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The Committee on Health Regulation (Jones) recommended the

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following substitute for amendment (632136):

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Delete line(s) 29-45

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and insert:

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to the state. When the Department of Health issues a health

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advisory against swimming in beach waters on the basis of finding

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elevated levels of fecal coliform or enterococci bacteria in a

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water sample, the Wastewater Compliance Evaluation Section of the

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Department of Environmental Protection shall investigate

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wastewater treatment facilities within 1 mile of the affected

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beach to determine if a wastewater treatment facility experienced

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an incident that may have contributed to the contamination. The

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Department of Health shall also notify the municipality or county

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in which the affected beach is located of the health advisory.

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Upon completion of its investigation or discovery of an incident

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at a wastewater treatment facility, the Department of

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Environmental Protection shall notify the municipality or county

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in which the affected beach is located of the results of such

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investigation.

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     (3) For purposes of this section, the term "beach waters"

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means the waters along the coastal and intracoastal beaches and

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shores of the state, and includes salt water and brackish water.

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================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     Delete line(s) 5-10

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and insert:

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Protection investigate sewage contaminant sources when

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certain health advisories against swimming in beach waters

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are issued; requiring the Department of Health to notify

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the municipality or county in which the affected beach is

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located of the health advisory; requiring the Department

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of Environmental Protection to notify the municipality or

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county in which the affected beach is located of the

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results of its investigation; providing an effective date.

4/8/2008  7:16:00 PM     13-06909-08