Fla. Stat. 403.521
Legislative intent

The legislative intent of this act is to establish a centralized and coordinated licensing process for the location of electric transmission line corridors and the construction, operation, and maintenance of electric transmission lines, which are critical infrastructure facilities. This necessarily involves several broad interests of the public addressed through the subject matter jurisdiction of several agencies. The Legislature recognizes that electric transmission lines will have an effect upon the reliability of the electric power system, the environment, land use, and the welfare of the population. Recognizing the need to ensure electric power system reliability and integrity, and in order to meet electric energy needs in an orderly and timely fashion, the centralized and coordinated licensing process established by this act is intended to further the legislative goal of ensuring through available and reasonable methods that the location of transmission line corridors and the construction, operation, and maintenance of electric transmission lines produce minimal adverse effects on the environment and public health, safety, and welfare. It is the intent of this act to fully balance the need for transmission lines with the broad interests of the public in order to effect a reasonable balance between the need for the facility as a means of providing reliable, economical, and efficient electric energy and the impact on the public and the environment resulting from the location of the transmission line corridor and the construction, operation, and maintenance of the transmission lines. The Legislature intends that the provisions of chapter 120 apply to this act and to proceedings under it except as otherwise expressly exempted by other provisions of this act.

Source: Section 403.521 — Legislative intent, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0403.­521 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

403.52
Short title 403.501
Short title 403.502
Legislative intent 403.503
Definitions relating to Florida Electrical Power Plant Siting Act 403.504
Department of Environmental Protection 403.506
Applicability, thresholds, and certification 403.507
Preliminary statements of issues, reports, project analyses, and studies 403.508
Land use and certification hearings, parties, participants 403.509
Final disposition of application 403.510
Superseded laws, regulations, and certification power 403.511
Effect of certification 403.512
Revocation or suspension of certification 403.513
Review 403.514
Enforcement of compliance 403.515
Availability of information 403.516
Modification of certification 403.517
Supplemental applications for sites certified for ultimate site capacity 403.518
Fees 403.519
Exclusive forum for determination of need 403.521
Legislative intent 403.522
Definitions relating to the Florida Electric Transmission Line Siting Act 403.523
Department of Environmental Protection 403.524
Applicability 403.525
Administrative law judge 403.526
Preliminary statements of issues, reports, and project analyses 403.527
Certification hearing, parties, participants 403.528
Alteration of time limits 403.529
Final disposition of application 403.531
Effect of certification 403.532
Revocation or suspension of certification 403.533
Enforcement of compliance 403.536
Superseded laws, regulations, and certification power 403.537
Determination of need for transmission line 403.539
Certification admissible in eminent domain proceedings 403.5055
Application for permits pursuant to s 403.5063
Notice of intent to file application 403.5064
Application 403.5065
Appointment of administrative law judge 403.5066
Determination of completeness 403.5095
Alteration of time limits 403.5112
Filing of notice of certified corridor route 403.5113
Postcertification amendments and review 403.5115
Public notice 403.5116
County and municipal authority unaffected by ch. 75-22 403.5175
Existing electrical power plant site certification 403.5185
Law applicable to applications processed under ss 403.5251
Application 403.5252
Determination of completeness 403.5271
Alternate corridors 403.5272
Informational public meetings 403.5275
Amendment to the application 403.5312
Filing of notice of certified corridor route 403.5315
Modification of certification 403.5317
Postcertification activities 403.5363
Public notices 403.5365
Fees 403.50663
Informational public meetings 403.50665
Land use consistency

Current through Fall 2025

§ 403.521. Legislative intent's source at flsenate​.gov