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Fla. Stat. § 161.011 (2025)

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161.011 Short title.—Parts I and II of this chapter may be known and cited as the “Dennis L. Jones Beach and Shore Preservation Act.”

History.—s. 1, ch. 65-408; s. 1, ch. 2012-65.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases, 2008–2012 · leading case: Walton Cnty. v. Stop Beach Renourishment, 998 So. 2d 1102 (Fla. 2008).

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Walton Cnty. v. Stop Beach Renourishment, 998 So. 2d 1102 (Fla. 2008). “Determining that "beach erosion is a serious menace to the economy and general welfare of the people of [Florida] and has advanced to emergency proportions," the Legislature declared it "a necessary governmental responsibility to properly manage and protect Florida beaches .”

Stop the Beach Renourishment, Inc. v. Florida Dep't of Env't Prot., 177 L. Ed. 2d 184 (2010). “61-246, as amended, Fla. Stat. §§ 161.011-161.45 (2007). The Act establishes procedures for “beach restoration and nourishment projects,” § 161.”

Fisher v. Salazar, 656 F. Supp. 2d 1357 (N.D. Fla. 2009). · cites it 2× “Fla. Stat. §§ 161.011 -.45. Among other things, the BSPA requires the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (“FDEP”) to establish coastal construction control lines (“CCCL”) on a county basis along the sand beaches of the state.”

Donovan v. Okaloosa Cnty., 82 So. 3d 801 (Fla. 2012). “The Florida Legislature has expressed the state’s policy on beach restoration and renourishment in the Beach and Shore Preservation Act, §§ 161.011-161.45, Fla. Stat. (2007), as follows: Because beach erosion is a serious menace to the economy and general welfare of the people…”

Stop Beach Renourishment, Inc. v. Florida Dep't of Env't Prot., 560 U.S. 702 (2010). “61-246, as amended, Fla. Stat. §§ 161.011-161.45 (2007). The Act establishes procedures for “beach restoration and nourishment projects,” § 161.”

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