was adopted on first reading on 7/21/2026 and set for a public hearing on 9/10/2026. The loan program is for properties 10 acres or greater, owned by the County or previously owned by the County as of January 1, 2025. Eligible applicants include County departments, tenants on County-owned properties, and fee-simple owners of former County properties. Loans to non-County entities are zero interest, repaid from the sixth year in annual installments of one percent of principal, with balance due within 35 years. Loans to County departments are repaid within 35 years with no interest. The program is discretionary and does not expand eligible uses of utility service fee monies. No specific project site, address, parcel, or applicant is stated.