94-002720RP
Gerald A. Robbins vs.
Southwest Florida Water Management District
Status: Closed
DOAH Final Order on Friday, June 30, 1995.
DOAH Final Order on Friday, June 30, 1995.
1STATE OF FLORIDA
4DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
8GERALD A. ROBBINS, )
12)
13Petitioner, )
15)
16vs. ) CASE NO. 94-2720RP
21)
22SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WATER )
26MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, )
29)
30Respondent. )
32____________________________)
33SUMMARY FINAL ORDER
36Pursuant to notice, the Division of Administrative Hearings, by its duly
47designated Hearing Officer, Susan B. Kirkland, held a hearing on Respondent's
58Motion to Dismiss by telephonic conference on April 11, 1995.
68APPEARANCES
69For Petitioner: Gerald Robbins, Pro Se
751026 Biltmore Drive Northwest
79Winter Haven, Florida 33881
83For Respondent: James A. Robinson
88Senior Attorney
90Southwest Florida Water Management District
952379 Broad Street
98Brooksville, Florida 34609-6899
101STATEMENT OF THE ISSUES
105Whether Respondent's proposed amendments to subsections (1) and (7) of Rule
11640D-4.051, Florida Administrative Code are invalid exercises of delegated
125legislative authority.
127PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
129On May 13, 1994, Petitioner, Gerald A. Robbins, filed a Petition to
141Challenge Proposed Rule 40D-4.051. On May 20, 1994, Petitioner filed an Amended
153Petition to Challenge Proposed Rule 40D-4.051, requesting that subsections (1)
163and (7) be declared invalid as an invalid exercise of delegated legislative
175authority. Respondent, Southwest Florida Water Management District, filed a
184Motion to Dismiss Petition. The parties waived the 30 day requirement set forth
197in Section 120.54(4)(c), Florida Statutes. By Order dated June 28, 1994, the
209undersigned Hearing Officer dismissed the portion of the rule challenge as it
221related to Subsection (7). Petitioner appealed the Order in Gerald Robbins v.
233Southwest Florida Water Management District, Case No. 94-1717, 5th District
243Court of Appeal. By Order dated October 10, 1994, the court denied Petitioner's
256Petition for Review of Non-Final Administrative Action. Petitioner filed a
266Motion for Clarification of Order and Petition to Enforce Mandate of This Court.
279The court denied the untimely motion by Order dated December 7, 1994.
291On February 13, 1995, Respondent filed Respondent's Motion to Dismiss. On
302February 21, 1995, the undersigned Hearing Officer entered an Order to Show
314Cause, requiring the Petitioner to file a response showing cause why the Motion
327to Dismiss should not be granted. On March 9, 1995, Petitioner filed
339Petitioner's Response to Respondent's Motion to Dismiss and Petitioner's
348Response to Order to Show Cause. On March 27, 1995, Petitioner filed a
361Supplement to Petitioner's Response to Show Cause Order.
369A hearing was held on the Motion to Dismiss by telephonic conference on
382April 11, 1995.
385FINDINGS OF FACT
3881. On April 22, 1994, Respondent, Southwest Florida Water Management
398District (SFWMD), published proposed amendments to Rule 40D-4.051 in the Florida
409Administrative Weekly, Volume 20, Number 16, at page 2450. The portions which
421are the subject of this proceedings are as follows:
430* 40D-4.051 Exemptions
<(1) exemptions="" are="" found="" in="">433> [[The following
436activities are exempt from permitting under
442this chapter:
444(1) The activities specified in]] Sections
450373.406, Florida Statutes.
453(2)-(7) No Change.
456* Note: In the above quotation, language added to the statute
467is within the <>470>; deleted language is within the [[]].
4772. On May 13, 1994, Petitioner, Gerald A. Robbins, filed a Petition to
490Challenge Proposed Rule 40D-4.051. On May 20, 1994, Petitioner filed an Amended
502Petition to Challenge Proposed Rule 40D-4.051.
5083. In its rule challenge, Petitioner requests that 40D-4.051(1) be
518rewritten as follows: "Exemptions are as found in Sections 373.406 AND 403.927
530Florida Statutes."
5324. On July 1, 1994, Respondent withdrew its proposed amendment to
543Subsection (1) of Rule 40D-4.051. The following Notice of Withdrawal appeared
554in Florida Administrative Weekly, Volume 20, No. 26:
562Southwest Florida Water Management District
567RULE TITLES: RULE NOS.:
571Exemptions 40D-4.051(1)
573NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL
576Notice is hereby given that the above proposed
584rule amendment, published in the Florida
590Administrative Weekly, Volume 20, Number 16,
596on Page 2450, April 22, 1994, have (sic) been
605withdrawn. This is the sole subsection being
612withdrawn from rulemaking pursuant to Section
618120.54(13)(b), Florida Statutes. The remainder
623of the proposed amendments to Section 40D-4.051,
630Florida Administrative Code remains subject to
636Section 120.54(1), Florida Statutes.
