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Fla. Stat. § 376.315 (2025)

Construction of ss. 376.30-376.317.

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376.315 Construction of ss. 376.30-376.317.—Sections 376.30-376.317, being necessary for the general welfare and the public health and safety of the state and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes set forth under ss. 376.30-376.317 and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended.

History.—s. 84, ch. 83-310; s. 22, ch. 86-159; s. 69, ch. 2007-5.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 9 cases, 1989–2019 · leading case: Curd v. Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC, 39 So. 3d 1216 (Fla. 2010).

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Curd v. Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC, 39 So. 3d 1216 (Fla. 2010). · cites it 4× “See § 376.315 (“Sections 376.30-376.319 ... shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes set forth under ss.”

Aramark Unif. & Apparel v. Easton, 894 So. 2d 20 (Fla. 2004). · cites it 3× “30-376.319 ... shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes set forth under ss.”

Metro. Dade Cnty. v. State Dep't of Env't Prot., 714 So. 2d 512 (Fla. 3d DCA 1998). · cites it 2× “§ 376.315, Fla. Stat. (1995). To adopt the County’s reasoning would be to eliminate from Cleanup Program participation all facilities with existing contamina *518 tion.”

Mostoufi v. Presto Food Stores, Inc., 618 So. 2d 1372 (Fla. 2d DCA 1993). · cites it 2× “However, Florida Statutes section 376.315, unequivocally states the legislative intent that Sections 376.”

Simon's Trucking, Inc. v. Charles A. Lieupo, 244 So. 3d 370 (Fla. 1st DCA 2018). “30 are clear and unambiguous, and we rely solely on their plain language to discover the legislative intent.”

Sunshine Jr. Stores, Inc. v. STATE, DER, 556 So. 2d 1177 (Fla. 1st DCA 1990). · cites it 2× “This, I think, is required by the express terms of Section 376.315, Florida Statutes (1985), stating that the provisions of sections 376.”

Com. Coating Corp. v. State, Dep't of Env't Reg., 548 So. 2d 677 (Fla. 3d DCA 1989). “Section 376.315 explains how the Act is to be construed: Sections 376.”

Charles L. Lieupo v. Simon's Trucking, Inc. (Fla. 2019). · cites it 3× “See § 376.315, Fla. Stat. (2011) (“Sections 376.”

D'Alto v. State Dept. of Env't Prot., 860 So. 2d 1003 (Fla. 1st DCA 2003). · cites it 2× “DEP concedes that a blank Early Detection Incentive Program Notification Application form, which is practically identical to the later adopted "Discharge Reporting Form" in use when the statute was enacted, is a form of the type the statute contemplates.”

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