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Florida Statute 161.031 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 161.031 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 161.031 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
161.031 Personnel and facilities.The Department of Environmental Protection may call to its assistance temporarily, any engineer or other employee in any state agency or department or in the University of Florida or other educational institution financed wholly or in part by the state, for the purpose of devising the most effective and economical method of averting and preventing erosion, hurricane, and storm damages. These employees shall not receive additional compensation, except for actual necessary expenses incurred while working under the direction of the department.
History.s. 1, ch. 65-408; ss. 25, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 18, ch. 94-356; s. 4, ch. 2000-197.

Cases Citing F.S. 161.031

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Bd. of Trs. v. Walton Cnty., 121 So. 3d 1166 (Fla. 1st DCA 2013).

Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 2013 WL 5302580, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 15067

...Appellant Florida Department of Environmental Protection (“the Department”), also headquartered in Leon County, is the state agency responsible for the implementation of the “Dennis L. Jones Beach and Shore Preservation Act,” Part I, chapter 161, Florida Statutes (“the Act”). See § 161.031, Fla....

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