6405. By Order dated June 28, 1994, the portion of Petitioner's rule
652challenge relating to Rule 40D-4.051(7) was dismissed. Petitioner appealed the
662Order to the Fifth District Court of Appeal, Gerald A. Robbins v. Southwest
675Florida Water Management District, Case No. 94-1717. The court denied
685Petitioner's Petition for Review of Non-Final Administrative Action by Order
695dated October 10, 1994.
699CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
7026. The Division of Administrative Hearings has jurisdiction over the
712parties to and the subject matter of this proceeding. Section 120.54, Florida
724Statutes.
7257. Section 120.54(4)(a), Florida Statutes, provides:
731Any substantially affected person may seek
737an administrative determination of the invalidity
743of any proposed rule on the ground that the
752proposed rule is an invalid exercise of delegated
760legislative authority.
7628. Petitioner's request for relief as it relates to proposed Rule 40D-
7744.051(1) is essentially a request to amend the subsection to include language
786concerning exemptions in Section 404.927, Florida Statutes. This is not a
797proper request pursuant to a challenge to a proposed rule. Petitioner's remedy
809is set forth in Section 120.54(5) which provides:
817Any person regulated by an agency or having a
826substantial interest in an agency rule may petition
834an agency to adopt, amend, or repeal a rule or
844provide the minimum public information required by
851s. 120.53. The petition shall specify the proposed
859rule and action requested. Not later than 30
867calendar days after the date of filing a petition,
876the agency shall initiate rulemaking proceedings
882under this act, otherwise comply with the requested
890action, or deny the petition with a written state-
899ment of its reasons for the denial.
9069. Additionally, the Respondent's withdrawal of the proposed amendment to
916Rule 40D-4.051(1) renders the rule challenge moot. In State of Florida,
927Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services v. Alice P., 367 So. 2d 1045,
9401053 (Fla. 1st DCA 1979), the court held that an agency's withdrawal of the
954proposed rules which were challenged in a Section 120.54(4) proceeding rendered
965moot the issue of whether the proposed rules were an invalid exercise of
978delegated legislative authority moot.
98210. There were no proposed changes to Rule 40D-4.051(7), Florida Statutes,
993and the notice of proposed rulemaking so indicated. Petitioner is challenging
1004the wording of subsection (7) as it exists in the currently adopted rule. A
1018challenge to the validity of Rule 40D-4.051(7) should be by a Section 120.56
1031proceeding rather than a Section 120.54(4) proceeding.
1038On the basis of all of the foregoing Findings of Fact and Conclusions of
1052Law, Respondent's Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED and it is ORDERED:
1063That the Amended Petition to Challenge Proposed Rule 40D-4.051 is
1073DISMISSED.
1074DONE AND ORDERED this 30th day of June, 1995, in Tallahassee, Leon County,
1087Florida.
1088___________________________________
1089SUSAN B. KIRKLAND
1092Hearing Officer
1094Division of Administrative Hearings
1098The DeSoto Building
11011230 Apalachee Parkway
1104Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1550
1107(904) 488-9675
1109Filed with the Clerk of the
1115Division of Administrative Hearings
1119this 30th day of June, 1995.
1125COPIES FURNISHED:
1127James A. Robinson, Esquire
1131Southwest Florida Water
1134Management District
11362379 Broad Street
1139Brooksville, Florida 34609-6899
1142Gerald A. Robbins
11451026 Biltmore Drive, NW
1149Winter Haven, Florida 33881
1153Peter G. Hubbel
1156Southwest Florida Water Management
1160Executive Director
11622379 Broad Street
1165Brooksville, Florida 34609-6899
1168Carroll Webb, Executive Director
1172Administrative Procedures Committee
1175Holland Building, Room 120
1179Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1300
1182Liz Cloud, Chief
1185Bureau of Administrative Code
1189The Capitol, Room 1802
1193Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0250
1196NOTICE OF RIGHT TO JUDICIAL REVIEW
1202A party who is adversely affected by this Final Summary Order is entitled to
1216judicial review pursuant to Section 120.68, Florida Statutes. Review
1225proceedings are governed by the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure. Such
1236proceedings are commenced by filing one copy of a Notice of Appeal with the
1250agency clerk of the Division of Administrative Hearings and a second copy,
1262accompanied by filing fees prescribed by law, with the District Court of Appeal
1275in the appellate district where the agency maintains its headquarters of where
1287the party resides. The Notice of Appeal must be filed within 30 days of
1301rendition of the order to be reviewed.
