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Notice: 6950067

Notice of Development of Rulemaking

Department:

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT TRUST FUND

Chapter:

ADMINISTRATIVE FINES FOR DAMAGING STATE LANDS OR PRODUCTS THEREOF

Overview

RULE:

18-14.001	Definitions
18-14.002	Determination of Fines
18-14.003	Violations
18-14.004	Applicability (Repealed)
18-14.005	Imposition and Collection of Fines

PURPOSE:

To revise and clarify the assessment of administrative fines for violations on state-owned submerged land. The proposed amendments will provide for issuance of a Warning Letter instead of a Notice of Violation for unauthorized actions on state-owned submerged lands. Currently, Chapter 18-14, F.A.C., requires staff to use a formal Notice of Violation to provide initial notice of unresolved violations and potential fines. The proposed amendments streamline this process to one document that notifies the responsible party of violations and allows for the Department to collect fines if the responsible party refuses to comply with required corrections. This change will be more efficient for staff and the public. Further, the proposed amendments remove language that imposes limits on fines for first and second offenses. Lastly, the amendments make it a violation of the rule to fail to comply with an order of the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund or to fail to comply with a condition of authorization to locate a structure or vessel on state land.

SUBJECT:

Assessing and collecting administrative fines for violations on state-owned lands.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

253.04(2) FS.

LAW:

253.04 FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

10/2/2009 Vol. 35/39

RELATED STATUTES
AND LAWS:

253.04(2) FS., 253.04 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=18-14.001&PDate=10/2/2009&Section=1

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

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