Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62D - Division of Recreation and Parks › Chapter 62D-5 - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION › Section 62D-5.054 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
The terms used in this part are defined as follows:
(1) "ACQUISITION" means the act of obtaining
				real property or interests and rights thereon by various legal means to serve
				public outdoor recreation purposes.
(2) "APPLICANT" means a local governmental
				entity which submits an application for FRDAP funds to the Department during an
				announced application submission period.
(3) "APPLICATION" means a formal request for
				FRDAP funds by an applicant consisting of a complete project application form
				with all required documentation.
(4) "APPLICATION SUBMISSION PERIOD" means the
				formally announced period of time provided by the Department for the submission
				of FRDAP applications by local governmental entities.
(5) "CASH" means money paid by a grantee to
				purchase goods and services from private and independent sources for
				accomplishment of a FRDAP project. In-kind service costs are not
				cash.
(6) "CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
				PLAN" means that portion of an applicant's adopted local comprehensive plan
				which indicates a schedule of capital improvement projects, including estimated
				costs and target dates for completion.
(7) "DEPARTMENT" means the Florida Department
				of Environmental Protection.
(8)
				"DEVELOPMENT" means the act of physically improving an area, facility, resource
				or site to increase its ability or capacity to serve public outdoor recreation
				purposes.
(9) "DIVISION OF
				RECREATION AND PARKS" means the Division of Recreation and Parks of the Florida
				Department of Environmental Protection.
(10) "DIVISION OF STATE LANDS" means the
				Division of State Lands of the Florida Department of Environmental
				Protection.
(11) "EVALUATION
				CRITERIA" means the standards used to evaluate FRDAP applications.
(12) "ESTIMATED PROGRAM FUNDS" means the
				amount of FRDAP funds estimated to be available for the subsequent fiscal year
				by the Department.
(13) "FACILITY"
				means a component of a capital improvement project.
(14) "FISCAL YEAR" means the State fiscal
				year, July 1 - June 30.
(15)
				"FRDAP" means the Florida Recreation Development Assistance Program.
(16) "FUNDING CYCLE" means the interval of
				time between the start of a FRDAP application submission period and
				appropriation of project funds by the Florida Legislature.
(17) "GRANT" means program funds authorized
				by the Secretary for release to a grantee for implementation of an approved
				project.
(18) "GRANTEE" means a
				local governmental entity receiving FRDAP funds pursuant to an approved FRDAP
				application.
(19) "GREENWAY PLAN"
				means an adopted local or regional plan describing the acquisition and
				development of a system proposed to link natural areas, open spaces and trails
				in the area served.
(20) "GREENWAYS
				AND TRAILS PLAN" means the document entitled "Connecting Florida's Communities
				with Greenways and Trails", dated September, 1998, and available from the
				Office of Greenways and Trails, 3900 Commonwealth Boulevard, MS 795,
				Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3000, (850)488-3701.
(21) "IN-KIND SERVICE COSTS" means in-house
				expenses incurred by a grantee for labor and materials and grantee-owned and
				maintained equipment for accomplishment of an approved FRDAP project. Volunteer
				labor, inmate labor, or donated materials are ineligible program
				expenses.
(22) "LAND VALUE" means
				the assessed fair market value of land used by a grantee as match to FRDAP
				funds.
(23) "LOCAL GOVERNMENT
				COMPREHENSIVE PLAN" means a plan adopted pursuant to Chapter 163,
				F.S.
(24) "LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL
				ENTITY" means a county government, municipality (incorporated city, town or
				village), or an independent special district of the State of Florida with legal
				responsibility for the provision of outdoor recreational sites and facilities
				for use and benefit of the general public.
(25) "LWCF" means the Land and Water
				Conservation Fund, administered pursuant to Chapter 62D-5, Part VII,
				F.A.C.
(26) "MATCH" means the
				provision of cash, in-kind service costs or land value in the ratio required by
				this rule to be added to FRDAP funds by the grantee for the project
				cost.
(27) "MIXED-USE/MULTI-USE
				TRAIL" means a trail or corridor designated for more than one use, including
				motorized or non-motorized uses.
(28) "MOTORIZED TRAIL" means a trail
				specifically for off-road recreational motorized vehicular activities,
				including all-terrain vehicle riding, motorcycling, use of off-road light
				trucks, e-bikes, or other off-road motorized vehicles.
(29) "NEEDS" means a deficiency in or a
				necessity to carry out a predetermined level of recreational service.
