Section 18-23.011 - User Fees(1) Entry to the Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve (GTMNERR) (formerly named the Guana River State Park) shall be limited to designated entry points, except in emergencies.(2) Admission fees shall be charged for entrance to the GTMNERR, the GTMNERR Environmental Education Center and the Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Environmental Learning Center in accordance with the provisions of this section.(3) Standard admission fees and other user fees shall be established on the basis of the following criteria: user demand, location of the property, costs of managing and operating the property and facilities, types of facilities available, season, and natural and historic resource values.(4) Admission fees shall be waived for: (a) Children under the age of 6 years;(b) Representatives of any governmental agency on official business; patients of Florida State Mental Institutions, clients of the Department of Juvenile Justice, the Department of Children and Family Services, and other similar institutions which are fully funded by federal, state, or local government, when the trip is sponsored and supervised by their respective institutions or agencies;(c) School groups, including vocational schools, colleges and universities, accompanied by one or more teachers, and bearing a letter from the school principal, professor or other appropriate official stating that the visit is related to a specific school curriculum and is for educational purposes rather than a purely recreational outing;(d) Tradesmen or other individuals who will benefit the Office of Coastal and Aquatic Managed Areas;(e) Employees of the Office of Coastal and Aquatic Managed Areas and their families; and(f) Florida citizens possessing a current Social Security disability award certificate or proof of a 100% disability award from the federal government or other governmental agency.(5) User fees shall become effective at the time of the opening of the facilities described in subsection (2), above.(6) User fees shall be determined by reference to the CAMA Fee Schedule, effective date 10-26-04, which is incorporated by reference herein. A copy of the CAMA Fee Schedule is available by mail from CAMA, Mail Station 235, 3900 Commonwealth Blvd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-3000, (850) 245-2094. In addition, the fee for each facility shall also be posted at its designated entry points.Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 18-23.011
Rulemaking Authority 253.86(2) FS. Law Implemented 253.86 FS.