Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-820 - STAN MAYFIELD WORKING WATERFRONTS PROGRAM, GRANT APPLICATION PROCEDURES › Section 62-820.003 - General Requirements and Eligibility Standards

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
The following constitutes the general procedures for the Stan
				  Mayfield Working Waterfronts Florida Forever grant program of the Florida
				  Communities Trust.
(1) Application
				Form. Stan Mayfield Working Waterfronts Grant Application Form SMWW-2 (eff.
				5-16-10), is prescribed for use with these rules and is incorporated by
				reference. Applications for funding must be submitted on Application Form
				SMWW-2. Applicants may only submit one Application Form per Project Site. A
				copy, or instructions for receiving the Application Form in an electronic
				format, may be obtained by writing to the, Florida Communities Trust, 3900
				Commonwealth Boulevard, MS #115, Tallahassee, FL 32399-3000, or by calling
				(850)245-2669.
(2) Notice of
				Application Period. The Trust shall announce the amount of Florida Forever
				funds available for Awards and applicable deadlines in the Notice of
				Application Period published in the Florida Administrative Register.
(3) Eligible Applicants are Local Governments
				of the State of Florida, Nonprofit Working Waterfronts Organizations or a
				partnership between a Local Government and a Nonprofit Working Waterfronts
				Organization.
(4) Nonprofit Working
				Waterfronts Organizations. In all acquisitions by a Nonprofit Working
				Waterfronts Organization, a guaranty or pledge by a Local Government, the Water
				Management District in which the project is located, or a managing agency of
				the Board of Trustees to act as a backup manager to assume responsibility for
				management of the Project Site in the event the Nonprofit Working Waterfronts
				Organization is unable to continue to manage the Project Site shall be
				obtained.
In addition, when acquiring a "less than fee interest" in the
				  Project Site, the Nonprofit Working Waterfronts Organization must provide
				  assurance that they have the capacity to monitor and enforce the easement
				  conditions. Such assurance shall be in the form of an endowment equal to five
				  percent of the appraised value of the less than fee interest.
Or, if the Nonprofit Working Waterfronts Organization is
				  acquiring a fee-simple interest in the Project Site, the Nonprofit Working
				  Waterfronts Organization must provide assurance that they have the capacity to
				  manage the Project Site. Such assurance shall be in the form of an endowment
				  equal to five percent of the appraised value of the fee interest and a capital
				  fund equal to five percent of the appraised value of the fee
				  interest.
(5) Working
				Waterfronts Activities. Business activities performed on a project site
				acquired under this program must derive their primary source of income from
				services supporting the commercial harvesting of wild or aquacultured marine
				organisms. Nothing in this rule shall be construed to relieve the Applicant
				from obtaining proper authorization from the Board of Trustees of Internal
				Improvement Trust Fund for any structures located on sovereign lands
				constructed with funds provided by the Florida Communities Trust.
(6) Limitation of Awards. The total amount of
				any Award or combination of Awards applied for by any Applicant(s) under any
				Application(s) for any project(s) shall not exceed five million dollars ($5,
				000, 000.00) during any one cycle or the amount appropriated by the Legislature
				if the appropriated amount is less than five million dollars ($5, 000,
				000.00).
(7) Eligible Sources of
				Match. The Applicant's eligible sources of Match may include, but are not
				limited to, the following sources: Local Government or other government
				revenue; existing cash from Nonprofit Working Waterfronts Organization or
				Donations as defined in this rule.
(8) Site Acquisition. The Trust shall be
				responsible for the Acquisition activities.
(9) Site Management. Each Applicant is
				required to provide a Management Plan as outlined in this rule chapter. To
				ensure that future management funds will be available for the management of the
				site in perpetuity, the Applicant shall be required to provide the Trust with
				Reasonable Assurance that they have the financial resources, background,
				qualifications and competence to manage the Project Site in perpetuity in a
				reasonable and professional manner that is consistent with the approved
				management plan.
(10) Submerged
				Lands Use Authorization:
(a) Applicant: Each
				Applicant must provide documentation by the Application deadline that any
				Applicant owned facility or structure located over state sovereignty submerged
				lands is properly authorized and that any applicable fees and wetslip
				certification forms are current. The documentation must be in the form of a
				letter from the issuing agency stating that all Applicant owned facilities or
				structures located over state sovereignty submerged lands are in compliance
				with Chapters 253, 258, 373, Part IV, 403 and 597, F.S., and the submerged land
				lease and applicable fees and wetslip certification forms are current or that
				the facilities or structures are not located on state sovereignty submerged
				land. Reasonable notice must be given to the issuing agency to secure this
				documentation. This documentation must be submitted by the Application
				deadline, otherwise the project will not be considered by the Trust.
(b) Project Site: Each Applicant must provide
				a letter from the issuing agency that verifies any facilities or structures
				located on the Project Site that are over state sovereignty submerged lands are
				properly authorized and that any applicable fees and wetslip certification
				forms are current or a statement from the issuing agency that the facilities or
				structures are not located on state sovereignty submerged land. The
				documentation must be in the form of a letter from the issuing agency stating
				the current land owner is in compliance with Chapters 253, 258, 373, Part IV,
				403 and 597, F.S., and the submerged land lease for all facilities or
				structures on the Project Site that are located over state sovereignty
				submerged land and that applicable fees or wetslip certification forms are
				current or that the facilities or structures are not located on state
				sovereignty submerged land. Reasonable notice must be given to the issuing
				agency to secure this documentation. This documentation must be submitted to
				the Trust no later than 48 hours before the FCT Governing Board meeting,
				otherwise the project will not be considered by the Trust.