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2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use › Chapter 380 - Land and Water Management › Part I - Environmental Land and Water Management (Ss. 380.012-380.12) › 380.0685 - State park in area of critical state concern in county which creates land authority; surcharge on admission and overnight occupancy.

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 permit, on admission to all state parks in areas of critical state concern located in a county which creates a land authority pursuant to s. 380.0663(1), and a surcharge of $2.50 per night per campsite, cabin, or other overnight recreational occupancy unit in state parks in areas of critical state concern located in a county which creates a land authority pursuant to s. 380.0663(1); however, no surcharge shall be imposed or collected under this section for overnight use by nonprofit groups of organized group camps, primitive camping areas, or other facilities intended primarily for organized group use. Such surcharges shall be imposed within 90 days after any county creating a land authority notifies the Department of Environmental Protection that the land authority has been created. The proceeds from such surcharges, less a collection fee that shall be kept by the Department of Environmental Protection for the actual cost of collection, not to exceed 2 percent, shall be transmitted to the land authority of the county from which the revenue was generated. Such funds shall be used to purchase property in the area or areas of critical state concern in the county from which the revenue was generated. An amount not to exceed 10 percent may be used for administration and other costs incident to such purchases. However, the proceeds of the surcharges imposed and collected pursuant to this section in a state park or parks located wholly within a municipality, less the costs of collection as provided herein, shall be transmitted to that municipality for use by the municipality for land acquisition or for beach renourishment or restoration, including, but not limited to, costs associated with any design, permitting, monitoring, and mitigation of such work, as well as the work itself. However, these funds may not be included in any calculation used for providing state matching funds for local contributions for beach renourishment or restoration. The surcharges levied under this section shall remain imposed as long as the land authority is in existence.
History.—s. 3, ch. 86-170; s. 9, ch. 88-164; s. 348, ch. 94-356; s. 2, ch. 2011-110; s. 60, ch. 2011-139.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use › Chapter 380 - Land and Water Management › Part I - Environmental Land and Water Management (Ss. 380.012-380.12) › 380.08 - Protection of landowners’ rights.

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 taking of property without the payment of full compensation, in violation of the constitutions of this state or of the United States.
(2) If any governmental agency authorized to adopt a rule or regulation or issue any order under this chapter determines that, to achieve the purposes of this chapter, it is in the public interest to acquire the fee simple or lesser interest in any parcel of land, such agency shall so certify to the state land planning agency, the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund, and other appropriate governmental agencies. Prior to such agency’s acquiring such land, the seller of the land shall file a statement with the department disclosing, for at least the last 5 years prior to the conveyance of title to the state, all financial transactions concerning the land and all parties having a financial interest in any transaction.
(3) If any governmental agency denies a development permit under this chapter, it shall specify its reasons in writing and indicate any changes in the development proposal that would make it eligible to receive the permit.
History.—s. 8, ch. 72-317; s. 2, ch. 75-81; s. 16, ch. 84-330; s. 4, ch. 89-276; s. 15, ch. 92-288; s. 66, ch. 95-143.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use › Chapter 380 - Land and Water Management › Part I - Environmental Land and Water Management (Ss. 380.012-380.12) › 380.085 - Judicial review relating to permits and licenses.

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 unit or entity of state government.
(b) “Permit” means any permit or license required by this part.
(2) Any person substantially affected by a final action of any agency with respect to a permit may seek review within 90 days of the rendering of such decision and request monetary damages and other relief in the circuit court in the judicial circuit in which the affected property is located; however, circuit court review shall be confined solely to determining whether final agency action is an unreasonable exercise of the state’s police power constituting a taking without just compensation. Review of final agency action for the purpose of determining whether the action is in accordance with existing statutes or rules and based on competent substantial evidence shall proceed in accordance with chapter 120.
(3) If the court determines the decision reviewed is an unreasonable exercise of the state’s police power constituting a taking without just compensation, the court shall remand the matter to the agency which shall, within a reasonable time:
(a) Agree to issue the permit;
(b) Agree to pay appropriate monetary damages; however, in determining the amount of compensation to be paid, consideration shall be given by the court to any enhancement to the value of the land attributable to governmental action; or
(c) Agree to modify its decision to avoid an unreasonable exercise of police power.
(4) The agency shall submit a statement of its agreed-upon action to the court in the form of a proposed order. If the action is a reasonable exercise of police power, the court shall enter its final order approving the proposed order. If the agency fails to submit a proposed order within a reasonable time not to exceed 90 days which specifies an action that is a reasonable exercise of police power, the court may order the agency to perform any of the alternatives specified in subsection (3).
(5) The court shall award reasonable attorney’s fees and court costs to the agency or substantially affected person, whichever prevails.
(6) The provisions of this section are cumulative and shall not be deemed to abrogate any other remedies provided by law.
History.—ss. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, ch. 78-85.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use › Chapter 380 - Land and Water Management › Part I - Environmental Land and Water Management (Ss. 380.012-380.12) › 380.0933 - Florida Flood Hub for Applied Research and Innovation.

