Florida Statute 373.129 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXVIII
NATURAL RESOURCES; CONSERVATION, RECLAMATION, AND USE

Chapter 373
WATER RESOURCES

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F.S. 373.129

373.129 Maintenance of actions.—The department, the governing board of any water management district, any local board, or a local government to which authority has been delegated pursuant to s. 373.103(8), is authorized to commence and maintain proper and necessary actions and proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction for any of the following purposes:

(1) To enforce rules, regulations, and orders adopted or issued pursuant to this law.

(2) To enjoin or abate violations of the provisions of this law or rules, regulations, and orders adopted pursuant hereto.

(3) To protect and preserve the water resources of the state.

(4) To defend all actions and proceedings involving its powers and duties pertaining to the water resources of the state.

(5) To recover a civil penalty for each offense in an amount not to exceed $15,000 per offense. Each date during which such violation occurs constitutes a separate offense.

(a) A civil penalty recovered by a water management district pursuant to this subsection shall be retained and used exclusively by the water management district that collected the money. A civil penalty recovered by the department pursuant to this subsection must be deposited into the Water Quality Assurance Trust Fund established under s. 376.307.

(b) A local government that is delegated authority pursuant to s. 373.103(8) may deposit a civil penalty recovered pursuant to this subsection into a local water pollution control program trust fund, notwithstanding paragraph (a). However, civil penalties that are deposited in a local water pollution control program trust fund and that are recovered for violations of state water quality standards may be used only to restore water quality in the area that was the subject of the action, and civil penalties that are deposited in a local water pollution control program trust fund and that are recovered for violation of requirements relating to water quantity may be used only to purchase lands and make capital improvements associated with surface water management, or other purposes consistent with the requirements of this chapter for the management and storage of surface water.

(6) To recover investigative costs, court costs, and reasonable attorney fees.

(7) To enforce part IV of this chapter in the same manner and to the same extent as provided in ss. 373.430, 403.121(1) and (2), 403.131, 403.141, and 403.161.

(8) In conflicts arising where a water management district is a party to litigation against another governmental entity, as defined in s. 164.1031, a district has an affirmative duty to engage in alternative dispute resolution in good faith as required by chapter 164.

History.—s. 16, ch. 57-380; s. 16, ch. 63-336; ss. 25, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 25, ch. 73-190; s. 42, ch. 79-65; s. 9, ch. 84-341; s. 2, ch. 91-231; s. 4, ch. 91-288; s. 27, ch. 93-213; s. 38, ch. 96-321; s. 46, ch. 2010-205; s. 36, ch. 2015-229; s. 7, ch. 2020-158.

Note.—Former s. 373.221.

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Amendments to 373.129

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 373.129

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 373.129.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 373.129

Total Results: 19

South Florida Water Management District v. RLI Live Oak, LLC

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2014-05-22T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 139 So. 3d 869, 39 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 345, 2014 WL 2118101, 2014 Fla. LEXIS 1672

Snippet: enforce compliance. §§ 373.013, 373.129, Fla. Stat. (2007). Section 373.129 provides that authorized entities… court of competent jurisdiction,” and section 373.129(5) authorizes such actions and proceedings for … occurs constitutes a separate offense. § 373.129(5), Fla. Stat. (2007). However, while the …of a civil penalty is authorized under section 373.129(5), the statute does not expressly provide the

BOARD OF COUNTY COMM'RS v. Sawyer

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1993-06-03T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 620 So. 2d 757

Snippet: expenses that lead to property forfeiture); § 373.129(6), Fla. Stat. (1989) (State may recover investigative

Sawyer v. Board of County Commissioners

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1992-03-20T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 596 So. 2d 475, 1992 Fla. App. LEXIS 2803

Snippet: e.g„ §§ 27.56(1)(a); 45.061(3)(a); 253.03(13); 373.129(6); 489.132(3) 631.54(5); 895.05(7); 895.07(8);

