District staff have reviewed the public use rules and identified rules in need of clarification, modification, or updating.

 

WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS
South Florida Water Management District

RULE NOS.:RULE TITLES:
40E-7.511Policy and Purpose
40E-7.520Scope and Applicability
40E-7.521Definitions
40E-7.523Access to Management Areas; Closures
40E-7.525Use of Vehicles, Airboats, and Aircraft; Navigational Restrictions
40E-7.526Equestrian Activities; Use of Saddle Animals
40E-7.527Hunting
40E-7.528Bicycling
40E-7.529Overnight Camping
40E-7.530Trapping
40E-7.532Operating Hours
40E-7.534Special Use Licenses
40E-7.535Event Authorization
40E-7.537General Prohibitions
40E-7.538Establishment of South Florida Water Management District Management Areas Open to the Public
40E-7.5381Special Provisions for Right of Way of the District
40E-7.5382Special Provisions for Vacant Undesignated District Lands Open to the Public
40E-7.5383Special Provisions for Stormwater Treatment Areas (STA's) of the District Open to the Public
40E-7.5384Special Provisions for Impoundment Areas of the District Open to the Public
40E-7.539Penalties
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: District staff have reviewed the public use rules and identified rules in need of clarification, modification, or updating.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Public Use Rule pertains to the rules and regulations associated with public access and nature-based recreational use of District lands.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 259.01, 373.016, 373.056, 373.103, 373.1391, 373.1395, 373.59, 373.1401, 373.069, 373.0693, 373.073, 373.079, 373.083, 373.119, 316.192, 316.1925, 316.655, 790, 810.09, 373.4592, 373.129, 373.609, 373.613 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 279.101, 373.044, 373.113, 373.171, 373.019 FS.
A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: May 13, 2013, 6:00 p.m.
PLACE: South Florida Water Management District B-1 Headquarters (Auditorium), 3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, Fl 33406
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: South Florida Water Management District Clerk at [phone] 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). 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: Steve Coughlin, Section Administrator, Land Stewardship Department, South Florida Water Management District, Post Office Box 24680, West Palm Beach, Fl 33416-4680 telephone [phone], ext. 2603 or [phone] or by email to [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 PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE.