The Department is proposing amendments to Chapter 62S-4, F.A.C., Rules and Procedures for Coastal Partnership Initiative Grants, authorized by Section 380.22(3), F.S. Rule 62S-4 provides the definitions, eligibility, selection method and process for ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Office of the Secretary

RULE NOS.:RULE TITLES:

62S-4.001Definitions

62S-4.004Application Procedures for Coastal Partnership Initiative Grants

62S-4.007Review Procedures and Criteria

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Department is proposing amendments to Chapter 62S-4, F.A.C., Rules and Procedures for Coastal Partnership Initiative Grants, authorized by Section 380.22(3), F.S. Rule 62S-4 provides the definitions, eligibility, selection method and process for awarding the funds of the Coastal Partnership Initiative(CPI) subgrant program. The proposed amendments will clarify and update existing rule language, add definitions for “REDI” communities, and “306A construction projects”. The revisions provide an increase in the maximum grant award limits, provide for electronic submission of applications and related documents, require the specification of the useful life of a project, updates to Department contact sites, specific requirements for construction and shoreline protection applications, modifying the evaluation criteria for the project location, adding evaluation criteria for REDI communities, increasing the project completion criteria to 18 months, and adding to the final funding decisions past performance, likely success of achieving program goals, availability of funds and revising the application form to implement the proposed changes.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Proposed amendments to Chapter 62S-4, F.A.C., Rules and Procedures for Coastal Partnership Initiative Grants (Coastal Management Program Coastal Partnership Initiative Grants) and application implementing the proposed changes.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 380.22(3), FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 380.22, 380.27, FS.

IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE REGISTER.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 5 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: April Moore, 3900 Commonwealth Blvd., Tallahassee, Mail Station 235, Florida 32399, [phone], [e-mail]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: April Moore, 3900 Commonwealth Blvd., Tallahassee, Mail Station 235, Florida 32399, [phone], [e-mail].

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.