Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62B - Beaches and Coastal Systems › Chapter 62B-36 - BEACH MANAGEMENT FUNDING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Section 62B-36.003 - General

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) The Beach Management Program is
				established to develop and execute a comprehensive, long range, statewide beach
				management plan for erosion control, beach preservation, restoration,
				nourishment and storm protection for the critically eroded shoreline of the
				State of Florida. This comprehensive program includes the Strategic Beach
				Management Plan, the Critical Erosion Report, shoreline change reports, inlet
				management studies, state and federal feasibility and design studies, the
				Statewide Long Range Budget Plan, and other reports as the Department may find
				necessary for a multiyear maintenance and repair strategy. The comprehensive
				program is implemented through projects consistent with the Strategic Beach
				Management Plan and included in the Statewide Long Range Budget Plan.
(2) The Department shall annually review
				available information and revise the designations of critically eroded
				shoreline in the Critical Erosion Report. Local sponsors shall be notified of
				any proposed changes and be given an opportunity to submit additional
				information to justify or refute proposed revisions.
(3) Beach and inlet management projects
				funded by the Department shall be conducted in a manner that encourages
				cost-savings, fosters regional coordination of projects, optimizes management
				of sediments and project performance, protects the environment, and provides
				long-term solutions. Appropriate feasibility studies or analyses shall be
				required before design or construction of new projects.
(4) Beach and dune restoration and
				nourishment projects funded by the Department shall be accessible to the
				general public and access used to calculate eligibility shall be maintained for
				at least ten years following completion of each construction event. Shoreline
				segments shall be evaluated for public access as set forth in subsection
				 62B-36.007(1),
				F.A.C.
(5) Beach management
				projects will be evaluated on a case by case basis and may be cost shared,
				pursuant to Rules  62B-36.006 and
				 62B-36.007, F.A.C., when
				determined to avoid or minimize adverse impacts and be cost effective as
				demonstrated by feasibility and design studies.
(6) The goal of inlet management projects is
				to balance the sediment budget of the inlet system and the adjacent shorelines
				within the area of inlet influence. Inlet management projects will be evaluated
				based upon the criteria in Rules
				 62B-36.006 and
				 62B-36.007, F.A.C., and may be
				cost-shared with the local sponsor for up to 75 percent of the non-federal
				share.
(7) Activities primarily
				related to navigation or other infrastructure improvements at inlets are,
				generally, not eligible for cost sharing. However, components of projects which
				mitigate critically eroded shoreline caused by alterations, modifications or
				improvements to inlets, implement components of the Strategic Beach Management
				Plan, and which do not increase impacts, are eligible for cost sharing for
				those components which:
(a) Are designed to
				minimize the erosive effects to the downdrift shoreline caused by the inlet by
				improving or facilitating the efficiency of sand bypassing, such as the
				construction of sand bypassing facilities, sand traps and jetty alterations,
				or
(b) Cost effectively place beach
				quality sand on the adjacent eroded beaches, such as the incremental cost of
				placing sand on the beach rather than in an offshore disposal area. The
				Department will cost share only in the incremental cost of placement of the
				material. The Department will not cost share in activities normal to the
				operation and maintenance of the inlet, such as mobilization of equipment and
				design studies.