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Notice: 7519166

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS

Division:

Southwest Florida Water Management District

Chapter:

PROCEDURAL

Overview

RULE:

40D-1.607

Permit Processing Fee

PURPOSE:

To increase each permit application fee authorized under Part IV of Chapter 373, Florida Statutes, (F.S.), to require a minimum fee of $250 for a Noticed General Permit or Individual permit, to require a minimum fee of $100 for verification that an activity is exempt from regulation under Section 403.813, F.S. or Part IV of Chapter 373, F.S., and to provide for the periodic adjustment of those fees, in accordance with the requirements of Section 373.109, F.S.

SUMMARY:

Legislation enacted in 2008 amended Section 373.109, F.S., requiring certain minimum fees, the adjustment of application fees and the periodic adjustment of those fees authorized under Part IV of Chapter 373, F.S.
Full implementation of the new provisions required the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to delegate its authority under the new provisions to the water management districts. The Department’s amended rules delegating its authority under 373.109, F.S., and revising its fees became effective April 21, 2009. The proposed revisions to the fees were developed using the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), all items, compiled by the United States Department of Labor based on the date each of the fees were originally established or last amended. The proposed rule includes these fees, as well as the new $250.00 minimum fee for Noticed General Permits and the new $100.00 minimum fee for verification that an activity is exempt from permitting. The proposed rule language also establishes the inflation index used for the revisions.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

373.044, 373.113, 373.149, 373.171 FS.

LAW:

373.109, 373.421(2) FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

8/21/2009 Vol. 35/33

COMMENTS:

From 8/21/2009 To 9/11/2009 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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