The Florida Senate

403.954  ¹Department of Commerce; powers and duties enumerated.--The ¹Department of Commerce shall have the following powers and duties in relation to this act:

(1)  To administer the processing of applications for project site certification and to ensure that the applications are processed as expeditiously as possible.

(2)  In consultation with the other agencies listed herein, to adopt, promulgate, or amend by rule the application form to be used by the applicant for site certification.

(3)  In consultation with the other agencies listed herein, to adopt, promulgate, or amend reasonable rules identifying targeted industries and facility types and implementing the procedural provisions of this act.

(4)  To receive applications for project site certification and to determine the completeness thereof.

(5)  To determine the sufficiency of applications for project site certification in matters not relating to environmental permitting or local comprehensive plans and land development regulations.

(6)  In consultation with the other agencies listed herein, to make, or contract for, special studies of the project and site.

(7)  To accept such fees as allowed by this act.

(8)  To notify all affected agencies of the filing of a notice of intent within 5 days after receipt of the notice.

(9)  To create and maintain mailing lists of persons and organizations substantially affected by the proposed project and affected persons who request to be notified of the filing of a notice of intent under this part. The mailing list must include organizations interested in the environmental, economic, social, or community impacts of projects sited under this part.

(10)  To receive and compile comments regarding the proposed project.

History.--s. 1, ch. 93-205.

¹Note.--Section 20.17, which created the Department of Commerce, was repealed effective December 31, 1996, by s. 3, ch. 96-320.