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Florida League of Cities

Diesel Exhaust Fluid (Watch)

CS/CS/HB 569 (Overdorf) and CS/SB 1036 (Albritton) require the presence, storage or use of diesel exhaust fluid on the premises of public airports meeting specified conditions to be phased out by October 2030. The bills require the managers of public airports to create a diesel exhaust fluid safety mitigation and exclusion plan containing specified contents and data. The plan must be approved by the regulatory agency having jurisdiction over the airport by September 2020 and must be submitted to the Department of Transportation by October 2020. The bills require the plan to be fully implemented on the premises of the airport by January 2021. The bills provide for annual review, update and submission of the plan to DOT for certification. (O’Hara)