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Fla. Stat. § 591.15 Community forests; short title
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The short title for ss. 591.16-591.26 shall be the “Florida Community Forest Law.”History.—s. 2, ch. 20902, 1941.
Fla. Stat. § 591.16 Community forests; purposes
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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 taxation through producing income from wise use of such lands.(3) To encourage development and ma…
Fla. Stat. § 591.17 Community forests; definitions
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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, town councils, school boards, or any other governing body of counties, cities, towns, or scho…
Fla. Stat. § 591.18 Community forests; purchase or establishment
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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 school district in fee simple, or to acquire by purchase or gift, lands at present covered with forest or tree grow…