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FL S0132
Bill
Status
11/23/2010
Primary Sponsor
Larcenia Bullard
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AI Summary
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Authorizes the department to verify compliance with notice requirements and pursue enforcement against responsible parties for noncompliance.
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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Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration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