The Department has improved some procedures and recordkeeping to address documentation needed in the lease and enforcement files. However, the Department has not addressed more significant findings related to maximizing the revenues derived from submerged land leases, recovering the costs of processing lease applications, and reducing the large backlog of submerged lands violations. By not addressing these recommendations, the Department has limited its ability to assess appropriate fees and adequately ensure the protection of sovereign submerged lands.

State Lands Program Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Report 01-07 February 2001

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