No. CS/HB 495
Filed under Environment & Water.
Golf Course Best Management Practices Certification; Provides legislative findings & intent regarding golf course best management practices certification; provides for type two transfer of Golf Course Best Management Practices Certification program in DEP to DACS.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDMoves the Golf Course Best Management Practices Certification program from the Department of Environmental Protection to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, recodifying the law from section 403.9339 to a new section 604.75.
A type two transfer under s. 20.06 moves all of the program's staff, records, contracts, pending matters, rules, and unspent funding to the new department. Existing contracts continue on their original terms with the new agency.
The certification rules themselves do not change: golf courses still get a 4-year certification, still need continuing education to renew it, and remain exempt from local water and fertilizer ordinances outside a declared emergency.
AIRecodifies the golf course best management practices certification program from section 403.9339 to a new section 604.75, moving oversight from the Department of Environmental Protection to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
AIAny contract or interagency agreement the Department of Environmental Protection had for this program before July 1, 2026, continues on its original terms, with the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services standing in as the responsible successor.