LEGISLATURE TRIES ANOTHER FIX FOR LEAKY GAS TANKS GOAL IS TO SAVE UNDERGROUND DRINKING WATER FINAL Edition
When legislators set out eight years ago to rescue Florida's underground drinking water supplies from leaky gas tanks, they had no idea what a mess the program would become. The original idea: Motorists would pay about 2 cents per gallon of gas to raise money to clean up the leaks and protect t...
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| Published in | Sun-sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) |
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| Format | Newspaper Article |
| Language | English |
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Fort Lauderdale
Tribune Publishing Company, LLC
03.05.1996
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| Summary: | When legislators set out eight years ago to rescue Florida's underground drinking water supplies from leaky gas tanks, they had no idea what a mess the program would become. The original idea: Motorists would pay about 2 cents per gallon of gas to raise money to clean up the leaks and protect their drinking water. But by 1995, when Gov. Lawton Chiles issued an emergency order virtually halting the work, the program was mired in allegations of fraud and abuse. |
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