380.0933 Florida Flood Hub for Applied Research and Innovation.—
(1) The Florida Flood Hub for Applied Research and Innovation is established within the University of South Florida College of Marine Science to coordinate efforts between the academic and research institutions of the state. The University of South Florida College of Marine Science or its successor entity will serve as the lead institution and engage other academic and research institutions, private partners, and financial sponsors to coordinate efforts to support applied research and innovation to address the flooding and sea level rise challenges of the state.
(2) The hub shall, at a minimum:
(a) Organize existing data needs for a comprehensive statewide flood vulnerability and sea level rise analysis and perform a gap analysis to determine data needs.
(b) Develop statewide open source hydrologic models for physically based flood frequency estimation and real-time forecasting of floods, including hydraulic models of floodplain inundation mapping, real-time compound and tidal flooding forecasts, future groundwater elevation conditions, and economic damage and loss estimates.
(c) Coordinate research funds from the state, the federal government, or other funding sources for related hub activities across all participating entities.
(d) Establish community-based programs to improve flood monitoring and prediction along major waterways, including intracoastal waterways and coastlines, of the state and to support ongoing flood research.
(e) Coordinate with agencies, including, but not limited to, the Department of Environmental Protection and water management districts.
(f) Share its resources and expertise.
(g) Assist in the development of training and in the development of a workforce in the state that is knowledgeable about flood and sea level rise research, prediction, and adaptation and mitigation strategies.
(h) Develop opportunities to partner with other flood and sea level rise research and innovation leaders for sharing technology or research.
(i) Conduct the activities under this subsection in cooperation with various local, state, and federal government entities as well as other flood and sea level rise research centers.
(3) The hub shall provide tidal and storm surge flooding data to counties and municipalities for vulnerability assessments conducted pursuant to s. 380.093(3). The hub shall provide rainfall-induced and compound flooding datasets; however, more localized data or modeling may be used.
(4) The hub shall employ an executive director.
(5) By July 1, 2022, and each July 1 thereafter, the hub shall provide an annual comprehensive report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives that outlines its clearly defined goals and its efforts and progress on reaching such goals.
History.—s. 2, ch. 2021-28; s. 36, ch. 2022-4; s. 5, ch. 2022-89.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use › Chapter 380 - Land and Water Management › Part I - Environmental Land and Water Management (Ss. 380.012-380.12) › 380.0935 - Resilient Florida Trust Fund.

380.0935 Resilient Florida Trust Fund.—
(1) The Resilient Florida Trust Fund is created within the Department of Environmental Protection.
(2) Moneys deposited in the fund are available as a funding source for the department for the Resilient Florida Grant Program and the Statewide Flooding and Sea-Level Rise Resilience Plan, including costs to operate the grant program, to develop the plan, and to provide grants to regional resilience coalitions pursuant to s. 380.093. The department may also use moneys deposited in the fund for administrative and operational costs of the Florida Flood Hub for Applied Research and Innovation pursuant to s. 380.0933 and coastal resilience initiatives.
(3) In accordance with s. 19(f)(2), Art. III of the State Constitution, the Resilient Florida Trust Fund shall, unless terminated sooner, be terminated on July 1, 2025. Before its scheduled termination, the fund shall be reviewed as provided in s. 215.3206(1) and (2).
History.—s. 1, ch. 2021-29.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use › Chapter 380 - Land and Water Management › Part I - Environmental Land and Water Management (Ss. 380.012-380.12) › 380.115 - Vested rights and duties; changes in statewide guidelines and standards.

