PART I. POLLUTION CONTROL

SECTION 403.011. Short title.

SECTION 403.021. Legislative declaration; public policy.

SECTION 403.031. Definitions.

SECTION 403.051. Meetings; hearings and procedure.

SECTION 403.061. Department; powers and duties.

SECTION 403.0611. Alternative methods of regulatory permitting; department duties.

SECTION 403.0615. Water resources restoration and preservation.

SECTION 403.0616. Real-time water quality monitoring program.

SECTION 403.0617. Innovative nutrient and sediment reduction and conservation pilot project program.

SECTION 403.062. Pollution control; underground, surface, and coastal waters.

SECTION 403.0623. Environmental data; quality assurance.

SECTION 403.0625. Environmental laboratory certification; water quality tests conducted by a certified laboratory.

SECTION 403.063. Groundwater quality monitoring.

SECTION 403.064. Reuse of reclaimed water.

SECTION 403.0645. Reclaimed water use at state facilities.

SECTION 403.067. Establishment and implementation of total maximum daily loads.

SECTION 403.0671. Basin management action plan wastewater reports.

SECTION 403.0673. Wastewater grant program.

SECTION 403.0675. Progress reports.

SECTION 403.072. Pollution Prevention Act.

SECTION 403.073. Pollution prevention; state goal; agency programs; public education.

SECTION 403.074. Technical assistance by the department.

SECTION 403.075. Legislative findings.

SECTION 403.0752. Ecosystem management agreements.

SECTION 403.076. Short title.

SECTION 403.077. Public notification of pollution.

SECTION 403.078. Effect on other law.

SECTION 403.081. Performance by other state agencies.

SECTION 403.085. Sanitary sewage disposal units; advanced and secondary waste treatment; industrial waste treatment.

SECTION 403.0855. Biosolids management.

SECTION 403.086. Sewage disposal facilities; advanced and secondary waste treatment.

SECTION 403.08601. Leah Schad Memorial Ocean Outfall Program.

SECTION 403.0862. Discharge of waste from state groundwater cleanup operations to publicly owned treatment works.

SECTION 403.087. Permits; general issuance; denial; revocation; prohibition; penalty.

SECTION 403.0871. Florida Permit Fee Trust Fund.

SECTION 403.0872. Operation permits for major sources of air pollution; annual operation license fee.

SECTION 403.0873. Florida Air-Operation License Fee Account.

SECTION 403.08735. Air emissions trading.

SECTION 403.0874. Air Pollution Control Trust Fund.

SECTION 403.0875. Citation of rule.

SECTION 403.0876. Permits; processing.

SECTION 403.0877. Certification by professionals regulated by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation.

SECTION 403.088. Water pollution operation permits; conditions.

SECTION 403.0881. Wastewater or reuse or disposal systems or water treatment works; construction permits.

SECTION 403.0882. Discharge of demineralization concentrate.

SECTION 403.0885. Establishment of federally approved state National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program.

SECTION 403.08852. Clarification of requirements under rule 62-302.520(2), F.A.C.

SECTION 403.0891. State, regional, and local stormwater management plans and programs.

SECTION 403.0893. Stormwater funding; dedicated funds for stormwater management.

SECTION 403.0896. Training and assistance for stormwater management system personnel.

SECTION 403.091. Inspections.

SECTION 403.092. Package sewage treatment facilities; inspection.

SECTION 403.111. Confidential records.

SECTION 403.121. Enforcement; procedure; remedies.

SECTION 403.131. Injunctive relief, remedies.

SECTION 403.135. Persons who accept wastewater for spray irrigation; civil liability.

SECTION 403.141. Civil liability; joint and several liability.

SECTION 403.151. Compliance with rules or orders of department.

SECTION 403.161. Prohibitions, violation, penalty, intent.

SECTION 403.1655. Environmental short-term emergency response program.

SECTION 403.1815. Construction of water distribution mains and sewage collection and transmission systems; local regulation.

SECTION 403.182. Local pollution control programs.

SECTION 403.1832. Grants and Donations Trust Fund.

SECTION 403.1834. State bonds to finance or refinance facilities; exemption from taxation.

