Florida Administrative Code › 40 - WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS › 40D - Southwest Florida Water Management District › Chapter 40D-1 - PROCEDURAL › Part VII - CONTRACTUAL TRANSACTIONS › Section 40D-1.700 - Lobbyist Registration

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) A person
				  who is a "lobbyist" as defined in Section
				   112.3215, F.S., may not lobby
				  the Southwest Florida Water Management District (the "District") until he or
				  she has registered as a lobbyist with the District. Registration shall be made
				  by completing, under oath, the "Lobbyist Registration Form, " which is
				  incorporated by reference in subsection (7), below, and submitting that form to
				  the District Clerk at the mail or email address provided in the form.
(2) A separate completed Lobbyist
				  Registration Form must be submitted for each principal represented by the
				  lobbyist before the District.
(3)
				  For identifying and designating a principal's main business on the
				  Authorization to Represent the Principal part of the Lobbyist Registration
				  Form, the District adopts and incorporates by reference the 6-digit NAICS code
				  published in the
North American Industry Classification System - United
				  States, 2012
which is available at:
https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-04846
.
				  Classification system information can be obtained by contacting the NAICS
				  Association, 129 Lakeshore Drive, Rockaway, NJ 07866, or by visiting its
				  website:
www.naics.com
.
(4) Changes to the information provided on a
				  Lobbyist Registration Form must be reported to the District within 15 days by
				  submitting a completed Lobbyist Registration Form and checking the box
				  indicating the submitted form is for the purpose of changing previously filed
				  information.
(5) A lobbyist may
				  renew his or her registration to lobby by filing a completed Lobbyist
				  Registration Form with the District and checking the box indicating the
				  submitted form is for renewal purposes. Renewals must be filed before January 1
				  of each year.
(6) The principal of
				  a lobbyist may cancel the lobbyist's registration by submitting a completed
				  "Lobbyist Registration Cancellation Form, " which is incorporated by reference
				  in subsection (7), below, informing the District that a particular lobbyist is
				  no longer authorized to represent that principal. A lobbyist must cancel his or
				  her registration with the District upon termination of his or her contract or
				  other such employment relationship with the principal by promptly submitting a
				  completed Lobbyist Cancellation Form.
(7) The Lobbyist Registration Form, form
				  number LEG-R.054.00, January 2015, available at
https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-04845
and the Lobbyist Registration Cancellation Form, form number LEG-R.055.00,
				  January 2015, available at
https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-04844
are hereby incorporated by reference and may be obtained without cost from the
				  District Clerk either at Southwest Florida Water Management District, 2379
				  Broad Street, Brooksville, FL 34604, or at Lobbyist@WaterMatters.org. These
				  forms may also be downloaded from the District's website at:
				  WaterMatters.org/LobbyistRegistration.
Rulemaking Authority
						112.3261(8) FS.
						Law Implemented 112.3261
						FS.
New 1-18-15.