[CPEO-BIF] "Legislature OKs bill easing development of dense housing on South Florida ‘brownfields’"

[Lenny Siegel <Lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Legislature OKs bill easing development of dense housing on South Florida ‘brownfields’
The measure allowing development on contaminated lands applies to Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach

By Drew Dixon
Miami Times (FL)
March 11, 2026

The House has approved legislation that preempts South Florida zoning rules to allow development of contaminated lands.

The Senate approved the measure last week, meaning it next heads to Gov. Ron DeSantis, where he will decide whether to sign it.

Representatives agreed to pass the Senate version (SB 1434) sponsored by Miami Republican Sen. Alexis Calatayud. Hialeah Republican Rep. David Borrero sponsored the House version (HB 979).

The Senate unanimously approved the measure. But the House was more divided, passing it via an 87-24 vote. While several Representatives dissented, there was no discussion on the House floor Tuesday.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.miamitimesonline.com/business/legislature-oks-bill-easing-development-of-dense-housing-on-south-florida-brownfields/article_bf508ce3-891d-4ab7-b9d2-440e08e4e5ca.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
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Author: DISTURBING THE WAR: The Inside Story of the Movement to Get Stanford University out of Southeast Asia - 1965–1975 (See http://a3mreunion.org)




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