The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XXVIII
NATURAL RESOURCES; CONSERVATION, RECLAMATION, AND USE

Chapter 373
WATER RESOURCES

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F.S. 373.116

373.116 Procedure for water use and impoundment construction permit applications.—

(1) Applications for water use permits, under part II of this chapter; for permits for construction or alteration of dams, impoundments, reservoirs, and appurtenant works, under part IV of this chapter; and for permits under s. 403.812 shall be filed with the water management district on appropriate forms provided by the governing board.

(2) Upon receipt of an application for a permit of the type referred to in subsection (1), the governing board shall cause a notice thereof to be published in a newspaper having general circulation within the affected area. In addition, the governing board shall send, by regular or electronic mail, a copy of such notice to any person who has filed a written request for notification of any pending applications affecting this particular designated area. At the option of the applicable county or city government, notice of application for the consumptive use of water shall be mailed by regular or electronic mail to the county and appropriate city government from which boundaries the withdrawal is proposed to be made.

(3) All permits issued under this section shall include the following language:

This permit does not convey to the permittee any property rights or privileges other than those specified herein, nor relieve the permittee from complying with any applicable local government, state, or federal law, rule, or ordinance.

History.—s. 21, part I, ch. 72-299; s. 14, ch. 78-95; s. 73, ch. 83-310; s. 3, ch. 96-339; s. 1, ch. 2003-124; s. 3, ch. 2004-381.

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Amendments to 373.116

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 373.116

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 373.116.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

DUKE S STEAKHOUSE FT. MYERS, INC. v. PROPERTIES, LLC,, 106 So. 3d 12 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2013)

. . . See § 373.116(2), Fla. . . .

MIDDLEBROOKS, d b a WEKIVA FALLS RESORT v. ST. JOHNS RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, 27 Fla. Supp. 2d 237 (Fla. Div. Admin. Hearings 1987)

. . . existing use application at this late date would tend to do violence to the intent of Sections 373.229 and 373.116 . . . The only way the public notice interests envisioned by Section 373.229 and 373.116, Florida Statutes, . . . application for such use, notice of the application is duly given pursuant to Sections 373.229 and 373.116 . . .