Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H4099: South Indian River Water Control District, Palm Beach County
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Increases number of members of governing board; including fractions of acres in all gross acreage owned by landowner; provides for compensation for supervisors attending board meetings; requires competitive bidding for certain positions; revises residence requirements for members of board; provides for staggering of terms, annual elections, & election of board officers; requires election; removes outdated language; requires board to authorize formation of engineering plan; provides limitation of one-time special assessment; authorizes district money to be expended before levy of such special assessment.
What the bill says
An act relating to the South Indian River Water Control District, Palm Beach County; amending chapter 2001-313, Laws of Florida, as amended; increasing the number of members of the governing board; including fractions of acres in all gross acreage owned by a landowner; providing for compensation for supervisors attending board meetings; requiring competitive bidding for certain positions; revising residence requirements for members of the board; providing for staggering of terms, annual elections, and election of board officers; requiring an election; removing outdated language…
From the introduced text, January 9, 2026:
An act relating to the South Indian River Water Control District, Palm Beach County; amending chapter 2001-313, Laws of Florida, as amended; increasing the number of members of the governing board; including fractions of acres in all gross acreage owned by a landowner; providing for compensation for supervisors attending board meetings; requiring competitive bidding for certain positions; revising residence requirements for members of the board; providing for staggering of terms, annual elections, and election of board officers; requiring an election; removing outdated language; requiring the board to authorize the formation of an engineering plan under certain circumstances; providing a limitation of a one-time special assessment; authorizing district money to be expended before the levy of such special assessment; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Subsections (5), (6), and (8) of section 2, subsection (1) of section 3, and sections 9 through 16 of section 3 of chapter 2001-313, Laws of Florida, as amended, are amended to read: HB 4099 2026 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb4099-00 Page 2 of FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES Section 2. Minimum charter requirements.—In accordance with section 189.404(3), Florida Statutes, the following subsections shall constitute the minimum charter requirements for the South Indian River Water Control District: (5) In accordance with chapter 189, Florida …