62s-8.003 Rulemaking Workshop

Statewide Flooding and Sea Level Rise Resilience Plan
Chapter 62S-8.003, F.A.C., Rule Development Workshop

Room 137A, Marjory Stoneman Douglas Building, and
Virtually via GoToWebinar

The Department is amending this rule chapter to update the scoring system for assessing project eligibility for inclusion in the Statewide Flooding and Sea Level Rise Resilience Plan, consistent with legislative amendments to Section 380.093, F.S., that took effect on July 1, 2025. A Notice of Rule Development was published in the F.A.R. on July 31, 2025.

Agenda for the Rule Development Workshop

1. Opening Remarks from Eddy Bouza, Chief Resilience Officer
2. Introduction of Resilient Florida Program staff
3. Presentation overview of the program to date from Devin Resko, Resilient Florida Planning and Policy Administrator
a. Overview of the program to date
b. Mandatory changes
c. Amended draft language
4. Open Discussion (30 minutes)
5. Next Steps
a. Submit comments to Resilience@FloridaDEP.gov by September 26, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. ET
b. Stay tuned for Rulemaking updates at: https://floridadep.gov/rcp/resilient-florida-program/content/resilient-…