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 that meets existing requirements of Section 24-34 of the Code of Miami-Dade County, Florida, without changing said requirements. The ordinance was adopted on first reading on 7/21/2026 and set for a public hearing before the Infrastructure Innovations and Technology Committee on 9/10/2026. The loan program is for properties 10 acres in size or greater, owned by the County in fee-simple (including long-term leases) or formerly County-owned as of January 1, 2025. Loans are for drinking water supply protection, with zero percent interest, repayment from the sixth year in annual installments of one percent of principal, balance due within 35 years, and secured by a second priority lien and mortgage for non-County entities. For County departments, loans are repaid within 35 years with no interest. The Loan Fund is funded by legally available, unencumbered funds in the Utility Service Fee Fund as of September 30, 2026, and annual collections, with at least 20 percent of the Fund Balance and Annual Collection remaining unavailable. The ordinance is sponsored by Raquel A. Regalado. No specific project site, address, parcel, or applicant is stated.