904 F.2d 640 31 ERC 1946 , 20 Envtl. L. Rep. 20,999 LEGAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Leigh PEGUES, in his official capacity as Director of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management, et al., Defendant-Appellee. No. 89-7640. United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. June 28, 1990. Debra A. Swim, Tallahassee, Fla., for plaintiff-appellant. Pegues & Warr, Olivia H. Jenkins, Ala. Dept. of Environmental Management, Montgomery, Ala., Fournier J. G..

The issue is whether St. Johns County Comprehensive Plan Policies E.2.2.5, E.2.2.10, E.2.2.13, E.2.2.17, and D.2.3.4 adopted by Ordinance No. 2003-31 on March 25, 2003, are in compliance.Plan amendments establishing new wetland buffer requirements are found to be in compliance.

Whether the amendment to the Wakulla County Comprehensive Plan adopted by the Board of Commissioners of Wakulla County in Ordinance No. 2002-28 is "in compliance" as defined in Section 163.3184(1)(b), Florida Statutes?Amendment to Wakulla County`s Comprehensive Plan Ordinance is not in compliance because it was based on incorrect data related to the size contiguous to the wetland.

The issue in this case is whether Petitioner should be issued an air construction permit authorizing its Crystal River steam generating plant Units 1 and 2 to co-fire a five to seven percent blend of petroleum coke with coal.Where power units capable of burning petcoke prior to January 6, 1975, utility entitled to exemption from Prevention of Significant Deterioration review. Agency reversed.

The Governor and the Cabinet, acting as the trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund (herein Trustees or Respondent) are responsible for protecting the public trust in the management and regulation of submerged sovereignty lands. By virtue of constitutional provisions, the Trustees may only grant leases or easements or convey any such sovereignty property held in public trust when doing so is in the public interest, Article X, Section 11 of the Florida Constitution as amended in 1970. The Trustees, in the process of reviewing applications for the use of sovereignty lands protected by the foregoing constitutional mandate and statutory provisions became concerned that allowing utilization of public lands to encourage, facilitate and enable development of unbridged islands could result in utilization of public lands which would be contrary to the public interest or otherwise not in the public interest. As a result of that concern, the Trustees commissioned Respondent to work in conjunction with other appropriate agencies to formulate and promulgate specific rule amendments regarding permitting of public trust lands for the purpose of facilitating development on coastal islands. Following the Trustees commission, Respondent held a series of workshops to address the concerns and to study the issues presented and formulated the subject proposed rule. During the interim, a temporary moratorium was implemented to defer pending applications regarding such unbridged coastal islands, which proposed rule amendments are now being challenged here by Petitioners. Following the conclusion of Petitioners' case, Respondent moved to dismiss as to all Petitioners for lack of standing and Intervenor Audubon moved for a directed verdict but later abandoned its motion. The motion to dismiss was briefed prior to submission of proposed final orders. That motion, as well as all pending motions, will be ruled upon herein. Petitioners qualified as expert witnesses, Erik Olsen in coastal engineering and civil engineering; James Nicholas in land economics; and Ross McWilliams in biology and marine biology and related state permitting issues. The Trustees qualified as expert witness, George Schmahl in biology, coastal ecology and coastal resource management. Intervenor, Sierra Club, qualified as expert Russell Nelson in fisheries and fisheries management. Intervenor Florida Audubon qualified as expert Mark Benedict in ecology specializing in coastal ecosystems and plant ecology and related natural resource management areas and Bernard Yokel in fisheries biology, estuarine ecology and related water quality impacts. Based on my consideration of the entire record compiled herein, the following relevant facts are found.

The Governor and the Cabinet, acting as the trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund (herein Trustees or Respondent) are responsible for protecting the public trust in the management and regulation of submerged sovereignty lands. By virtue of constitutional provisions, the Trustees may only grant leases or easements or convey any such sovereignty property held in public trust when doing so is in the public interest, Article X, Section 11 of the Florida Constitution as amended in 1970. The Trustees, in the process of reviewing applications for the use of sovereignty lands protected by the foregoing constitutional mandate and statutory provisions became concerned that allowing utilization of public lands to encourage, facilitate and enable development of unbridged islands could result in utilization of public lands which would be contrary to the public interest or otherwise not in the public interest. As a result of that concern, the Trustees commissioned Respondent to work in conjunction with other appropriate agencies to formulate and promulgate specific rule amendments regarding permitting of public trust lands for the purpose of facilitating development on coastal islands. Following the Trustees commission, Respondent held a series of workshops to address the concerns and to study the issues presented and formulated the subject proposed rule. During the interim, a temporary moratorium was implemented to defer pending applications regarding such unbridged coastal islands, which proposed rule amendments are now being challenged here by Petitioners. Following the conclusion of Petitioners' case, Respondent moved to dismiss as to all Petitioners for lack of standing and Intervenor Audubon moved for a directed verdict but later abandoned its motion. The motion to dismiss was briefed prior to submission of proposed final orders. That motion, as well as all pending motions, will be ruled upon herein. Petitioners qualified as expert witnesses, Erik Olsen in coastal engineering and civil engineering; James Nicholas in land economics; and Ross McWilliams in biology and marine biology and related state permitting issues. The Trustees qualified as expert witness, George Schmahl in biology, coastal ecology and coastal resource management. Intervenor, Sierra Club, qualified as expert Russell Nelson in fisheries and fisheries management. Intervenor Florida Audubon qualified as expert Mark Benedict in ecology specializing in coastal ecosystems and plant ecology and related natural resource management areas and Bernard Yokel in fisheries biology, estuarine ecology and related water quality impacts. Based on my consideration of the entire record compiled herein, the following relevant facts are found.

