Florida Statutes
Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use
Chapter 378 - Land Reclamation

Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 378.021-378.038)

378.021 - Master reclamation plan. - (1) The Department of Environmental Protection shall amend the master...

378.031 - Reclamation or acquisition of nonmandatory lands; legislative intent. - History.—s. 5, ch. 78-136; s. 3, ch. 82-184; s. 1,...

378.032 - Definitions. - (1) “Approved reclamation program” means a reclamation program which has...

378.034 - Submission of a reclamation program request; procedures. - (1) The department shall establish by rule procedures for a...

378.035 - Department responsibilities and duties with respect to Nonmandatory Land Reclamation Trust Fund. - (1) The department shall administer the Nonmandatory Land Reclamation Trust...

378.036 - Land acquisitions financed by Nonmandatory Land Reclamation Trust Fund moneys. - (1) After July 1, 1986, moneys paid into the Nonmandatory...

378.037 - Chief Financial Officer; responsibilities and duties with respect to reimbursement of reclamation costs. - (1) The Chief Financial Officer shall reimburse approved reclamation costs,...

378.038 - Rulemaking. - History.—s. 8, ch. 84-330.

Part II - Phosphate Land Reclamation (Ss. 378.201-378.212)

378.201 - Short title. - History.—s. 1, ch. 86-294.

378.202 - Legislative intent. - (1) Florida is endowed with varied natural resources that provide...

378.203 - Definitions. - (1) “Acres mined” means all acres on which mining operations...

378.204 - Applicability. - History.—s. 1, ch. 86-294.

378.205 - Administration; powers and duties of the department; agency review responsibility. - (1) The department shall administer the provisions of this part...

378.207 - Reclamation criteria and standards. - (1) The department, by rule, shall adopt statewide criteria and...

378.208 - Financial responsibility. - (1) An operator of a mine shall provide appropriate financial...

378.209 - Timing of reclamation. - (1) Reclamation should be completed within 2 years after the...

378.211 - Violations; damages; penalties. - (1) The department may institute a civil action in a...

378.212 - Variances. - (1) Upon application, the secretary may grant a variance from...

Part III - Resource Extraction Reclamation (Ss. 378.401-378.901)

378.401 - Short title. - History.—s. 1, ch. 86-294.

378.402 - Legislative findings and intent. - (1) The Legislature finds that Florida is endowed with varied...

378.403 - Definitions. - (1) “Agency” means an official, committee, department, commission, officer, division,...

378.404 - Department of Environmental Protection; powers and duties. - (1) To adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54...

378.405 - Reclamation review procedure. - (1) All agency reviews conducted under this part are subject...

378.406 - Confidentiality of records; availability of information. - (1)(a) Any information relating to prospecting, rock grades, or secret...

378.407 - Inspection. - (1)(a) Any duly authorized representative of the department may at...

378.408 - Injunctive relief. - History.—s. 1, ch. 86-294; s. 329, ch. 94-356.

378.409 - Civil liability. - (1) Any operator who begins resource extraction without meeting the...

378.411 - Certification to receive notices of intent to mine, to review, and to inspect for compliance. - (1) By petition to the secretary, a local government may...

378.4115 - County certification for limerock mining in the Miami-Dade County Lake Belt. - History.—s. 4, ch. 97-222; s. 4, ch. 99-298; s. 5,...

378.412 - Relationship with other laws. - History.—s. 1, ch. 86-294.

378.501 - Limestone; notice of intent to mine required. - (1) No operator may begin the process of limestone resource...

378.502 - Existing mines. - History.—s. 1, ch. 86-294; s. 333, ch. 94-356.

378.503 - Limestone reclamation performance standards. - (1) All reclamation activities shall be initiated at the earliest...

378.601 - Heavy minerals. - (1)(a) Each operator who intends to mine or extract heavy...

378.701 - Fuller’s earth clay; notice of intent to mine required. - (1) No fuller’s earth clay operator may begin the process...

378.702 - Existing mines. - History.—s. 1, ch. 86-294.

378.703 - Fuller’s earth clay reclamation performance standards. - (1) All reclamation activities shall, to the extent feasible, be...

378.801 - Other resources; notice of intent to extract required. - (1) An operator may not begin the operation of a...

378.802 - Existing extraction locations. - History.—s. 1, ch. 86-294; s. 1, ch. 89-88; s. 24,...

378.803 - Other resources reclamation performance standards. - (1) Reclamation shall achieve the stormwater, drainage, wetlands, and other...

378.804 - Exemption. - History.—s. 1, ch. 86-294; s. 7, ch. 2007-191.

378.901 - Life-of-the-mine permit. - (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Bureau”...