Fees/Florida Public Service Commission

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide information about potential impacts on the commission's operations or entities submitting plans.

Increasing Fees for Florida Public Service Commission

This bill increases the maximum administrative fee that the Florida Public Service Commission can charge to study proposed plans from $100,000 to $1,000.

What This Bill Does

• Increases the maximum administrative fee the Florida Public Service Commission can set for studying proposed plans.
• Sets a new limit of $1,000 per plan studied.
• Makes this change contingent on another similar bill becoming law in the same legislative session.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Florida Public Service Commission
• Companies or entities that submit proposed plans for study by the commission

Terms To Know

Administrative fee

A charge set by a government agency to cover costs related to its operations.

Contingent effective date

The bill's implementation depends on another piece of legislation also becoming law in the same session.

Limits and Unknowns

• The exact amount and timing of the fee increase depend on related legislation.

Official Summary Text

Fees/Florida Public Service Commission; Increasing the maximum administrative fee that the Florida Public Service Commission may establish to carry out certain duties, etc.

Current Bill Text

Florida Senate
-
2026

SB 1484

By
Senator Bernard

24-01728-26 20261484__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to fees; amending s. 186.801, F.S.;
3 increasing the maximum administrative fee that the
4 Florida Public Service Commission may establish to
5 carry out certain duties; providing a contingent
6 effective date.
7
8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
9
10 Section 1. Subsection (7) of section 186.801, Florida
11 Statutes, as amended by SB ___, 2026 Regular Session, is amended
12 to read:
13 186.801 Ten-year site plans.—
14 (7) In order to enable it to carry out its duties under
15 this section, the commission may, after a hearing, establish an
16 administrative fee that may not exceed
$100,000

$1,000
for each
17 proposed plan studied.
18 Section 2. This act shall take effect on the same date that
19 SB ___ or other similar legislation takes effect, if such
20 legislation is adopted in the same legislative session or an
21 extension thereof and becomes a law.