Florida Statutes Part III - Resource Extraction Reclamation (Ss. 378.401-378.901)

• 378.401 - Short Title.
  This part may be cited as the “Resource Extraction Reclamation Act.”History.—s. 1, ch. 86-294.
• 378.402 - Legislative Findings And Intent.
  (1) The Legislature finds that Florida is endowed with varied natural resources that provide great recreational, environmental, and economic benefit to the people of the state....
• 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...
• 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...
• 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,...
• 378.406 - Confidentiality Of Records; Availability Of Information.
  (1)(a) Any information relating to prospecting, rock grades, or secret processes or methods of operation which may be required, ascertained, or discovered by inspection or investigation...
• 378.407 - Inspection.
  (1)(a) Any duly authorized representative of the department may at any reasonable time enter and inspect, for the purpose of ascertaining the state of compliance with...
• 378.408 - Injunctive Relief.
  The secretary may institute civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction to seek injunctive relief to enforce compliance with the requirements of this part.History.—s....
• 378.409 - Civil Liability.
  (1) Any operator who begins resource extraction without meeting the requirements of this part is liable to the state for any damages caused to the water...
• 378.411 - Certification To Receive Notices Of Intent To Mine, To Review, And To Inspect For Compliance.
  (1) By petition to the secretary, a local government may request certification to receive notices of intent to mine, to review, and to conduct compliance inspections.(2) In...
• 378.4115 - County Certification For Limerock Mining In The Miami-dade County Lake Belt.
  The department and Miami-Dade County shall cooperate to establish and fulfill reasonable requirements for the departmental certification of the Miami-Dade County Department of Environmental Resource...
• 378.412 - Relationship With Other Laws.
  It is the intent of the Legislature that ss. 378.202-378.804 supplement other laws regarding resource extraction. Nothing contained in such sections shall be construed to...
• 378.501 - Limestone; Notice Of Intent To Mine Required.
  (1) No operator may begin the process of limestone resource extraction at a new mine without notifying the secretary of the intention to mine.(2) The operator’s notice...
• 378.502 - Existing Mines.
  After January 1, 1989, all operators of existing mines for limestone resource extraction shall meet the reclamation performance standards provided by s. 378.503 for any...
• 378.503 - Limestone Reclamation Performance Standards.
  (1) All reclamation activities shall be initiated at the earliest practicable time.(2) Reclamation activities shall be consistent with all applicable local government ordinances at least as stringent...
• 378.601 - Heavy Minerals.
  (1)(a) Each operator who intends to mine or extract heavy minerals at a new mine shall receive approval of the department of a conceptual reclamation plan...
• 378.701 - Fuller’s Earth Clay; Notice Of Intent To Mine Required.
  (1) No fuller’s earth clay operator may begin the process of resource extraction at a new mine without notifying the secretary of the intention to mine.(2) The...
• 378.702 - Existing Mines.
  On October 1, 1986, all operators of existing mines for fuller’s earth clay resource extraction shall meet the performance standards provided by s. 378.703 on...
• 378.703 - Fuller’s Earth Clay Reclamation Performance Standards.
  (1) All reclamation activities shall, to the extent feasible, be coordinated with resource extraction and in any event shall be initiated at the earliest practicable time.(2) Reclamation...
• 378.801 - Other Resources; Notice Of Intent To Mine Required.
  (1) No operator may begin the process of extracting clay, peat, gravel, sand, or any other solid substance of commercial value found in natural deposits or...
• 378.802 - Existing Mines.
  After January 1, 1989, all operators of existing mines for the extraction of resources as described in s. 378.801 shall meet the performance standards provided...
• 378.803 - Other Resources Reclamation Performance Standards.
  (1) Reclamation shall achieve the stormwater, drainage, wetlands, and other surface and groundwater requirements of the Department of Environmental Protection and the appropriate water management district.(2) The...
• 378.804 - Exemption.
  Any operator who extracts resources from any one site, not to exceed 20 acres over the life of the mine, or who extracts peat for...
• 378.901 - Life-of-the-mine Permit.
  (1) As used in this section, the term:(a) “Bureau” means the Bureau of Mine Reclamation of the Division of Water Resource Management of the Department of Environmental...

Last modified: September 23, 2016