The Governor and the Cabinet, acting as the trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund (herein Trustees or Respondent) are responsible for protecting the public trust in the management and regulation of submerged sovereignty lands. By virtue of constitutional provisions, the Trustees may only grant leases or easements or convey any such sovereignty property held in public trust when doing so is in the public interest, Article X, Section 11 of the Florida Constitution as amended in 1970. The Trustees, in the process of reviewing applications for the use of sovereignty lands protected by the foregoing constitutional mandate and statutory provisions became concerned that allowing utilization of public lands to encourage, facilitate and enable development of unbridged islands could result in utilization of public lands which would be contrary to the public interest or otherwise not in the public interest. As a result of that concern, the Trustees commissioned Respondent to work in conjunction with other appropriate agencies to formulate and promulgate specific rule amendments regarding permitting of public trust lands for the purpose of facilitating development on coastal islands. Following the Trustees commission, Respondent held a series of workshops to address the concerns and to study the issues presented and formulated the subject proposed rule. During the interim, a temporary moratorium was implemented to defer pending applications regarding such unbridged coastal islands, which proposed rule amendments are now being challenged here by Petitioners. Following the conclusion of Petitioners' case, Respondent moved to dismiss as to all Petitioners for lack of standing and Intervenor Audubon moved for a directed verdict but later abandoned its motion. The motion to dismiss was briefed prior to submission of proposed final orders. That motion, as well as all pending motions, will be ruled upon herein. Petitioners qualified as expert witnesses, Erik Olsen in coastal engineering and civil engineering; James Nicholas in land economics; and Ross McWilliams in biology and marine biology and related state permitting issues. The Trustees qualified as expert witness, George Schmahl in biology, coastal ecology and coastal resource management. Intervenor, Sierra Club, qualified as expert Russell Nelson in fisheries and fisheries management. Intervenor Florida Audubon qualified as expert Mark Benedict in ecology specializing in coastal ecosystems and plant ecology and related natural resource management areas and Bernard Yokel in fisheries biology, estuarine ecology and related water quality impacts. Based on my consideration of the entire record compiled herein, the following relevant facts are found.

The Governor and the Cabinet, acting as the trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund (herein Trustees or Respondent) are responsible for protecting the public trust in the management and regulation of submerged sovereignty lands. By virtue of constitutional provisions, the Trustees may only grant leases or easements or convey any such sovereignty property held in public trust when doing so is in the public interest, Article X, Section 11 of the Florida Constitution as amended in 1970. The Trustees, in the process of reviewing applications for the use of sovereignty lands protected by the foregoing constitutional mandate and statutory provisions became concerned that allowing utilization of public lands to encourage, facilitate and enable development of unbridged islands could result in utilization of public lands which would be contrary to the public interest or otherwise not in the public interest. As a result of that concern, the Trustees commissioned Respondent to work in conjunction with other appropriate agencies to formulate and promulgate specific rule amendments regarding permitting of public trust lands for the purpose of facilitating development on coastal islands. Following the Trustees commission, Respondent held a series of workshops to address the concerns and to study the issues presented and formulated the subject proposed rule. During the interim, a temporary moratorium was implemented to defer pending applications regarding such unbridged coastal islands, which proposed rule amendments are now being challenged here by Petitioners. Following the conclusion of Petitioners' case, Respondent moved to dismiss as to all Petitioners for lack of standing and Intervenor Audubon moved for a directed verdict but later abandoned its motion. The motion to dismiss was briefed prior to submission of proposed final orders. That motion, as well as all pending motions, will be ruled upon herein. Petitioners qualified as expert witnesses, Erik Olsen in coastal engineering and civil engineering; James Nicholas in land economics; and Ross McWilliams in biology and marine biology and related state permitting issues. The Trustees qualified as expert witness, George Schmahl in biology, coastal ecology and coastal resource management. Intervenor, Sierra Club, qualified as expert Russell Nelson in fisheries and fisheries management. Intervenor Florida Audubon qualified as expert Mark Benedict in ecology specializing in coastal ecosystems and plant ecology and related natural resource management areas and Bernard Yokel in fisheries biology, estuarine ecology and related water quality impacts. Based on my consideration of the entire record compiled herein, the following relevant facts are found.

