Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-708 - FULL COST ACCOUNTING FOR SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT › Section 62-708.200 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
The definitions in Rule 62-701.020, F.A.C., are incorporated
				  herein. In addition, the following words or phrases as used in this rule,
				  unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, have the following
				  meanings:
(1) "Contract" means a
				written agreement including a franchise agreement or other legally binding
				arrangement, between a county or municipality and a person providing solid
				waste management services within a county's or municipality's service area,
				pursuant to which a county or municipality either provides the revenue paid to
				an outside contractor or regulates the rates charged by an outside contractor
				for providing solid waste management services within its service
				area.
(2) "County" means a
				political subdivision of the state established pursuant to s. 1, Article VIII
				of the State Constitution, and for purposes of this rule includes a special
				district or other entity which has been granted the power to manage solid waste
				by special act or interlocal agreement.
(3) "Department" means the Department of
				Environmental Protection.
(4)
				"Direct costs" means those expenses which are directly attributable to the
				provision of solid waste management services that would be eliminated if the
				services were discontinued.
(5)
				"Full cost" means the rate charged by the local government to the end user for
				solid waste management services plus any other direct, indirect or outside
				contractor costs associated with solid waste management services.
(6) "Indirect costs" means those costs
				resulting from support or staff services provided by one governmental
				department to other departments or service providers. Indirect costs may
				include, but are not limited to, administration, accounting, personnel,
				purchasing, legal and other staff or departmental services.
(7) "Municipality" means a municipality
				created pursuant to general or special law authorized or recognized pursuant to
				s. 2 or s. 6, Art. VIII of the State Constitution, and for purposes this rule
				includes a special district or other entity which has been granted the power to
				manage solid waste by special act or interlocal agreement.
(8) "Non-residential user" shall have the
				same meaning as contained in the contract, ordinance, resolution or other such
				document controlling the provision of solid waste management services within
				the service area of a county or municipality. Or, if not defined in such
				documents, "non-residential user" shall mean the owner or tenant of an improved
				property consisting of a building or structure designed for non-residential
				(commercial, governmental or industrial) uses.
(9) "Outside contractor" means a person
				providing solid waste management services pursuant to a contract with a county
				or municipality, but does not include employees of that county or
				municipality.
(10) "Outside
				contractor costs" means those solid waste management service costs which are
				billed or charged directly to a county or municipality or directly to a
				residential or non-residential user by an outside contractor in compliance with
				the requirements of a contract with a county or municipality, pursuant to which
				contract the county or municipality either provides the revenue paid to an
				outside contractor or regulates the rates charged by an outside contractor for
				providing solid waste management services within its service area. "Outside
				contractor costs" shall not include any solid waste management service costs
				billed or charged directly to a non-residential user by an outside contractor,
				unless those solid waste management services are required to be provided by the
				outside contractor under its contract with the county or municipality or the
				rates for those services are regulated by that contract.
(11) "Person" means any and all persons,
				natural or artificial, including any individual, firm or association; any
				municipal or private corporation organized or existing under the laws of this
				state or any other state; any county of this state; and any governmental agency
				of this state or the Federal Government.
(12) "Residential user" shall have the same
				meaning as contained in the contract, ordinance, resolution or other such
				document controlling the provision of solid waste management services within
				the service area of a county or municipality. Or, if not defined in such
				documents, "residential user" shall mean the owner or tenant of an improved
				property consisting of a building, mobile home or portion thereof designed for
				residential occupancy which is arranged, designed or used as living
				quarters.
(13) "Service area" means
				the area in which a county or municipality provides, directly or by contract,
				solid waste management services.
(14) "Solid waste management services" means
				the process by which solid waste is collected, transported, stored, separated,
				processed, recycled or disposed of in any other way, according to an orderly,
				purposeful and planned program.
Rulemaking Authority
					 403.061,
					 403.704,
					 403.7049 FS. Law Implemented
					 403.703,
					 403.7049
					 FS.
New 12-19-89, Formerly
					 17-708.200.