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Government lawyers Section Chairs : AlexaCline – StateAttorney ’ sOffice , ChristianKatchuk – 13thJudicialCircuit & MarcMakholm – HillsboroughCountySheriff ’ sOffice
The Environmental Protection Commission of Hillsborough County ( EPC ) was established by the Florida State Legislature in 1967 and is charged to protect the natural resources of Hillsborough County . The EPC has four operational divisions ( Air , Waste , Water , and Wetlands ) and an Administration division , where the Legal department resides . EPC staff accomplish our mission through monitoring air and water samples daily , responding to environmental complaints , processing permits , and initiating enforcement for violation of laws or permits . The EPC has contracts with , or delegations from , Federal ,
State , and local partners ( e . g . — US Army Corps of Engineers and Port Tampa Bay ) to perform some of their regulatory duties . notably the Florida department of Environmental Protection had delegated many areas of responsibility to us , including but not limited to Brownfields , mangroves , wetland , air , and wastewater regulatory programs . The EPC has three attorneys that assist the approximately 135 engineers , scientists , and administrative staff in all their duties , and in interpreting and
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implementing applicable Federal , State , and local rules .
I have had the pleasure to work at the EPC for over 20 years , and for the past three years as the general Counsel . We handle occasional litigation in administrative and Circuit Courts . Most of the litigation is challenges to final agency actions ( e . g . – dock permits , noise citations , etc .) conducted in administrative courts
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