The bill amends section 403.0855 of the Florida Statutes to enhance the management of biosolids by imposing restrictions on the issuance or renewal of permits for certain biosolids land application sites. Specifically, it prohibits the Department of Environmental Protection from granting permits for land application sites that authorize the disposal or land application of septage classified as Class B biosolids if there is a permitted wastewater treatment facility within 50 miles that accepts septage for higher levels of treatment. The bill outlines that this facility must be owned or operated by a federal or state government entity and must not be defunct, repurposed, or out of capacity.

Additionally, the bill redesignates the existing subsection (6) of section 403.0855 to subsection (7) and introduces a new subsection (6) that details these prohibitions. The effective date for this act is set for July 1, 2026.