The proposed rule would remove the requirement for a fee change each year.

 

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT TRUST FUND

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

18-21.022Payments and Fees for Aquacultural Activities

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The proposed rule would remove the requirement for a fee change each year.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Addresses the requirement for a fee change each year.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 253.03, 253.73 F.S.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 253.002, 253.03, 253.04, 253.67-.75, 253.77, 597.010 F.S.

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.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Portia Sapp via email at [e-mail].

 

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:

 

18-21.022 Payments and Fees for Aquacultural Activities.

(1) through (3) No change.

(4) The annual fee may shall be revised March 1 of each year and increased or decreased based on the average change over time in the price paid by all urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services. In determining the change, the Board will annually consult the Consumer Price Index figures established for the previous five years by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, computed as provided in the BLS Publication “Handbook of Methods,” Chapter 17, June 2007, which is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference and may be obtained on the Internet at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-10655 or by writing to the Division of Aquaculture at 600 S. Calhoun Street, Suite 217, Tallahassee, Florida 32399. There shall be a 10 percent cap on any annual increase.

(5) through (8) No change.

Rulemaking Authority 253.03(7), (11), 253.73 FS. Law Implemented 253.002, 253.03, 253.04, 253.67-.75, 253.77, 597.010 FS. History–New 9-1-09, Amended 7-10-19, ___________.