Loading chat...
FL H0207
Bill
Status
4/30/2010
Primary Sponsor
Thomas Anderson
Click for details
AI Summary
-
Extends notification timeline from 10 to 45 days for persons responsible for site rehabilitation to report contamination discovered beyond property boundaries to the Department of Environmental Protection and county health departments.
-
Requires the department to verify compliance with notice requirements within 15 days and authorizes enforcement against non-compliant parties under contamination and environmental law.
-
Expands department notification duties to include local elected officials, state legislators, property owners, tenants, and specified institutional sites (public/private schools, child care facilities, colleges, and universities) within designated radius areas around contamination sampling points.
-
Requires local governments to notify homeowners' associations and neighborhood associations of contamination within affected areas within 30 days of receiving notice from the department.
-
Authorizes the department to recover notification costs (postage, materials, labor) from responsible parties, except for sites eligible for state-funded cleanup under specific risk-based corrective action provisions.
Legislative Description
Contamination Notification
Last Action
Died in Committee on Military & Local Affairs Policy (EDCA)
4/30/2010