Fla. Stat. 153.54
Preliminary report by county commissioners with respect to creation of proposed district

(1)

A general description of the proposed improvements to be made in such district.

(2)

A general estimate of the cost of the proposed improvements.

(3)

The present condition of water and sewer facilities in the area comprising such proposed district.

(4)

Findings with respect to the necessity or reasonableness of the inclusion of lands proposed to be included within the district with reference to the benefits to be derived or able to be derived by such included lands from such proposed improvements, and the necessity or reasonableness of the exclusion of lands adjacent to or within such proposed district with reference to such benefits.

(5)

For the construction of a new proposed central sewerage system or the extension of an existing sewerage system that was not previously approved, the report shall include a study that includes the available information from the Department of Environmental Protection on the history of onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems currently in use in the area and a comparison of the projected costs to the owner of a typical lot or parcel of connecting to and using the proposed sewerage system versus installing, operating, and properly maintaining an onsite sewage treatment and disposal system that is approved by the Department of Environmental Protection and that provides for the comparable level of environmental and health protection as the proposed central sewerage system; consideration of the local authority’s obligations or reasonably anticipated obligations for water body cleanup and protection under state or federal programs, including requirements for water bodies listed under s. 303(d) of the Clean Water Act, Pub. L. No. 92-500, 33 U.S.C. ss. 1251 et seq.; and other factors deemed relevant by the local authority.

Source: Section 153.54 — Preliminary report by county commissioners with respect to creation of proposed district, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0153.­54 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

153.50
Short title 153.51
Legislative intent 153.52
Definitions 153.53
Establishment of districts in unincorporated areas 153.54
Preliminary report by county commissioners with respect to creation of proposed district 153.55
Public hearing upon report of county commissioners and creation of district 153.56
Call election to determine creation of district, issuance of bonds 153.57
Ballots and election officials 153.58
Election results 153.59
Court proceedings 153.60
County commissioners ex officio governing board 153.61
Expenses 153.62
District board 153.63
Revenue bonds 153.64
Schedule of rates and fees 153.65
Trust funds 153.66
Covenants of district board with bondholders 153.67
Unpaid fees to constitute lien 153.68
General obligation bonds, election 153.69
County property appraiser ex officio tax assessor for district 153.70
Provisions of s 153.71
Publication of notice of issuance of bonds 153.72
Bonds 153.73
Assessable improvements 153.74
Issuance of certificates of indebtedness based on assessments for assessable improvements 153.75
Annual reports of district board 153.76
Exemption from taxation 153.77
District bonds as securities for public bodies 153.78
Bonds as payment for services 153.79
Contracts for construction of improvements, sealed bids 153.80
Consolidation of systems 153.81
Ad valorem maintenance tax 153.82
Handling of taxes and special assessments, district treasurer 153.83
Free water and sewer services prohibited 153.84
Contracts enforceable by bondholders 153.85
Conveyance of property without consideration 153.86
District approval of construction of water and sewage facilities 153.87
Mortgage or sale by board of district property prohibited 153.88
Construction of law

Current through Fall 2025

§ 153.54. Preliminary report by county commissioners with respect to creation of proposed district's source at flsenate​.gov