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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. - History.—s. 1, ch. 22823, 1945.
377.03 - Extension of compact. - History.—s. 3, ch. 22823, 1945; s. 619, ch. 95-148.
377.04 - Official report of state. - History.—s. 4, ch. 22823, 1945; ss. 10, 35, ch. 69-106;...
377.06 - Public policy of state concerning natural resources of oil and gas. - History.—s. 1, ch. 22819, 1945; s. 25, ch. 90-54; s....
377.07 - Division of Resource Management; powers, duties, and authority. - History.—s. 2, ch. 22819, 1945; s. 8, ch. 61-231; ss....
377.075 - Division of Technical Services; geological functions. - (1) PERSONNEL.—The Department of Environmental Protection shall, through the Division...
377.10 - Certain persons not to be employed by division. - History.—s. 5, ch. 22819, 1945; ss. 25, 35, ch. 69-106;...
377.18 - Common sources of oil and gas. - History.—s. 13, ch. 22819, 1945; s. 6, ch. 2013-205.
377.19 - Definitions. - (1) “Completion date” means the day, month, and year that...
377.20 - Waste prohibited. - History.—s. 15, ch. 22819, 1945.
377.21 - Jurisdiction of division. - (1) The division shall have jurisdiction and authority over all...
377.22 - Rules and orders. - (1) The department shall provide, by rule, for ratable takings...
377.23 - Monthly reports to division. - History.—s. 17, ch. 22819, 1945; s. 1, ch. 69-266; ss....
377.24 - Notice of intention to drill well; permits; abandoned wells and dry holes. - (1) Before drilling a well in search of oil or...
377.2407 - Natural gas storage facility permit application to inject gas into and recover gas from a natural gas storage reservoir. - (1) Before drilling a well to inject gas into and...
377.2408 - Application to conduct geophysical operations. - (1) Before any geophysical operation in search of oil, gas,...
377.2409 - Geophysical activities; confidential information; penalties. - (1) Whenever geophysical activities are conducted on state-owned mineral lands,...
377.241 - Criteria for issuance of permits. - (1) The nature, character and location of the lands involved;...
377.2411 - Lawful right to drill, develop, or explore. - (1)(a) Any operator who has obtained a permit to drill...
377.242 - Permits for drilling or exploring and extracting through well holes or by other means. - (1)(a) To issue permits for the drilling for, exploring for,...
377.2421 - Division to review federal applications. - (1) The division shall review all applications for federal oil...
377.2424 - Conditions for granting permits for geophysical operations. - (1) The applicant must have legal permission, which can be...
377.2425 - Manner of providing security for geophysical exploration, drilling, and production. - (1) Prior to granting a permit to conduct geophysical operations;...
377.2426 - Abandonment of geophysical holes. - History.—s. 4, ch. 80-283.
377.243 - Conditions for granting permits for extraction through well holes. - (1) Prior to the application to the Division of Resource...
377.2431 - Conditions for granting permits for natural gas storage facilities. - (1) A natural gas storage facility permit shall authorize the...
377.2432 - Natural gas storage facilities; protection of water supplies. - (1) An operator of a natural gas storage facility who...
377.2433 - Protection of natural gas storage facilities; remedies. - (1) The department may not authorize the drilling of any...
377.2434 - Property rights to injected natural gas. - (1) All natural gas that has previously been reduced to...
377.2435 - Rule adoption relating to natural gas storage. - History.—s. 25, ch. 2013-205.
377.244 - Conditions for granting permits for surface exploratory and extraction operations. - (1) Exploration for and extraction of minerals under and by...
377.245 - Provision for distribution of earnings to lessees or owners of the fractional undivided mineral rights not owned by applicant for permit under ss. 377.243 and 377.244. - History.—s. 1, ch. 61-299; ss. 25, 35, ch. 69-106.
377.247 - Designation and distribution of earnings owed to owners of mineral rights who are unknown or unlocated. - (1) In the event that the operator of a well...
377.25 - Production pools; drilling units. - (1) No rule, regulation or order of the division shall...
377.26 - Location of wells. - History.—s. 20, ch. 22819, 1945; ss. 25, 35, ch. 69-106;...
377.27 - Drilling units. - (1) When two or more separately owned tracts of land...
377.28 - Cycling, pooling, and unitization of oil and gas. - (1) The department may consider the need for the operation...
377.29 - Agreements in interest of conservation. - History.—s. 23, ch. 22819, 1945; ss. 25, 35, ch. 69-106.
377.30 - Limitation on amount of oil or gas taken. - (1) Whenever the total amount of oil or gas which...
377.31 - Evidence of rules and orders. - History.—s. 25, ch. 22819, 1945; ss. 25, 35, ch. 69-106;...
377.32 - Issuance of subpoenas; service, etc. - (1) The division is hereby empowered to issue subpoenas for...
