| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to Pinellas County; amending chapter 90- |
| 3 | 403, Laws of Florida; increasing a civil penalty imposed |
| 4 | under the Pinellas County Environmental Enforcement Act; |
| 5 | providing an effective date. |
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| 7 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 9 | Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 4 of chapter 90-403, |
| 10 | Laws of Florida, is amended to read: |
| 11 | Section 4. Civil penalty; assessment of damages; joint and |
| 12 | several liability.-- |
| 13 | (1) The board may institute a civil action in a court of |
| 14 | competent jurisdiction to establish liability and to recover |
| 15 | damages for any pollution, or any degradation, alteration, or |
| 16 | elimination of or to the air, water, soil, natural resource, or |
| 17 | animal or plant life of the county, caused by any violation of |
| 18 | the ordinances, rules, or regulations adopted by the board and |
| 19 | to impose and recover a civil penalty for each such violation in |
| 20 | an amount of not more than $10,000 $5,000 for each offense. |
| 21 | Each day during any portion of which such violation occurs |
| 22 | constitutes a separate offense. |
| 23 | Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. |