403.5115 Public notice.— (1) The following notices are to be published by the applicant for all applications: (a) Notice of the filing of a notice of intent under s. 403.5063, which shall be published within 21 days after the filing of the notice. The notice shall be published as specified by subsection (2), except that the newspaper notice […]
403.5116 County and municipal authority unaffected by ch. 75-22.—Except as provided in ss. 403.510 and 403.511, nothing in chapter 75-22, Laws of Florida, shall be construed to have altered the authority of county and municipal governments as provided by law. History.—s. 22, ch. 75-22; s. 17, ch. 90-331. Note.—Former s. 403.5111.
403.512 Revocation or suspension of certification.—Any certification may be revoked or suspended: (1) For any material false statement in the application or in the supplemental or additional statements of fact or studies required of the applicant when a true answer would have warranted the board’s refusal to recommend a certification in the first instance. (2) For failure to […]
403.513 Review.—Proceedings under this act shall be subject to judicial review as provided in chapter 120. When possible, separate appeals of the certification order issued by the board and of any department permit issued pursuant to a federally delegated or approved permit program may be consolidated for purposes of judicial review. History.—s. 1, ch. 73-33; s. […]
403.514 Enforcement of compliance.—Failure to obtain a certification, or to comply with the conditions thereof, or to comply with this act shall constitute a violation of chapter 403. History.—s. 1, ch. 73-33; s. 12, ch. 76-76; s. 20, ch. 90-331.
403.515 Availability of information.—The department shall make available for public inspection and copying during regular office hours, at the expense of any person requesting copies, any information filed or submitted pursuant to this act. History.—s. 1, ch. 73-33.
403.516 Modification of certification.— (1) A certification may be modified after issuance in any one of the following ways: (a) The board may delegate to the department the authority to modify specific conditions in the certification. (b)1. The department may modify specific conditions of a certification which are inconsistent with the terms of any federally delegated or approved permit […]
403.517 Supplemental applications for sites certified for ultimate site capacity.— (1)(a) Supplemental applications may be submitted for certification of the construction and operation of electrical power plants to be located at sites which have been previously certified for an ultimate site capacity pursuant to this act. Supplemental applications shall be limited to electrical power plants using the […]
403.5175 Existing electrical power plant site certification.— (1) An electric utility that owns or operates an existing electrical power plant as defined in s. 403.503(14) may apply for certification of an existing power plant and its site in order to obtain all agency licenses necessary to ensure compliance with federal or state environmental laws and regulation using […]
403.518 Fees; disposition.—The department shall charge the applicant the following fees, as appropriate, which, unless otherwise specified, shall be paid into the Florida Permit Fee Trust Fund: (1) A fee for a notice of intent pursuant to s. 403.5063, in the amount of $2,500, to be submitted to the department at the time of filing of a […]
403.5185 Law applicable to applications processed under ss. 403.501-403.518.—Any application for electrical power plant certification filed pursuant to ss. 403.501-403.518 shall be processed under the provisions of the law applicable at the time the application was filed, except that the provisions relating to cancellation of the certification hearing under s. 403.508(6), the provisions relating to the […]
403.519 Exclusive forum for determination of need.— (1) On request by an applicant or on its own motion, the commission shall begin a proceeding to determine the need for an electrical power plant subject to the Florida Electrical Power Plant Siting Act. (2) The applicant shall publish a notice of the proceeding in a newspaper of general circulation […]
403.52 Short title.—Sections 403.52-403.5365 may be cited as the “Florida Electric Transmission Line Siting Act.” History.—s. 1, ch. 80-65; s. 25, ch. 90-331; s. 45, ch. 2006-230.
403.521 Legislative intent.—The legislative intent of this act is to establish a centralized and coordinated licensing process for the location of electric transmission line corridors and the construction, operation, and maintenance of electric transmission lines, which are critical infrastructure facilities. This necessarily involves several broad interests of the public addressed through the subject matter jurisdiction of […]
403.522 Definitions relating to the Florida Electric Transmission Line Siting Act.—As used in this act: (1) “Act” means the Florida Electric Transmission Line Siting Act. (2) “Agency,” as the context requires, means an official, officer, commission, authority, council, committee, department, division, bureau, board, section, or other unit or entity of government, including a county, municipality, or other regional […]
403.523 Department of Environmental Protection; powers and duties.—The department has the following powers and duties: (1) To adopt procedural rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to administer this act and to adopt or amend rules to implement the provisions of subsection (10). (2) To prescribe the form and content of the public notices and the form, content, […]
403.524 Applicability; certification; exemptions.— (1) This act applies to each transmission line, except a transmission line certified under the Florida Electrical Power Plant Siting Act. (2) Except as provided in subsection (1), construction of a transmission line may not be undertaken without first obtaining certification under this act, but this act does not apply to: (a) Transmission lines for […]
403.525 Administrative law judge; appointment; powers and duties.— (1)(a) Within 7 days after receipt of an application, whether complete or not, the department shall request the Division of Administrative Hearings to designate an administrative law judge to conduct the hearings required by this act. (b) The division director shall designate an administrative law judge to conduct the hearings […]
403.5251 Application; schedules.— (1)(a) The formal date of the filing of the application for certification and commencement of the review process for certification is the date on which the applicant submits: 1. Copies of the application for certification in a quantity and format, electronic or otherwise as prescribed by rule, to the department and other agencies identified in […]
403.5252 Determination of completeness.— (1)(a) Within 30 days after the filing of an application, the affected agencies shall file a statement with the department containing the recommendations of each agency concerning the completeness of the application for certification. (b) Within 37 days after the filing of the application, the department shall file a statement with the Division of […]
