This Part of Chapter 378 of the Florida Statutes is known as the Resource Extraction Reclamation Act. Its purpose is to require reclamation to mitigate the effects of resource extraction on the environment. The act further states that it is in the best interest of the state that the reclamation process be accomplished in a timely manner and that persons engaged in resource extraction shall be responsible for attaining required reclamation standards. Reclamation as provided in this part will allow the extraction of valuable resources while still providing for the protection of the public’s health, safety, and welfare, the protection of the state’s environment, and the subsequent beneficial use of the disturbed and reclaimed land. It further provides for the powers and duties of the Department of Environmental Protection; reclamation review procedure; inspection; certification to receive notices of intent to mine, to review, and to inspect for compliance; county certification for limerock mining in the Miami-Dade County Lake Belt; limestone reclamation performance standards; heavy minerals; other resources reclamation performance standards; and life-of-the-mine permit.
United States of America · 1941-01-01