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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to phosphogypsum stacks; amending s. 2
403.4154, F.S.; requiring the Department of 3
Environmental Protection to submit an annual report to 4
the Governor, Legislature, and certain entities; 5
providing report requirements; requiring the 6
department to notify the Governor, Legislature, and 7
certain entities of imminent hazards within a 8
specified timeframe; requiring the department to 9
create and maintain a database on its website; 10
providing database requirements; requiring the 11
department to update the database; providing an 12
effective date. 13
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 15
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Section 1. Paragraphs (c) and (d) of subsection ( 2) of 17
section 403.4154, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as 18
paragraphs (d) and (e), respectively, a new paragraph (c) is 19
added to subsection (2), paragraph (i) is added to subsection 20
(3), and subsection (6) is added to that section, to read: 21
403.4154 Phosphogypsum management program. — 22
(2) REGULATORY PROGRAM. — 23
(c) By July 1, 2023, and each July 1 thereafter, the 24
department shall complete a report on the status of 25
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phosphogypsum stacks in the state. The report must include 26
summaries of any reports and inspections, imminent hazards and 27
abatement actions, and material violations from the preceding 28
year for each phosphogypsum stack, and a risk assessment score 29
for each phosphogypsum stack based on risk assessment modeling 30
results and the potential risk to human health, public safety, 31
and the environment. The department shall submit the report to 32
the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the 33
House of Representatives, the Division of Emergency Management, 34
and the emergency management agency an d board of county 35
commissioners for each county within which a phosphogypsum stack 36
is located. 37
(3) ABATEMENT OF IMMINENT HAZARD. — 38
(i) If the department becomes aware that an imminent 39
hazard exists for a phosphogypsum stack, the department shall 40
immediately notify the Governor, the President of the Senate, 41
the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Division of 42
Emergency Management, and the emergency management agency and 43
board of county commissioners of the county within which the 44
phosphogypsum stack is located. 45
(6) ONLINE DATABASE. - 46
(a) The department shall create and maintain on its 47
website a database accessible to the public in a standardized, 48
user-friendly, and easily understandable format that lists all 49
phosphogypsum stacks in the state by county. 50
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(b) At a minimum, the database must provide the following 51
information for each phosphogypsum stack: 52
1. A current status summary, which includes a risk 53
assessment score and brief summaries of any reports and 54
inspections, imminent hazards and aba tement actions, and 55
material violations. 56
2. Links to any reports or inspections conducted pursuant 57
to law or department rule. 58
3. Links to information regarding any imminent hazards 59
that existed at any time and actions taken to abate such 60
hazards. 61
4. Links to information regarding any material violations 62
of applicable laws and regulations. 63
(c) The department shall update the database as 64
information becomes available for a phosphogypsum stack. 65
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2021. 66