378.403 – Definitions.
378.403 Definitions.—As used in this part, the term: (1) “Agency” means an official, committee, department, commission, officer, division, authority, bureau, council, board, section, or unit of government within the state, including a county, municipal, or other local or regional entity or special district. (2) “Annual report” means a detailed report, including maps and aerial photographs, submitted for each […]
378.036 – Land acquisitions financed by Nonmandatory Land Reclamation Trust Fund moneys.
378.036 Land acquisitions financed by Nonmandatory Land Reclamation Trust Fund moneys.— (1) After July 1, 1986, moneys paid into the Nonmandatory Land Reclamation Trust Fund may be used by the department: (a) For acquisition of those lands identified pursuant to subsection (5) for hunting, fishing, wildlife habitat restoration, or other outdoor recreational purposes, including the construction of trails, […]
378.404 – Department of Environmental Protection; powers and duties.
378.404 Department of Environmental Protection; powers and duties.—The department shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this part. (2) To prescribe the form, content, and necessary supporting documentation for notices of intent to mine. (3) To receive notices of intent to mine and operators’ […]
378.037 – Chief Financial Officer; responsibilities and duties with respect to reimbursement of reclamation costs.
378.037 Chief Financial Officer; responsibilities and duties with respect to reimbursement of reclamation costs.— (1) The Chief Financial Officer shall reimburse approved reclamation costs, less any amount reasonably retained to ensure completion of the approved reclamation program, subject to the following limitations: (a) A landowner shall not be entitled to payments in excess of the funds available in […]
378.405 – Reclamation review procedure.
378.405 Reclamation review procedure.— (1) All agency reviews conducted under this part are subject to this section. Within 30 days after receipt of an operator’s conceptual reclamation plan, the department, the secretary, or the affected agency shall review the plan and shall request submittal of all additional information the agency is permitted by law to require. If […]
378.038 – Rulemaking.
378.038 Rulemaking.—The department shall adopt reasonable rules which recognize the cost reimbursement limitations of s. 378.037(1)(b) to implement the provisions of this act, including, but not limited to, size requirements for areas which are the subject of a reclamation program application, an appropriate inflationary index for construction, time limits for completing the approved reclamation, minimum standards […]
378.201 – Short title.
378.201 Short title.—This part may be cited as the “Phosphate Land Reclamation Act.” History.—s. 1, ch. 86-294.
378.202 – Legislative intent.
378.202 Legislative intent.—The Legislature finds that: (1) Florida is endowed with varied natural resources that provide recreational, environmental, and economic benefit to the people of this state. The extraction of phosphate is important to the continued economic well-being of the state and to the needs of society. While it is not possible to extract minerals without disturbing […]
378.203 – Definitions.
378.203 Definitions.—As used in this part, the term: (1) “Acres mined” means all acres on which mining operations have resulted in extraction of phosphate rock. (2) “Annual report” means a detailed report, including maps and aerial photographs, submitted for each mine, which describes and delineates mining operations and reclamation or restoration activities undertaken in the previous calendar year. […]
378.204 – Applicability.
378.204 Applicability.—The provisions of this part apply to land subject to the mandatory reclamation obligation for the severance of solid mineral phosphate rock set forth in s. 211.32(1) and to those lands which are initially used after July 1, 1984, as a clay settling area or a dam for use with a clay settling area. Such […]