To implement the requirement that lobbyists register with the South Florida Water Management District and provide a uniform system for lobbyist registration, consistent with other water management districts.

 

WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS

South Florida Water Management District

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

40E-1.800Lobbyist Registration

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To implement the requirement that lobbyists register with the South Florida Water Management District and provide a uniform system for lobbyist registration, consistent with other water management districts.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Establish lobbyist registration for consistency with the newly enacted legislation (F.S. 112.3261 and SB 846) that became effective July 1, 2014. This item affects all water management districts created in Section 373.069 F.S., which operate under the authority of Chapter 373, F.A.C.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 373.019, 373.044, 373.113, 373.171 FS., 112.3261 FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 112.3261 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: by contacting: South Florida Water Management District Clerk at 1(800)432-2045, x 2087 or [phone]. 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: Derek Brown, Senior Attorney, Office of Counsel, South Florida Water Management District, Post Office Box 24680, West Palm Beach, FL 33416-4680, telephone: [phone], ext. 6278 or [phone] or by email: [e-mail]. For procedural questions, please contact Charron Follins, Senior Paralegal, South Florida Water Management District, Post Office Box 24680, West Palm Beach, FL 33416-4680, telephone: [phone], ext. 6293 or [phone] or by email: [e-mail]

 

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

 

40E-1.800 Lobbyist Registration.

(1) A person who is a “lobbyist” as defined in Section 112.3215, F.S., may not lobby the South Florida Water Management District (the “District”) until he or she has registered as a lobbyist with the District. Registration shall be made by completing, under oath, the “Lobbyist Registration Form,” which is incorporated by reference in subsection (7) below, and submitting that form to the District Clerk at the mail or email address provided in the form.

(2) A separate completed Lobbyist Registration Form must be submitted for each principal represented by the lobbyist before the District.

(3) For identifying and designating a principal’s main business on the Authorization to Represent the Principal part of the Lobbyist Registration Form, the District adopts and incorporates by reference the 6-digit NAICS code published in the North American Industry Classification System – United States, 2012. Classification system information can be obtained by contacting the NAICS Association, 129 Lakeshore Drive, Rockaway, NJ 07866, or by visiting its website: www.naics.com.

(4) Changes to the information provided on a Lobbyist Registration Form must be reported to the District within 15 days by submitting a completed Lobbyist Registration Form and checking the box indicating the submitted form is for the purpose of changing previously filed information.

(5) A lobbyist may renew his or her registration to lobby by filing a completed Lobbyist Registration Form with the District and checking the box indicating the submitted form is for renewal purposes. Renewals must be filed before January 1 of each year.

(6) The principal of a lobbyist may cancel the lobbyist´s registration by submitting a completed “Lobbyist Registration Cancellation Form,” which is incorporated by reference in subsection (7) below, informing the District that a particular lobbyist is no longer authorized to represent that principal. A lobbyist must cancel his or her registration with the District upon termination of his or her contract or other such employment relationship with the principal by promptly submitting a completed Lobbyist Registration Cancellation Form.

(7) The Lobbyist Registration Form, form number 1400, (effective date) (hyperlink), and the Lobbyist Registration Cancellation Form, form number 1402, (effective date) (hyperlink), are hereby incorporated by reference and may be obtained without cost from the District Clerk either at South Florida Water Management District, 3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33406, or at [e-mail]. These forms may also be downloaded from the District’s website at: www.sfwmd.gov/opengov.

Rulemaking Authority 112.3261(8) FS. Law Implemented 112.3261 FS. History–New__________.