ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION AND UTILITY SERVICE FEE

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

The document is a legislative item for an ordinance relating to environmental remediation and utility service fee, amending Section 24-34 of the Code of Miami-Dade County, Florida. It establishes a loan program for environmental remediation for drinking water supply protection. 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 The status is withdrawn, with a note to see substitute file 261589. The prime sponsor is Raquel A. Regalado. The ordinance creates a loan program using utility service fee monies for environmental remediation of properties that are 10 acres or greater, owned by the County in fee-simple (including long-term leases) or formerly owned by the County as of January 1, 2025. 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, 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 beginning fiscal year 2026-2027, with at least 20 percent of the fund balance and annual collection remaining unavailable. The ordinance states it does not expand categories of eligible uses of utility service fee monies. No specific address, parcel, acreage, applicant, or case number beyond the file number is stated. No public comment sentiment is stated.