Florida 2022 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1151 Compare Versions

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10	10	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to a Per - and Polyfluoroalkyl 2
16	16	Substances Task Force; creating the task force within 3
17	17	the Department of Environmental Protection; providing 4
18	18	the membership, organization, and duties of the task 5
19	19	force; requiring the department to provide staffing to 6
20	20	assist the task force in the performance of its 7
21	21	duties; requiring the task force to convene by a 8
22	22	specified date; requiring the task force to submit an 9
23	23	annual report to the Governor and the Legislature by a 10
24	24	specified date; providing requirements for the report; 11
25	25	providing for the repeal of the task force; providing 12
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28	28	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 15
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30	30	Section 1. Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Task 17
31	31	Force.— 18
32	32	(1) The PFAS Task Force is created within the Department 19
33	33	of Environmental Protection. The task force is composed of the 20
34	34	following 16 members: 21
35	35	(a) One representative from each of the follo wing state 22
36	36	entities: 23
37	37	1. The Department of Environmental Protection, appointed 24
38	38	by the secretary of the department. 25
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51	51	2. The Department of Health, appointed by the State 26
52	52	Surgeon General. 27
53	53	3. The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, 28
54	54	appointed by the Commissioner of Agriculture. 29
55	55	4. The Division of Emergency Management, appointed by the 30
56	56	division director. 31
57	57	5. The Bureau of Fire Standards and Training within the 32
58	58	Department of Financial Services, appointed by the Chief 33
59	59	Financial Officer. 34
60	60	(b) One representative of each of the following 35
61	61	organizations, appointed by the Governor: 36
62	62	1. The Florida League of Cities. 37
63	63	2. The Florida Association of Counties. 38
64	64	3. The Florida Water Environment Association. 39
65	65	4. The Florida Section of the American Water Works 40
66	66	Association. 41
67	67	5. The Florida Airports Council. 42
68	68	6. The National Waste and Recycling Association. 43
69	69	7. The Florida Brownfields Association. 44
70	70	8. The Florida Ground Water Association. 45
71	71	9. The Florida Sunshine Chapter of the Solid Waste 46
72	72	Association of North America. 47
73	73	10. The Manufacturers Association of Florida. 48
74	74	11. The Florida Professional Firefighters. 49
75	75	(2) The task force shall elect a chair from among its 50
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88	88	membership. Except as otherwise provided, th e task force shall 51
89	89	operate in a manner consistent with s. 20.052, Florida Statutes. 52
90	90	(3) The task force shall meet as necessary, but at least 53
91	91	quarterly, and may conduct its meetings through teleconferencing 54
92	92	or other similar means. 55
93	93	(4) Members of the tas k force are entitled to receive 56
94	94	reimbursement for per diem and travel expenses, pursuant to s. 57
95	95	112.061, Florida Statutes, for service on the task force. 58
96	96	(5) The task force shall develop recommendations for all 59
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98	98	(a) Enforceable regulato ry standards for PFAS in drinking 61
99	99	water, groundwater, and soil. 62
100	100	(b) A mechanism for the identification and cleanup of 63
101	101	contaminated areas. 64
102	102	(c) Methods to address liability for contamination and 65
103	103	financial responsibility for cleanup. 66
104	104	(d) Appropriate methods and technologies, considering 67
105	105	cost, for cleanup and treatment of PFAS contamination. 68
106	106	(e) Funding sources and mechanisms for prioritizing the 69
107	107	distribution of funds for cleanup and remediation of PFAS 70
108	108	contamination. 71
109	109	(f) Methods to manage waste containing PFAS to prevent 72
110	110	possible release or discharge into the environment which could 73
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112	112	(g) Appropriate testing for and monitoring of PFAS in 75
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125	125	drinking water, groundwater, and soil to protect the public 76
126	126	health and welfare. 77
127	127	(h) Methods to eliminate workplace exposure within the 78
128	128	manufacturing and firefighting industries. 79
129	129	(6) The department shall provide staff to assist the task 80
130	130	force in performing its duties. 81
131	131	(7) The task force shall convene no later than October 1, 82
132	132	2022. The task force shall submit an annual report on its 83
133	133	progress and findings to the Governor, the President of the 84
134	134	Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by each 85
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136	136	required by subsection (5), the report must also include the 87
137	137	following information: 88
138	138	(a) The current science on PFAS, including harmful levels 89
139	139	and ingestion and exposure routes, with particular attention to 90
140	140	significant developments. 91
141	141	(b) Geographic areas with particularly high levels of 92
142	142	contamination identified in this state. 93
143	143	(c) Past and present actions by the state and federal 94
144	144	government to address PFAS. 95
145	145	(8) This section is repealed on July 1, 2026. 96
146	146	Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 97