TALLAHASSEE, Florida — The Florida Department of Environmental Protection will request a stay of a judge’s order that removes federal wetlands permitting authority from the state, a DEP spokesperson said Friday.
The request comes after U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss in Washington on Feb. 15 overturned a Trump administration-era federal agency decision, a move now causing “chaos” for developers in Florida, a representative of industry trade group said Friday.
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In his 97-page opinion, Moss offered state and federal agencies 10 days to request a stay for permitting decisions under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act that do not involve endangered and threatened species.
DEP spokesperson Alexandra Kuchta said Friday the department’s initial step to limit the “disruption” of the state’s permitting program will be seeking a limited stay.
