Florida Administrative Code

The facility owner or operator shall promptly inform the Commission and the Committee of any changes in information necessary for developing and implementing the emergency plan, and any changes in information included on filings with the Commission or Committee, as such changes o…

Requests for inspection and copying of any EPCRA records that are open to the public may be directed to DEMPublicRecords@em.myflorida.com or to the Commission, c/o the Division of Emergency Management at 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2149. For further inf…

(1) Any facility required by 42 USC 11004(a) to immediately report the release of a hazardous substance or extremely hazardous substance to the Commission shall provide said notification to the State Watch Office, telephone number (850)413-9911 or 1(800)320-0519. (2) Any facility…

(1) "Base Grant" means those funds allocated in accordance with the formula in Rule 27P-19.005, F.A.C., as a minimum allocation to County Emergency Management Agencies. (2) "Competitive Awards" means those funds available for awards pursuant to the competitive award process ident…

(1) The amount and availability of funds in the Trust Fund for allocation each year is subject to an annual appropriation by the Legislature. (2) The amount of funds available pursuant to this rule chapter may be adjusted proportionally when necessary to meet any matching require…

(1) To be eligible to receive the Base Grant, each County Emergency Management Agency shall annually certify their commitment to employ and maintain either a Full-time Director or Part-time Coordinator consistent with subsections 27P-19.005(4) and (5), F.A.C. (2) Counties with po…

(1) Base Grants shall be awarded to a county for the use and benefit of the County Emergency Management Agency. (2) Funds shall be allocated to implement and administer county emergency management programs including management and administration, training, and operations. All all…

(1) Those funds available in subsection 27P-19.005(2), F.A.C., not allocated under subsections 27P-19.005(4) and (5), F.A.C., shall be identified by the Division prior to October 1 of each year for reallocation to County Emergency Management Agencies. (2) 25 percent of those fund…

(1) Non-recurring Competitive Awards may be made to state, regional and local governments and nonprofit organizations under the Emergency Management Competitive Grant Program and to Municipal Emergency Management Programs under the Municipal Competitive Grant Program. "Municipal …

(1) Eligible applicants desiring to apply for a competitive grant shall submit their application to the Division by the deadline established annually by the Division in a Notice of Fund Availability in the Florida Administrative Register. Such notice shall be published at least 6…

(1) The review committee shall review all applications that are received by the noticed application deadline and that comply with the application procedures and requirements set forth in this rule. Applications that are either not received by the noticed application deadline or t…

(1) The amount of funds estimated as available for Base Grant and Competitive Award allocations shall be noticed prior to each grant cycle. (2) Base Grant Awards provided under this rule shall be offered to the Board of County Commissioners. Competitive Awards shall be offered to…

(1) Base Grants shall be matched at an amount either equal to the average of the previous three years' level of county general revenue funding of the County Emergency Management Agency or the level of funding for the County Emergency Management Agency for the last fiscal year, wh…

(1) If a recipient fails to comply with any term or condition applicable to an award under this rule chapter or any term or condition including, but not limited to, federal and state laws, rules and regulations, applicable to any other funding administered by the Division, then t…

(1) The Division hereby adopts and incorporates by reference into this Chapter the State Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (2024 Edition), http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-17072. (2) The State Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan shall be the master op…

(1) "County" means one of the 67 counties within the State of Florida. (2) "Facility" means all buildings, equipment, structures and other items located on a single site or on contiguous and adjacent sites and which are owned or operated by the same person, or by any person which…

(1) County Emergency Management Agencies are authorized to charge a fee to compensate for the cost of the review of plans, submitted to the County Emergency Management Agency by facilities, to ensure compliance with plan review criteria. A separate fee is authorized for each plan…

(1) Fees shall be reasonable and may not exceed the actual cost of providing the review and requested technical assistance service, in accordance with the complexity of the criteria established by law for the particular facility emergency management plan, and taking into account …

(1) If the County Emergency Management Agency determines that the cost of plan review is in excess of the maximum amount established in Rule 27P-20.003, F.A.C., then it shall immediately, and in any event no later than the date the plan review and approval is completed, notify bo…

(1) After receipt of a plan, the County Emergency Management Agency shall complete its review within 60 days and either approve the plan or advise the facility of necessary revisions. If the plan needs revision, the county agency shall notify the facility of the specific items th…

As used in this rule chapter: (1) "Division" means the Division of Emergency Management, Executive Office of the Governor. (2) "Specified stationary source" means a stationary source as defined in Section 252.936(18), F.S., that is not exempt from Chapter 252, Part IV, F.S. (3) "…

(1) The owner or operator of one or more specified stationary sources that are located within the State of Florida shall pay an annual registration fee for each stationary source based upon the source's highest program level, as determined from the source's Risk Management Plan. …

Late fees shall be assessed against the owner and operator of one or more stationary sources located within the State of Florida for any annual registration fee not timely submitted to the Division by the deadlines established in Section 252.939(1)(a), F.S. Late fees shall be ass…

Form Number Subject Effective Date RMP-001 Annual Registration Fee Form for Single Stationary Source 2-18-01 RMP-002 Annual Registration Fee Form for Multiple Source Locations 2-18-01 These forms are hereby adopted by reference as a part of Rule Chapter 27P-21, F.A.C., and may be…

This chapter describes the processes for application, project selection and distribution of funds under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. Rulemaking Authority 252.35(2)(x) FS. Law Implemented 252.311, 252.32, 252.35 FS. History-New 2-24-02, Formerly 9G-22.001.