SECTION 403.1835. Water pollution control financial assistance.

SECTION 403.1837. Florida Water Pollution Control Financing Corporation.

SECTION 403.1838. Small Community Sewer Construction Assistance Act.

SECTION 403.191. Construction in relation to other law.

SECTION 403.201. Variances.

SECTION 403.231. Department of Legal Affairs to represent the state.

SECTION 403.251. Safety clause.

SECTION 403.281. Definitions; weather modification law.

SECTION 403.291. Purpose of weather modification law.

SECTION 403.301. Artificial weather modification operation; license required.

SECTION 403.311. Application for weather modification licensing; fee.

SECTION 403.321. Proof of financial responsibility.

SECTION 403.331. Issuance of license; suspension or revocation; renewal.

SECTION 403.341. Filing and publication of notice of intention to operate; limitation on area and time.

SECTION 403.351. Contents of notice of intention.

SECTION 403.361. Publication of notice of intention.

SECTION 403.371. Proof of publication.

SECTION 403.381. Record and reports of operations.

SECTION 403.391. Emergency licenses.

SECTION 403.401. Suspension or revocation of license.

SECTION 403.411. Penalty.

SECTION 403.412. Environmental Protection Act.

SECTION 403.413. Florida Litter Law.

SECTION 403.4131. Litter control.

SECTION 403.41315. Comprehensive illegal dumping, litter, and marine debris control and prevention.

SECTION 403.4132. Litter pickup and removal.

SECTION 403.4133. Adopt-a-Shore Program.

SECTION 403.4135. Litter receptacles.

SECTION 403.414. Environmental award program.

SECTION 403.415. Motor vehicle noise.

SECTION 403.4151. Exempt motor vehicles.

SECTION 403.4153. Federal preemption.

SECTION 403.4154. Phosphogypsum management program.

SECTION 403.4155. Phosphogypsum management; rulemaking authority.

PART II. ELECTRICAL POWER PLANT AND TRANSMISSION LINE SITING

SECTION 403.501. Short title.

SECTION 403.502. Legislative intent.

SECTION 403.503. Definitions relating to Florida Electrical Power Plant Siting Act.

SECTION 403.504. Department of Environmental Protection; powers and duties enumerated.

SECTION 403.5055. Application for permits pursuant to s. 403.0885.

SECTION 403.506. Applicability, thresholds, and certification.

SECTION 403.5063. Notice of intent to file application.

SECTION 403.5064. Application; schedules.

SECTION 403.5065. Appointment of administrative law judge; powers and duties.

SECTION 403.5066. Determination of completeness.

SECTION 403.50663. Informational public meetings.

SECTION 403.50665. Land use consistency.

SECTION 403.507. Preliminary statements of issues, reports, project analyses, and studies.

SECTION 403.508. Land use and certification hearings, parties, participants.

SECTION 403.509. Final disposition of application.

SECTION 403.5095. Alteration of time limits.

SECTION 403.510. Superseded laws, regulations, and certification power.

SECTION 403.511. Effect of certification.

SECTION 403.5112. Filing of notice of certified corridor route.

SECTION 403.5113. Postcertification amendments and review.

SECTION 403.5115. Public notice.

SECTION 403.5116. County and municipal authority unaffected by ch. 75-22.

SECTION 403.512. Revocation or suspension of certification.

SECTION 403.513. Review.

SECTION 403.514. Enforcement of compliance.

SECTION 403.515. Availability of information.

SECTION 403.516. Modification of certification.

SECTION 403.517. Supplemental applications for sites certified for ultimate site capacity.

SECTION 403.5175. Existing electrical power plant site certification.

SECTION 403.518. Fees; disposition.

SECTION 403.5185. Law applicable to applications processed under ss. 403.501-403.518.

SECTION 403.519. Exclusive forum for determination of need.

SECTION 403.52. Short title.

SECTION 403.521. Legislative intent.

SECTION 403.522. Definitions relating to the Florida Electric Transmission Line Siting Act.

SECTION 403.523. Department of Environmental Protection; powers and duties.

SECTION 403.524. Applicability; certification; exemptions.

SECTION 403.525. Administrative law judge; appointment; powers and duties.

