341.336  Department of Environmental Protection and Department of Community Affairs; other affected agencies; powers and duties.--

(1)  For the purposes of ss. 341.3201-341.386, the Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of Community Affairs, and any other agency that may be affected by a certification application have the following powers and duties:

(a)  To receive and review applications for franchise in regard to the criteria listed in s. 341.3334 as to matters within each department's respective jurisdiction.

(b)  To be a party to an administrative or judicial proceeding involving an application for a franchise, a certification application, a franchise, or a certification.

(c)  To receive the certification applications, to determine the completeness of the applications, to review the applications for compliance with nonprocedural requirements of the agency, to prepare and file a report in accordance with s. 341.348, and to be a party to the certification proceedings.

(d)  To make, or contract for, studies of matters within its jurisdiction in regard to the certification.

(e)  To assist the department in monitoring the effects arising from the location of the high-speed rail transportation system corridor and the construction, operation, and maintenance of the high-speed rail transportation system, in order to assure continued compliance with the terms of the certification.

(2)  The Department of Environmental Protection is responsible for assisting affected agencies in analyzing the environmental impacts of a proposed high-speed rail transportation system and for providing data and other information to those agencies for use in the preparation of the reports required by s. 341.348, shall coordinate with other state agencies having jurisdiction over environmental matters, and shall provide information and technical assistance on environmental issues to the Citizens' Planning and Environmental Advisory Committee at the request of the chair.

(3)  The Department of Community Affairs is responsible for assisting affected agencies in analyzing the land use, growth management, comprehensive-planning aspects of a proposed high-speed rail transportation system, and for providing data and other information to those agencies for use in the preparation of the reports required by s. 341.348, and shall provide information and technical assistance on land use, growth management, and comprehensive-planning issues to the Citizens' Planning and Environmental Advisory Committee at the request of the chair.