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     &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Prioritizing Revised Operations To Eliminate Cyanobacteria Toxins in Florida Act or the&amp;nbsp;PROTECT Florida Act&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This bill&amp;nbsp;modifies requirements regarding&amp;nbsp;water infrastructure projects in&amp;nbsp;central and&amp;nbsp;southern Florida.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Specifically, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) must include in such projects&amp;nbsp;specified&amp;nbsp;public health considerations, including those related to cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) and other toxins.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The bill also prohibits the use of restoration funds for deep well injection (a liquid-waste disposal technology).&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;In addition, the USACE must (1) develop a master operational manual to ensure system management that protects public health and Everglades restoration; and (2) with the National Academies of Sciences, study the legacy of pollution and nutrient loading, as well as the impacts of soil amendments.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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2021-03-23
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2021-03-24
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
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M001199
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Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-18]
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2021-03-23
Introduced in House
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2021-06-21T18:50:48Z
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