Chapter 380, Part 1, F.S., creates the Florida Environmental Land and Water Management Act (“Act”), which provides for the protection of the state’s natural resources and environment and designates the Department as the land planning agency responsible for enforcing and administering the rules and regulations of the Act. Sections 380.032 and 380.06, F.S., confer rulemaking authority on the Department to adopt rules necessary to administer and implement the various provisions within the Act. The Department proposes the following amendments: Combining Rules 73C-40.021, .022, and .024, F.A.C., to create one rule describing the processes necessary to obtain development approval; combining Rules 73C-40.025 and .0256, F.A.C., to create one rule related to hurricane preparedness; combining Rules 73C-40.028 and .029, F.A.C., to create one rule setting forth alternative review procedures; repealing Rule 73C-40.001, F.A.C., which provides definitions already defined in Chapter 380, F.S.; moving the individual forms identified in Rule 73C-40.010, F.A.C., to the relative/substantive rules within Ch. 73C-40, F.A.C.