Fla. Stat. § 259.036 Management Review Teams

• Library: Florida Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through Chapter 352 of the 2023 Legislative Session
• Year: 2023
• Citation: Fla. Stat. § 259.036

(1) To determine whether conservation, preservation, and recreation lands titled in the name of the board are being managed for purposes that are compatible with conservation, preservation, or recreation in accordance with a land management plan adopted pursuant to s. 259.032, the board, acting through the department, shall cause periodic management reviews to be conducted as follows:

(a) The department shall establish a regional land management review team composed of the following members:

1. One individual who is from the county or local community in which the parcel or project is located and who is selected by the county commission in the county which is most impacted by the acquisition.

2. One individual from the Division of Recreation and Parks of the department.

3. One individual from the Florida Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

4. One individual from the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

5. One individual from the department's district office in which the parcel is located.

6. A private land manager, preferably from the local community, mutually agreeable to the state agency representatives.

7. A member or staff from the jurisdictional water management district or local soil and water conservation district board of supervisors.

8. A member of a conservation organization.

(b) The department shall act as the review team coordinator for the purposes of establishing schedules for the reviews and other staff functions. The Legislature shall appropriate funds necessary to implement land management review team functions.

(2) The land management review team shall review select management areas before the date the manager is required to submit a 10-year land management plan update. For management areas that exceed 1,000 acres in size, the department shall schedule a land management review at least every 5 years. A copy of the review shall be provided to the manager, the department, and the council. The manager shall consider the findings and recommendations of the land management review team in finalizing the required 10-year update of its management plan.