Senate Bill sb2398

    Florida Senate - 2003                                  SB 2398

    By Senator Dockery





    15-1410-03                                          See HB 651

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to environmental protection;

  3         providing a popular name; providing for

  4         remediation of contaminated sites in counties

  5         and municipalities; authorizing the Department

  6         of Environmental Protection to adopt rules and

  7         issue orders; providing for enforcement;

  8         providing for control in the event of conflict

  9         of provisions; providing an effective date.

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11  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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13         Section 1.  This act shall be known by the popular name

14  the "Public Resource Protection Act."

15         Section 2.  Counties and municipalities that own sites

16  with soil or water contamination shall remediate such sites to

17  the same extent as is required for brownfield sites under

18  section 376.81, Florida Statutes.

19         Section 3.  The Department of Environmental Protection

20  may adopt such rules and issue such orders as may be necessary

21  to carry out the provisions of this act.

22         Section 4.  The provisions of this act may be enforced

23  pursuant to sections 120.69, 120.695, 376.83, 403.141,

24  403.161, and 403.412, Florida Statutes.

25         Section 5.  If any provision of this act or of the

26  rules adopted pursuant to this act is in conflict with any

27  other provision, limitation, or restriction which is now in

28  effect under any law of this state or any ordinance of a local

29  government, political subdivision, or municipality, or any

30  rule or regulation adopted thereunder, the provisions of this

31  act or of the rules adopted pursuant to this act shall

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    Florida Senate - 2003                                  SB 2398
    15-1410-03                                          See HB 651




 1  control; provided, however, that a local government, political

 2  subdivision, or municipality is not prohibited from adopting

 3  and enforcing more stringent provisions.

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