(1) Whenever geophysical activities are conducted on state-owned mineral lands, the person conducting such activities shall furnish to the division, acting as agent of the owner of the minerals, upon written request, a copy of the noninterpreted information derived from the geophysical activities. Any information received hereunder by the division shall, upon request of the person conducting the geophysical activities, be held confidential for 10 years from the date of receipt by the division and shall be exempt from disclosure under any state statute, including, but not limited to, ss. 119.07(1) and 377.2424(3). For purposes of this section, state-owned mineral lands shall include mineral lands title to which is held by a water management district.
(2) Any person who willfully discloses for personal benefit or private gain information received by the division under this section and made confidential by this section, without the consent of the person furnishing the information, is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
History.—s. 2, ch. 87-183; s. 7, ch. 89-117; s. 4, ch. 91-114; s. 176, ch. 96-406.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use
Chapter 377 - Energy Resources
Part I - Regulation of Oil and Gas Resources (Ss. 377.01-377.42)
377.01 - Governor to enter into interstate compact to conserve oil and gas.
377.03 - Extension of compact.
377.04 - Official report of state.
377.06 - Public policy of state concerning natural resources of oil and gas.
377.07 - Division of Resource Management; powers, duties, and authority.
377.075 - Division of Technical Services; geological functions.
377.10 - Certain persons not to be employed by division.
377.18 - Common sources of oil and gas.
377.21 - Jurisdiction of division.
377.23 - Monthly reports to division.
377.24 - Notice of intention to drill well; permits; abandoned wells and dry holes.
377.2408 - Application to conduct geophysical operations.
377.2409 - Geophysical activities; confidential information; penalties.
377.241 - Criteria for issuance of permits.
377.2411 - Lawful right to drill, develop, or explore.
377.242 - Permits for drilling or exploring and extracting through well holes or by other means.
377.2421 - Division to review federal applications.
377.2424 - Conditions for granting permits for geophysical operations.
377.2425 - Manner of providing security for geophysical exploration, drilling, and production.
377.2426 - Abandonment of geophysical holes.
377.243 - Conditions for granting permits for extraction through well holes.
377.2431 - Conditions for granting permits for natural gas storage facilities.
377.2432 - Natural gas storage facilities; protection of water supplies.
377.2433 - Protection of natural gas storage facilities; remedies.
377.2434 - Property rights to injected natural gas.
377.2435 - Rule adoption relating to natural gas storage.
377.244 - Conditions for granting permits for surface exploratory and extraction operations.
377.25 - Production pools; drilling units.
377.28 - Cycling, pooling, and unitization of oil and gas.
377.29 - Agreements in interest of conservation.
377.30 - Limitation on amount of oil or gas taken.
377.31 - Evidence of rules and orders.
377.32 - Issuance of subpoenas; service, etc.
377.33 - Injunctions against division.
377.34 - Actions and injunctions by division.
377.35 - Suits, proceedings, appeals, etc.
377.36 - False entries and statements; incomplete entries; penalties.
377.371 - Pollution prohibited; reporting, liability.
377.39 - Seizure and sale of illegal oil, gas, or product.
377.40 - Negligently permitting gas and oil to go wild or out of control.