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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: April 18, 2024) |
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5. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services |
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5I. Florida Forest Service |
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5I-7. Rural And Family Lands Protection Program |
1(1) Once complete 4and timely submitted, 7the application shall receive an independent review 14by members of a Technical Review Team appointed by the Commissioner 25and coordinated by the Division, who will evaluate each Project as it relates to their area of expertise or program disciplines46.
47(2) The Technical Review Team 52will be authorized to perform 57a site visit to each new Project by selected team member(s) for the purposes of inspecting, observing, and evaluating property characteristics, and the degree of quality of both the agricultural operations and the suitability for long-term agricultural use. The site visit will provide for an exchange of information between the landowner, property manager, and technical review team members115.
116(3) The Project evaluation process will also include a desk review by the Technical Review Team to analyze available data, maps, and information related to the property, its natural features and Species Habitat, hydrology, agricultural operation, and potential for conversion to non-agricultural use.
159(4) The Technical Review Team members will 166prepare a report of their findings to the Division for each Project178. The report will include an evaluation of Project eligibility (in Rule 1905I-7.003, 191F.A.C.) and the degree to which the Project meets the Program goals and objectives (in Rule 2075I-7.001, 208F.A.C.)209.
210Rulemaking Authority 212570.07(23), 213570.71(10), 214259.105(3)(i) FS. 216Law Implemented 218570.71, 219259.105(3)(i) FS. 221History222‒New 11-3-08, Amended 6-12-23.
