The department and Miami-Dade County shall cooperate to establish and fulfill reasonable requirements for the departmental certification of the Miami-Dade County Department of Environmental Resource Management to implement the reclamation program under ss. 378.401-378.503 for limerock mining activities within the geographic area of the Miami-Dade County Lake Belt which was recommended for mining in the report submitted to the Legislature in February 1997 under s. 373.4149. The delegation of implementing authority must be consistent with s. 378.411 and chapter 62C-36, Florida Administrative Code. Further, the reclamation program shall maximize the efficient mining of limestone, and the littoral area surrounding the lake excavations shall not be required to be greater than 100 feet average in width.
Fla. Stat. § 378.4115
County certification for limerock mining in the Miami-Dade County Lake Belt
Known as the Resource Extraction Reclamation Act
The act spans §§ 378.401 to 378.901 (24 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 423 F. Supp. 2d 1273 - Sierra Club v. Flowers (2006)
Most recently applied in 423 F. Supp. 2d 1273 - Sierra Club v. Flowers (March 2006)
History.--s. 4, ch. 97-222; s. 4, ch. 99-298; s. 5, ch. 2001-172.
Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.