Florida Senate - 2026                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 1230
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  01/20/2026           .                                
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       The Committee on Environment and Natural Resources (Harrell)
       recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete lines 26 - 65
    4  and insert:
    5         (1)(a) As used in this section, the term “aqueous film
    6  forming foam” means any firefighting foam containing
    7  intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl
    8  substances, including perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctane
    9  sulfonate as defined by the United States Environmental
   10  Protection Agency.
   11         (b) As used in this section, the term "department" means
   12  the Department of Environmental Protection.
   13         (2) Effective July 1, 2026:
   14         (a) Aqueous film-forming foam may not be used for any
   15  nonemergency instruction, training, or testing.
   16         (b) All entities in possession of aqueous film-forming foam
   17  must report inventories to the department.
   18         (3) Effective July 1, 2027:
   19         (a) The sale, purchase, or distribution of aqueous film
   20  forming foam within this state is prohibited.
   21         (b) All entities with remaining inventories of aqueous
   22  film-forming foam must submit a disposal plan to the department.
   23         (4) Effective July 1, 2028, possession and use of aqueous
   24  film-forming foam is prohibited in this state.
   25         (5) The prohibition under subsection (4) does not apply to:
   26         (a) Federal aviation facilities required to comply with 14
   27  C.F.R. part 139.
   28         (b) Military applications where alternatives do not exist.
   29         (c) Emergency firefighting situations where alternative
   30  firefighting foam is not available.
   31         (6) The department shall:
   32         (a) Adopt rules for containment, collection, and disposal
   33  of aqueous film-forming foam.
   34         (b) Maintain a registry of firefighting foam alternatives
   35  that do not contain perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl
   36  substances.
   37         (c) Provide technical assistance and grants for transition
   38  to products that do not contain perfluoroalkyl and
   39  polyfluoroalkyl substances.
   40         (7) The department may administer grants or cost-share
   41  programs to assist local fire departments and airports in
   42  transitioning to products that do not contain perfluoroalkyl and
   43  polyfluoroalkyl substances.
   44         (8) A person who violates this act is subject to:
   45         (a) Civil penalties not to exceed $10,000 for each
   46  violation for each day the violation persists.
   47         (b) Additional penalties not to exceed $10,000 for each
   48  violation for each day for failure to report inventories
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   50  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   51  And the title is amended as follows:
   52         Delete lines 3 - 4
   53  and insert:
   54         substances; creating s. 376.911, F.S.; defining terms;
   55         prohibiting,