Case Name: Victor M. ORTEGA, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1994-12-07
Citations: 646 So. 2d 797
Docket Number: No. 94-786
Parties: Victor M. ORTEGA, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, Appellee.
Judges: ZEHMER, C.J., and KAHN and VAN NORTWICK, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 646
Pages: 797–797

Head Matter:
Victor M. ORTEGA, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, Appellee.
No. 94-786.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Dec. 7, 1994.
Jacalyn N. Kolk, Panama City, for appellant.
Lori E.H. Killinger, Asst. Gen. Counsel, Dept, of Environmental Protection, Tallahassee, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection correctly dismissed appellant's petition for an informal administrative hearing. The Department, as an administrative agency, does not have jurisdiction over the takings claim that appellant obviously wishes to raise. The circuit courts have jurisdiction over valid taking claims pursuant to the directives of Key Haven Associated Enterprises, Inc. v. Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund, 427 So.2d 153 (Fla.1982).
' AFFIRMED.
ZEHMER, C.J., and KAHN and VAN NORTWICK, JJ., concur.