TAMPA PORT AUTHORITY SUBMERGED LANDS MANAGEMENT RULES Table of Contents Page I. GENERAL ......................................................................................................................................... I-1 A. PURPOSE.................................................................................................................... I-1 B. HISTORY.................................................................................................................... I-1 C. DEFINITIONS............................................................................................................. I-1 D. JURISDICTION.........................................................................................................II-1 II. PROCEDURES .......................................................................................................................II-1 A. TYPES OF APPROVALS .........................................................................................II-1 1. Consent by Rule .............................................................................................II-1 2. Lease ...............................................................................................................II-4 3. Easement.........................................................................................................II-5 4. Use Agreement...............................................................................................II-5 5. Management Agreement................................................................................II-5 6. Disclaimers to Confirm Title to Formerly Sovereignty Lands Filled Prior to May 29, 1951 ....................................................................................II-6 7. Quitclaim Deeds to Clear Title to Filled Formerly Sovereignty Lands.......II-7 8. Certificate Documenting Waterward Boundary Line as of July 1, 1975, of Filled Tidelands ...............................................................................II-8 9. Sale of Filled Formerly Submerged Lands .................................................II-10 10. Reclamation of Lands Lost Due to Avulsion..............................................II-10 11. Reclamation of Lands Lost Due to Erosion ................................................II-11 B. PROCEDURES FOR APPROVAL.........................................................................II-13 1. General..........................................................................................................II-13 2. Lease .............................................................................................................II-14 3. Easement.......................................................................................................II-17 4. Use Agreement.............................................................................................II-21 5. Management Agreement..............................................................................II-22 6. Disclaimers to Confirm Title to Filled Formerly Sovereignty Lands ........II-22 7. Quitclaim to Clear Title to Filled Formerly Sovereignty Lands ................II-24 8. Certificates Documenting Waterward Boundary Line as of July 1, 1975, of Filled Tidelands .............................................................................II-25 9. Requests for Sale of Formerly Filled Sovereignty Lands...........................II-28 10. Reclamation of Lands Lost to Avulsion or Erosion....................................II-29 C. INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION....................................................II-31 1. Review of Applications................................................................................II-31 2. Coordination with Other Authorities...........................................................II-32 D. STANDARDS AND CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING, APPROVING OR DENYING REQUESTS TO USE JURISDICTIONAL LANDS..........................II-32 1. Public Interest Evaluation............................................................................II-32 2. Policies..........................................................................................................II-35 E. VARIANCES............................................................................................................II-37 F. RENEWAL, MODIFICATION OR ASSIGNMENT OF LAND LEASES .........II-37 1. Renewal of Submerged Land Leases .........................................................II-37 2. Modification of Submerged Land Leases ..................................................II-38 3. Assignment of Submerged Land Lease.......................................................II-39 G. DURATION OF AUTHORIZATION....................................................................II-39 H. TRANSFER OR ASSIGNMENT OF AUTHORIZATION ..................................II-39 I. GRANDFATHERED STRUCTURES....................................................................II-39 J. CONDITIONING OF AUTHORIZATIONS .........................................................II-40 III. APPLICATION AND LAND USE FEES........................................................................... III-1 A. APPLICATION PROCESSING FEES ................................................................... III-1 B. LAND USE FEES .................................................................................................... III-1 1. Lease Fees..................................................................................................... III-1 2. Private Easements ........................................................................................ III-6 3. Severed Dredge Materials............................................................................ III-6 IV. CLASSIFICATION OF LANDS.......................................................................................... IV-1 A. TIDAL.......................................................................................................................IV-1 1. Commercial .................................................................................................. IV-1 2. Urban ............................................................................................................ IV-1 3. Rural.............................................................................................................. IV-2 B. RIVERS..................................................................................................................... IV-3 1. Downtown .................................................................................................... IV-3 2. Urban ............................................................................................................ IV-3 3. Rural.............................................................................................................. IV-4 C. LAKES...................................................................................................................... IV-3 1. Lake Keystone and Lake Thonotosassa ...................................................... IV-3 D. AQUATIC RESOURCE PROTECTION AREAS................................................. IV-4 1. Cockroach Bay Aquatic Preserve................................................................ IV-4 2. Bullfrog Creek Marine Preserve.................................................................. IV-4 3. Upper Old Tampa Bay................................................................................. IV-4 4. McKay Bay................................................................................................... IV-4 5. Upper Hillsborough River ........................................................................... IV-5 6. Aldermans Ford Park ................................................................................... IV-5 7. Gadsden Point............................................................................................... IV-5 8. Pendola Point................................................................................................ IV-5 9. Egmont Key.................................................................................................. IV-6 10. Wolf Branch ................................................................................................. IV-6 V. STANDARDS FOR USE OF JURISDICTIONAL LANDS................................................V-1 A. GENERAL..................................................................................................................V-1 1. Management Goals ........................................................................................V-1 Table of Contents (Continued) ii 2. Prohibited Activities.......................................................................................V-2 3. Resource Management Standards..................................................................V-3 B. AQUATIC RESOURCE PROTECTION AREAS.................................................V-10 1. Management Goals ......................................................................................V-10 2. Prohibited Activities.....................................................................................V-10 3. Resource Management Standards................................................................V-11 C. TIDAL WATERS - COMMERCIAL .....................................................................V-15 1. Management Goals ......................................................................................V-15 2. Prohibited Activities.....................................................................................V-16