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FL S0132

Bill

Status

Introduced

11/23/2010

Primary Sponsor

Larcenia Bullard

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Origin

Senate

2011 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires persons discovering contamination during site rehabilitation to notify the Department of Environmental Protection and specified entities within 10 days, instead of only notifying the department.

  • Expands the department's notification responsibilities to include local government officials, legislators, school district superintendents, and property owners within 500-foot radius (for certain rehabilitation types) or 250-foot radius (for others) of contaminated sites.

  • Mandates that school district superintendents, private school officials, and child care facility directors provide annual notice to teachers, parents, and guardians during site rehabilitation periods.

  • Authorizes the department to verify compliance with notice requirements and pursue enforcement against responsible parties for noncompliance.

  • Allows the department and local governments to recover notification costs (postage, materials, labor) from responsible parties, except for state-funded cleanup under specific provisions.

Legislative Description

Contamination Notification

Last Action

Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

5/7/2011

Committee Referrals

Environmental Preservation and Conservation11/29/2010

Full Bill Text

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