(1) An operator may not begin the operation of a borrow pit, or the process of extracting clay, peat, gravel, sand, or any other solid substance of commercial value found in natural deposits or in the earth, except fuller’s earth clay, heavy minerals, limestone, or phosphate, which are regulated elsewhere in this chapter, at a new location without notifying the secretary of the intention to extract.
(2) The operator’s notice of intent to extract shall consist of the operator’s estimated life of the extraction location and the operator’s signed acknowledgment of the performance standards provided by s. 378.803.
History.—s. 1, ch. 86-294; s. 338, ch. 94-356; s. 23, ch. 2021-188.
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.