Florida Administrative Code › 66 - NAVIGATION DISTRICTS › 66B - Florida Inland Navigation District › Chapter 66B-2 - WATERWAYS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Section 66B-2.003 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
The basic terms utilized in this rule are defined as
				 follows:
(1) "APPLICANT" means an
				eligible governmental agency submitting an application through this
				program.
(2) "APPLICATION" means a
				project proposal with the required documentation.
(3) "AUTHORIZED SUBMISSION PERIOD" means the
				established period for submitting applications to the District.
(4) "BEACH RENOURISHMENT" means the placement
				of sand on a beach for the nourishment, renourishment or restoration of a
				beach.
(5) "BOARD" means the Board
				of Commissioners of the Florida Inland Navigation District.
(6) "DISTRICT" means the Florida Inland
				Navigation District (FIND).
(7)
				"ELIGIBLE GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY" means member counties, local governments and
				navigation related districts within the taxing boundaries of the
				District.
(8) "ENVIRONMENTAL
				PERMITS" means those permits, proprietary authorizations, exemptions, or
				general permits for construction below mean high water line of a navigable
				waterway required and issued by or on behalf of the U.S. Army Corps of
				Engineers, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, and the South
				Florida or the St. Johns River Water Management Districts or their
				successors.
(9) "EXECUTIVE
				DIRECTOR" means the Executive Director of the Florida Inland Navigation
				District.
(10) "LIAISON AGENT"
				means the contact person officially designated to act on behalf of the
				applicant or the project sponsor.
(11) "LOCAL GOVERNMENTS" means
				municipalities, cities, or consolidated county governments, which are located
				within the member counties.
(12)
				"MARITIME MANAGEMENT PLAN" means a written plan containing a systematic
				arrangement of elements specifically formulated to identify, evaluate and
				promote the benefits of eligible waterway accessibility and enjoyment, with
				consideration and respect to the physical, environmental and economic
				parameters of the planning area.
(13) "MATCHING FUNDS" means those funds
				provided by the local sponsor to the project.
(14) "MEMBER COUNTY" means a county located
				within the taxing boundaries of the District which includes Nassau, Duval, St.
				Johns, Flagler, Volusia, Brevard, Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin, Palm Beach,
				Broward and Miami-Dade Counties.
(15) "NAVIGATION RELATED DISTRICTS" means
				port authorities, inlet districts or any other agency having legally authorized
				navigation related duties in waterways of the District.
(16) "PRE-AGREEMENT COSTS" means project
				costs approved by the District Board which have occurred prior to the execution
				of the project agreement.
(17)
				"PROGRAM" means the Florida Inland Navigation District Waterways Assistance
				Program.
(18) "PROGRAM FUNDS" means
				financial assistance awarded by the Board to a project for release to the
				project sponsor pursuant to the terms of the project agreement.
(19) "PROJECT" means a planned undertaking
				consisting of eligible program facilities, improvements or expenses for the use
				and benefit of the general public.
(20) "PROJECT AGREEMENT" means an executed
				contract between the District and a project sponsor setting forth mutual
				obligations regarding an approved project.
(21) "PROJECT MAINTENANCE" means any usual
				action, activity, expense, replacement, adjustment or repair taken to retain a
				project or grant item in a serviceable, operational or normal condition, or the
				routine efforts and expenses necessary to restore it to serviceable or normal
				condition, including the routine recurring work required to keep the project or
				grant item in such condition that it may be continuously used at its original
				or designed capacity and efficiency for its intended purpose.
(22) "PROJECT MANAGER" means the District
				employee who is responsible for monitoring the performance of the Project and
				compliance with the project agreement.
(23) "PROJECT PERIOD" means the approved time
				during which costs may be incurred and charged to the funded project.
(24) "PROJECT SPONSOR" means an eligible
				governmental agency receiving program funds pursuant to an approved
				application.
(25) "PUBLIC BUILDING"
				means a building or facility on government owned property that is owned or
				operated by a governmental entity, or operated by a third party operator. The
				building or facility must provide waterway related information, public meeting
				space, or educational services and be open to members of the public on a
				continual basis without discrimination.
(26) "PUBLIC MARINA" means a harbor complex
				used primarily for recreational boat mooring or storage, the services of which
				are open to the general public on a first come, first served basis without any
				qualifying requirements such as club membership, stock ownership, or
				differential in price.
(27)
				"PUBLICLY OWNED COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL WATERWAY ACCESS" means any publicly
				owned area specifically designed to be used for staging, launching, or
				off-loading by commercial or industrial waterway users on a first come, first
				served, short-term basis, to gain entry to or from the District's waterways to
				serve the infrastructure needs of the District's waterway users.
(28) "WATERWAYS" means the Atlantic
				Intracoastal Waterway, the Okeechobee Waterway, the Barge Canal in Brevard
				County west of the Port Canaveral Locks, those portions of the Dania Cut-Off
				Canal and the Hillsboro Canal east of the water control structures, all
				navigable natural rivers, bays, creeks or lagoons intersected by said waterways
				and all navigable natural creeks, rivers, bays or lagoons entering or extending
				from said waterways.
(29) "WATERWAY
				RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION" means an interdisciplinary holistic process by
				which the learner: develops an awareness of the natural and manmade
				environments of waterways; develops knowledge about how the environment of the
				waterways works; acquires knowledge about the technological, social, cultural,
				political, and economic relationships occurring in waterway related
				environmental issues; and, becomes motivated to apply action strategies to
				maintain balance between quality of life and quality of the environment of
				waterways.
Rulemaking Authority  374.976(2)  FS. Law Implemented
					  374.976(1)  FS.
New 12-17-90, Amended 9-2-92, 2-6-97, Formerly 16T-2.003,
					 Amended 5-17-98, 3-21-01, 3-20-03, 3-3-04, 4-21-05, 4-24-06, 4-15-07, 3-25-08,
					 3-7-11, 3-25-21.