For the purpose of administering section 337.4031, F.S., and these rules, the following definitions apply:

1. (1) “Administrative costs” means expenses related to the general management or overhead of the Provider’s business that are not directly attributable to the physical relocation of the Provider’s facility. Administrative costs include, but are not limited to, salaries, office expenses, accounting, legal services, and indirect costs associated with the Provider’s overall operations rather than the relocation project itself.
2. (2) “Authority” means a county or municipality having jurisdiction and control of the rights-of-way of any public road.
3. (3) “Complete Application” means a submitted application that contains all of the information and documentation required by Rule 73C-62.003 F.A.C.
4. (4) “Department” means the Florida Department of Commerce.
5. (5) “Directly Attributable” means costs that are a necessary and reasonable consequence of the physical relocation of the Provider’s facility as requested by a county or municipal authority and that would not have been incurred but for the relocation. The term includes only those expenses that are directly and demonstrably caused by the relocation activity and excludes Administrative Costs.
6. (6) “Eligible Costs” means actual, prudent, reasonable, and documented expenses directly attributable to the physical relocation of facilities required by a county or municipal authority. Eligible Costs do not include Administrative Costs.
7. (7) “Facility” or “Facilities” means a Provider’s permitted infrastructure within a planned or existing right-of-way of a public road or publicly owned rail corridor in Florida which requires relocation at the request of a county or municipal authority.
8. (8) “Provider” means a provider of communications services, as defined in section 202.11, F.S., that is subject to Chapter 202, F.S.

Rulemaking Authority 337.4031(3) FS. Law Implemented 337.4031 FS. History–New 4-21-26.