FL S0416

Creates a claims process for property owners within a 3-mile radius of limestone mining operations to seek compensation for property damage caused by ground vibrations from those operations

Requires claimants to provide evidence of property ownership, property damage, and a link between the damage and mining operations (including mechanical detection of ground vibrations)

Claims must be filed within 2 years of discovering the property damage and will be adjudicated by the Division of Administrative Hearings using a "greater weight of the evidence" standard

State compensation for successful claims covers structural repair costs at market rates, funded through annual General Revenue Fund appropriations to the Insurance Regulatory Trust Fund

Specifically addresses concerns of residents in Northwest Miami-Dade County and Southwest Broward County who have reported property damage from nearby limestone mining