380.115 Vested rights and duties; changes in statewide guidelines and standards.—A development that has received a development-of-regional-impact development order pursuant to s. 380.06 but is no longer required to undergo development-of-regional-impact review by operation of law may elect to rescind the development order pursuant to the following procedures:
(1) The development shall continue to be governed by the development-of-regional-impact development order and may be completed in reliance upon and pursuant to the development order unless the developer or landowner has followed the procedures for rescission in subsection (2). Any proposed changes to developments which continue to be governed by a development-of-regional-impact development order must be approved pursuant to s. 380.06(7). The local government issuing the development order must monitor the development and enforce the development order. Local governments may not issue any permits or approvals or provide any extensions of services if the developer fails to act in substantial compliance with the development order. The development-of-regional-impact development order may be enforced as provided in s. 380.11.
(2) If requested by the developer or landowner, the development-of-regional-impact development order shall be rescinded by the local government having jurisdiction upon a showing that all required mitigation related to the amount of development that existed on the date of rescission has been completed or will be completed under an existing permit or equivalent authorization issued by a governmental agency as defined in s. 380.031(6), if such permit or authorization is subject to enforcement through administrative or judicial remedies.
History.—s. 96, ch. 2002-20; s. 32, ch. 2002-296; s. 38, ch. 2005-290; s. 11, ch. 2006-220; ss. 57, 61, ch. 2011-139; s. 3, ch. 2012-75; s. 18, ch. 2012-99; s. 9, ch. 2016-148; s. 5, ch. 2018-158.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use › Chapter 380 - Land and Water Management › Part I - Environmental Land and Water Management (Ss. 380.012-380.12) › 380.12 - Rights unaffected by ch. 75-22.

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.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use › Chapter 380 - Land and Water Management › Part II - Coastal Planning and Management (Ss. 380.20-380.285) › 380.20 - Short title.

380.20 Short title.—Sections 380.205-380.27 may be cited as the “Florida Coastal Management Act.”
History.—s. 5, ch. 78-287; s. 1, ch. 92-276; s. 186, ch. 99-13; s. 1, ch. 2002-275.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use › Chapter 380 - Land and Water Management › Part II - Coastal Planning and Management (Ss. 380.20-380.285) › 380.205 - Definitions.

380.205 Definitions.—As used in ss. 380.205-380.27:
(1) “Department” means the Department of Environmental Protection.
(2) “Coastal zone” means that area of land and water from the territorial limits seaward to the most inland extent of marine influences. However, for planning and developing coordinated projects and initiatives for coastal resource protection and management, the department shall consider the coastal zone to be the geographical area encompassed by the 35 Florida coastal counties listed in the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Florida Coastal Management Program and the adjoining territorial sea. It is not the intent of this definition to limit the authority currently exercised under the federal law and the federally approved Florida Coastal Management Program by which projects landward and seaward of the 35 coastal counties are reviewed for consistency with the Florida Coastal Management Program.
(3) “Coastal Zone Management Act” means the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. ss. 1451-1464).
History.—s. 2, ch. 92-276; s. 58, ch. 93-206; s. 187, ch. 99-13; s. 2, ch. 2002-275; s. 1, ch. 2002-277.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use › Chapter 380 - Land and Water Management › Part II - Coastal Planning and Management (Ss. 380.20-380.285) › 380.24 - Local government participation.

380.24 Local government participation.—Units of local government abutting the Gulf of Mexico or the Atlantic Ocean, or which include or are contiguous to waters of the state where marine species of vegetation listed by rule as ratified in s. 373.4211 constitute the dominant plant community, shall develop a coastal zone protection element pursuant to s. 163.3177. Such units of local government shall be eligible to receive technical assistance from the state in preparing coastal zone protection elements and shall be the only units of local government eligible to apply to the department for available financial assistance. Local government participation in the coastal management program authorized by this act shall be voluntary. All permitting and enforcement of dredged-material management and other related activities subject to permit under the provisions of chapters 161 and 253 and part IV of chapter 373 for deepwater ports identified in s. 403.021(9)(b) shall be done through the department consistent with the provisions of s. 403.021(9).
History.—s. 9, ch. 78-287; s. 11, ch. 94-122; s. 142, ch. 96-320; s. 2, ch. 2002-277.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use › Chapter 380 - Land and Water Management › Part II - Coastal Planning and Management (Ss. 380.20-380.285) › 380.25 - Previous coastal zone atlases rejected.

380.25 Previous coastal zone atlases rejected.—The legislative draft of the coastal management program submitted to the Legislature by the department dated March 1, 1978, and the previously prepared coastal zone atlases are expressly rejected as the state’s coastal management program. The department shall not divide areas of the state into vital, conservation, and development areas.
History.—s. 10, ch. 78-287.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use › Chapter 380 - Land and Water Management › Part II - Coastal Planning and Management (Ss. 380.20-380.285) › 380.26 - Establishment of coastal building zone for certain counties.

380.26 Establishment of coastal building zone for certain counties.—The coastal building zone for counties not subject to s. 161.053 shall be as described in s. 161.54(1), after a public hearing is held in the affected county by the state land planning agency or its designee. The state land planning agency shall furnish the clerk of the circuit court in each county affected a survey of such line with references made to permanently installed monuments at such intervals and locations as may be necessary.
History.—s. 37, ch. 85-55.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use › Chapter 380 - Land and Water Management › Part II - Coastal Planning and Management (Ss. 380.20-380.285) › 380.27 - Coastal infrastructure policy.

