Terms Used In Florida Statutes > Chapter 380 > Part II - Coastal Planning and Management

• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Department: means the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. See Florida Statutes 261.03
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Land: means the earth, water, and air above, below, or on the surface, and includes any improvements or structures customarily regarded as land. See Florida Statutes 380.031
• Land use: means the development that has occurred on land. See Florida Statutes 380.031
• Local government: means any county or municipality and, where relevant, any joint airport zoning board. See Florida Statutes 380.031
• minor: includes any person who has not attained the age of 18 years. See Florida Statutes 1.01
• Off-highway vehicle: means any ATV, two-rider ATV, ROV, or OHM that is used off the roads or highways of this state and that is not registered and licensed for highway use under chapter 320. See Florida Statutes 261.03
• person: includes individuals, children, firms, associations, joint adventures, partnerships, estates, trusts, business trusts, syndicates, fiduciaries, corporations, and all other groups or combinations. See Florida Statutes 1.01
• Public lands: means lands within the state that are available for public use and that are owned, operated, or managed by a federal, state, county, or municipal governmental entity. See Florida Statutes 261.03
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• Rule: means a rule adopted under chapter 120. See Florida Statutes 380.031
• State land planning agency: means the Department of Commerce and may be referred to in this part as the "department. See Florida Statutes 380.031
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• System: means the off-highway vehicle recreation areas and trails on public lands within the state. See Florida Statutes 261.03