(1) "Adoption" means a resolution, ordinance or other formal action taken by the governing body of a county or municipality indicating agreement with and acceptance of the relevant Local Mitigation Strategy. (2) "Application" means the request for hazard mitigation funding as sub…

(1) Eligible types of projects shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) Certain new construction activities that will result in protection from hazards; (b) Retrofitting of existing facilities that will result in increased protection from hazards; (c) Elevation of…

Each county electing to participate in the HMGP must have a formal LMS Working Group and a current FEMA approved LMS. (1) Not later than the last working weekday of January of each year the Chairperson of the Board of County Commissioners shall submit to the Division a list of th…

Each LMS shall have the following components: (1) A description of the activities of local government and private organizations that promote hazard mitigation; a description of the policies, ordinances or programs that guide those activities; and any deficiencies in the policies,…

(1) The available HMGP funds shall be allocated to the counties included in the relevant presidential disaster declaration, as defined in Section 252.34(2), F.S., in proportion to each county's share of the federal disaster funding from the Public Assistance, Individual Assistanc…

(1) The following entities may apply for funding under the program: (a) State agencies and local governments; (b) Private non-profit organizations or institutions that own or operate a private non-profit facility as defined in 44 C.F.R., §206.221(e), dated October 1, 2023, hereby…

(1) "County Emergency Management Agency" means the emergency management agency authorized and directed to be established and maintained by each county of the state pursuant to Section 252.38(1), F.S. (2) "Division" means the Division of Emergency Management of the Executive Offic…

(1) Each county emergency management agency established pursuant to the authority contained in Section 252.38(2), F.S., shall develop and submit to the governing body of the jurisdiction for adoption a County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan in compliance with the requirem…

This county plan shall provide a detailed description of the process to be used to protect the public from the potential health effects associated with a radiological emergency at a commercial nuclear power plant. Only those counties within a 50 mile radius of a commercial nuclea…

(1) The provisions of this section shall apply to the Division's initial review of County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plans, and review of plans revised as a result of a determination by the Division that a county comprehensive emergency management plan is not in complianc…

Municipal Comprehensive Emergency Management Plans must comply with all the standards and requirements applicable to County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plans. Municipal Comprehensive Emergency Management Plans shall comply with the Local Comprehensive Emergency Plan Compli…

(1) The provisions of this section shall apply to either initial review by the County Emergency Management Agency, or to review of revised information as a result of a determination by the county emergency management agency that a municipal comprehensive emergency management plan…

The official name of this agency shall be the West Florida Regional Planning Council, reorganized as of January 1, 1987, under Chapter 186, F.S. Rulemaking Authority 120.53(1), 186.505(2) FS. Law Implemented 120.53(1), 186.505(2) FS. History-New 5-11-87.

The Council shall function as the official regional planning council as defined in Chapter 186, Florida Statutes, and as the regional planning agency as defined in Chapters 23, 163 and 380, F.S. The Council shall exercise the powers, duties, functions and responsibilities for con…

(1) Membership and Appointments. (a) Escambia, Okaloosa and Bay Counties shall each have two voting representatives on the Council appointed by their respective boards of county commissioners. The voting representatives shall be county commissioners selected from the individual c…

(1) There shall be a Council composed of all voting representatives who have been appointed by local governments and the governor. The Council shall meet monthly and the September meeting shall be the annual meeting. Special meetings of the Council may be called for any appropria…

The officers of the Council shall be the chairman and vice chairman. The duties and responsibilities usually assigned to a secretary-treasurer will be assumed by the Council's executive director. The duties of the chairman and vice chairman shall be as follows: (1) The chairman s…

The Council has the following powers: (1) To exercise the powers granted by Chapters 23, 163, 186 and 380, F.S.; (2) To conduct studies of the region's resources with respect to existing and emerging problems of industry, commerce, transportation, population, housing, agriculture…

(1) The Council shall prepare and approve an annual budget request which shall be submitted to the participating governmental units no later than the last day of May of each year. The cost of the Council to the participating governmental units shall be on a per capita basis. (2) …

The chairman may establish and maintain such committees as deemed necessary to carry out the purposes and objectives of the Council. Committees may be created or discontinued by the chairman subject to approval of the Council. Rulemaking Authority 120.53(1), 186.505 FS. Law Imple…

Unless otherwise provided for herein, Roberts' Rules of Order as revised shall rule. Rulemaking Authority 120.53(1), 186.505 FS. Law Implemented 120.53(1), 186.505 FS. History-New 5-11-87.

All voting members of the Council shall comply with the provisions of Chapter 112, Part III, F.S., relating to Standards of Conduct for Public Officials and Employees. Rulemaking Authority 120.53(1), 163.01, 112 FS. Law Implemented 120.53(1), 163.01, 112 FS. History-New 5-11-87.