Fla. Stat. 373.0466
Central Florida Water Initiative Grant Program

(1)

The department, in cooperation with the relevant water management districts, shall provide grants for projects that benefit the Central Florida Water Initiative Area and that promote alternative water supplies and protect groundwater resources.

(2)

In allocating such funds, priority must be given to projects that use reclaimed water, create new surface water storage, enhance natural systems, recharge groundwater, optimize beneficial uses of water, expand water conservation programs, or are able to demonstrate that a significant financial hardship exists as a result of complying with rules applicable to the Central Florida Water Initiative Area.

Source: Section 373.0466 — Central Florida Water Initiative Grant Program, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0373.­0466 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

373.012
Topographic mapping 373.013
Short title 373.016
Declaration of policy 373.019
Definitions 373.023
Scope and application 373.026
General powers and duties of the department 373.033
Saltwater barrier line 373.036
Florida water plan 373.037
Pilot program for alternative water supply development in restricted allocation areas 373.042
Minimum flows and minimum water levels 373.043
Adoption and enforcement of rules by the department 373.044
Rules 373.046
Interagency agreements 373.047
Cooperation between districts 373.056
State agencies, counties, drainage districts, municipalities, or governmental agencies or public corporations authorized to convey or receive land from water management districts 373.069
Creation of water management districts 373.073
Governing board 373.076
Vacancies in the governing board 373.079
Members of governing board 373.083
General powers and duties of the governing board 373.084
District works, operation by other governmental agencies 373.085
Use of works or land by other districts or private persons 373.086
Providing for district works 373.087
District works using aquifer for storage and supply 373.088
Application fees for certain real estate transactions 373.089
Sale or exchange of lands, or interests or rights in lands 373.093
Lease of lands or interest in land and personal property 373.096
Releases 373.099
Execution of instruments 373.103
Powers which may be vested in the governing board at the department’s discretion 373.106
Permit required for construction involving underground formation 373.107
Citation of rule 373.109
Permit application fees 373.113
Adoption of rules by the governing board 373.114
Land and Water Adjudicatory Commission 373.116
Procedure for water use and impoundment construction permit applications 373.117
Certification by professional engineer 373.118
General permits 373.119
Administrative enforcement procedures 373.123
Penalty 373.129
Maintenance of actions 373.136
Enforcement of regulations and orders 373.139
Acquisition of real property 373.145
Information program regarding hydrologic conditioning and consumption of major surface and groundwater sources 373.146
Publication of notices, process, and papers 373.149
Existing districts preserved 373.171
Rules 373.175
Declaration of water shortage 373.185
Local Florida-friendly landscaping ordinances 373.187
Water management district implementation of Florida-friendly landscaping 373.199
Florida Forever Water Management District Work Plan 373.200
Seminole Tribe Water Rights Compact 373.0363
Southern Water Use Caution Area Recovery Strategy 373.0397
Floridan and Biscayne aquifers 373.0421
Establishment and implementation of minimum flows and minimum water levels 373.0465
Central Florida Water Initiative 373.0466
Central Florida Water Initiative Grant Program 373.0691
Transfer of areas 373.0693
Basins 373.0695
Duties of basin boards 373.0697
Basin taxes 373.0698
Creation and operation of basin boards 373.1131
Consolidated action on permits 373.1135
Small business program 373.1175
Signing and sealing by professional geologists 373.1391
Management of real property 373.1395
Limitation on liability of water management district with respect to areas made available to the public for recreational purposes without charge 373.1401
Management of lands of water management districts 373.1501
South Florida Water Management District as local sponsor 373.1502
Regulation of comprehensive plan project components 373.1725
Notice of intent by publication

Current through Fall 2025

§ 373.0466. Cent. Fla. Water Initiative Grant Program's source at flsenate​.gov