FL S0544

Allows contaminated site rehabilitation tax credit applicants to claim costs incurred in the calendar year prior to application submission if costs were paid by January 31 of the application year, for both general contaminated sites and drycleaning solvent-contaminated sites.

Requires the Department of Environmental Protection to submit an annual brownfield program report to the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House by August 1 each year, including data on remediated sites, sites under rehabilitation, alternative cleanup target levels established, and engineering controls employed.

Mandates the annual brownfield report include recommendations for program improvements to achieve legislative intent and goals set forth in Florida Statutes section 376.78.

Prioritizes water pollution control financial assistance projects located within brownfield sites addressed by brownfield site rehabilitation agreements, with priority given to projects eliminating public health hazards.

Takes effect July 1, 2010.