Florida Statutes Part I - Environmental Land And Water Management (Ss. 380.012-380.12)

• 380.012 - Short Title.
  Sections 380.012, 380.021, 380.031, 380.04, 380.05, 380.06, 380.07, and 380.08 shall be known and may be cited as “The Florida Environmental Land and Water Management...
• 380.021 - Purpose.
  It is the legislative intent that, in order to protect the natural resources and environment of this state as provided in s. 7, Art. II...
• 380.031 - Definitions.
  As used in this chapter:(1) “Administration commission” or “commission” means the Governor and the Cabinet; and for purposes of this chapter the commission shall act on...
• 380.032 - State Land Planning Agency; Powers And Duties.
  The state land planning agency shall have the power and the duty to:(1) Exercise general supervision of the administration and enforcement of this act and all...
• 380.04 - Definition Of Development.
  (1) The term “development” means the carrying out of any building activity or mining operation, the making of any material change in the use or appearance...
• 380.045 - Resource Planning And Management Committees; Objectives; Procedures.
  (1) Prior to recommending an area as an area of critical state concern pursuant to s. 380.05, the Governor, acting as the chief planning officer of...
• 380.05 - Areas Of Critical State Concern.
  (1)(a) The state land planning agency may from time to time recommend to the Administration Commission specific areas of critical state concern. In its recommendation, the...
• 380.051 - Coordinated Agency Review; Florida Keys Area.
  (1)(a) In order to facilitate the planning and preparation of permit applications for projects in the Florida Keys area of critical state concern, and in order...
• 380.055 - Big Cypress Area.
  (1) SHORT TITLE.—This section shall be known and may be cited as “The Big Cypress Conservation Act of 1973.”(2) LEGISLATIVE INTENT.—It is the intent of the Legislature...
• 380.0551 - Green Swamp Area; Designation As Area Of Critical State Concern.
  (1) The Green Swamp Area, the boundaries of which are described in 1chapter 22F-5, Florida Administrative Code, is hereby designated an area of critical state concern...
• 380.0552 - Florida Keys Area; Protection And Designation As Area Of Critical State Concern.
  (1) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the “Florida Keys Area Protection Act.”(2) LEGISLATIVE INTENT.—It is the intent of the Legislature to:(a)  Establish a land use...
• 380.0555 - Apalachicola Bay Area; Protection And Designation As Area Of Critical State Concern.
  (1) SHORT TITLE.—This act shall be known and cited as the “Apalachicola Bay Area Protection Act.”(2) LEGISLATIVE INTENT.—It is hereby declared that the intent of the Legislature...
• 380.06 - Developments Of Regional Impact.
  (1) DEFINITION.—The term “development of regional impact,” as used in this section, means any development which, because of its character, magnitude, or location, would have a...
• 380.061 - The Florida Quality Developments Program.
  (1) There is hereby created the Florida Quality Developments program. The intent of this program is to encourage development which has been thoughtfully planned to take...
• 380.065 - Certification Of Local Government Review Of Development.
  (1) By petition to the Administration Commission, a local government may request certification to review developments of regional impact that are located within the jurisdiction in...
• 380.0651 - Statewide Guidelines And Standards.
  (1) The statewide guidelines and standards for developments required to undergo development-of-regional-impact review provided in this section supersede the statewide guidelines and standards previously adopted by...
• 380.0655 - Expedited Permitting Process For Marina Projects Reserving 10 Percent Or More Boat Slips For Public Use.
  The Department of Environmental Protection and, as appropriate, the water management districts created by chapter 373 shall adopt programs to expedite the processing of wetland...
• 380.0657 - Expedited Permitting Process For Economic Development Projects.
  (1) The Department of Environmental Protection and, as appropriate, the water management districts created under chapter 373 shall adopt programs to expedite the processing of wetland...
• 380.0661 - Legislative Intent.
  It is hereby declared that the intent of the Legislature is:(1) To provide a mechanism to equitably deal with the challenges of implementing comprehensive land use...
• 380.0662 - Definitions.
  As used in this act, unless the context indicates a different meaning or intent:(1) “Land authority” means the land authority created by a county pursuant to...
• 380.0663 - Land Authority; Creation, Membership, Expenses.
  (1) Each county in which one or more areas of critical state concern are located is authorized to create, by ordinance, a public body corporate and...
• 380.0664 - Quorum; Voting; Meetings.
  The powers of the land authority shall be vested in its members in office from time to time. A majority of the members of the...
• 380.0665 - Executive Director; Agents And Employees.
  The appointment and removal of an executive director shall be by the members of the land authority. The executive director shall subsequently employ legal and...
• 380.0666 - Powers Of Land Authority.
  The land authority shall have all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this act, including the...
• 380.0667 - Advisory Committee; Acquisitions.
  (1) The land authority shall establish an advisory committee which shall make recommendations regarding land acquisition to the land authority in accordance with the criteria set...
• 380.0668 - Bonds; Purpose, Terms, Approval, Limitations.
  (1) The issuance of revenue bonds to provide sufficient funds to achieve the purposes of this act; pay interest on bonds; pay expenses incident to the...
• 380.0669 - State And Local Government Liability On Bonds.
  The bonds of the land authority shall not be a debt of the state or of any local government other than the land authority, and...
• 380.0671 - Annual Report.
  The land authority shall submit to the Governor and the presiding officers of each house of the Legislature, within 6 months after the end of...
• 380.0672 - Conflicts Of Interest.
  (1) Nothing in this section shall be deemed or construed to limit the right of any member, officer, or employee of the land authority to acquire...
• 380.0673 - Exemption From Taxes And Eligibility As Investment.
  (1) The property of the land authority and the transactions and operations thereof and the income therefrom shall be exempt from taxation by the state and...
• 380.0674 - Corporate Existence.
  (1) The land authority and its corporate existence shall continue until terminated by law or action of the governing board of the county that established it;...
• 380.0675 - Inconsistent Provisions Of Other Laws Superseded.
  Insofar as the provisions of this act are inconsistent with the provisions of any other law, general, special, or local, the provisions of this act...
• 380.0685 - State Park In Area Of Critical State Concern In County Which Creates Land Authority; Surcharge On Admission And Overnight Occupancy.
  The Department of Environmental Protection shall impose and collect a surcharge of 50 cents per person per day, or $5 per annual family auto entrance...
• 380.07 - Florida Land And Water Adjudicatory Commission.
  (1) There is hereby created the Florida Land and Water Adjudicatory Commission, which shall consist of the Administration Commission. The commission may adopt rules necessary to...
• 380.08 - Protection Of Landowners’ Rights.
  (1) Nothing in this chapter authorizes any governmental agency to adopt a rule or regulation or issue any order that is unduly restrictive or constitutes a...
• 380.085 - Judicial Review Relating To Permits And Licenses.
  (1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:(a) “Agency” means any official, officer, commission, authority, council, committee, department, division, bureau, board, section, or other...
• 380.11 - Enforcement; Procedures; Remedies.
  (1) JUDICIAL REMEDIES.—(a) The state land planning agency, a state attorney, a county, and a municipality are each authorized to bring an action for injunctive relief, both...
• 380.115 - Vested Rights And Duties; Effect Of Size Reduction, Changes In Guidelines And Standards.
  (1) A change in a development-of-regional-impact guideline and standard does not abridge or modify any vested or other right or any duty or obligation pursuant to...
• 380.12 - Rights Unaffected By Ch. 75-22.
  Nothing in chapter 75-22, Laws of Florida, shall alter or affect rights previously vested under this chapter.History.—s. 23, ch. 75-22.

Last modified: September 23, 2016