ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION AND UTILITY SERVICE FEE

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

Legislative item File Number 261035 is an ordinance relating to environmental remediation and utility service fee, amending Section 24-34 of the Code of Miami-Dade County, Florida, establishing a loan program for environmental remediation. The ordinance was introduced on 6/2/2026, and the status is withdrawn. It was adopted on first reading by the Board of County Commissioners on 7/21/2026, and set for a public hearing before the Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology Committee on 9/10/2026. The prime sponsor is Raquel A. Regalado. The ordinance establishes a loan program using utility service fee monies for environmental remediation of properties for drinking water supply protection. Eligible properties must be currently owned by the County in fee-simple, or previously owned by the County as of January 1, 2025. The property to be remediated must be 10 acres in size or greater. 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. 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. The County Mayor or Mayor's designee shall confirm the amount of money in the Utility Service Fee Fund as of September 30, 2026, with at least 20 percent of the Fund Balance to remain in the Utility Service Fee Fund. The ordinance states it does not expand the categories of eligible uses of utility service fee monies. No public comment or stakeholder sentiment is stated in the document.