FL H0753

Department of Environmental Protection must publish reports of unauthorized pollution releases or discharges to the State Watch Office within 24 hours on a publicly accessible website.

Contractors may remit payments to subcontractors and suppliers within 30 working days after receiving department payment, rather than immediately, before penalties apply under s. 287.0585(1).

Advanced cleanup applications for individual redevelopment sites are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis without application period limitations, ranking provisions, or 25 percent cost-share requirements; must include local government approval documentation.

Department may enter into advanced cleanup contracts up to $30 million per fiscal year ($25 million previously), with up to $5 million designated for individual redevelopment sites; individual applicants limited to $1 million per fiscal year.

Drycleaning facility cleanup program may authorize advanced site assessments before priority ranking if assessments provide new information to reduce contamination risk; maximum $70,000 per site with funding capped at 10 percent of annual Water Quality Assurance Trust Fund appropriation.