Governing Bd. of St. Johns River Water Management Dist. v. Lake Pickett Ltd.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1989-06-01T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 543 So. 2d 883

Snippet: denial is the subject of this appeal. Section 373.129, Florida Statutes, authorizes water management …attorney's fees. Appellant looks through section 373.129(6), Florida Statutes, which permits the pursuit

State v. Lowery

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1982-07-29T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 419 So. 2d 621

Snippet: of the second degree. Lake v. State, 100 Fla. 373, 129 So. 827 (1930). From this it is evident that the

Deseret Ranches of Florida, Inc. v. St. Johns River Water Management Dist.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1981-12-01T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 406 So. 2d 1132

Snippet: 373.0693, 373.0697, 373.083-.099, 373.106, 373.119, 373.129, 373.139, 373.171, 373.1961, 393.409-416, 373.423

Porter v. State

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1981-06-04T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 400 So. 2d 5

Snippet: petit jury. See, e.g., Lake v. State, 100 Fla. 373, 129 So. 827 (1930); Reed v. State, 94 Fla. 32, 113

Enmund v. State

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1981-04-15T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 399 So. 2d 1362

Snippet: crime being committed. Lake v. State, 100 Fla. 373, 129 So. 827 (1930). "An accessory before the

Swiezicki v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1974-11-12T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 303 So. 2d 408

Snippet: CURIAM. Affirmed. See: Lake v. State, 100 Fla. 373, 129 So. 827. No. 74-626 District Court of

Troupe v. Rowe

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1973-07-05T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 283 So. 2d 857

Snippet: . 675 (1909); see also Lake v. State, 100 Fla. 373, 129 So. 827 (1930) and Perrin v. Enos, 56 So.2d 920

Pellon v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1972-10-17T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 267 So. 2d 331

Snippet: of the rule stated in Lake v. State, 100 Fla. 373, 129 So. 827, 131 So. 147 (1930); and Singleton v.

Singleton v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1972-01-11T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 256 So. 2d 398, 1972 Fla. App. LEXIS 7465

Snippet: principal in the larceny. Lake v. State, 100 Fla. 373, 129 So. 827 (1930); Henderson v. State, Fla.1954,

Floyd v. State

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1962-03-20T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 139 So. 2d 873

Snippet: because of the reference in Lake v. State, 100 Fla. 373, 129 So. 827, 131 So. 147, to the "well-nigh"…Constitution. [4] Lake v. State, 1930, 100 Fla. 373, 129 So. 827, 131 So. 147, containing a statement of

Cole v. Cole

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1961-05-16T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 130 So. 2d 126

Snippet: first consideration. Lake v. State, 1930, 100 Fla. 373, 129 So. 827, 131 So. 147. A petition for a rehearing

State v. Schaag

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1959-10-27T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 115 So. 2d 783

Snippet: resentence the defendants, in Lake v. State, 100 Fla. 373, 129 So. 827, 131 So. 147, it was held that any court

State v. Peel

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1959-04-29T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 111 So. 2d 728

Snippet: 428, 94 So. 865; Lake v. State, 1930, 100 Fla. 373, 129 So. 827, 131 So. 147. See also Henderson v. State

Sons v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1958-01-28T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 99 So. 2d 888

Snippet: 428, 94 So. 865; Lake v. State, 1930, 100 Fla. 373, 129 So. 827, 131 So. 147. See also Henderson v. State

Vogel v. State

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1936-05-28T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 168 So. 539, 124 Fla. 409, 1936 Fla. LEXIS 1135

Snippet: 262, 12 South. Rep. 525; Lake v. State, 100 Fla. 373, 129 South. Rep. 827; Ephriam v. State, 82 Fla. 93,

McKenna v. State

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1934-12-28T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 161 So. 561, 119 Fla. 576, 1934 Fla. LEXIS 1962

Snippet: entry of a plea in bar. Lake v. State,100 Fla. 373, 129 So. 827. In 8 R. C. L. 113, it is said: "