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SCS/SB 738 - Any recycling company that converts animal parts into petroleum that violates any state air, water, or odor pollution standard at least 6 times in a 12-month period or 12 times in a 36-month period shall forfeit any air or water-related permits issued by the Department of Natural Resources. Any such recycling company that violates any air, water, or odor pollution standard more than one time in a 36-month period shall be subject to a surcharge in addition to a civil penalty. The surcharge will be the sum of the civil penalty assessed for the violation plus the sum of any fines assessed during the 36-month period. The funds from the surcharge shall be deposited into funds created and utilized for public education and the enforcement of air and water pollution laws of the state. The act is similar to SB 534 (2007) and SB 591 (2006). ERIKA JAQUES
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