Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62B - Beaches and Coastal Systems › Chapter 62B-36 - BEACH MANAGEMENT FUNDING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Section 62B-36.002 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) "Annual Funding Request" is the document
				submitted by a local sponsor which includes a detailed description for the next
				fiscal year's funding request and a schedule for the disbursement of funds to
				be requested for beach or inlet management projects or related activities over
				a given period of time. Only projects consistent with the Strategic Beach
				Management Plan will be considered for funding. These projects will be ranked
				and placed on either the beach or inlet management list submitted to the
				Legislature for funding consideration.
(2) "Area of Inlet Influence" is the distance
				along the adjacent sandy shorelines where sediment transfer and shoreline
				location are physically altered due to the presence of the inlet and any
				associated structures or improvements which alter the natural functioning of
				the inlet. The area of inlet influence will be determined using a feasibility
				or an inlet management study.
(3)
				"Beach Management" is protecting, maintaining, preserving, or enhancing
				Florida's beaches. Activities included are restoring or nourishing beach and
				dune systems, dune protection and restoration, restoration of natural shoreline
				processes, removal of derelict structures and obstacles to natural shoreline
				process in conjunction with restoration or nourishment, and construction of
				erosion control structures. These activities include feasibility, engineering,
				design and environmental studies, post-construction monitoring and mitigation
				to support such activities.
(4)
				"Contractual Services" are the provision of engineering, professional, or
				scientific services for eligible activities as otherwise described in this
				chapter. Such activities may be performed by a private company or individual,
				or, if approved by the Department, pursuant to subsection
				 62B-36.007(6),
				F.A.C., the local sponsor.
(5)
				"Critically Eroded Shoreline" is a segment of shoreline where natural processes
				or human activities have caused, or contributed to, erosion and recession of
				the beach and dune system to such a degree that upland development,
				recreational interests, wildlife habitat or important cultural resources are
				threatened or lost. Critically eroded shoreline may also include adjacent
				segments or gaps between identified critical erosion areas which, although they
				may be stable or slightly erosional now, their inclusion is necessary for
				continuity of management of the coastal system or for the design integrity of
				adjacent beach management projects.
(6) "Department" is the Department of
				Environmental Protection.
(7)
				"Inlet" is a coastal barrier waterway connecting a bay, lagoon, or similar body
				of water with the Gulf of Mexico, the Straits of Florida, or the Atlantic Ocean
				and all related flood and ebb tidal shoals and the inlet shorelines. Improved,
				altered or modified inlets are those where stabilizing rigid coastal structures
				have been constructed, or where inlet related structures or features such as
				channels have been constructed or are actively maintained and the channel depth
				is greater than the inlet system would support in a natural state.
(8) "Inlet Management" is comprised of
				actions taken to minimize, eliminate, or mitigate the effects of the inlet on
				the adjacent shorelines including feasibility, engineering, design,
				environmental studies, construction, and post-construction monitoring to
				support such activities.
(9) "Local
				Sponsor" is any state, county, municipality, township, or special district
				created pursuant to part II, chapter 161, F.S., having authority and
				responsibility for preserving and protecting the coastal system, and any state,
				county, municipality, township, and inlet and navigational districts having
				authority and responsibility for management of an inlet. The local sponsor is
				responsible for the balance of the non-state cost share.
(10) "Local Long Range Budget Plan" is a
				document that projects the ten-year planning needs for federal, state, and
				local governments necessary to implement the strategies outlined in the
				Strategic Beach Management Plan for a specific project. The document lists five
				years of anticipated project costs followed by the next five years of
				anticipated planning phases. The document is submitted by local sponsors to the
				Department along with annual funding requests.
(11) "Project Agreement" is a contract
				executed between the Department and the local sponsor that explicitly defines
				the terms and conditions under which the project shall be conducted.
(12) "Project Boundary"for ranking purposes,
				means the sandy shoreline fronting the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, or the
				Straits of Florida, of the beach management project and the first row of
				residential or commercial development immediately landward of the beach
				vegetation line or beach erosion control line (ECL), whichever is further
				landward. The first row of development may be separated from the shoreline by
				recreational amenities, roadways or parking areas as long as there is dedicated
				public access. The area of inlet influence shall be the project boundary for
				inlet projects.
(13) "Project
				Length" is the along-shore length of shoreline in the project design, including
				tapers, or as otherwise delineated by the ECL.
(14) "Project Phase" is a step required in
				developing and implementing a project. The following phases will be considered
				for funding:
(a) "Feasibility" - is the
				characterization of the erosion problem and constraints on remediation
				alternatives, development and analysis of alternatives to address the problem,
				including taking no action, data collection in support of the analysis, and
				selection of the cost-effective, environmentally sound alternative that avoids
				or minimizes adverse impacts.
(b)
				"Design" - is the development of design studies, data collection, plans,
				specifications, permit applications, and financial planning for the
				project.
(c) "Construction" - is
				the execution of the selected project, including contractor services, contract
				management, construction oversight, and construction-related monitoring
				required by permit or contract.
(d)
				"Post-Construction Monitoring" - is the collection and analysis of physical and
				biological data required by state or federal permits on an annual or periodic
				basis following the completion of the construction phase.