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This layer contains boundaries for nonphosphate mines (or portions thereof) in Florida (phosphate mines are maintained in a separate layer) that were regulated by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (Department), Mining and Mitigation Program (MMP), but have been released from regulation under Chapters 373 (ERP) and/or 378 (mine reclamation), F.S. If the mine is fully released, the mine is permanently shut down. Partially released mines included in this layer may or may not be permanently shut down. This layer includes mines where reclamation was completed and release formally requested by the operator, as well as mines where no reclamation release was requested and the site may have been converted to a different land use, but MMP staff have determined that the obligation to reclaim no longer applies; factors considered in the determination include public health, safety, and welfare, protection of the state’s environment, and return of the site to a beneficial use [378.402(2), F.S.]. It may include areas that have been converted to industrial, residential, or recreational land uses; it may also include mines that have naturally reclaimed. |