(30) "NEW CONSTRUCTION" means building of new
				facilities not previously in existence.
(31) "NONMOTORIZED TRAIL" means a trail
				designated for foot, bicycle, canoe/kayak, equestrian traffic, or other
				nonmotorized uses.
(32) "OPEN
				SPACE" means an outdoor area whose purpose is to provide a source of recreation
				which contributes to environmental harmony through the enrichment of flora,
				fauna, wildlife habitat, and geological features.
(33) "OUTDOOR RECREATION" means the pursuit
				of leisure activities in an outdoor environment.
(34) "PREAGREEMENT EXPENSES" means expenses
				incurred by a grantee for accomplishment of an eligible FRDAP project prior to
				full execution of a project agreement.
(35) "PRIMARY FACILITY" means any facility
				which could stand alone and provide outdoor recreation without a support
				facility. Examples of primary facilities are: beach access, trailhead and
				trailside facilities, fishing piers, boat ramps and docks, canoe trails,
				boardwalks, observation towers, ball fields, tennis and basketball courts,
				playgrounds, hiking, nature and bike trails, or skate facilities.
(36) "PRIORITY LIST" means a list that
				contains all eligible applications which will meet or exceed the minimum point
				score as identified under paragraph
				 62D-5.056(3)(b),
				F.A.C.
(37) "PROGRAM" means the
				Florida Recreation Development Assistance Program.
(38) "PROGRAM AMOUNT" means the amount of
				FRDAP funds appropriated by the Florida Legislature for the subsequent fiscal
				year.
(39) "PROJECT" means the
				planned undertaking in which all actions or activities have a clear-cut
				identity and a well-defined, common outdoor recreation objective that has been
				planned to the point of definite implementation for which FRDAP funds will be
				used.
(40) "PROJECT AGREEMENT"
				means an executed contract between the Department and a grantee setting forth
				mutual obligations regarding an approved FRDAP project.
(41) "PROJECT COMPLETION" means the project
				is open and available for use by the public. Project must be designated
				complete prior to release of final reimbursement.
(42) "PROJECT COMPLETION DATE" means the date
				specified in a project agreement by which a grantee shall complete an approved
				FRDAP project and incur all grant and if applicable, match related
				expenses.
(43) "PROJECT COST" means
				the total of a FRDAP grant award and required match.
(44) "PROJECT ELEMENT" means an identified
				facility within a project.
(45)
				"PROJECT PERIOD" means the period of time set forth in a project agreement
				during which eligible project costs may be incurred and charged to the
				grant.
(46) "PROJECT SITE" means
				the specific area, and boundaries thereof, as shown by a survey and a legal
				description, for which FRDAP funds are used.
(47) "REAL PROPERTY" means land and
				improvements attached or affixed to the land.
(48) "RECREATIONAL TRAIL" means a linear
				corridor and any adjacent support parcels on land or water providing public
				access for recreation or authorized alternative modes of transportation such as
				bicycling, hiking, equestrian, and aquatic or water activities.
(49) "RENOVATION" means repair, replacement,
				or restoration of like facilities to an improved state suitable for public use,
				which facilities have deteriorated due to natural causes to the point where
				their usefulness is impaired.
(50)
				"RTP" means the Recreation Trails Program of the Office of Greenways and
				Trails, administered pursuant to Chapter 62S-2, F.A.C.
(51) "SECRETARY" means the Secretary of the
				Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
(52) "STAFF" means Department
				staff.
(53) "SCORP" means the State
				Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan for the State of Florida prepared under
				Section  375.021, F.S.
(54) "SUPPORT FACILITY" means a facility
				which could not stand alone, or which would have little or no public outdoor
				recreational value without the primary facility. Examples of support facilities
				are: parking lots, rest rooms, bathhouses, combined restroom-concession stand
				buildings, access roads, walkways, landscaping, security lighting and fencing,
				and interpretive signs.
(55) "TRAIL
				CONSTRUCTION" means the act of developing new or renovating recreational
				trails, which may include trailhead and trailside facilities.
(56) "Trail System" means a set of
				interconnected components that function as a whole and thereby achieve a
				behavior or performance that is different than the sum of each of the
				components taken separately.
(57)
				"Trailhead" means a point of access to a trail. It shall be accessible from a
				public road and have restrooms and parking available.
Rulemaking Authority
					 375.075 FS. Law Implemented
					 375.075
					 FS.
New 12-10-90, Formerly 16D-5.054, Amended 8-13-98, 8-23-00,
					 7-5-01, 8-15-04.