The Florida Senate

¹252.934  Short title.--This part may be cited as the "Florida Accidental Release Prevention and Risk Management Planning Act."

History.--s. 1, ch. 98-193.

¹Note.--Section 2, ch. 98-193, provides that "[i]n the interim prior to the regular legislative session in 2000, the appropriate substantive committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives shall conduct a review of the Florida Accidental Release Prevention and Risk Management Planning Act. The Department of Community Affairs, the State Emergency Response Commission, local emergency planning committees, the Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of Labor and Employment Security, county emergency management agencies, and all other agencies or private entities providing regulatory, inspection, or technical assistance shall provide information and assist in the review as needed. The review should include an analysis of the effectiveness and efficiency of the program, including the technical assistance and outreach programs offered; the level of participation in the program; the quality of the Risk Management Plans submitted; the adequacy of the administrative support provided and the efficiency and effectiveness of program administration, monitoring, coordination, and recordkeeping; the adequacy and quality of investigative efforts; the adequacy of the fee structure; the adequacy and quality of contracts entered into, audits, or inspections; and any other aspect of the program as determined by the legislative committees. Subsequent to this review, the legislative committees are to make recommendations regarding whether to continue the program. The committees are to address what, if any, statutory provisions should be modified in order to improve the program. Legislation should be promulgated to effectuate the committees' recommendations."