Florida Administrative Code › 18 - BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT TRUST FUND › 18 - Departmental › Chapter 18-24 - FLORIDA FOREVER LAND ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT › Section 18-24.003 - Application Procedures and Requirements

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1)
				Applications must be submitted in writing to:
Florida Forever Program
Office of Environmental Services
Mail Station 140
Department of Environmental Protection
3900 Commonwealth Boulevard
Tallahassee, FL 32399-3000
(2) When prepared, the Department shall
				accept electronic versions of required application information in a format
				designated by the Department. Information regarding electronic applications can
				be obtained by writing to the address above.
(3) All acquisition project applications
				shall include the following:
(a) One original
				and seventeen legible copies (or originals) of United States Geological Survey
				(USGS) topographic quadrangle maps, on which the boundaries of the project are
				clearly delineated.
(b) One
				original and three legible copies of tax maps, overlain on aerials if
				available, with the boundaries of the project clearly delineated. If tax aerial
				overlays are not available, the sponsor of an application shall submit aerials
				and tax maps separately.
(c)
				Eighteen legible copies of Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) county
				general highway maps on which the boundaries of the proposed acquisition are
				clearly delineated.
(d) One legible
				or electronic copy of the property appraiser's tax identification card(s) with
				the tax assessed value and acreage of each parcel, description and value of
				improvements, ad valorem taxes assessed, and the names and addresses of each
				owner identified.
(e) A written
				statement from the applicant asserting that each owner has been contacted in
				compliance with Section 259.105(7)(b)2., F.S.
(f) Eighteen copies of a written description
				of the lands being proposed for acquisition, including all of the following:
1. A descriptive location of the project and
				the total amount of acreage being proposed for inclusion.
2. The general physical, natural resource,
				biological, hydrological, archaeological and historical characteristics of the
				project.
3. Any potential
				recreational activities or other public uses that can be accommodated by the
				project.
4. Any known threats or
				development plans that could harm or diminish the values of the
				project.
5. Local resolutions, if
				any, concerning the potential public acquisition of the project.
6. A clear statement detailing how the
				project meets criteria and furthers the goals and objectives outlined in Rules
				 18-24.0021 and
				 18-24.0022, F.A.C. For projects
				that are presumed to meet one or more of the following criteria, the applicant
				shall also provide, as appropriate, additional written information as follows:
a. For criterion in subsection
				 18-24.0021(2),
				F.A.C., the applicant shall clearly describe the ongoing governmental effort,
				including a description of the resources that the effort is attempting to
				restore, protect or develop. The applicant shall also describe the governmental
				entity or entities involved in the effort and their current and proposed levels
				of financial support to complete the effort.
b. For criterion in subsection
				 18-24.0021(3),
				F.A.C., the applicant shall identify the property under public ownership whose
				management will be enhanced or facilitated, and shall describe specifically how
				the acquisition project will enhance or facilitate the identified property's
				management.
c. For criterion in
				subsection  18-24.0021(7),
				F.A.C., the applicant shall describe the imminent threats to significant
				natural attributes or recreational open space, and explain how existing,
				applicable environmental policies and regulations at the local, regional or
				state level cannot provide for the protection of these resources and related
				environmental services.
d. For
				criterion in subsection
				 18-24.0021(10),
				F.A.C., the applicant shall provide a written statement, signed by the
				landowner, indicating the landowner's willingness to sell their property at 80
				percent or less of the state's appraised value.
e. For criterion in subsection
				 18-24.0021(11),
				F.A.C., the applicant shall provide a description of the specific alternatives
				to fee simple that are applicable to each ownership within the project and a
				brief description of any known activities or property rights proposed to be
				acquired by the state and those proposed to be retained by the property
				owner.
f. For criterion in
				subsection  18-24.0021(12),
				F.A.C., the applicant shall provide written evidence of the specific agencies,
				organizations or private entities that will contribute to joint acquisition of
				the project and the commitments made by each agency, organization or private
				entity to participate in the partnership.
(g) The applicant must provide thirteen
				copies of any oversized or color documents presented as part of the application
				for consideration by the Council.