The Florida Senate

403.506  Applicability and certification.--

(1)  The provisions of this act shall apply to any electrical power plant as defined herein, except that the provisions of this act shall not apply to any electrical power plant or steam generating plant of less than 75 megawatts in capacity or to any substation to be constructed as part of an associated transmission line unless the applicant has elected to apply for certification of such plant or substation under this act. No construction of any new electrical power plant or expansion in steam generating capacity of any existing electrical power plant may be undertaken after October 1, 1973, without first obtaining certification in the manner as herein provided, except that this act shall not apply to any such electrical power plant which is presently operating or under construction or which has, upon the effective date of chapter 73-33, Laws of Florida, applied for a permit or certification under requirements in force prior to the effective date of such act.

(2)  Except as provided in the certification, modification of nonnuclear fuels, internal related hardware, or operating conditions not in conflict with certification which increase the electrical output of a unit to no greater capacity than the maximum operating capacity of the existing generator shall not constitute an alteration or addition to generating capacity which requires certification pursuant to this act.

(3)  The application for any related department license which is required pursuant to any federally delegated or approved permit program shall be processed within the time periods allowed by this act, in lieu of those specified in s. 120.60. However, permits issued pursuant to s. 403.0885 shall be processed in accordance with 40 C.F.R. part 123.

History.--s. 1, ch. 73-33; s. 3, ch. 76-76; s. 2, ch. 79-76; s. 5, ch. 81-131; s. 15, ch. 86-173; s. 24, ch. 86-186; s. 5, ch. 90-331; s. 80, ch. 93-213.