Summary


The Florida Communities Trust is governed by two separate rules, the Preservation 2000 Program in Rule 62-815, F.A.C., and the Florida Forever Program, Rule 62-818, F.A.C. The amendment to Rule 62-815.013 will provide consistency between the two rules relative to the annual reporting requirement. The amendment will allow annual reports to be transferred to a five-year reporting cycle if all of the terms and conditions in the Declarations of Restrictive Covenants have been met by the Grantee. The amendment will make both programs run in a consistent manner and will provide opportunity for Preservation 2000 Grantees the same flexibility as Florida Forever Grantees already have. Allowing the five-year reporting cycle streamlines the process for the Florida Communities Trust staff and eases the burden on Grantees that have fulfilled the terms and conditions of the grant.