2020 House Bill 5838

Mandate commercial dock and seawall owners file reports

Introduced in the House

June 4, 2020

Introduced by Rep. Tyrone Carter (D-6)

To mandate that all owners of docks, wharfs, piers, jetties or seawalls used for commercial or industrial purposes to submit an assessment of environmental contamination prepared by an environmental consultant who is a licensed professional engineer every five years, and every three years if it is deemed “high risk” for environmental contamination.

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation