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FL H1385
Bill
Status
6/1/2010
Primary Sponsor
Adam Hasner
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AI Summary
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Requires the Department of Environmental Protection to utilize natural attenuation monitoring strategies and transition eligible sites to long-term natural attenuation monitoring when contamination plumes are shrinking or stable and confined to source property boundaries
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Establishes a low-scored site initiative allowing sites with priority ranking scores of 10 points or less to receive expedited "No Further Action" determinations if they meet specific conditions, including stable/shrinking plumes, no excessively contaminated soil, and contamination confined to less than one-quarter acre
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Authorizes up to $30,000 per site in preapproved assessment costs for eligible low-scored sites, with a maximum of $10 million from the Inland Protection Trust Fund allocated annually and a limit of 10 sites per fiscal year per responsible party
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Prohibits local governments from denying building permits solely based on petroleum contamination presence for tank upgrade activities at existing retail fuel facilities that were fully operational before the permit request
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Extends the deadline for fuel tank secondary containment system upgrades to September 30, 2011, for facilities that received extension orders from DEP before July 1, 2010
Legislative Description
Petroleum Contamination Site Cleanup [EPSC]
Last Action
Veto Message received -HJ 00010; Veto Message referred to Rules and Calendar Council -HJ 00016
7/19/2010