Florida Statutes Title XXXV Chapter 582 - Soil And Water Conservation

• 582.01 - Definitions.
  Wherever used or referred to in this chapter unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:(1) “District” or “soil conservation district” or “soil and water...
• 582.02 - Lands A Basic Asset Of State.
  The farm, forest and grazing lands of the state are among the basic assets of the state and the preservation of these lands is necessary...
• 582.03 - Consequence Of Soil Erosion.
  The consequences of such soil erosion in the form of soil washing and soil blowing are the silting and sedimentation of stream channels, reservoirs, dams,...
• 582.04 - Appropriate Corrective Methods.
  To control or prevent soil erosion and prevent floodwater and sediment damages, and further the conservation, development and utilization of soil and water resources and...
• 582.05 - Legislative Policy For Conservation.
  It is the policy of the Legislature to provide for control and prevention of soil erosion, and for the prevention of floodwater and sediment damages,...
• 582.055 - Powers And Duties Of The Department Of Agriculture And Consumer Services.
  (1) The provisions of this chapter shall be administered by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.(2) The department is authorized to receive gifts, appropriations, materials, equipment,...
• 582.06 - Soil And Water Conservation Council; Powers And Duties.
  (1) COMPOSITION.—(a) The Soil and Water Conservation Council is created in the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and shall be composed of 7 members who have...
• 582.08 - Additional Powers Of Department.
  The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall have the following additional duties and powers:(1) To offer such assistance as may be appropriate to the supervisors...
• 582.09 - Administrative Officer Of Soil And Water Conservation.
  The department may employ an administrative officer of soil and water conservation, and such technical experts and such other employees, permanent and temporary, as it...
• 582.10 - Creation Of Soil And Water Conservation Districts.
  (1) Any 10 percent of owners of land lying within the limits of the territory proposed to be organized into a district may file a petition...
• 582.11 - Hearing Upon Question Of Creation; Notice, Etc.
  Within 30 days after such a petition has been filed with the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, it shall cause due notice to be...
• 582.12 - Referendum For Creation.
  After the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has made and recorded a determination that there is need, in the interest of the public health,...
• 582.13 - Expenses Of Referendum.
  The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall pay all expenses for the issuance of such notices and the conduct of such hearings and referenda,...
• 582.14 - Results Of Referendum; Publication, Etc.
  The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall publish the result of such referendum and shall thereafter consider and determine whether the operation of the...
• 582.15 - Organization Of District, Etc.
  (1) If the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall determine that the operation of the proposed district within the defined boundaries is administratively practicable and...
• 582.16 - Addition Of Territory To District Or Removal Of Territory Therefrom.
  Petitions for including additional territory or removing territory within an existing district may be filed with the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, and the...
• 582.17 - Presumption As To Establishment.
  In any suit, action or proceeding involving the validity or enforcement of, or relating to, any contract, proceeding, or action of the district, the district...
• 582.18 - Election Of Supervisors Of Each District.
  (1) The election of supervisors for each soil and water conservation district shall be held every 2 years. The elections shall be held at the time...
• 582.19 - Qualifications And Tenure Of Supervisors.
  (1) The governing body of the district shall consist of five supervisors, elected as provided hereinabove.(2) The supervisors shall designate a chair and may, from time to...
• 582.20 - Powers Of Districts And Supervisors.
  A soil and water conservation district organized under the provisions of this chapter shall constitute a governmental subdivision of this state, and a public body...
• 582.21 - Adoption Of Land Use Regulations.
  (1) The supervisors of any district shall have authority to formulate regulations governing the use of lands within the district in the interest of conserving soil...
• 582.22 - Regulations; Contents.
  The regulations to be adopted by the supervisors under the provisions of this chapter may include:(1) Provisions requiring the carrying out of necessary engineering operations, including...
• 582.23 - Performance Of Work Under The Regulations By The Supervisors.
  (1) The supervisors may go upon any lands within the district to determine whether land use regulations adopted are being observed. Where the supervisors of any...
• 582.24 - Board Of Adjustment.
  Where the supervisors of any district organized under the provisions of this chapter shall adopt an ordinance prescribing land use regulations, said supervisors shall constitute,...
• 582.25 - Rules Of Procedure Of Board.
  The board of adjustment shall adopt rules to govern its procedures, which rules shall be in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and with...
• 582.26 - Petition To Board To Vary From Regulations.
  Any landowner or occupier may file a petition with the board of adjustment alleging that there are great practical difficulties or unnecessary hardship in the...
