§ 2-20-67. Manatee County Environmental Restoration Fund.

Any monies recovered by the board (other than awards of costs and attorneys' fees) in an action against any person who has caused damage to natural resources or the environment of the county in violation of this chapter shall be used to restore the damaged areas that were the subject of the suit to its former condition. There is hereby created the Manatee County Environmental Restoration Fund, which is to be supervised and used by the board to restore damaged areas of the county. This fund shall consist of all monies recovered as described above. The monies shall be disbursed first to pay all amounts necessary to restore the respective damaged areas that were the subjects of county actions. Any monies remaining in the fund shall then be used by the board, as it deems appropriate, to pay for any work needed to restore areas that required more money than the county was able to obtain by court action or otherwise, or to restore areas in which the county brought suit but was unable to recover any monies from the alleged violators.

(Ord. No. 04-39, § VII(G), 11-2-04)