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FL S0100
Bill
AI Summary
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Defines "background concentration" and "long-term natural attenuation" (natural attenuation approved as a site rehabilitation task for more than 5 years) for petroleum-contaminated sites and brownfield sites under Florida law
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Requires the Department of Environmental Protection to include protocols for long-term natural attenuation where site conditions warrant, and expands cleanup criteria to consider interactive effects of contaminants (additive, synergistic, and antagonistic) rather than only additive effects
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Revises the low-scored site initiative by increasing the per-site funding cap to the CATEGORY TWO threshold, raising the annual encumbrance limit from $10 million to $15 million, expanding groundwater monitoring from 6 to 12 months, and allowing limited remediation activities as part of the assessment plan
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Increases the advanced cleanup program contracting cap from $15 million to $25 million per fiscal year, allows property owners and responsible parties to enter voluntary cost-share agreements to bundle multiple sites, and expands application format options for both aggregate and individual site cleanups
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Expands eligibility for the Abandoned Tank Restoration Program by removing the June 30, 1996 application deadline and the December 31, 1998 reporting cutoff, and provides up to $100,000 in supplemental funding for additional remediation and monitoring needed to achieve a "No Further Action" determination under the Petroleum Cleanup Participation Program
Legislative Description
Pollution Discharge Removal and Prevention
Last Action
Chapter No. 2016-184
4/6/2016