377.33 - Injunctions against division. - (1) Any interested person adversely affected by any statute of...
377.34 - Actions and injunctions by division. - (1) Whenever it appears that a person is violating, or...
377.35 - Suits, proceedings, appeals, etc. - History.—s. 31, ch. 22819, 1945; s. 22, ch. 63-512; s....
377.36 - False entries and statements; incomplete entries; penalties. - History.—s. 32, ch. 22819, 1945; ss. 25, 35, ch. 69-106;...
377.37 - Penalties. - (1)(a) Any person who violates this law or any rule,...
377.371 - Pollution prohibited; reporting, liability. - (1) A person drilling for or producing oil, gas, or...
377.38 - Illegal oil, gas, and other products; sale, purchase, acquisition, transportation, refining, processing, or handling prohibited. - (1) The sale, purchase, or acquisition, or the transportation, refining,...
377.39 - Seizure and sale of illegal oil, gas, or product. - (1) Apart from, and in addition to, any other remedy...
377.40 - Negligently permitting gas and oil to go wild or out of control. - (1) In order to protect further the gas fields and...
377.41 - Disposition of fines. - History.—s. 3, ch. 83-176; s. 6, ch. 89-358; s. 56,...
377.42 - Big Cypress Swamp Advisory Committee. - (1) For purposes of this section, the Big Cypress watershed...
Part II - Planning and Development (Ss. 377.601-377.712)
377.601 - Legislative intent. - (1) The Legislature finds that the state’s energy security can...
377.6015 - Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; powers and duties. - (1) The department may: (a) Employ staff and counsel as...
377.602 - Definitions. - (1) “Department” means the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services....
377.603 - Energy data collection; powers and duties of the department. - (1) The department may collect data on the extraction, production,...
377.604 - Required reports. - (1) The identity of the person or persons making the...
377.605 - Use of existing information. - History.—s. 5, ch. 74-186; s. 2, ch. 78-25; s. 8,...
377.606 - Records of the department; limits of confidentiality. - History.—ss. 6, 7, ch. 74-186; s. 1, ch. 77-174; s....
377.607 - Violations; penalties. - History.—s. 9, ch. 74-186; s. 2, ch. 78-25; s. 52,...
377.608 - Prosecution of cases by state attorney. - History.—s. 8, ch. 74-186; s. 122, ch. 77-104; s. 2,...
377.701 - Petroleum allocation. - (1) The Division of Emergency Management shall assume the state’s...
377.703 - Additional functions of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. - (1) LEGISLATIVE INTENT.—Recognizing that energy supply and demand questions have...
377.704 - Appropriation of funds from settlement of petroleum overcharge litigation. - History.—s. 1, ch. 84-104.
377.705 - Solar Energy Center; development of solar energy standards. - (1) SHORT TITLE.—This act shall be known and may be...
377.707 - Express preemption of fuel retailers and related transportation infrastructure. - (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Fuel...
377.709 - Funding by electric utilities of local governmental solid waste facilities that generate electricity. - (1) LEGISLATIVE INTENT.—The Legislature declares that it is critical to...
377.71 - Definitions; Southern States Energy Compact. - (1) “Compact” means the Southern States Energy Compact; (2) “Board”...
377.711 - Florida party to Southern States Energy Compact. - (1) POLICY AND PURPOSE.—The party states recognize that the proper...
377.712 - Florida participation. - (1)(a) The Governor shall appoint one member of the Southern...
Part III - Renewable Energy and Green Government Programs (Ss. 377.801-377.816)
377.801 - Short title. - History.—s. 2, ch. 2006-230; s. 57, ch. 2008-227; s. 515,...
377.802 - Purpose. - History.—s. 3, ch. 2006-230; s. 58, ch. 2008-227; s. 7,...
377.803 - Definitions. - (1) “Act” means the Florida Energy and Climate Protection Act....
377.804 - Renewable Energy and Energy-Efficient Technologies Grants Program. - (1) The Renewable Energy and Energy-Efficient Technologies Grants Program is...
377.805 - Energy efficiency and conservation clearinghouse. - History.—s. 16, ch. 2012-117; s. 64, ch. 2014-150. Note.—Former s....
377.808 - Florida Green Government Grants Act. - (1) This section may be cited as the “Florida Green...
377.809 - Energy Economic Zone Pilot Program. - (1) The Department of Economic Opportunity, in consultation with the...
377.810 - Natural gas fuel fleet vehicle rebate program. - (1) CREATION AND PURPOSE OF PROGRAM.—There is created within the...
377.814 - Municipal Solid Waste-to-Energy Program. - (1) CREATION AND PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM.—The Municipal Solid Waste-to-Energy...
377.815 - Alternative fueling stations and electric vehicle charging stations. - (1) As used in this section, the term “alternative fuel”...
377.816 - Qualified energy conservation bond allocation. - (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: (a) “Eligible...