1This rule chapter is promulgated to set forth the procedures that shall be followed in the Area of Critical State Concern Program of the Florida Communities Trust, recognizing the legislative intent expressed in Chapter 380, Part III, Florida Statutes, The Florida Communities Trust Act, and Section 47259.101, 48The Preservation 2000 Act, Florida Statutes; specifically, to assist counties to implement the conservation, recreation and open space, and coastal management elements of local comprehensive plans, to assist in conserving natural resources and resolving land use conflicts through a program of matching grants for land acquisition within Areas of Critical State Concern.
