RULE NO: RULE TITLE
18-2.017: Definitions
18-2.018: Policies, Standards, and Criteria for Evaluating, Approving or Denying Requests to Use Uplands
18-2.021: Land Management Advisory Council
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To provide a procedure and requirements for land managers to use to prepare land management plans and for the Acquisition and Restoration Council to use to review such plans. The Council has been using outdated rules for several years that reference previous councils and fail to reference new statutory requirements. This rule amendment will update procedures for preparing management plans for Board of Trustees uplands and for the Council to follow when reviewing such plans, as well as correct technical and other errors. The Department may open any section of chapter 18-2 necessary to achieve this goal.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Procedure and requirements for preparing and reviewing management plans; and updating name of the Council and outdated statutory references.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 253.034(1), 259.035(1)(f) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 253.034, 259.032, 259.035 FS.
A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: October 13, 2006, 10:00 a.m. or immediately following the Aquisition and Restoration Council meeting, whichever is later.
PLACE: Department of Environmental Protection, Marjory Stoneman Douglas Bldg., Conference Room A (First Floor), 3900 Commonwealth Blvd., Tallahasee, Florida.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 2 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Greg Brock, Division of State Lands, MS 140, 3900 Commonwealth Blvd., Tallahassee Fl 32399-3000, (850)245-2784; greg.brock@dep.state.fl.us. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Greg Brock, Division of State Lands, MS 140, 3900 Commonwealth Blvd., Tallahassee Fl 32399-3000, (850)245-2784; greg.brock@dep.state.fl.us

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.