SECTION 403.5251. Application; schedules.

SECTION 403.5252. Determination of completeness.

SECTION 403.526. Preliminary statements of issues, reports, and project analyses; studies.

SECTION 403.527. Certification hearing, parties, participants.

SECTION 403.5271. Alternate corridors.

SECTION 403.5272. Informational public meetings.

SECTION 403.5275. Amendment to the application.

SECTION 403.528. Alteration of time limits.

SECTION 403.529. Final disposition of application.

SECTION 403.531. Effect of certification.

SECTION 403.5312. Filing of notice of certified corridor route.

SECTION 403.5315. Modification of certification.

SECTION 403.5317. Postcertification activities.

SECTION 403.532. Revocation or suspension of certification.

SECTION 403.533. Enforcement of compliance.

SECTION 403.536. Superseded laws, regulations, and certification power.

SECTION 403.5363. Public notices; requirements.

SECTION 403.5365. Fees; disposition.

SECTION 403.537. Determination of need for transmission line; powers and duties.

SECTION 403.539. Certification admissible in eminent domain proceedings; attorney’s fees and costs.

PART III. INTERSTATE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL COMPACT

SECTION 403.60. Environmental Control Compact; execution authorized.

PART IV. RESOURCE RECOVERY AND MANAGEMENT

SECTION 403.702. Legislative findings; public purpose.

SECTION 403.703. Definitions.

SECTION 403.7031. Limitations on definitions adopted by local ordinance.

SECTION 403.7032. Recycling.

SECTION 403.7033. Departmental analysis of particular recyclable materials.

SECTION 403.704. Powers and duties of the department.

SECTION 403.7043. Compost standards and applications.

SECTION 403.7045. Application of act and integration with other acts.

SECTION 403.7046. Regulation of recovered materials.

SECTION 403.7047. Regulation of fossil fuel combustion products.

SECTION 403.7049. Determination of full cost for solid waste management; local solid waste management fees.

SECTION 403.705. State solid waste management program.

SECTION 403.7055. Methane capture.

SECTION 403.706. Local government solid waste responsibilities.

SECTION 403.70605. Solid waste collection services in competition with private companies.

SECTION 403.7061. Requirements for review of new waste-to-energy facility capacity by the Department of Environmental Protection.

SECTION 403.70611. Requirements relating to solid waste disposal facility permitting.

SECTION 403.7063. Use of private services in solid waste management.

SECTION 403.7065. Procurement of products or materials with recycled content.

SECTION 403.707. Permits.

SECTION 403.7071. Management of storm-generated debris.

SECTION 403.70715. Research, development, and demonstration permits.

SECTION 403.7072. Citation of rule.

SECTION 403.708. Prohibition; penalty.

SECTION 403.709. Solid Waste Management Trust Fund; use of waste tire fees.

SECTION 403.7095. Solid waste management grant program.

SECTION 403.712. Revenue bonds.

SECTION 403.7125. Financial assurance.

SECTION 403.713. Ownership and control of solid waste and recovered materials.

SECTION 403.714. Duties of state agencies.

SECTION 403.7145. Recycling.

SECTION 403.715. Certification of resource recovery or recycling equipment.

SECTION 403.716. Training of operators of solid waste management and other facilities.

SECTION 403.717. Waste tire and lead-acid battery requirements.

SECTION 403.718. Waste tire fees.

SECTION 403.7185. Lead-acid battery fees.

SECTION 403.71851. Electronic recycling grants.

SECTION 403.71852. Collection of lead-containing products.

SECTION 403.7186. Environmentally sound management of mercury-containing devices and lamps.

SECTION 403.7191. Toxics in packaging.

SECTION 403.7192. Batteries; requirements for consumer, manufacturers, and sellers; penalties.

SECTION 403.7193. Environmental representations.

SECTION 403.72. Identification, listing, and notification.

SECTION 403.721. Standards, requirements, and procedures for generators and transporters of hazardous waste and owners and operators of hazardous waste facilities.

SECTION 403.7211. Hazardous waste facilities managing hazardous wastes generated offsite; federal facilities managing hazardous waste.

SECTION 403.7215. Tax on gross receipts of commercial hazardous waste facilities.

SECTION 403.722. Permits; hazardous waste disposal, storage, and treatment facilities.

SECTION 403.7222. Prohibition of hazardous waste landfills.

SECTION 403.7223. Waste elimination and reduction assistance program.

SECTION 403.7225. Local hazardous waste management assessments.

SECTION 403.7226. Technical assistance by the department.

SECTION 403.723. Siting of hazardous waste facilities.

SECTION 403.7234. Small quantity generator notification and verification program.

SECTION 403.7236. Local government information to be sent to the department.

SECTION 403.7238. Expanded local hazardous waste management programs.

SECTION 403.724. Financial responsibility.

SECTION 403.7255. Placement of signs.

SECTION 403.726. Abatement of imminent hazard caused by hazardous substance.

SECTION 403.7264. Amnesty days for purging small quantities of hazardous wastes.

SECTION 403.7265. Local hazardous waste collection program.

SECTION 403.727. Violations; defenses, penalties, and remedies.

SECTION 403.728. Qualifications of operation personnel of hazardous waste facilities.

SECTION 403.73. Trade secrets; confidentiality.

SECTION 403.74. Management of hazardous materials by governmental agencies.

SECTION 403.75. Definitions relating to used oil.

SECTION 403.751. Prohibited actions; used oil.

SECTION 403.753. Public educational program about collection and recycling of used oil.

SECTION 403.7531. Notice by retail dealer.

SECTION 403.754. Registration of persons transporting, processing, burning, or marketing used oil; fees; reports and records.

SECTION 403.7545. Regulation of used oil as hazardous waste.

SECTION 403.757. Coordination with other state agencies.

SECTION 403.758. Enforcement and penalty.

SECTION 403.759. Disposition of fees, fines, and penalties.

SECTION 403.760. Public used oil collection centers.

SECTION 403.761. Incentives program.

SECTION 403.763. Grants to local governments.

SECTION 403.767. Certification of used oil transporters.

SECTION 403.769. Permits for used oil processing and rerefining facilities.

SECTION 403.7721. Rule of construction; chs. 85-269 and 85-277.

PART V. ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION

SECTION 403.801. Short title.

SECTION 403.802. Declaration of policy.

SECTION 403.803. Definitions.

SECTION 403.804. Environmental Regulation Commission; powers and duties.

SECTION 403.805. Secretary; powers and duties; review of specified rules.

SECTION 403.8051. Small Business Air Pollution Compliance Advisory Council; members; duties.

SECTION 403.8052. Small Business Stationary Air Pollution Source Technical and Environmental Compliance Assistance Program.

SECTION 403.8055. Department adoption of federal standards.

SECTION 403.809. Environmental districts; establishment; managers; functions.

SECTION 403.811. Dredge and fill permits issued pursuant to this chapter and s. 373.414.

SECTION 403.812. Dredge and fill permitting in stormwater management systems.

SECTION 403.813. Permits issued at district centers; exceptions.

SECTION 403.8135. Citation of rule.

SECTION 403.814. General permits; delegation.

SECTION 403.8141. Special event permits.

SECTION 403.815. Public notice; waiver of hearings.

SECTION 403.816. Permits for maintenance dredging of deepwater ports and beach restoration projects.

SECTION 403.8163. Sites for disposal of spoil from maintenance dredge operations; selection.

PART VI. WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS

SECTION 403.850. Short title.

SECTION 403.851. Declaration of policy; intent.

SECTION 403.852. Definitions; ss. 403.850-403.864.

SECTION 403.853. Drinking water standards.

SECTION 403.8532. Drinking water state revolving loan fund; use; rules.

SECTION 403.8533. Drinking Water Revolving Loan Trust Fund.

SECTION 403.8535. Citation of rule.

SECTION 403.854. Variances, exemptions, and waivers.

SECTION 403.855. Imminent hazards.

SECTION 403.856. Plan for emergency provision of water.

SECTION 403.857. Notification of users and regulatory agencies.

SECTION 403.858. Inspections.

SECTION 403.859. Prohibited acts.

SECTION 403.860. Penalties and remedies.

SECTION 403.861. Department; powers and duties.

SECTION 403.8615. Determination of capability and capacity development.

SECTION 403.862. Department of Health; public water supply duties and responsibilities; coordinated budget requests with department.

SECTION 403.863. State public water supply laboratory certification program.

SECTION 403.8635. State drinking water sample laboratory certification program.

SECTION 403.864. Public water supply accounting program.

SECTION 403.8645. Intended Use Plan.

SECTION 403.865. Water and wastewater facility personnel; legislative purpose.

SECTION 403.866. Definitions; ss. 403.865-403.876.

SECTION 403.867. License required.

SECTION 403.868. Requirements by a utility.

SECTION 403.869. Authority to adopt rules.

SECTION 403.871. Fees.

SECTION 403.872. Requirements for licensure.

SECTION 403.873. Renewal of license.

SECTION 403.874. Inactive status.

SECTION 403.875. Prohibitions; penalties.

SECTION 403.876. Grounds for disciplinary action.

SECTION 403.88. Classification of water and wastewater treatment facilities and facility operators.

SECTION 403.885. Water Projects Grant Program.

SECTION 403.890. Water Protection and Sustainability Program.

SECTION 403.891. Water Protection and Sustainability Program Trust Fund of the Department of Environmental Protection.

PART VII. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SECTION 403.90. Judicial review relating to permits and licenses.

SECTION 403.905. Removal of fill on sovereignty lands.

SECTION 403.927. Use of water in farming and forestry activities.

SECTION 403.928. Assessment of water resources and conservation lands.

SECTION 403.9321. Short title.

SECTION 403.9322. Legislative findings.

SECTION 403.9323. Legislative intent.

SECTION 403.9324. Mangrove protection rule; delegation of mangrove protection to local governments.

SECTION 403.9325. Definitions.

SECTION 403.9326. Exemptions.

SECTION 403.9327. General permits.

SECTION 403.93271. Applicability to multifamily residential units.

SECTION 403.9328. Alteration and trimming of mangroves; permit requirement.

SECTION 403.9329. Professional mangrove trimmers.

SECTION 403.9331. Applicability; rules and policies.

SECTION 403.9332. Mitigation and enforcement.

SECTION 403.9333. Variance relief.

SECTION 403.9334. Effect of ch. 96-206.

SECTION 403.93345. Coral reef protection.

SECTION 403.9335. Short title.

SECTION 403.9336. Legislative findings.

SECTION 403.9337. Model Ordinance for Florida-Friendly Fertilizer Use on Urban Landscapes.

SECTION 403.9338. Training.

PART VIII. NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION PIPELINE SITING

SECTION 403.9401. Short title.

SECTION 403.9402. Legislative intent.

SECTION 403.9403. Definitions.

SECTION 403.9404. Department of Environmental Protection; powers and duties.

SECTION 403.9405. Applicability; certification; exemption; notice of intent.

SECTION 403.94055. Application contents; corridor requirements.

SECTION 403.9406. Appointment of an administrative law judge.

SECTION 403.9407. Distribution of application; schedules.

SECTION 403.9408. Determination of completeness.

SECTION 403.9409. Determination of sufficiency.

SECTION 403.941. Preliminary statements of issues, reports, and studies.

SECTION 403.9411. Notice; proceedings; parties and participants.

SECTION 403.9412. Alternate corridors.

SECTION 403.9413. Amendment to the application.

SECTION 403.9414. Alteration of time limits.

SECTION 403.9415. Final disposition of application.

SECTION 403.9416. Effect of certification.

SECTION 403.9417. Recording of notice of certified corridor route.

SECTION 403.9418. Modification of certification.

SECTION 403.9419. Enforcement of compliance.

SECTION 403.942. Superseded laws, regulations, and certification power.

SECTION 403.9421. Fees; disposition.

SECTION 403.9422. Determination of need for natural gas transmission pipeline; powers and duties.

SECTION 403.9423. Certification admissible in eminent domain proceedings; attorney’s fees and costs.

SECTION 403.9424. Local governments; informational public meetings.

SECTION 403.9425. Revocation or suspension of certification.

PART IX. EXPEDITED PERMITTING

SECTION 403.973. Expedited permitting; amendments to comprehensive plans.