Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62S - Office of the Secretary › Chapter 62S-2 - RECREATIONAL TRAILS PROGRAM › Section 62S-2.070 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
The terms used in this part are defined as follows:
(1) "Cash" means money paid by a grantee to
				purchase goods and services from private and independent sources for
				accomplishment of a Recreational Trails Program project. In-kind service costs
				are not considered cash.
(2)
				"Capital Improvement Plan" means that portion of an applicant's adopted local
				comprehensive plan which indicates a schedule of capital improvement projects,
				including estimated costs and target dates for completion.
(3) "Corridor" means an area of real property
				suitable for development as a recreational trail.
(4) "Designated Greenway or Trail" means
				those greenways and trails designated as part of the Florida Greenways and
				Trails System pursuant to Chapter 62S-1, F.A.C.
(5) "Development" means the act of physically
				improving an outdoor recreation area, trail facility or project site to
				increase its ability or capacity to serve as a public outdoor recreation
				trail.
(6) "Equipment" means
				tangible, nonexpendable, personal property having a useful life of more than
				one year and an acquisition cost of $5, 000.00 or more per unit and used
				specifically for trail construction or maintenance.
(7) "FDOT" means the Florida Department of
				Transportation.
(8) "Facility"
				means a component which provides or assists in providing outdoor recreation
				trail opportunities.
(9) "FHWA"
				means the Federal Highway Administration of the U.S. Department of
				Transportation.
(10) "Fiscal Year"
				means the State fiscal year, July 1 - June 30.
(11) "Funding Cycle" means the interval of
				time between the start of a RTP application submission period and the
				allocation of project funds by DEP.
(12) "Grantee" means an eligible entity
				receiving RTP funds pursuant to an approved RTP application.
(13) "Greenways and Trails Plan" means the
				document entitled "Connecting Florida's Communities with Greenways and
				Trails."
(14) "Guidance" means the
				FHWA Recreational Trails Program Interim Guidance Manual, dated April 1, 1999.
				The manual is available from the Department's Office of Greenways and Trails,
				3900 Commonwealth Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3000,
				(850)488-3701.
(15) "In-kind
				Service Costs" means in-house expenses incurred by a grantee for labor or
				materials, or use of grantee-owned and maintained equipment for accomplishment
				of an approved RTP project.
(16)
				"Local Government Comprehensive Plan" means a plan adopted pursuant to Chapter
				163, F.S.
(17) "Match" means the
				provision of cash or in-kind service costs in the ratio required by this rule
				to be added to RTP funds by the grantee for the project cost.
(18) "Motorized Trail" means a trail
				specifically for off-road recreational motorized vehicular activities,
				including all-terrain vehicle riding, motorcycling, use of off-road light
				trucks, e-bikes, or other off-road motorized vehicles.
(19) "Mixed-Use Trail" means a trail or
				corridor designated for more than one use, including motorized or nonmotorized
				uses.
(20) "Needs" means a
				deficiency in or a necessity to carry out a predetermined level of recreational
				trail service.
(21) "NEPA" means
				the National Environmental Policy Act.
(22) "New Construction" means building of new
				facilities not previously in existence.
(23) "Nonmotorized Trail" means a trail
				designated for foot, bicycle, canoe/kayak, equestrian traffic, or other
				nonmotorized uses.
(24) "Office of
				Greenways and Trails" means the Office of Greenways and Trails of the Florida
				Department of Environmental Protection.
(25) "Open Space" means an outdoor area the
				purpose of which is to provide a source of recreation and contribute to
				environmental harmony through the enrichment of flora, fauna and geological,
				cultural, or historic features.
(26) "PD&E" means the Project Development
				and Environment Process developed by the Florida Department of Transportation
				(FDOT) to serve as a guide for compliance with state and federal environmental
				policy.
(27) "Plan" means the State
				Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan, Local Government Comprehensive Plan or
				Land Management Plan, adopted under Section
				 253.034, F.S.
(28) "Pre-agreement Expenses" means expenses
				incurred by a grantee for accomplishment of an eligible RTP project prior to
				full execution of a project agreement.
(29) "Priority List" means a list that
				contains all eligible applications which will meet or exceed the minimum point
				score as required by subsection
				 62S-2.072(6),
				F.A.C.
(30) "Program" means the
				Recreational Trails Program.
(31)
				"Program Amount" means the amount of RTP funds allocated by the FHWA for the
				fiscal year.
(32) "Project" means
				the planned undertaking in which all actions or activities have a clear-cut
				identity and a well-defined, common outdoor recreation objective that has been
				planned to the point of definite implementation.
(33) "Project Agreement" means an executed
				contract between the Department and a grantee setting forth mutual obligations
				regarding an approved RTP project.
(34) "Project Cost" means the total amount of
				a RTP grant award and required match.
(35) "Project Element" means an identified
				facility within a project.
(36)
				"Project Period" means the period of time set forth in a project agreement
				during which eligible project costs may be incurred and charged to the
				grant.
(37) "Project Site" means
				the specific land area as specifically identified by a survey and a legal
				description, for which RTP funds are used.
(38) "Real Property" means land and
				improvements attached or affixed to the land.
(39) "Recreational Trail" means a
				thoroughfare or track across land or water, used for recreational purposes such
				as bicycling, day hiking, equestrian activities, jogging or similar fitness
				activities, trail biking, overnight and long distance backpacking, roller
				skating, in-line skating, running, aquatic or water activity and vehicular
				travel by motorcycle, four-wheel drive, all terrain off-road vehicles or dune
				buggies.
(40) "RTP" means the
				Recreational Trails Program.
(41)
				"RTP Advisory Committee" means a committee established by the Florida Greenways
				and Trails Council appointed pursuant to Section
				 260.0142(5),
				F.S., for the purpose of developing the RTP Priority List.
(42) "Renovation" means repair, replacement,
				or restoration of a trail or trail facilities to an improved condition suitable
				for public use, which trail and/or facilities have deteriorated due to visitor
				use to the point where their usefulness is impaired.
(43) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the
				Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
(44) "SCORP" means the State Comprehensive
				Outdoor Recreation Plan for the State of Florida prepared under Section
				 375.021, F.S. A copy of the
				SCORP may be obtained from the Office of Park Planning, Division of Recreation
				and Parks, 3900 Commonwealth Boulevard, Mail Station #525, Tallahassee, Florida
				32399-3000.
(45) "TEA-21" means the
				federal Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, (Pub. L. 105-178,
				June 9, 1998, as amended by
				Pub. L.
				105-206).
(46) "Qualified Youth Conservation or Service
				Corps" means the Urban Youth Corps established under
				42 U.S.C.
				12656 or a qualified full-time, year-round
				youth corps program or full-time summer youth corps program as defined in
				42 U.S.C.
				12572.
Rulemaking Authority
					 260.016(1)(h)
					 FS. Law Implemented 260.016(1)(d), (f), (h), (2)(a)2.
					 FS.
New 5-1-01.