Florida Senate - 2015                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. PCS (510704) for CS for SB 314
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  04/16/2015           .                                
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       The Committee on Appropriations (Latvala) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Between lines 393 and 394
    4  insert:
    5         Section 4. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
    6  377.37, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
    7         377.37 Penalties.—
    8         (1)(a) Any person who violates any provision of this law or
    9  any rule, regulation, or order of the division made under this
   10  chapter or who violates the terms of any permit to drill for or
   11  produce oil, gas, or other petroleum products referred to in s.
   12  377.242(1) or to store gas in a natural gas storage facility, or
   13  any lessee, permitholder, or operator of equipment or facilities
   14  used in the exploration for, drilling for, or production of oil,
   15  gas, or other petroleum products, or storage of gas in a natural
   16  gas storage facility, who refuses inspection by the division as
   17  provided in this chapter, is liable to the state for any damage
   18  caused to the air, waters, or property, including animal, plant,
   19  or aquatic life, of the state and for reasonable costs and
   20  expenses of the state in tracing the source of the discharge, in
   21  controlling and abating the source and the pollutants, and in
   22  restoring the air, waters, and property, including animal,
   23  plant, and aquatic life, of the state. Furthermore, such person,
   24  lessee, permitholder, or operator is subject to the judicial
   25  imposition of a civil penalty in an amount of not more than
   26  $25,000 $10,000 for each offense. However, the court may receive
   27  evidence in mitigation. Each day during any portion of which
   28  such violation occurs constitutes a separate offense. Nothing
   29  herein shall give the department the right to bring an action on
   30  behalf of any private person.
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   32  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   33  And the title is amended as follows:
   34         Delete line 19
   35  and insert:
   36         agreements under certain circumstances; amending s.
   37         377.37, F.S.; increasing the maximum amount for civil
   38         penalties; providing an