ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION AND UTILITY SERVICE FEE

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology Committee · 2026-09-10 · ordinance

The document is a legislative matter for Miami-Dade County, File Number 261035, an ordinance relating to environmental remediation and utility service fee. The ordinance amends 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. The loan program is for properties that are 10 acres in size or greater, and 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 (properties previously owned by the County as of January 1, 2025), and any tenant on a Former County Property. The loan program is funded by utility service fee monies, with at least 20 percent of the Fund Balance and Annual Collection remaining in the Utility Service Fee Fund. Loans to non-County entities are repaid from the sixth year in annual installments of one percent of the principal, with balance due not more than 35 years, at zero percent interest, secured by a second priority lien and mortgage. Loans to County departments are repaid within not more than 35 years, with no interest. The status is Withdrawn, with a note to see substitute 261589. The ordinance was introduced on 6/2/2026, adopted on first reading by the Board of County Commissioners on 7/21/2026, and deferred by the Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology Committee on 9/10/2026. The prime sponsor is Raquel A. Regalado. No public comment or stakeholder sentiment is stated in the document.