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Notice: 30055661

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

Division:

Florida Forest Service

Chapter:

RURAL AND FAMILY LANDS PROTECTION PROGRAM

Overview

RULE:

5I-7.004	Application Procedures and Requirements
5I-7.005	Technical Review and Evaluation of Project Applications
5I-7.010	Negotiations and Purchase Instruments
5I-7.014	Compliance, Monitoring and Enforcement

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this rulemaking is to clarify and update the department’s rules and incorporated forms to increase efficiency in reviewing applications and acquiring rural lands protection easements. The proposed rules clarify existing language to be consistent with previously updated requirements for when the department must obtain approval of the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund for a purchase agreement and when a landowner enrolls in applicable Best Management Practices.

SUMMARY:

The proposed amendments update the content and electronic location of forms and clarify existing rule language. The proposed amendments clarify when the department is to submit a purchase agreement for approval only if the purchase price exceeds $5 million. The proposed amendments will increase efficiency in the administration of the Program.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

259.105(3)(i), 570.07(23), 570.71(10) FS.

LAW:

259.105, 259.105(3)(i), 570.70, 570.71, 570.715 FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

10/3/2025 Vol. 51/193

COMMENTS:

From 10/3/2025 To 10/24/2025 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

Ref-18735 Form FDACS-11207, Rural & Family Lands Protection Program Application, Rev. 10/25
Ref-18736 USDA Average Size of Farms by County Table, Version 2022

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