Notice of Development of Rulemaking

WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS
Southwest Florida Water Management District
RULE NO: RULE TITLE
40D-40.302: Conditions for Issuance of General Permits
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Rule 40D-40.302, F.A.C., is amended to state that, with respect to the related Individual Environmental Resource Permit application submitted with an application for a general incidental site activities permit, the Individual Environmental Resource Permit may be issued by District staff or the Governing Board. The purpose and effect of this amendment is to make the rule consistent with amendments concurrently proposed for Chapters 40D-1 and 40D-4, F.A.C., authorizing some Individual Environmental Resource Permits to be issued by District staff as well as the Governing Board.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Environmental Resource Permit procedures.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 373.044, 373.113, 373.118 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 373.413, 373.414, 373.416, 373.419 FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE WEEKLY.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Martha A. Moore, Senior Attorney, Southwest Florida Water Management District, 2379 Broad Street, Brooksville, 34604-6899, (352)796-7211, ext. 4651

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.