(1) Any operator who begins resource extraction without meeting the requirements of this part is liable to the state for any damages caused to the water or property, including animal, plant, or aquatic life, of the state, and is liable for reasonable costs and expenses of the state in restoring the waters and property, including animal, plant, and aquatic life, of the state to their former condition.
(2) In assessing damages for animal, plant, or aquatic life, the value shall be determined in accordance with the tables of values established by the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the department.
(3) Nothing in this section gives the department the right to bring an action on behalf of any private person.
History.—s. 1, ch. 86-294; s. 330, ch. 94-356; s. 199, ch. 99-245.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use
Chapter 378 - Land Reclamation
Part III - Resource Extraction Reclamation (Ss. 378.401-378.901)
378.402 - Legislative findings and intent.
378.404 - Department of Environmental Protection; powers and duties.
378.405 - Reclamation review procedure.
378.406 - Confidentiality of records; availability of information.
378.4115 - County certification for limerock mining in the Miami-Dade County Lake Belt.
378.412 - Relationship with other laws.
378.501 - Limestone; notice of intent to mine required.
378.503 - Limestone reclamation performance standards.
378.701 - Fuller’s earth clay; notice of intent to mine required.
378.703 - Fuller’s earth clay reclamation performance standards.
378.801 - Other resources; notice of intent to extract required.
378.802 - Existing extraction locations.
378.803 - Other resources reclamation performance standards.