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Florida League of Cities

Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Task Force (Support)

SB 7012 (Environment and Natural Resources Committee) creates a 15-member task force within the Department of Environmental Protection and specifies its members, which includes a representative from the Florida League of Cities. The bill directs the task force to develop recommendations for enforceable regulatory standards, a mechanism for identification and cleanup of contaminated areas, methods to address liability for contamination and responsibility for cleanup, appropriate methods and technologies for cleanup, funding sources for cleanup and remediation, methods to manage PFAS waste, appropriate testing for PFAS and methods to eliminate workforce exposure. It directs the task force to issue an annual report to the Governor and Legislature, beginning October 2023. (O'Hara)