Chapter 2008-231, Laws of Florida, establishes the Clean Ocean Act and requires the Department to develop rules to implement its requirements. Therefore, the Department is initiating rule development for Ch. 62-606, F.A.C., for releases of wastes ...

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
62-606.100: Scope, Intent, Purpose, and Applicability
62-606.200: Definitions
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Chapter 2008-231, Laws of Florida, establishes the Clean Ocean Act and requires the Department to develop rules to implement its requirements. Therefore, the Department is initiating rule development for Ch. 62-606, F.A.C., for releases of wastes from gambling vessels operating within Florida coastal waters. Among other requirements, Ch. 62-606, F.A.C., will provide definitions and require gambling boat owner/operators to register their vessels with the Department. The rule will also require an owner/operator of a gambling vessel berth location to establish procedures for the release of waste from gambling vessels and to make available a waste-management service to handle and dispose of the vessel’s waste.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Development of Ch. 62-606, F.A.C., for releases of wastes from gambling vessels operating in Florida coastal waters and the minimum waste-service demand to be met by berth/waterfront-land facility owners.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: Chapter 2008-231, Laws of Florida.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: Chapter 2008-231, Laws of Florida.
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 WEEKLY.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Gregory M. Brown, P.E., Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Domestic Wastewater Section, 2600 Blair Stone Road, MS 3540, Tallahassee, FL 32399-2400, telephone [phone], or e-mail: [e-mail]. Further information and updates on development of this rule also may be obtained from the Department’s Internet site at: http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/wastewater/index.htm (OGC No. 08-0278)

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE.