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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-5. Tree Enhancement Programs |
1The purpose of this 5chapter is to administer the Florida Forest Service Tree Enhancement Programs. The following words have the meaning indicated23:
24(1) “Applicant” means a Local Government, Not for Profit Organization, or Private Landowner applying for cost-share assistance for tree planting.
44(2) “District/Center” means the administrative field unit of the 53Florida Forest Service56.
57(3) “District/Center Manager” means the chief administrative employee of the District as defined in subsection (2), above.
74(4) “Fiscal Year” means the period of time extending from July 1 to June 30.
89(5) “Tree Enhancement Programs” means the tree planting programs authorized by Section 101589.277, F.S., 103and includes programs related to maintaining native plant species including those providing for prescribed burning, treating non-native invasive plant species, site preparation, timber stand improvement, and other related practices.
132(6) “Local Government” means 136any county or incorporated municipality within this state144.
145(7) “Not for Profit Organization” means an organization which has 155an active record 158with the Florida Secretary of State for not for profit corporation status pursuant to Chapter 617, F.S.
175(8) “Private Landowner” means private individual, group, Indian tribe or other native group, association, corporation, or other non-govermental legal entities owning or controlling a contiguous parcel of at least one acre of land and no more than twenty-five thousand acres of land in any one county of the State, 224unless the acreage threshold within this range is otherwise specified by the Florida Forest Service under which financial resources are allocated245.
246Rulemaking Authority 248570.07(23), 249589.277(3) FS. 251Law Implemented 253589.277, 254589.30 FS. 256History–New 3-8-93, Amended 4-17-95, 8-23-17.
