Florida Statutes
Part VIII - Natural Gas Transmission Pipeline Siting (Ss. 403.9401-403.9425)
403.94055 - Application contents; corridor requirements.


(1) A natural gas transmission pipeline company may file an application encompassing all or a part of one or more proposed pipelines. The beginning and ending points of a pipeline must be specified in the application and must be verified by the commission in its determination of need. The application must include all structures and maintenance and access roads required to be constructed. The applicant may include metering and compressor stations and other facilities directly related to the transportation of natural gas which will serve the pipeline.
(2) The width of the corridor may be the width of the pipeline right-of-way or wider, but may not exceed 1/3 mile. After the property interests required for the pipeline right-of-way have been acquired by the applicant, the boundaries of the corridor shall be narrowed to include only that land within pipeline right-of-way. The corridor must be specified in the application, in amendments to the application filed pursuant to s. 403.9413, and in notices of acceptance of alternate corridors filed by an applicant and the department pursuant to s. 403.9412.
History.—s. 1, ch. 92-284.

Structure Florida Statutes

Florida Statutes

Title XXIX - Public Health

Chapter 403 - Environmental Control

Part VIII - Natural Gas Transmission Pipeline Siting (Ss. 403.9401-403.9425)

403.9401 - Short title.

403.9402 - Legislative intent.

403.9403 - Definitions.

403.9404 - Department of Environmental Protection; powers and duties.

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

403.94055 - Application contents; corridor requirements.

403.9406 - Appointment of an administrative law judge.

403.9407 - Distribution of application; schedules.

403.9408 - Determination of completeness.

403.9409 - Determination of sufficiency.

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

403.9411 - Notice; proceedings; parties and participants.

403.9412 - Alternate corridors.

403.9413 - Amendment to the application.

403.9414 - Alteration of time limits.

403.9415 - Final disposition of application.

403.9416 - Effect of certification.

403.9417 - Recording of notice of certified corridor route.

403.9418 - Modification of certification.

403.9419 - Enforcement of compliance.

403.942 - Superseded laws, regulations, and certification power.

403.9421 - Fees; disposition.

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

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

403.9424 - Local governments; informational public meetings.

403.9425 - Revocation or suspension of certification.