Case Name: FRIENDS OF the EVERGLADES, Tropical Audubon, Inc., and Sierra Club, Appellants, v. STATE of Florida, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION and City of Miami, Florida, Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1980-08-28
Citations: 387 So. 2d 511
Docket Number: No. SS-146
Parties: FRIENDS OF the EVERGLADES, Tropical Audubon, Inc., and Sierra Club, Appellants, v. STATE of Florida, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION and City of Miami, Florida, Appellees.
Judges: ROBERT P. SMITH, Jr., ERVIN and WENTWORTH, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 387
Pages: 511–512

Head Matter:
FRIENDS OF the EVERGLADES, Tropical Audubon, Inc., and Sierra Club, Appellants, v. STATE of Florida, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION and City of Miami, Florida, Appellees.
No. SS-146.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Aug. 28, 1980.
James R. Brindell, Tallahassee, for appellants.
Randall E. Denker, Tallahassee, for ap-pellee Dept, of Environmental Regulation.
G. Miriam Maer, Miami, and Hugh M. Taylor of Bryant, Miller & Olive, Tallahassee, for appellee City of Miami.
Mark J. Proctor, Jr., Tallahassee, for ami-cus curiae Bd. of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund.

Opinion:
ON MOTION FOR CLARIFICATION OF JURISDICTION
PER CURIAM.
This is an appeal from an order of the Department of Environmental Regulation concerning issues arising under Section 258.165, Florida Statutes. The Court has determined that the appeal is premature because review by the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund has not been exhausted. See, Peterson v. State Department of Environmental Regulation, 350 So.2d 544 (Fla. 1st DCA 1977); Section 5, Chapter 80-66, Laws of Florida; Chapter 17-1.70(2), Florida Administrative Code. Accordingly, this appeal is hereby dismissed without prejudice to any party's right to appeal from an adverse decision by the Board of Trustees.
ROBERT P. SMITH, Jr., ERVIN and WENTWORTH, JJ., concur.