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 creates requirements, parameters, and procedures for the loan program. 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 that are 10 acres in size or greater, currently owned by the County in fee-simple (including long-term leases) or formerly owned by the County as of January 1, 2025. Loans are for drinking water supply protection and must benefit the Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department. Loans to non-County entities are repaid from the sixth year in annual installments of one percent of principal, with balance due within 35 years, at zero percent interest, secured by a second priority lien and mortgage. Loans to County departments are repaid within 35 years, no interest, set forth in an interdepartmental memorandum. 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 acreage is stated beyond the general 10-acre minimum requirement.