GULF TO BAY WELCOME CENTER - LEASE 4799August 10, 2018
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF
Environmental Protection
Jim Halios
City of Clearwater
Parks & Recreation Department
100 South Myrtle Avenue
Clearwater, Florida 33756
Marjory Stoneman Douglas Building
3900 Commonwealth Boulevard
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3000
RE: Gulf to Bay Welcome Center — Lease 4799
Dear Mr. Halios:
Rick Scott
Governor
Carlos Lopez-Cantera
It Governor
Noak Valenstein
Secretary
The Division of State Lands, Bureau of Public Land Administration has received and
reviewed the above-mentioned Land Use Plan and find that it complies with the
applicable statutes and rules. Additional requirements per Section 253.034(5), Florida
Statutes, include: a review by the department of all short-term goal accomplishments that
shall be achieved within a 5 -year planning period. Five years after the effective date of
the lease, the Parent Lessee must submit an update on all short-term goal
accomplishments to the Division of State Lands within 30 days of the five-year
anniversary date which will be due August 16, 2023. The Land Use Plan update is due
10 years from the effective date of the parent lease and every 10 years thereafter. The
next Land Use Plan update will be due August 16, 2028.
Acceptance of this Land Use plan does not waive the authority or jurisdiction of any
governmental entity that may have an interest in this project. Implementation of any
activities proposed by this plan may require a permit or other authorization from federal
and state agencies having regulatory jurisdiction over those activities.
Sincerely,
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Cheryl`McCall, Chief
Bureau of Public Land Administration
Division of State Lands
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