Florida Statutes Title XXXV Chapter 591 - Forest Development

• 591.15 - Community Forests; Short Title.
  The short title for ss. 591.16-591.26 shall be the “Florida Community Forest Law.”History.—s. 2, ch. 20902, 1941.
• 591.16 - Community Forests; Purposes.
  The general purposes of this law are:(1) To encourage counties, cities, towns, and school districts to utilize idle lands for productive forest purposes.(2) To encourage reduction of...
• 591.17 - Community Forests; Definitions.
  The terms hereinafter used, unless the text clearly indicates a different meaning, shall be as follows:(1) The term “governing board” shall mean county commissioners, city commissioners,...
• 591.18 - Community Forests; Purchase Or Establishment.
  All counties, cities, towns, or school districts, through their governing boards, are hereby empowered to establish, from lands owned by such county, city, town, or...
• 591.19 - Community Forests; Tax Delinquent Lands.
  The Department of Revenue, the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund, counties, cities, towns, school districts, or any other public agency holding...
• 591.20 - Community Forests; Forestry Committee.
  The governing board of any county, city, town, or school district desiring to establish community forests after enactment of this law shall appoint a forestry...
• 591.21 - Community Forests; Duties Of Forestry Committee.
  (1) It shall be the duty of the forestry committee to advise the governing board in acquiring, developing and managing the forest and in making contracts,...
• 591.22 - Community Forests; Appropriations.
  Counties, cities, towns, or school districts in which forestry committees have been appointed may appropriate money from available funds to be used by said committee...
• 591.23 - Community Forests; Revenues, Use.
  Revenue from the forests shall be credited to the general fund of counties, cities, towns, or school districts; provided, however, revenues from lands under land...
• 591.24 - Community Forests; Fiscal Reports.
  A fiscal year report of expenditures, income, sales, development and management shall be made by the forestry committee to the governing board of the county,...
• 591.25 - Community Forests; Fire Protection, Etc.
  All lands entered or acquired under the provisions of this law shall be protected at all times from wildfire and shall be kept and maintained...
• 591.26 - Community Forests; Sale Upon Referendum Approval.
  If it becomes desirable to sell any community forest or portion thereof as determined jointly by the governing board and forestry committee, it shall be...

Last modified: September 23, 2016