The Florida Senate

373.4415  Role of Dade County in processing permits for limerock mining in Dade County Lake Belt.--The department and Dade County shall cooperate to establish and fulfill reasonable requirements for the departmental delegation to the Dade County Department of Environmental Resource Management of authority to implement the permitting program under ss. 373.403-373.439 for limerock mining activities within the geographic area of the Dade County Lake Belt which was recommended for mining in the report submitted to the Legislature in February 1997 by the Dade County Lake Belt Plan Implementation Committee under s. 373.4149. The delegation of authority must be consistent with s. 373.441 and chapter 62-344, Florida Administrative Code. To further streamline permitting within the Dade County Lake Belt, the department and Dade County are encouraged to work with the United States Army Corps of Engineers to establish a general permit under s. 404 of the Clean Water Act for limerock mining activities within the geographic area of the Dade County Lake Belt consistent with the report submitted in February 1997. Dade County is further encouraged to seek delegation from the United States Army Corps of Engineers for the implementation of any such general permit. This section does not limit the authority of the department to delegate other responsibilities to Dade County under this part.

History.--s. 3, ch. 97-222.