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...
- 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...
- 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...
