The Florida Senate

403.504  Department of Environmental Protection; powers and duties enumerated.--The department shall have the following powers and duties in relation to this act:

(1)  To adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this act, including rules setting forth environmental precautions to be followed in relation to the location and operation of electrical power plants.

(2)  To prescribe the form and content of the public notices and the notice of intent and the form, content, and necessary supporting documentation and studies to be prepared by the applicant for electrical power plant site certification applications.

(3)  To receive applications for electrical power plant site certifications and to determine the completeness and sufficiency thereof.

(4)  To make, or contract for, studies of electrical power plant site certification applications.

(5)  To administer the processing of applications for electric power plant site certifications and to ensure that the applications are processed as expeditiously as possible.

(6)  To require such fees as allowed by this act.

(7)  To conduct studies and prepare a written analysis under s. 403.507.

(8)  To prescribe the means for monitoring the effects arising from the construction and operation of electrical power plants to assure continued compliance with terms of the certification.

(9)  To notify all affected agencies of the filing of a notice of intent within 15 days after receipt of the notice.

(10)  To issue, with the electrical power plant certification, any license required pursuant to any federally delegated or approved permit program.

History.--s. 1, ch. 73-33; s. 1, ch. 76-76; s. 1, ch. 77-174; s. 132, ch. 79-190; s. 4, ch. 81-131; s. 35, ch. 81-167; s. 35, ch. 83-55; s. 23, ch. 86-186; s. 4, ch. 90-331; s. 7, ch. 93-94; s. 384, ch. 94-356; s. 102, ch. 98-200.