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403.969  Compliance and enforcement; revocation of certification.--

(1)  The department shall be the designated agent of the siting board to assure compliance with the terms and conditions of any certification issued under this part.

(2)  Violation of any term or condition of a certification issued under this part shall constitute conduct prohibited by s. 403.161(1) and a violation of this chapter, punishable as provided in ss. 403.121, 403.131, 403.141, and 403.161.

(3)  A certification issued under this part may be revoked:

(a)  For any material false statement in the application for certification which the applicant knew or should have known was not true on the date final action to approve the certification was taken by the siting board; or

(b)  For any failure to comply with the terms or conditions of the certification.

(4)  The department is authorized to enter into interagency agreements with affected agencies with respect to delegation of compliance and enforcement activities for certifications issued under this part. However, nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to interfere with the ability of the department to undertake independent enforcement in the absence of action by any agency to whom enforcement has been delegated.

History.--s. 1, ch. 93-205; s. 449, ch. 94-356.