Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H1319: Surface Waters
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Requires DEP to incorporate habitat equivalency analysis in uniform mitigation assessment method; requires that permits for dredging & filling include certain requirements; requires permitted entities to bear full cost & responsibility for any damage or destruction caused by dredging, filling, or related activities; designates coral reefs as critical natural infrastructure & nature-based solutions.
What the bill says
An act relating to surface waters; amending s. 373.414, F.S.; requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to incorporate habitat equivalency analysis in the uniform mitigation assessment method; defining the term "habitat equivalency analysis"; amending s. 403.811, F.S.; requiring that permits for dredging and filling include certain requirements; requiring the department to adopt rules; requiring permitted entities to bear the full cost and responsibility for any damage or destruction caused by dredging, filling, or related activities; amending s. 403.93345, F.S.…
From the introduced text, January 8, 2026:
An act relating to surface waters; amending s. 373.414, F.S.; requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to incorporate habitat equivalency analysis in the uniform mitigation assessment method; defining the term "habitat equivalency analysis"; amending s. 403.811, F.S.; requiring that permits for dredging and filling include certain requirements; requiring the department to adopt rules; requiring permitted entities to bear the full cost and responsibility for any damage or destruction caused by dredging, filling, or related activities; amending s. 403.93345, F.S.; revising legislative findings; providing a legislative designation; reenacting s. 373.4137(2)(b) and (4), F.S., relating to mitigation requirements for specified transportation projects, to incorporate the amendment made to s. 373.414, F.S., in a reference thereto; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (18) of section 373.414, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 373.414 Additional criteria for activities in surface HB 1319 2026 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb1319-00 Page 2 of FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES waters and wetlands.— (18) The department and each water management district responsible for implementation of the environmental resource permitting program shall develop a uniform mitigation assessment method for wetlands and other surface waters. The department shall adopt the uniform mitigation assessment method by rule no later than July 31, 2002. The rule …
Sponsors
- Cross, Lindsay (D, HD-060) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
- : Now in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
- : Referred to State Affairs Committee
- : Referred to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
- : 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is H1319?
- H1319 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Surface Waters.
- What does H1319 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to surface waters; amending s. 373.414, F.S.; requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to incorporate habitat equivalency analysis in the uniform mitigation assessment method; defining the term "habitat equivalency analysis"; amending s. 403.811, F.S.; requiring that permits for dredging and filling include certain requirements; requiring the department to adopt rules; requiring permitted entities to bear the full cost and responsibility for any damage or destruction caused by dredging, filling, or related activities; amending s. 403.93345, F.S.…
- What is the status of H1319?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H1319?
- Cross, Lindsay (D, HD-060).
- Where is the official record for H1319?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1319
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