Summary
The Department of Environmental Protection is authorized to regulate electric and magnetic fields (EMF) from transmission lines as indicated in Florida Statute 403.061(30). The rule implementing the statute is outdated and requires updates in the following three areas, addressed in this proposed rule: (1) The elimination of a rule exemption for a specific transmission line which was never actually constructed; (2) The inclusion of standards for transmission lines with voltages above 500,000 volts; and (3) The elimination of an annual review and report on the state of science with respect to electromagnetic fields.