380.27 Coastal infrastructure policy.—
(1) No state funds shall be used for the purpose of constructing bridges or causeways to coastal barrier islands, as defined in s. 161.54(2), which are not accessible by bridges or causeways on October 1, 1985.
(2) After a local government has an approved coastal management element pursuant to s. 163.3178, no state funds which are unobligated at the time the element is approved shall be expended for the purpose of planning, designing, excavating for, preparing foundations for, or constructing projects which increase the capacity of infrastructure unless such expenditure is consistent with the approved coastal management element.
History.—s. 38, ch. 85-55; s. 38, ch. 95-196.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use › Chapter 380 - Land and Water Management › Part II - Coastal Planning and Management (Ss. 380.20-380.285) › 380.285 - Lighthouses; study; preservation; funding.

380.285 Lighthouses; study; preservation; funding.—The Division of Historical Resources of the Department of State shall undertake a study of the lighthouses in the state. The study must determine the location, ownership, condition, and historical significance of all lighthouses in the state and ensure that all historically significant lighthouses are nominated for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places. The study must assess the condition and restoration needs of historic lighthouses and develop plans for appropriate future public access and use. The Division of Historical Resources shall take a leadership role in implementing plans to stabilize lighthouses and associated structures and to preserve and protect them from future deterioration. When possible, the lighthouses and associated buildings should be made available to the public for educational and recreational purposes. The Department of State shall request in its annual legislative budget requests funding necessary to carry out the duties and responsibilities specified in this act. Funds for the rehabilitation of lighthouses should be allocated through matching grants-in-aid to state and local government agencies and to nonprofit organizations. The Department of Environmental Protection may assist the Division of Historical Resources in projects to accomplish the goals and activities described in this section.
History.—s. 6, ch. 2001-200; s. 6, ch. 2002-275; s. 3, ch. 2002-277; s. 261, ch. 2011-142.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use › Chapter 380 - Land and Water Management › Part III - Florida Communities Trust (Ss. 380.501-380.515) › 380.501 - Short title.

380.501 Short title.—This part may be cited as the “Florida Communities Trust Act.”
History.—s. 28, ch. 89-175; s. 2, ch. 90-192; s. 4, ch. 91-192; s. 5, ch. 91-429.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use › Chapter 380 - Land and Water Management › Part III - Florida Communities Trust (Ss. 380.501-380.515) › 380.502 - Legislative findings and intent.

380.502 Legislative findings and intent.—
(1) The Legislature finds that the conservation of natural areas is vital to the state’s economy and ecology. The Legislature further finds that rapid increases in population and development throughout Florida threaten the integrity of the environment and limit opportunities for citizens and visitors to enjoy the state’s natural areas. The Legislature further finds that inappropriate and poorly planned land uses overburden natural resources and disrupt the state’s ecology. Finally, the Legislature finds that the quality of life, environmental quality, as well as the viability and vitality of the urban areas of this state are directly linked to urban open space and greenways. The creation of greenways; expansion of green spaces; enhancement of recreation areas; preservation of working waterfronts; and protection and restoration of urban lakes, rivers, and watersheds in the urban areas of this state are necessary to link populated areas with natural areas, preserve unique cultural and heritage sites, provide land for recreational opportunities to enhance the health and well-being of the urban residents of this state, improve water quality, reduce the level of urban crime and violence, and build confidence and self-esteem among the urban youth of this state.
(2) The Legislature recognizes that the primary responsibility for establishing well-planned land use rests at the local government level through the implementation of comprehensive plans. The Legislature also recognizes that many of the goals and objectives of these comprehensive plans will not be met through regulation, but require creative and innovative action to ensure their accomplishment.
(3) It is the intent of the Legislature to establish a nonregulatory agency that will assist local governments in bringing local comprehensive plans into compliance and implementing the goals, objectives, and policies of the conservation, recreation and open space, and coastal elements of local comprehensive plans, or in conserving natural resources and resolving land use conflicts by:
(a) Responding promptly and creatively to opportunities to correct undesirable development patterns, restore degraded natural areas, enhance resource values, restore deteriorated or deteriorating urban waterfronts, preserve working waterfronts, reserve lands for later purchase, participate in and promote the use of innovative land acquisition methods, and provide public access to surface waters.
(b) Providing financial and technical assistance to local governments, state agencies, and nonprofit organizations to carry out projects and activities and to develop programs authorized by this part.
(c) Involving local governments and private interests in voluntarily resolving land use conflicts and issues.
History.—s. 28, ch. 89-175; s. 2, ch. 90-192; s. 5, ch. 91-192; s. 5, ch. 91-429; s. 65, ch. 93-206; s. 19, ch. 96-389; s. 20, ch. 2008-229.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use › Chapter 380 - Land and Water Management › Part III - Florida Communities Trust (Ss. 380.501-380.515) › 380.504 - Florida Communities Trust; creation; membership; expenses.

380.504 Florida Communities Trust; creation; membership; expenses.—
(1) There is created within the Department of Environmental Protection a nonregulatory state agency and instrumentality, which shall be a public body corporate and politic, known as the “Florida Communities Trust.” The governing body of the trust shall consist of:
(a) The Secretary of Environmental Protection; and
(b) Four public members whom the Governor shall appoint subject to Senate confirmation.
The Governor shall appoint a former elected official of a county government, a former elected official of a metropolitan municipal government, a representative of a nonprofit organization as defined in this part, and a representative of the development industry. The Secretary of Environmental Protection may appoint his or her deputy secretary, the director of the Division of State Lands, or the director of the Division of Recreation and Parks to serve in his or her absence. The Secretary of Environmental Protection shall be the chair of the governing body of the trust. The Governor shall make his or her appointments upon the expiration of any current terms or within 60 days after the effective date of the resignation of any member.
(2) Of the initial governing body members, two of the Governor’s appointees shall serve for a term of 2 years and the remaining one shall serve for a term of 4 years from the date of appointment. Thereafter, governing body members whom the Governor appoints shall serve for terms of 4 years. The Governor may fill any vacancy for an unexpired term.
(3) Governing body members shall receive no compensation for their services, but shall be entitled to the necessary expenses, including per diem and travel expenses, incurred in the discharge of their duties pursuant to this part, as provided by law.
History.—s. 28, ch. 89-175; s. 2, ch. 90-192; s. 17, ch. 90-217; s. 7, ch. 91-192; s. 5, ch. 91-429; s. 67, ch. 93-206; s. 350, ch. 94-356; s. 1031, ch. 95-148; s. 44, ch. 99-247; s. 263, ch. 2011-142.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use › Chapter 380 - Land and Water Management › Part III - Florida Communities Trust (Ss. 380.501-380.515) › 380.505 - Meetings; quorum; voting.

380.505 Meetings; quorum; voting.—The powers of the trust shall be vested in its governing body members. The governing body may delegate such powers to department staff as it deems necessary. Four members of the governing body shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of conducting its business and exercising its powers and for all other purposes. However, the governing body may take action only upon an affirmative vote of at least four members. The governing body shall meet at least quarterly, and may meet more often at the call of the chair or upon an affirmative vote of three members.
History.—s. 28, ch. 89-175; s. 2, ch. 90-192; s. 18, ch. 90-217; s. 8, ch. 91-192; s. 5, ch. 91-429; s. 645, ch. 95-148; s. 45, ch. 99-247.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use › Chapter 380 - Land and Water Management › Part III - Florida Communities Trust (Ss. 380.501-380.515) › 380.506 - Support services.

380.506 Support services.—The department shall furnish administrative, personnel, and other support services necessary for the trust to accomplish the purposes of this part.
History.—s. 28, ch. 89-175; s. 2, ch. 90-192; s. 9, ch. 91-192; s. 5, ch. 91-429.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use › Chapter 380 - Land and Water Management › Part III - Florida Communities Trust (Ss. 380.501-380.515) › 380.5105 - The Stan Mayfield Working Waterfronts; Florida Forever program.

380.5105 The Stan Mayfield Working Waterfronts; Florida Forever program.—
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, it is the intent of the Legislature that the trust shall administer the working waterfronts program as set forth in this section.
(2) The trust and the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall jointly develop rules specifically establishing an application process and a process for the evaluation, scoring and ranking of working waterfront acquisition projects. The proposed rules jointly developed pursuant to this subsection shall be promulgated by the trust. Such rules shall establish a system of weighted criteria to give increased priority to projects:
(a) Within a municipality with a population less than 30,000;
(b) Within a municipality or area under intense growth and development pressures, as evidenced by a number of factors, including a determination that the municipality’s growth rate exceeds the average growth rate for the state;
(c) Within the boundary of a community redevelopment agency established pursuant to s. 163.356;
(d) Adjacent to state-owned submerged lands designated as an aquatic preserve identified in s. 258.39; or
(e) That provide a demonstrable benefit to the local economy.
(3) For projects that will require more than the grant amount awarded for completion, the applicant must identify in their project application funding sources that will provide the difference between the grant award and the estimated project completion cost. Such rules may be incorporated into those developed pursuant to s. 380.507(11).
(4) The trust shall develop a ranking list based on criteria identified in subsection (2) for proposed fee simple and less-than-fee simple acquisition projects developed pursuant to this section. The trust shall, by the first Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund meeting in February, present the ranking list pursuant to this section to the board of trustees for final approval of projects for funding. The board of trustees may remove projects from the ranking list but may not add projects.
(5) Grant awards, acquisition approvals, and terms of less-than-fee acquisitions shall be approved by the trust. Waterfront communities that receive grant awards must submit annual progress reports to the trust identifying project activities which are complete, and the progress achieved in meeting the goals outlined in the project application. The trust must implement a process to monitor and evaluate the performance of grant recipients in completing projects that are funded through the working waterfronts program.
History.—s. 24, ch. 2008-229.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use › Chapter 380 - Land and Water Management › Part III - Florida Communities Trust (Ss. 380.501-380.515) › 380.512 - Annual report.

380.512 Annual report.—The trust shall submit to the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, and the minority leaders of the House of Representatives and the Senate, within 3 months after the end of its fiscal year, a complete and detailed report setting forth:
(1) Its operations and accomplishments.
(2) Its receipts and expenditures during the fiscal year, in accordance with the categories or classifications the trust establishes for its operating and capital outlay purposes.
(3) Its assets and liabilities at the end of its fiscal year and the status of reserve, special, or other funds.
(4) An evaluation of the effectiveness of the projects undertaken in carrying out this part.
(5) Identification of additional funding, legislation, or other resources required to carry out the objectives of this part more effectively.
(6) An account of any other trust or department duties established by this part.
History.—s. 28, ch. 89-175; s. 2, ch. 90-192; s. 15, ch. 91-192; s. 5, ch. 91-429; s. 71, ch. 93-206.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use › Chapter 380 - Land and Water Management › Part III - Florida Communities Trust (Ss. 380.501-380.515) › 380.513 - Corporate existence.

380.513 Corporate existence.—The trust and its corporate existence shall continue until terminated by law. Upon termination of the agency, all its rights and properties in excess of its obligations shall pass to and be vested in the state.
History.—s. 28, ch. 89-175; s. 2, ch. 90-192; s. 16, ch. 91-192; s. 5, ch. 91-429.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use › Chapter 380 - Land and Water Management › Part III - Florida Communities Trust (Ss. 380.501-380.515) › 380.514 - Inconsistent provisions of other laws superseded.

380.514 Inconsistent provisions of other laws superseded.—If the provisions of this part are inconsistent with the provisions of any other law, general, special, or local, the provisions of this part shall be controlling.
History.—s. 28, ch. 89-175; s. 2, ch. 90-192; s. 17, ch. 91-192; s. 5, ch. 91-429.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use › Chapter 380 - Land and Water Management › Part III - Florida Communities Trust (Ss. 380.501-380.515) › 380.515 - Construction.

380.515 Construction.—The provisions of this part shall be liberally construed in a manner to accomplish its purposes.
History.—s. 28, ch. 89-175; s. 2, ch. 90-192; s. 18, ch. 91-192; s. 5, ch. 91-429.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXIX - Public Health › Chapter 381 - Public Health: General Provisions › 381.001 - Public Health System.

381.001 Public health system.— The Department of Health is responsible for the state’s public health system which shall be designed to promote, protect, and improve the health of all people in the state. The department shall provide leadership for an active partnership working toward shared public health goals and involving federal, state, and local governments and the private sector. It is the intent of the Legislature that the department provide public health services through the 67 county health departments in partnership with county governments, as specified in part I of chapter 154, and in so doing make every attempt possible to solicit the support and involvement of private and not-for-profit health care agencies in fulfilling the public health mission.
History.—s. 2, ch. 91-297; s. 28, ch. 97-101; s. 7, ch. 2006-261; s. 6, ch. 2012-184.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXIX - Public Health › Chapter 381 - Public Health: General Provisions › 381.0011 - Duties and Powers of the Department of Health.

