(1) Each owner of a facility is required to establish and maintain evidence of financial responsibility. Such evidence of financial responsibility shall be the only evidence required by the department that such owner has the ability to meet the liabilities which may be incurred under ss. 376.30-376.317.
(2) Any claim brought pursuant to ss. 376.30-376.317 may be brought directly against the bond, the insurer, or any other person providing a facility with evidence of financial responsibility.
(3) Each owner of a facility subject to the provisions of ss. 376.30-376.317 shall designate a person in the state as his or her legal agent for service of process under ss. 376.30-376.317, and such designation shall be filed with the Department of State. In the absence of such designation, the Secretary of State shall be the designated agent for purposes of service of process under ss. 376.30-376.317.
History.—s. 84, ch. 83-310; s. 19, ch. 86-159; s. 617, ch. 95-148; s. 67, ch. 2007-5.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use
Chapter 376 - Pollutant Discharge Prevention and Removal
376.011 - Pollutant Discharge Prevention and Control Act; Short Title.
376.021 - Legislative Intent With Respect to Pollution of Coastal Waters and Lands.
376.031 - Definitions; Ss. 376.011-376.21.
376.041 - Pollution of Waters and Lands of the State Prohibited.
376.051 - Powers and Duties of the Department of Environmental Protection.
376.07 - Regulatory Powers of Department; Penalties for Inadequate Booming by Terminal Facilities.
376.0705 - Development of Training Programs and Educational Materials.
376.071 - Discharge Contingency Plan for Vessels.
376.09 - Removal of Prohibited Discharges.
376.10 - Personnel and Equipment.
376.11 - Florida Coastal Protection Trust Fund.
376.121 - Liability for Damage to Natural Resources.
376.123 - Claims Against the Florida Coastal Protection Trust Fund.
376.13 - Emergency Proclamation; Governor’s Powers.
376.16 - Enforcement and Penalties.
376.165 - “Hold-Harmless” Agreements Prohibited.
376.19 - County and Municipal Ordinances; Powers Limited.
376.20 - Limitation on Application.
376.205 - Individual Cause of Action for Damages Under Ss. 376.011-376.21.
376.207 - Traps Impregnated With Pollutants Prohibited.
376.21 - Construction of Ss. 376.011-376.21.
376.25 - Gambling Vessels; Registration; Required and Prohibited Releases.
376.30 - Legislative Intent With Respect to Pollution of Surface and Ground Waters.
376.301 - Definitions of Terms Used in Ss. 376.30-376.317, 376.70, and 376.75.
376.302 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties.
376.303 - Powers and Duties of the Department of Environmental Protection.
376.305 - Removal of Prohibited Discharges.
376.306 - Cattle-Dipping Vats; Legislative Findings; Liability.
376.307 - Water Quality Assurance Trust Fund.
376.30702 - Contamination Notification.
376.3071 - Inland Protection Trust Fund; Creation; Purposes; Funding.
376.30714 - Site Rehabilitation Agreements.
376.30715 - Innocent Victim Petroleum Storage System Restoration.
376.30716 - Cleanup of Certain Sites.
376.3072 - Florida Petroleum Liability and Restoration Insurance Program.
376.3073 - Local Programs and State Agency Programs for Control of Contamination.
376.3075 - Inland Protection Financing Corporation.
376.3078 - Drycleaning Facility Restoration; Funds; Uses; Liability; Recovery of Expenditures.
376.3079 - Third-Party Liability Insurance.
376.308 - Liabilities and Defenses of Facilities.
376.309 - Facilities, Financial Responsibility.
376.311 - Penalties for a Discharge.
376.315 - Construction of Ss. 376.30-376.317.
376.317 - Superseded Laws; State Preemption.
376.321 - Definitions; Ss. 376.320-376.326.
376.322 - Powers and Duties of the Department.
376.324 - Containment and Integrity Plan.
376.325 - Alternative to Containment and Integrity Plan Requirements.
376.326 - Application of S. 376.317.
376.40 - Petroleum Exploration and Production; Purposes; Funding.
376.60 - Asbestos Removal Program Inspection and Notification Fee.
376.70 - Tax on Gross Receipts of Drycleaning Facilities.
376.71 - Registration Fee and Gross Receipts Tax; Exemptions.
376.75 - Tax on Production or Importation of Perchloroethylene.
376.79 - Definitions Relating to Brownfields Redevelopment Act.
376.80 - Brownfield Program Administration Process.
376.81 - Brownfield Site and Brownfield Areas Contamination Cleanup Criteria.
376.82 - Eligibility Criteria and Liability Protection.
376.83 - Violation; Penalties.
376.84 - Brownfield Redevelopment Economic Incentives.
376.91 - Statewide Cleanup of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances.