ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION AND UTILITY SERVICE FEE

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

Miami-Dade County legislative item File Number 261035, 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. Status: Withdrawn. Introduced 6/2/2026. Prime Sponsor: Raquel A. Regalado. The ordinance would establish a loan program using utility service fee monies for environmental remediation of certain properties for drinking water supply protection. Eligible properties must be currently owned by the County in fee-simple (including long-term lease) or previously owned by the County as of January 1, 2025. The property to be remediated must be 10 acres in size or greater. Eligible applicants include any County department or agency, any tenant on a County-owned property, any fee-simple owner of Former County Properties, and any tenant on a Former County Property. Loans to non-County entities: repaid from sixth year in annual installments of one percent of principal, balance due not more than 35 years, zero percent interest, secured by second priority lien and mortgage. Loans to County departments: repaid within not more than 35 years, no interest. The Loan Fund would be funded with legally available unencumbered funds in the Utility Service Fee Fund as of September 30, 2026, and annual collections, with at least 20 percent remaining in the Utility Service Fee Fund. Legislative history: County Attorney assigned 6/2/2026; referred to Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology Committee 7/20/2026; Board of County Commissioners adopted on first reading 7/21/2026, set for public hearing before IITC on 9/10/2026; IITC deferred on 9/10/2026; status withdrawn. No street address, parcel, acreage of a specific project, applicant name, or decision on a specific project is stated. No public comment or stakeholder sentiment is stated.