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HOUSE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS/HB 945, 1st Eng.
Amendment No. (for drafter's use only)
CHAMBER ACTION
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11 Representative(s) Eggelletion offered the following:
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13 Amendment to Senate Amendment (372658) (with title
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19 Section 3. Section 381.101, Florida Statutes, is
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21 381.101 Community Environmental Health Program;
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23 (1) There is created the Community Environmental
24 Health Program. The primary purpose of the program is to
25 ensure the availability of public health services to members
26 of low-income communities that may be adversely affected by
27 contaminated sites located in or near the community. These
28 services extend beyond health services that are currently
29 provided pursuant to chapter 154 and include measures to
30 address the health effects that are associated with exposure
31 to environmental contamination.
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1 (2) The Department of Health shall establish a
2 Community Environmental Health Advisory Board. The majority
3 of board members shall be low-income residents. The board
4 must also include representatives from the respective county
5 health departments, health care professionals and providers,
6 and elected officials. The board shall identify the community
7 environmental health needs and types of services which should
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9 (3) As used in this section:
10 (a) "Low-income community" means a contiguous grouping
11 of residences with a significant portion of occupants who have
12 a family income equal to or below 100 percent of the most
13 recent federal poverty level and who are exposed to multiple
14 sources of environmental contamination.
15 (b) "Contaminated site" means any contiguous land,
16 surface water, or groundwater areas that contain contaminants
17 that may be harmful to human health or the environment and
18 includes federal Superfund sites and state or federally
19 designated Brownfield areas.
20 Section 4. The sum of $100,000 is appropriated from
21 the General Revenue Fund during the 1998-1999 fiscal year for
22 the Community Environmental Health Program.
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26 And the title is amended as follows:
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31 creating s. 381.101, F.S.; creating the
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1 Community Environmental Health Program;
2 providing purposes of the program; providing
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