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(10) "LIAISON AGENT" means the contact person officially designated to act on behalf of the applicant or the project sponsor.
<br />(11) "LOCAL GOVERNMENTS" means municipalities, cities, or consolidated county governments, which are located within
<br />the member counties.
<br />(12) "MARITIME MANAGEMENT PLAN" means a written plan containing a systematic arrangement of elements specifically
<br />formulated to identify, evaluate and promote the benefits of eligible waterway accessibility and enjoyment, with consideration and
<br />respect to the physical, environmental and economic parameters of the planning area.
<br />(13) "MATCHING FUNDS" means those funds provided by the local sponsor to the project.
<br />(14) "MEMBER COUNTY" means a county located within the taxing boundaries of the District which includes Nassau, Duval,
<br />St. Johns, Flagler, Volusia, Brevard, Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin, Palm Beach, Broward and Miami -Dade Counties.
<br />(15) "NAVIGATION RELATED DISTRICTS" means port authorities, inlet districts or any other agency having legally
<br />authorized navigation related duties in waterways of the District.
<br />(16) "PRE -AGREEMENT COSTS" means project costs approved by the District Board which have occurred prior to the
<br />execution of the project agreement.
<br />(17) "PROGRAM" means the Florida Inland Navigation District Waterways Assistance Program.
<br />(18) "PROGRAM FUNDS" means financial assistance awarded by the Board to a project for release to the project sponsor
<br />pursuant to the terms of the project agreement.
<br />(19) "PROJECT" means a planned undertaking consisting of eligible program facilities, improvements or expenses for the use
<br />and benefit of the general public.
<br />(20) "PROJECT AGREEMENT" means an executed contract between the District and a project sponsor setting forth mutual
<br />obligations regarding an approved project.
<br />(21) "PROJECT MAINTENANCE" means any usual action, activity, expense, replacement, adjustment or repair taken to retain
<br />a project or grant item in a serviceable, operational or normal condition, or the routine efforts and expenses necessary to restore it to
<br />serviceable or normal condition, including the routine recurring work required to keep the project or grant item in such condition
<br />that it may be continuously used at its original or designed capacity and efficiency for its intended purpose.
<br />(22) "PROJECT MANAGER" means the District employee who is responsible for monitoring the performance of the Project
<br />and compliance with the project agreement.
<br />(23) "PROJECT PERIOD" means the approved time during which costs may be incurred and charged to the funded project.
<br />(24) "PROJECT SPONSOR" means an eligible governmental agency receiving program funds pursuant to an approved
<br />application.
<br />(25) "PUBLIC BUILDING" means a building or facility on government owned property that is owned or operated by a
<br />governmental entity, or operated by a third party operator. The building or facility must provide waterway related information,
<br />public meeting space, or educational services and be open to members of the public on a continual basis without discrimination.
<br />(26) "PUBLIC MARINA" means a harbor complex used primarily for recreational boat mooring or storage, the services of
<br />which are open to the general public on a first come, first served basis without any qualifying requirements such as club
<br />membership, stock ownership, or differential in price.
<br />(27) "PUBLICLY OWNED COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL WATERWAY ACCESS" means any publicly owned area
<br />specifically designed to be used for staging, launching, or off-loading by commercial or industrial waterway users on a first come,
<br />first served, short-term basis, to gain entry to or from the District's waterways to serve the infrastructure needs of the District's
<br />waterway users.
<br />(28) "WATERWAYS" means the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, the Okeechobee Waterway, the Barge Canal in Brevard
<br />County west of the Port Canaveral Locks, those portions of the Dania Cut -Off Canal and the Hillsboro Canal east of the water
<br />control structures, all navigable natural rivers, bays, creeks or lagoons intersected by said waterways and all navigable natural
<br />creeks, rivers, bays or lagoons entering or extending from said waterways.
<br />(29) "WATERWAY RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION" means an interdisciplinary holistic process by which the
<br />learner: develops an awareness of the natural and manmade environments of waterways; develops knowledge about how the
<br />environment of the waterways works; acquires knowledge about the technological, social, cultural, political, and economic
<br />relationships occurring in waterway related environmental issues; and, becomes motivated to apply action strategies to maintain
<br />balance between quality of life and quality of the environment of waterways.
<br />Rulemaking Authority 374.976(2) FS. Law Implemented 374.976(1) FS. History—New 12-17-90, Amended 9-2-92, 2-6-97, Formerly 16T-2.003,
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