Environmental Contamination
Summary
Environmental Contamination; Authorizes use of Inland Protection Trust Fund for activities related to petroleum storage system removal & replacement & certain damages; requires assessment reports & Petroleum Cleanup Participation Program agreements to include cost savings; removes certain requirements for copayments; requires advanced cleanup applications to include certain agreements; requires contractors to submit scopes of work for certain assessments; directs DEP to issue certain purchase orders; specifies strict liability exceptions for certain causes of action.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House Passage
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2020
Last action Mar 10, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Mar 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
Laid on Table - Companion bill(s) CS/SB 702 passed
lower
Feb 20, 2020
Lower · Passed
CS by- State Affairs Committee; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
lower
Feb 18, 2020
Lower · Passed
PCS on Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 02/20/20, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
lower
Jan 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Now in State Affairs Committee
lower
Jan 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0
lower
Jan 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee, 01/28/20, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
lower
Jan 15, 2020
Lower · Passed
Now in Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Jan 15, 2020
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Introduced
lower
Jan 13, 2020
Lower · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee, 01/15/20, 1:00 pm, 12 HOB
lower
Nov 25, 2019
Committee
Referred to Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee; Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Daniel Perez
RRepublican
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