Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H4103: Apalachicola Water and Sewer District, Franklin County
Status: Chaptered, July 1, 2026
Creates Apalachicola Water & Sewer District; provides district charter; describes boundaries; provides for district board; provides powers of district & district board; prohibits City of Apalachicola from incurring certain additional obligations or indebtedness; requires city & district to enter into interlocal agreement to effectuate transfer of water & sewer service to district; provides for district to take certain actions if city & district do not enter interlocal agreement; provides for transfer of assets, assumption of all lawful debts & other obligations, & continuation of contracts by district; provides for status of certain employees.
What the bill says
An act relating to the Apalachicola Water and Sewer District, Franklin County; creating and establishing the Apalachicola Water and Sewer District; providing a district charter; providing definitions; describing boundaries; providing for a district board; providing powers of the district and district board; prohibiting the City of Apalachicola from incurring certain additional obligations or indebtedness; requiring the city and district to enter into an interlocal agreement to effectuate the transfer of water and sewer service to the district…
From the enrolled text, March 11, 2026:
An act relating to the Apalachicola Water and Sewer District, Franklin County; creating and establishing the Apalachicola Water and Sewer District; providing a district charter; providing definitions; describing boundaries; providing for a district board; providing powers of the district and district board; prohibiting the City of Apalachicola from incurring certain additional obligations or indebtedness; requiring the city and district to enter into an interlocal agreement to effectuate the transfer of water and sewer service to the district; providing for the district to take certain actions if the city and the district do not enter an interlocal agreement; providing for the transfer of assets, assumption of all lawful debts and other obligations, and continuation of contracts by the district; providing for the status of certain employees; providing effective dates. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. The Apalachicola Water and Sewer District is created as an independent special district in Franklin County. The district is organized and exists for all purposes and shall ENROLLED CS/CS/HB 4103 2026 Legislature CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb4103 -02-er Page 2 of FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES hold all powers set forth in this act and chapters 189 and 197, Florida Statutes, except as otherwise provided in this act. The district charter may be amended only by special act …