• 582.28 - Cooperation Between Districts.
  The supervisors of any two or more districts organized under the provisions of this chapter may cooperate with one another in the exercise of any...
• 582.29 - State Agencies To Cooperate.
  Agencies of this state which shall have jurisdiction over, or be charged with, the administration of any state-owned lands, and of any county, or other...
• 582.30 - Discontinuance Of Districts; Referendum; Commissioner’s Authority.
  (1) Any time after 5 years from the organization of a district under the provisions of this chapter, any 10 percent of owners of land lying...
• 582.31 - Certification Of Results Of Referendum; Dissolution.
  Upon receipt from the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services of a certification that the department has determined that the continued operation of the district...
• 582.32 - Effect Of Dissolution.
  (1) Upon issuance of a certificate of dissolution, s. 189.076(2) applies and all land use regulations in effect within such districts are void.(2) The department shall not...
• 582.331 - Establishment Of Watershed Improvement Districts Within Soil And Water Conservation Districts Authorized.
  Watershed improvement districts may be formed as subdistricts of soil and water conservation districts, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, for the development...
• 582.34 - Petition For Establishment; Provisions.
  (1) The owners of the major portion of land lying within the limits of a proposed watershed improvement district may file a petition with the supervisors...
• 582.35 - Notice And Hearing On Petition; Determination Of Need For District; Boundaries.
  Within 60 days after a petition has been filed with the supervisors of the soil and water conservation district, the supervisors shall cause due notice...
• 582.36 - Determination Of Feasibility Of Proposed District; Referendum.
  After the supervisors have determined that a need for the proposed watershed improvement district exists, have defined the boundaries of the proposed district, and have...
• 582.37 - Consideration Of Results Of Referendum; Declaration Of Organization Of District.
  The results of the referendum shall be considered by the supervisors in determining whether the operation of the proposed watershed improvement district is administratively practicable...
• 582.38 - Organization Of District; Certification To Clerks Of Circuit Courts; Limitation On Tax Rate.
  If the supervisors determine that the operation of the proposed watershed improvement district is administratively practicable and feasible, they shall declare the watershed improvement district...
• 582.39 - Establishment Of Watershed Improvement District Situated In More Than One Soil And Water Conservation District.
  If a proposed watershed improvement district is situated in more than one soil and water conservation district, copies of the petition for the establishment of...
• 582.40 - Change Of District Boundaries; Additions, Detachments, Transfers Of Land From One District To Another; Change Of District Name.
  (1) Any one or more owners of land may petition the board of supervisors of the soil and water conservation district in which a watershed improvement...
• 582.41 - Board Of Directors Of District.
  (1) Petitions to nominate candidates for directors of the watershed improvement district may be filed with the board of supervisors of the soil and water conservation...
• 582.42 - Officers, Agents, And Employees; Surety Bonds; Annual Audit.
  The board of directors may, with the approval of the board of supervisors of the soil and water conservation district in which the watershed improvement...
• 582.43 - Status And General Powers Of Districts; Power To Levy Tax; Power To Construct, Operate, Improve And Maintain Works Of Improvement; Power To Obtain Necessary Lands Or Interests Therein.
  A watershed improvement district organized under the provisions of this chapter shall constitute a governmental subdivision of this state, and a public body corporate and...
• 582.44 - Levy Of Taxes; Procedure, Etc.
  The board of directors of a district is authorized to levy annually a uniform ad valorem tax on all taxable property in the district as...
• 582.45 - Fiscal Powers Of Governing Body; Bonds, Etc.
  The board of directors of any watershed improvement district shall have power, subject to the conditions and limitations of this chapter, to incur indebtedness and...
• 582.46 - Additional Powers And Authority.
  The authority and powers herein granted watershed improvement districts shall be additional to those of the soil and water conservation district in which the watershed...
• 582.47 - Watershed Improvement District To Coordinate Work With Flood Control Districts.
  The board of directors of any watershed improvement district located within the Southwest Florida Water Management District created by chapter 61-691, Laws of Florida, or...
• 582.48 - Discontinuance Of Watershed Improvement District.
  (1) At any time after 5 years from the organization of a watershed improvement district, the owners of not less than 25 percent of the land...
• 582.49 - Discontinuance Of Soil And Water Conservation District.
  If any soil and water conservation district in which a watershed improvement district is situated is discontinued, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall...

Last modified: September 23, 2016