Posted: March 26, 2010

Our contamination notification bill, HB 207, received favorable support in committee this week. There is still much work to be done, and not a lot of time to do it, but I'm determined to make this bill a law.

I'm thankful that the St. Petersburg Times was on hand at the meeting. Here's their report, which was published on their 'Buzz' blog...

"State Rep. Rick Kriseman, a St. Petersburg Democrat, epitomized the time-honored lesson: if you fail once, try again.

His legislation (HB207) to require the state to provide better notice of toxic contamination and require polluters to pay for it nearly died earlier this session after Republicans lodged complaints of "big government" intervention. The legislation is a reaction to the Raytheon toxic plume in Pinellas County.

But committee Chairwoman Trudi Williams let him try again Thursday. And this time it passed. Though it helped that lead agitator Paige Kreegel, a Punta Gorda Republican, left the room before the vote."