The Governor and the Cabinet, acting as the trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund (herein Trustees or Respondent) are responsible for protecting the public trust in the management and regulation of submerged sovereignty lands. By virtue of constitutional provisions, the Trustees may only grant leases or easements or convey any such sovereignty property held in public trust when doing so is in the public interest, Article X, Section 11 of the Florida Constitution as amended in 1970. The Trustees, in the process of reviewing applications for the use of sovereignty lands protected by the foregoing constitutional mandate and statutory provisions became concerned that allowing utilization of public lands to encourage, facilitate and enable development of unbridged islands could result in utilization of public lands which would be contrary to the public interest or otherwise not in the public interest. As a result of that concern, the Trustees commissioned Respondent to work in conjunction with other appropriate agencies to formulate and promulgate specific rule amendments regarding permitting of public trust lands for the purpose of facilitating development on coastal islands. Following the Trustees commission, Respondent held a series of workshops to address the concerns and to study the issues presented and formulated the subject proposed rule. During the interim, a temporary moratorium was implemented to defer pending applications regarding such unbridged coastal islands, which proposed rule amendments are now being challenged here by Petitioners. Following the conclusion of Petitioners' case, Respondent moved to dismiss as to all Petitioners for lack of standing and Intervenor Audubon moved for a directed verdict but later abandoned its motion. The motion to dismiss was briefed prior to submission of proposed final orders. That motion, as well as all pending motions, will be ruled upon herein. Petitioners qualified as expert witnesses, Erik Olsen in coastal engineering and civil engineering; James Nicholas in land economics; and Ross McWilliams in biology and marine biology and related state permitting issues. The Trustees qualified as expert witness, George Schmahl in biology, coastal ecology and coastal resource management. Intervenor, Sierra Club, qualified as expert Russell Nelson in fisheries and fisheries management. Intervenor Florida Audubon qualified as expert Mark Benedict in ecology specializing in coastal ecosystems and plant ecology and related natural resource management areas and Bernard Yokel in fisheries biology, estuarine ecology and related water quality impacts. Based on my consideration of the entire record compiled herein, the following relevant facts are found.

The Governor and the Cabinet, acting as the trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund (herein Trustees or Respondent) are responsible for protecting the public trust in the management and regulation of submerged sovereignty lands. By virtue of constitutional provisions, the Trustees may only grant leases or easements or convey any such sovereignty property held in public trust when doing so is in the public interest, Article X, Section 11 of the Florida Constitution as amended in 1970. The Trustees, in the process of reviewing applications for the use of sovereignty lands protected by the foregoing constitutional mandate and statutory provisions became concerned that allowing utilization of public lands to encourage, facilitate and enable development of unbridged islands could result in utilization of public lands which would be contrary to the public interest or otherwise not in the public interest. As a result of that concern, the Trustees commissioned Respondent to work in conjunction with other appropriate agencies to formulate and promulgate specific rule amendments regarding permitting of public trust lands for the purpose of facilitating development on coastal islands. Following the Trustees commission, Respondent held a series of workshops to address the concerns and to study the issues presented and formulated the subject proposed rule. During the interim, a temporary moratorium was implemented to defer pending applications regarding such unbridged coastal islands, which proposed rule amendments are now being challenged here by Petitioners. Following the conclusion of Petitioners' case, Respondent moved to dismiss as to all Petitioners for lack of standing and Intervenor Audubon moved for a directed verdict but later abandoned its motion. The motion to dismiss was briefed prior to submission of proposed final orders. That motion, as well as all pending motions, will be ruled upon herein. Petitioners qualified as expert witnesses, Erik Olsen in coastal engineering and civil engineering; James Nicholas in land economics; and Ross McWilliams in biology and marine biology and related state permitting issues. The Trustees qualified as expert witness, George Schmahl in biology, coastal ecology and coastal resource management. Intervenor, Sierra Club, qualified as expert Russell Nelson in fisheries and fisheries management. Intervenor Florida Audubon qualified as expert Mark Benedict in ecology specializing in coastal ecosystems and plant ecology and related natural resource management areas and Bernard Yokel in fisheries biology, estuarine ecology and related water quality impacts. Based on my consideration of the entire record compiled herein, the following relevant facts are found.