381.0011 Duties and powers of the Department of Health.—It is the duty of the Department of Health to:
(1) Assess the public health status and needs of the state.
(2) Administer and enforce laws and rules relating to sanitation, control of communicable diseases, illnesses and hazards to health among humans and from animals to humans, and the general health of the people of the state.
(3) Coordinate with federal, state, and local officials for the prevention and suppression of communicable and other diseases, illnesses, injuries, and hazards to human health.
(4) Provide for a thorough investigation and study of the incidence, causes, modes of propagation and transmission, and means of prevention, control, and cure of diseases, illnesses, and hazards to human health.
(5) Provide for the dissemination of information to the public relative to the prevention, control, and cure of diseases, illnesses, and hazards to human health.
(6) Act as registrar of vital statistics.
(7) Manage and coordinate emergency preparedness and disaster response functions to: investigate and control the spread of disease; coordinate the availability and staffing of special needs shelters; support patient evacuation; ensure the safety of food and drugs; provide critical incident stress debriefing; and provide surveillance and control of radiological, chemical, biological, and other environmental hazards.
History.—s. 3, ch. 91-297; s. 13, ch. 93-53; s. 29, ch. 97-101; s. 2, ch. 98-151; s. 94, ch. 98-200; s. 6, ch. 2000-367; s. 1, ch. 2002-269; s. 5, ch. 2004-350; s. 92, ch. 2010-102; s. 16, ch. 2010-161; s. 7, ch. 2012-184.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXIX - Public Health › Chapter 381 - Public Health: General Provisions › 381.0012 - Enforcement Authority.

381.0012 Enforcement authority.—
(1) The department may commence and maintain all proper and necessary actions and proceedings to enforce the rules adopted pursuant to this chapter and may defend all actions and proceedings involving the department’s powers and duties.
(2) The department may apply for an injunction to the proper circuit court, and the judge of that court upon hearing and for cause shown may grant a temporary or permanent injunction, or both, restraining any person from violating or continuing to violate any of the provisions of this chapter or from failing or refusing to comply with the requirements of this chapter. A permanent injunction may be issued without bond. However, a temporary injunction may not be issued without bond except after a hearing of which the respondent has been given not less than 7 days’ prior notice. A temporary injunction may not be issued without bond which limits or prevents operations of an industrial, manufacturing, or processing plant, unless at the hearing, it is shown by clear, certain, and convincing evidence that irreparable injury will result to the public from the failure to issue the temporary injunction. If a temporary injunction or restraining order is improperly or erroneously granted, the state is liable in damages and to the extent provided for in chapter 768.
(3) The department may commence and maintain all proper and necessary actions and proceedings to compel the performance of any act specifically required of any person, officer, or board by any law of this state relating to public health.
(4) The department may appear before any trial court judge empowered to issue warrants in criminal cases and request the issuance of a warrant. The trial court judge shall issue a warrant directed to any sheriff, deputy, or police officer to assist in any way to carry out the purpose and intent of this chapter.
(5) It shall be the duty of every state and county attorney, sheriff, police officer, and other appropriate city and county officials upon request to assist the department or any of its agents in enforcing the state health laws, rules, and orders adopted under this chapter.
History.—s. 4, ch. 91-297; s. 9, ch. 2004-11; s. 1, ch. 2015-120.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXIX - Public Health › Chapter 381 - Public Health: General Provisions › 381.0016 - County and Municipal Regulations and Ordinances.

381.0016 County and municipal regulations and ordinances.—Any county or municipality may enact, in a manner prescribed by law, health regulations and ordinances not inconsistent with state public health laws and rules adopted by the department.
History.—s. 2, ch. 29834, 1955; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 59, ch. 77-147; s. 8, ch. 91-297; s. 11, ch. 2012-184.
Note.—Former s. 381.101.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXIX - Public Health › Chapter 381 - Public Health: General Provisions › 381.0018 - Application for and Acceptance of Gifts or Grants.

381.0018 Application for and acceptance of gifts or grants.—The department may apply for and accept any funds, grants, gifts, or services made available to it by any agency or department of the Federal Government or any other agency or private individual in aid of any present or future health program undertaken, maintained, or proposed. All moneys received under the provision of this section shall be deposited in the State Treasury and shall be disbursed in the same manner as other funds of the department.
History.—s. 2, ch. 29834, 1955; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 65, ch. 77-147; s. 10, ch. 91-297.
Note.—Former s. 381.201.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXIX - Public Health › Chapter 381 - Public Health: General Provisions › 381.0019 - Disposition of Equipment and Material; Transfers to County Health Departments.

381.0019 Disposition of equipment and material; transfers to county health departments.—When the department purchases equipment and materials in furtherance of its public health programs from state or federal or state and federal funds for primary use and location in a county health department of this state, it is authorized to transfer title to such equipment and materials to the board of county commissioners of the county where the county health department is located, unless otherwise prohibited by federal or state law, rule, or regulation. All property so transferred shall be accounted for as provided in chapter 274.
History.—s. 2, ch. 29834, 1955; s. 2, ch. 61-46; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 127, ch. 77-104; s. 11, ch. 91-297; s. 30, ch. 97-101.
Note.—Former s. 381.211.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXIX - Public Health › Chapter 381 - Public Health: General Provisions › 381.002 - Grant of Title to Prescriptive Medical Personal Property to Client.

381.002 Grant of title to prescriptive medical personal property to client.—Legal title to prescriptive medical personal property purchased by the department for the use or benefit of a particular client of the department may, pursuant to rules adopted by the department, be granted to such client. Such property is not subject to the requirements of chapter 273.
History.—s. 1, ch. 85-186; s. 12, ch. 91-297.
Note.—Former s. 381.213.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXIX - Public Health › Chapter 381 - Public Health: General Provisions › 381.0021 - Client Welfare Accounts.

381.0021 Client welfare accounts.—The Department of Health may establish one or more client welfare accounts in any bank, savings and loan association, or credit union. If one account is created, separate revenue and expense accounts shall be maintained in the department’s accounting system for each client, program, facility, or institution. Funds to be deposited in the account shall consist of client funds, private donations, and revenue from any auxiliary, canteen, or similar endeavor in a department program, facility, or institution. The interest or increment accruing on such funds shall be the property of the client when such funds are deposited on behalf of a client. Nonclient funds shall be used for the benefit, education, and general welfare of clients. The general welfare of clients includes, but is not limited to, the establishment of, maintenance of, employment of personnel for, and the purchase of items for resale at canteens or through vending machines maintained by a department program, facility, or institution and for programs and activities that benefit clients such as canteens; hobby shops; recreational, entertainment, or activity centers; or similar programs.
History.—s. 18, ch. 97-237.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXIX - Public Health › Chapter 381 - Public Health: General Provisions › 381.0022 - Sharing Confidential or Exempt Information.

381.0022 Sharing confidential or exempt information.—
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the Department of Health and the Department of Children and Families may share confidential information or information exempt from disclosure under chapter 119 on any individual who is or has been the subject of a program within the jurisdiction of each agency. Information so exchanged remains confidential or exempt as provided by law.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the Department of Health may share confidential information or information exempt from disclosure under chapter 119 on any individual who is or has been a Medicaid recipient and is or was the subject of a program within the jurisdiction of the Department of Health, for the purpose of requesting, receiving, or auditing payment for services. Information so exchanged remains confidential or exempt as provided by law.
History.—s. 18, ch. 98-191; s. 55, ch. 99-397; s. 62, ch. 2014-19.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXIX - Public Health › Chapter 381 - Public Health: General Provisions › 381.00318 - Complaints and Investigations Regarding Mandate Prohibitions; Public Records Exemption.

381.00318 Complaints and investigations regarding mandate prohibitions; public records exemption.—
(1) A complaint alleging a business entity’s, a governmental entity’s, or an educational institution’s violation of s. 381.00316, s. 381.00317, or s. 381.00319, and all information relating to an investigation of such complaint, held by the Department of Legal Affairs or the Department of Health is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution until the investigation is completed or ceases to be active. For purposes of this section, an investigation is considered “active” while such investigation is being conducted by the Department of Legal Affairs or the Department of Health with a reasonable good faith belief that it may lead to a determination of whether there was a violation of s. 381.00316, s. 381.00317, or s. 381.00319. An investigation does not cease to be active if the Department of Legal Affairs or the Department of Health is proceeding with reasonable dispatch and there is a good faith belief that action may be initiated by the Department of Legal Affairs or the Department of Health.
(2) After an investigation is completed or ceases to be active, information in records relating to the investigation remains confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution if disclosure of that information would do any of the following:
(a) Jeopardize the integrity of another active investigation.
(b) Reveal medical information about an individual.
(c) Reveal information regarding an individual’s religious beliefs.
(3) Information made confidential and exempt under this section may be released to another business entity, governmental entity, or educational institution in the furtherance of that entity’s or institution’s lawful duties and responsibilities.
(4) This section does not prohibit the disclosure of information in an aggregated format.
(5) This section is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed on October 2, 2028, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature.
History.—s. 1, ch. 2021-273; s. 1, ch. 2023-42.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXIX - Public Health › Chapter 381 - Public Health: General Provisions › 381.00322 - International Health Organization Policies.

381.00322 International health organization policies.—A governmental entity as defined in s. 381.00316 or an educational institution as defined in s. 381.00319 may not adopt, implement, or enforce an international health organization’s public health policies or guidelines unless authorized to do so under state law, rule, or executive order issued by the Governor under s. 252.36.
History.—s. 3, ch. 2023-43.