Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S1636: Big Cypress Basin
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Revising the membership of the Big Cypress Basin governing board; requiring the South Florida Water Management District to revise the boundaries of the Big Cypress Basin based on a specified study at a specified time; requiring the South Florida Water Management District to ensure that basin ad valorem taxes collected within the Big Cypress Basin be used in a specified manner, etc.
What the bill says
An act relating to the Big Cypress Basin; amending s. 373.0693, F.S.; revising the membership of the Big Cypress Basin governing board; requiring the South Florida Water Management District to revise the boundaries of the Big Cypress Basin based on a specified study at a specified time; removing obsolete language; amending s. 373.503, F.S.; requiring the South Florida Water Management District to ensure that basin ad valorem taxes collected within the Big Cypress Basin be used in a specified manner; reenacting s…
From the introduced text, January 9, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to the Big Cypress Basin; amending s. 373.0693, F.S.; revising the membership of the Big Cypress Basin governing board; requiring the South Florida Water Management District to revise the boundaries of the Big Cypress Basin based on a specified study at a specified time; removing obsolete language; amending s. 373.503, F.S.; requiring the South Florida Water Management District to ensure that basin ad valorem taxes collected within the Big Cypress Basin be used in a specified manner; reenacting s. 373.0697, F.S., relating to basin taxes, to incorporate the amendment made to s. 373.503, F.S., in a reference thereto; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1.âSubsection (9) of section 373.0693, Florida Statutes, is amended to basin boards.â (9)âAt 11:59 p.m. on December 31, 1976, a portion of the Big Cypress Basin of the Ridge and Lower Gulf Coast District which is being annexed into the South Florida Water Management District by change of boundaries pursuant to chapter 76-243, Laws of Florida, shall be formed into a subdistrict or basin of the South Florida Water Management District. Such portion shall be designated as the Big Cypress Basin. [DELETED: On or before December] [DELETED: 31, 1976,] The Governor shall appoint six [DELETED: not fewer than …
Sponsors
- Martin, Jonathan (R, SD-033) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Environment and Natural Resources
- : Introduced
- : Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Appropriations
- : Filed
Subjects: Appropriations, Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, Environment and Natural Resources
Common questions
- What is S1636?
- S1636 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Big Cypress Basin.
- What does S1636 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the Big Cypress Basin; amending s. 373.0693, F.S.; revising the membership of the Big Cypress Basin governing board; requiring the South Florida Water Management District to revise the boundaries of the Big Cypress Basin based on a specified study at a specified time; removing obsolete language; amending s. 373.503, F.S.; requiring the South Florida Water Management District to ensure that basin ad valorem taxes collected within the Big Cypress Basin be used in a specified manner; reenacting s…
- What is the status of S1636?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Environment and Natural Resources (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored S1636?
- Martin, Jonathan (R, SD-033).
- Where is the official record for S1636?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1636
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