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Notice: 545157

Notice of Development of Rulemaking

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Chapter:

WATER WELL CONTRACTOR LICENSING REQUIREMENTS

Overview

RULE:

62-531	WATER WELL CONTRACTOR LICENSING REQUIREMENTS
62-531.300	Application Requirements for Water Well Contractors
62-531.330	Water Well Contractor License Renewal
62-531.340	Water Well Contractor Fees
62-531.350	Water Well Contractor Examinations
62-531.450	Unlawful Acts, Grounds for Disciplinary Actions, and Penalties

PURPOSE:

To make Chapter 62-531 consistent with recent amendments to Chapter 373, F.S., address comments from the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee, and add rule changes to strengthen the licensing requirements for and disciplinary actions against water well contractors.

SUBJECT:

Licensing requirements, agency preparation of the examination, exemption for contractors or spouse on active duty with the Florida National Guard or U.S Armed Services reserves, increase administrative fines not to exceed $5000, allow a licensed well water contractor to facilitate the performance of additional work by an appropriately licensed contractor, allow administrative fees related to continuing education, adopt by reference the Manual for Coursework and Continuing Education for Water Well Contractors,  modify language for contractors who are employees of a governmental agency engaged in water well contracting, and require a licensed water well contractor to provide the water management districts with a change of address.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

373.337 FS.

LAW:

373.303, 373.323, 373.324, 373.333, 373.336 FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

9/8/2006 Vol. 32/36

RELATED STATUTES
AND LAWS:

373.337 FS., 373.303, 373.323, 373.324, 373.333, 373.336 FS.

OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE:

Joint Administrative Procedures Committee
Florida Administrative Law Central Online Network (F.A.L.C.O.N.)

RELATED COURT CASES:

Division of Administrative Hearings

FEDERAL eRULEMAKING
WEB PORTAL:

Regulations.gov

HOW TO LINK TO
THIS NOTICE:

http://www.flrules.org/gateway/ruleno.asp?id=62-531&PDate=9/8/2006&Section=1

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