Florida Statute 403.510 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXIX
PUBLIC HEALTH

Chapter 403
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL

View Entire Chapter

403.510 Superseded laws, regulations, and certification power.—

(1) If any provision of this act is in conflict with any other provision, limitation, or restriction under any law, rule, regulation, or ordinance of this state or any political subdivision, municipality, or agency, this act shall govern and control, and such law, rule, regulation, or ordinance shall be deemed superseded for the purposes of this act.

(2) The state hereby preempts the regulation and certification of electrical power plant sites and electrical power plants as defined in this act.

(3) The board shall have the power to adopt reasonable procedural rules to carry out its duties under this act and to give effect to the legislative intent that this act is to provide an efficient, simplified, centrally coordinated, one-stop licensing process.

History.—s. 1, ch. 73-33; s. 9, ch. 76-76; s. 14, ch. 90-331.

F.S. 403.510 on Google Scholar

F.S. 403.510 on CourtListener

Amendments to 403.510

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 403.510

Total Results: 3 | Sort by: Relevance | Newest First

Copy

Seminole Elec. Co-Op. v. Dep, 985 So. 2d 615 (Fla. 5th DCA 2008).

Cited 3 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal

...Under these circumstances, we find that the Secretary erred in denying certification of Unit 3 and reverse the final order on appeal with directions that the unit be certified. The Siting Act The Siting Act provides a "centrally coordinated, one-stop licensing process" for power plant projects. § 403.510(3), Fla....

Copy

Seminole Elec. Coop., Inc. v. Dep't of Env't Prot., 985 So. 2d 615 (Fla. 5th DCA 2008).

Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 2008 Fla. App. LEXIS 8469, 2008 WL 2388020

...Under these circumstances, we find that the Secretary erred in denying certification of Unit 3 and reverse the final order on appeal with directions that the unit be certified. The Siting Act The Siting Act provides a “centrally coordinated, one-stop licensing process” for power plant projects. § 403.510(3), Fla....

Copy

Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Hendry Cnty., 114 So. 3d 1073 (Fla. 2d DCA 2013).

Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2013 WL 2494708, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 9265

...Section 403.506(1) then provides: The provisions of this act shall apply to any electrical power plant as defined herein, except that the provisions of this act shall not apply to any electrical power plant of less than 75 megawatts in gross capacity.... And section 403.510 provides: (1) If any provision of this act is in conflict with any other provision, limitation, or restriction under any law, rule, regulation, or ordinance of this state or any political subdivision, municipality, or agency, this act...

...(Emphasis added.) It is clear from this statutory language that the PPSA is a “ ‘centrally coordinated, one-stop licensing process.’” See Seminole Elec. Coop., Inc. v. Dep’t of Envtl. Prot., 985 So.2d 615, 616 (Fla. 5th DCA 2008) (quoting § 403.510(3))....

This Florida statute resource is curated by Graham W. Syfert, Esq., a Jacksonville, Florida personal injury and workers' compensation attorney. For legal consultation, call 904-383-7448.