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The Department of Environmental Protection was created by the Florida Environmental Reorganization Act of 1993 (93-213, Laws), merging the former Departments of Natural Resources and Environmental Regulation. The Department's mission is to protect, conserve, and manage Florida's environment and natural resources.
The Department's responsibilities include management and protection of Florida's marine resources, including endangered species and their habitats; protection, restoration, and management of environmentally important lands and their ecosystems; parks and recreation; water management; and pollution control and environmental protection. The Department carries out these responsibilities through several commissions and offices, including the Environmental Regulation Commission; Marine Fisheries Commission; Office of Ecosystem Management; Division of Air Resources Management; Division of Law Enforcement; Division of Marine Resources; Division of Recreation and Parks; Division of Environmental Resource Permitting; Division of State Lands; Division of Water Management; Division of Water Facilities; and Division of Technical Services.
The Environmental Regulation Commission was created as part of the (then) Department of Environmental Regulation by Chapter 75-22, Laws of Florida. The Commission is empowered by Section 403.804, Florida Statutes, Environmental Regulation Commission, to exercise the standard-setting authority of the Department of Environmental Protection. The Department must submit any proposed rule containing standards to the Commission for approval, modification, or disapproval except for total maximum daily load calculations and allocations developed pursuant to s. 403.067(6).
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This series comprises the official documentation of meetings and hearings, including rulemaking hearings, of the Environmental Regulation Commission and predecessor agencies including the Department of Pollution Control, Department of Air and Water Pollution Control, Florida Air Pollution Control Commission, and Florida Air and Water Pollution Control Commission. The series includes minutes, transcripts, submitted testimony, exhibits, and background materials for topics of discussion. The records document major policy actions and decisions regarding environmental issues such as canal projects, power plants, and the December 1971-January 1972 hearings regarding Florida's implementation plan for the Clean Air Act.
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