Florida Statutes 378.4115 – County certification for limerock mining in the Miami-Dade County Lake Belt
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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 378.4115
- Department: means the Department of Environmental Protection. See Florida Statutes 378.403
- Limestone: means any extracted material composed principally of calcium or magnesium carbonate. See Florida Statutes 378.403
- Reclamation: means the reasonable rehabilitation of land where resource extraction has occurred. See Florida Statutes 378.403
- Resource: means soil, clay, peat, stone, gravel, sand, limerock, metallic ore, or any other solid substance of commercial value found in natural deposits on or in the earth, except phosphate, which is regulated by part III. See Florida Statutes 378.403
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.