Supreme Court of Florida _ No. SC15-725 _ DANIEL STAHL, Petitioner, vs. HIALEAH HOSPITAL, et al., Respondents. [April 28, 2016] PER CURIAM. We initially accepted jurisdiction pursuant to article V, section 3(b)(3), of the Florida Constitution, to review the decision in Stahl v. Hialeah Hospital, 160 So. 3d 519 (Fla. 1st DCA 2015), in which the First District Court of Appeal declared certain provisions of chapter 440, Florida Statutes, to be valid. After further consideration and hearing oral argu..

Whether the protest of Barton Protective Services, LLC (Barton) challenging the Department of Transportation's (Department's) announced intention to commence negotiations with Faneuil, Inc. (Faneuil), "the firm ranked number one by the Selection Committee," for the contract advertised in ITN-DOT- 05/06-8007-EH "to provide Revenue Collection Services by staffing Department operated toll facilities" on the Florida Turnpike, should be sustained.Petitioner protester failed to show that the ranking of vendors replying to an Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) was contrary to statute, rule, policy or the ITN`s specifications.

Whether Respondent Occidental Chemical Agricultural Products, Inc.'s application for approval of its "Conceptual Reclamation Plan" for the Swift Creek (phosphate) Mine has been approved by operation of Section 120.60(2), Florida Statutes (1983), based on Respondent, Department of Natural Resources alleged failure to approve or deny the application within 90 days after receipt of timely requested additional information.Department of Natural Resources (DNR) should issue default permit because ninety days started on receipt of first of many requests for additional information. Subsequent "conditions" impermissable.

The issue to be determined in the proceeding is whether the determination made by DER that IPR's application would meet all applicable water quality standards is consistent with Chapter 403 of Florida Statutes and the rules promulgated by DER thereunder. Based on the testimony of the witnesses and their demeanor while testifying, the briefs and arguments of counsel, the stipulations of the parties and the entire record compiled herein, I make the following:Petitioners failed to show issuance of permit by Department of Environmental Regulation was in error. Grant permits as ammended.

Dismiss appeal of regional planning concerns over grant of Development of Regional Impact status to Petitioner.

Whether Beker Phosphate Corporation should be granted a hermit to construct an industrial waste water facility pursuant to chapter 403, Florida Statutes. By application, dated April 8, 1975, Beker Phosphate Corporation (hereinafter Beker) , sought a permit to construct an industrial waste water facility in Manatee County, Florida, from the Department of Pollution Control (now and hereinafter DER) . The application was received on April 11 and, after advising Beker that the application was incomplete a meeting was held on May 9th between DER and Beker representatives with the result that Beker filed a new application dated June 11, that was received by the DER in July. Further meetings were held in the fall of 1975 and additional in formation was received as to the application. On December 16, 1975, DER secretary. Jay W. Landers, Jr., issued a Notice Of Intent To Grant A Permit With Conditions. The conditions were unspecified in the letter of intent (Exhibit 1.) Subsequently, on December 23 and December 24, 1975, Sarasota County (hereinafter Sarasota) and the Town of Longboat Key (hereinafter Longboat Key), respectively, filed petitions with the DER alleging that their substantial interests would be adversely affected by approval of the permit application and setting forth in their petitions certain disputed questions of fact for determination. After a prehearing conference, Amended Petitions were filed by those parties to clarify and expand on such questions of fact and to resolve procedural matters. Additionally, during this period, George Browning, III, of Sarasota, Florida was granted status as an intervenor.Deny industrial wastewater treatment facility in connection with proposed phosphate mining activity, because there were no reasonable assurances given.