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Rule Title	Description	Contacts/Drafts/Documents	Status/Comments
62S-8 Statewide Flooding and Sea Level Rise Resilience Plan	The department created this rule chapter to implement section 380.093, F.S., relating to the Statewide Flooding and Sea Level Rise Resilience Plan and project submittal requirements. Entities for which this rule is relevant include coastal and inland communities including counties, municipalities, water management districts, flood control districts and regional resilience entities. The subject matters addressed by the rule will include sea level rise, flooding, infrastructure, planning, vulnerability, and resilience related to the development of the Statewide Flooding and Sea Level Rise Resilience Plan.	Contact Krista Shipley	Please see the Resilient Florida Program Rulemaking for status updates.
62S-7 Sea Level Impact Projection (SLIP) Studies for State-Financed Coastal Construction	The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is required by section 161.551. F.S. to develop and adopt rules for implementing the section. The section requires state-financed constructors to assess the potential impacts of sea level rise and storms on new coastal construction. The rules will include definitions, requirements of state-financed constructors, standards for SLIP studies, implementation of SLIP study findings, enforcement mechanisms and the effective date of the rules.	Contact Eddy Bouza Drafts and Documents Draft Rule Language Updated Draft Rule Language Changes between Draft Rule and Updated Draft Rule Language Recording of 1/19 Rule Workshop Recording of 2/16 Rule Workshop Proposed Rule Language from 4/2 Notice Changes between previous Draft Rule and Proposed Rule Language	Notice of Rule Development was published in the FAR on Jan. 4, 2021. Notice of Workshop was published in the FAR on Jan. 4, 2021. The workshop was held on Jan. 19, 2021. Notice of Workshop was published in the FAR on Jan. 28, 2021 for a second workshop. This was held on Feb. 16, 2021. Registration was required. Notice of Proposed Rule was published in the FAR on April 2, 2021 As of 5 p.m., April 23, 2021, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection has received no written requests to hold a public hearing for Rule 62S-7, F.A.C. – Public Financing of Coastal Construction. No public hearing will be held.
62B-33 Rules and Procedures for Coastal Construction and Excavation	The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has amended two rules in Chapter 62B-33, F.A.C., Rules and Procedures for Coastal Construction and Excavation, 62B-33.002 (12) and (59). The amendments filed with the Florida Department of State change definitions of “eligible” and “vulnerable” used to qualify projects for coastal armoring permits. “Eligible” now clarifies that for a private structure to be eligible for coastal armoring, it must be located wholly or partially seaward of the Coastal Construction Control Line (CCCL). “Vulnerable” now includes SBEACH in the coastal engineering models available to establish a building’s vulnerability to storm effects. The SBEACH model has been incorporated into the CCCL rule by reference.	Contract Doug Aarons Drafts and Documents Recording of 62B-33 Webinar	Notice of Rule Development was published in the FAR on Oct. 22, 2019. Notice of Workshop was published in the FAR on Dec. 20, 2019. The workshop was held on Jan. 7, 2020 in Tallahassee. Rule changes are effective July 29, 2020. Notice of Change was published in the FAR Vol. 46. No 111 page 2221on June 8, 2020. The change modified language in the Notice of Proposed Rule for how the SBEACH model is to be incorporated nto the rule by reference. Proposed amendments to Chapter 62B-33, Florida Administrative Code, Rules and Procedures for Coastal Construction and Excavation become effective July 29, 2020. *Updated: July 17, 2020*
62B-36 Beach Management Funding Assistance Program	The Florida Department of Environmental Protection proposed amendments to Chapter 62B-36, F.A.C. as result of changes made to the beaches funding program in 2019, as codified in Chapter 2019-122, Laws of Florida. These amendments revised the criteria that DEP must consider in determining and assigning annual funding priorities for beach management and erosion control projects and revised certain statutory provisions that the department must consider with respect to managing inlets. The effective date of the rule is Aug. 26, 2020.	Contact Hanna Tillotson Drafts and Documents Proposed rule drafts, public workshop materials, and supporting documents	Notice of Rule Development was published in the FAR on Oct. 7, 2019. Three public workshops were held to discuss proposed amendments to the rule. View public notices, workshop presentations, webinar recordings, comments received and all supporting rule documents. Notice of Proposed Rule was published in the FAR on Jun. 30, 2020. Certification Package was filed with the Florida Department of State on Aug. 6, 2020. The effective date of the rule is Aug. 26, 2020. Updated: Aug. 16, 2020

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