Florida Administrative Code › 14 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › 14B - Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic Development Council › Chapter 14B-1 - RULES OF PROCEDURE › Section 14B-1.002 - Port Project Funding Application Procedures and Requirements

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) An application shall be accepted only
				from an eligible port. The port shall apply for the grant by submitting to the
				Council Application, entitled "Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic
				Development Project Application," Form 01-016, revised March 2019, hereby
				incorporated by reference, at
https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-10723
.
				Applications for program funds shall be submitted in electronic format and can
				be obtained utilizing SeaCIP (
www.seacip.com
). Applications shall be submitted
				by the appropriate duly authorized official of such port. The submission
				deadline for submitting applications for the upcoming Department of
				Transportation fiscal year funding cycle shall be determined by the Council in
				consultation with the Department each calendar year and noted in SeaCIP.
				Applications for other Department of Transportation fiscal funding cycles may
				be electronically submitted utilizing SeaCIP by an eligible port at any time
				during the calendar year.
(2) The
				applicant must demonstrate the proposed port transportation project is
				consistent, to the maximum extent feasible, with an approved port master plan,
				local government comprehensive plan and five year schedule of capital
				improvements. The applicant must include its current updated port master plan
				as part of the electronic application.
(3) The application shall be accompanied by a
				map depicting the location of the proposed port transportation project and
				adjacent properties.
(4) The
				applicant must demonstrate the project provides an economic benefit and is
				consistent with the Florida Seaport Mission Plan.
(5) The applicant must demonstrate the
				project is consistent with the policies and needs contained in the Florida
				Transportation Plan, the Statewide Seaport and Waterways System Plan, and other
				relevant statewide, regional and local transporation plans, goals and
				objectives.
(6) Council staff shall
				have up to fifteen (15) days from receipt of an application to examine the
				application and notify the applicant of any apparent errors or omissions and
				request any relevant additional information. The applicant shall have up to
				fifteen (15) days from receipt of the request to provide the additional
				information. The application shall be considered incomplete if the requested
				information is not provided.
(7)
				The project information required to be submitted by the applicant port is
				contained in SeaCIP and includes the following information:
(a) Name of applicant, authorized
				representative, brief project description, unique project identification
				number, total project cost, estimated completion date and port
				priority.
(b) Total funding
				requested, year of request, state funds requested, local funds available, and
				source of port matching funds.
(c)
				Information from the applicant port about its port master plan and local
				government comprehensive plan so the Department of Economic Opportunity may
				review the project and determine whether it is consistent, to the maximum
				extent feasible, with the port master plan and local government comprehensive
				plan. The applicant must provide an electronic version of its current updated
				port master plan when submitting the applications.
(d) Economic benefit information related to
				the project so that the Department of Economic Opportunity can determine
				whether the project provides an economic benefit to the state and is consistent
				with the Florida Seaport Mission Plan. For ports with annual operating revenues
				of $5 million or less seeking funding for certain projects as provided in
				section 315.02(6),
				F.S., a statement of eligibility, operating revenues, and economic benefits is
				required.
(e) Transportation impact
				information related to the project so that the Department of Transporation can
				determine the impacts to the state transportation system.