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- Date
- Proceedings
- Date: 10/14/1997
- Proceedings: (FLWAC) Agenda filed.
- Date: 04/10/1995
- Proceedings: Notice of Hearing on Respondent`s motion to dismiss filed.
- Date: 04/07/1995
- Proceedings: Notice of Hearing on Respondent's Motion to Dismiss filed.
- Date: 04/05/1995
- Proceedings: (Respondent) Notice of Cancellation of Hearing w/cover letter filed.
- Date: 04/05/1995
- Proceedings: Notice of Cancellation of Hearing filed.
- Date: 03/30/1995
- Proceedings: Notice of Hearing On Respondent's Motion to Dismiss filed.
- Date: 03/27/1995
- Proceedings: Supplement to Petitioner's response to show cause order filed.
- Date: 03/09/1995
- Proceedings: Petitioner's Response to Respondent's Motion to Dismiss and Petitioner's Response to Order to Show Cause filed.
- Date: 02/24/1995
- Proceedings: Letter to SBK from G. Robbins (RE: status report) filed.
- Date: 02/21/1995
- Proceedings: Order to Show Cause sent out. (parties to respond by 3/6/95 as to why case should not be closed)
- Date: 02/13/1995
- Proceedings: Letter to HO from James A. Robinson re: Response to Order Requiring Status Report filed.
- Date: 02/13/1995
- Proceedings: Respondent's Motion to Dismiss; Order Dismissing Proceeding (For HO Signature) w/cover letter filed.
- Date: 02/06/1995
- Proceedings: Order Requiring Status Report sent out. (parties to file status report by 2/20/95)
- Date: 12/01/1994
- Proceedings: Order Granting Motion to Withdraw sent out. (for petitioner)
- Date: 11/30/1994
- Proceedings: Petitioner's motion for Clarification of Order and Petition to enforce Mandate of this court, directed to Respondent, where Respondent was before this Court as Appellee/Defendant filed.
- Date: 11/22/1994
- Proceedings: Order Granting Motion to Withdraw (for HO signature); Cover Letter filed.
- Date: 11/17/1994
- Proceedings: (Petitioner) Order Granting Motion to Withdraw (for HO signature) filed.
- Date: 11/16/1994
- Proceedings: (Petitioner) Motion to Withdraw filed.
- Date: 08/19/1994
- Proceedings: Petitioner's reply to order to show cause filed.
- Date: 08/11/1994
- Proceedings: (Respondent) Motion to Relinquish Jurisdiction and Response to Petitioner`s Motion to Stay Administrative Proceedings w/Exhibits A-D filed.
- Date: 08/10/1994
- Proceedings: Order Granting Stay sent out. (it is ordered that proceedings be stayed pending review of the petition for review of non-final administrative action filed in case no. 94-1717, fifth DCA)
- Date: 08/10/1994
- Proceedings: Case No/s 94-2719RP, 94-2720RP, 94-2721RP, 94-2722RP, 94-2929RP, 94-2930RP, 94-2933RP, 94-2934RP, 94-2935RP, 94-2936RP: unconsolidated.
- Date: 08/04/1994
- Proceedings: BY ORDER OF THE COURT filed.
- Date: 08/01/1994
- Proceedings: Acknowledgment of Petition to Review non-final agency action filed.
- Date: 05/25/1994
- Proceedings: Prehearing Instructions and Order of Consolidation sent out. (Consolidated cases are: 94-2719RP, 94-2720RP & 94-2721RP)
- Date: 05/20/1994
- Proceedings: Order of Assignment sent out.
- Date: 05/20/1994
- Proceedings: (Petitioner) Amended Petition To Challenge Proposed Rule 40D-4.051 filed.
- Date: 05/18/1994
- Proceedings: Letter to Liz Cloud & Carroll Webb from Marguerite Lockard w/cc: Agency General Counsel sent out.
- Date: 05/13/1994
- Proceedings: Petition to Challenge Proposed Rule 40D-4.051 filed.
- Date: 05/12/1994
- Proceedings: Petition to Challenge Proposed Rule 40D-4.051 filed.
Case Information
- Judge:
- SUSAN BELYEU KIRKLAND
- Date Filed:
- 05/12/1994
- Date Assignment:
- 05/20/1994
- Last Docket Entry:
- 10/14/1997
- Location:
- Tallahassee, Florida
- District:
- Northern
- Agency:
- Water Management Districts
- Suffix:
- RP