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Notice: 30648913

Notice of Development of Rulemaking

Department:

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT TRUST FUND

Chapter:

MANAGEMENT OF UPLANDS VESTED IN THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Overview

RULE:

18-2.017	Definitions
18-2.018	Policies, Standards, and Criteria for Evaluating, Approving or Denying Requests to Use Uplands
18-2.019	Procedures to Obtain Authorization

PURPOSE:

The rules are being amended to refine references to statute or administrative code that have changed or been removed. This includes removal of obsolete definitions found in section 18-2.017(20) and (53), F.A.C. and exhibits A and C which directly correlate to the definitions removed. Additionally, statutory references and the term for easements are being updated in section 18-2.018, F.A.C. to reflect current practices. Section 18-2.019, F.A.C., has had all subsections mentioning a state university or Florida college deleted to reflect current state law, other statutory references have also been updated. Laws implemented in all sections have been updated to delete references that are no longer needed or to update the reference.

SUBJECT:

These rules address the definitions, procedures to obtain authorization, policies, standards, and criteria for evaluating, approving or denying requests to use uplands as they correspond to chapter 18-2, F.A.C., Management of Uplands Vested in the Board of Trustees.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

253.03, 253.034, 259.035, 253.03(7)(a), 253.0341, F.S.

LAW:

253.03, 253.034, 259.035, 253.02, 253.62, 253.77, 270.07, 270.08, 270.11, 253.0341, 253.115, 253.42, 253.52, F.S.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

3/30/2026 Vol. 52/61

RELATED STATUTES
AND LAWS:

253.03, 253.034, 259.035, 253.03(7)(a), 253.0341, F.S., 253.03, 253.034, 259.035, 253.02, 253.62, 253.77, 270.07, 270.08, 270.11, 253.0341, 253.115, 253.42, 253.52, F.S.

OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE:

Joint Administrative Procedures Committee
Florida Administrative Law Central Online Network (F.A.L.C.O.N.)

RELATED COURT CASES:

Division of Administrative Hearings

FEDERAL eRULEMAKING
WEB PORTAL:

Regulations.gov

HOW TO LINK TO
THIS NOTICE:

http://flrules.org/gateway/ruleno.asp?id=18-2.017&PDate=3/30/2026&Section=1

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

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