RULE NO: RULE TITLE
40E-61.011: Policy and Purpose
40E-61.020: Scope of Part I
40E-61.021: Definitions
40E-61.023: Basin and Sub-Basin Boundaries
40E-61.024: Works of the District within the Lake Okeechobee Basin
40E-61.031: Implementation
40E-61.041: Permits Required
40E-61.042: General Permits for Use of Works of the District Within the Lake Okeechobee Basin
40E-61.051: Exemptions
40E-61.101: Content of Application for Individual and Collective Permits
40E-61.201: Permit Application Processing Fee
40E-61.301: Conditions for Issuance for Individual and Collective Permits
40E-61.321: Duration of Permits
40E-61.331: Modification
40E-61.351: Transfer
40E-61.381: Limiting Conditions
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To amend and update specific components of Chapter 40E-61, Florida Administrative Code, the Lake Okeechobee Works of the District to clarify the District’s statutory responsibilities in the administration of this program under the Lake Okeechobee Protection Act. Amendments to these rules will eliminate any duplication between the cooperating agencies and their responsibilities under the Lake Okeechobee Protection Act.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: To amend Chapter 40E-61, Lake Okeechobee Drainage Basin.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 373.044, 373.113, 373.118, 668.003, 668.004, 668.50 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 373.016, 373.085, 373.086, 373.109, 373.451, 373.453, 373.4595, 668.003, 668.004, 668.50 FS.
A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: Thursday, April 12, 2007, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
PLACE: South Florida Water Management District, Okeechobee Service Center, 205 North Parrott Avenue, Suite 201, Okeechobee, FL 34974, phone: (561)686-8800 or 1(800)432-2045
DATE AND TIME: Thursday, April 19, 2007, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
PLACE: Beardsley Room (behind John Boy Auditorium) 1200 South WC Owens Ave., Clewiston, FL 33440, phone: (561)686-8800 or 1(800)432-2045
DATE AND TIME: Thursday, April 26, 2007, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
PLACE: Highlands County Extension Office, Conference Room #2, 4509 George Blvd., Sebring, FL 33875, phone: (561)686-8800 or 1(800)432-2045
DATE AND TIME: Thursday, May 3, 2007, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
PLACE: South Florida Water Management District, Orlando Service Center, 1707 Orlando Central Parkway, Suite 200, Orlando, FL 32809, phone: (561)686-8800 or 1(800)432-2045
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 5 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: District Clerk, (561)682-2087. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: For technical issues: Steffany Gornak, (800)250-4200, Extension 3010, e-mail: sgornak@sfwmd.gov; For procedural issues: Joyce Rader, Paralegal Specialist, Office of Counsel, South Florida Water Management District, Post Office Box 24680, West Palm Beach, FL 33416-4680, 1(800)432-2045, Extension 6259 or (561)682-6259, e-mail: jrader@sfwmd.gov.

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE.