District Court of Appeal of Florida

An ALJ's order finding two proposed rules promulgated by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) valid is affirmed where a proposed rule, involving wildlife protection and water reservation, was not an invalid exercise of delegated legislative authority under Florida Statutes section 120.52(8)(c) as it did not enlarge, modify, or contravene Florida Statutes section 373.223(4).

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/12/2006
• Published 12/13/2006

Judges

• THOMAS, J.

Court

• District Court of Appeal of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Susan L. Stephens, Miguel Collazo, III, Victoria L. Weber and Frank E. Matthews of Hopping Green & Sams, P.A., Tallahassee, for Appellant Association of Florida Community Developers., Edwin A. Steinmeyer of Lewis, Longman & Walker, P.A., Tallahassee;  Stephen Walker of Lewis, Longman & Walker, P.A., West Palm Beach;  Keith Hetrick, Tallahassee, for Appellant Florida Home Builders Association., William E. Williams and J. Kendrick Tucker of Huey, Guilday, Tucker, Schwartz & Williams, P.A., Tallahassee;  and E. Thom Rumberger of Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell, P.A., Tallahassee, for Intervenors Florida Audubon Society, Inc., National Audubon Society, The Everglades Foundation, Inc., and Conservancy of Southwest Florida, Inc., Scott Boyd, Executive Director and General Counsel, Joint Administrative Procedures Committee, Tallahassee.


• For Appellees:
  
• Gregory M. Munson, General Counsel, Robert G. Gough, Senior Assistant General Counsel, Betsy Hewitt, Deputy General Counsel, and Christine E. Lamia, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Tallahassee, for Appellee Department of Environmental Protection., Thomas I. Mayton, Jr., Senior Assistant General Counsel, St. Johns River Water Management District, Palatka, for Appellee St. Johns River Water Management District., Cecile I. Piverotto, Senior Specialist Attorney, South FloridaWater Management District, West Palm Beach;  Mary F. Smallwood of Ruden McClosky Smith Schuster & Russell, P.A., Tallahassee, for Appellee South Florida Water Management District.