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The rule amendments will do the following: clarify appraisal-related terms by adding or amending definitions; clarify the use of federal procedures, including when it is acceptable or required; add references to Chapter 259, Florida Statutes, for conservation lands procedures; incorporate by reference the “Supplemental Appraisal Standards for Board of Trustees Land,” and reduce redundancy and inconsistency between it and the current rule; update the rule to conform, to the extent practicable, to technical changes of the Appraisal Foundation, as published annually in the “Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice”: clarify the meaning of “approved appraiser organization”; and update the appraiser selection procedures to reflect current practice for land acquisitions. Please also see the Notice of Rule Development for Rule 18-1.002, F.A.C., et al., published on January 5, 2007.