Forest Development (Florida Statutes: Title XXXV Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry; Chapter 591; ss. 591.15-591.26) País/Territorio Estados Unidos de América Subdivisión territorial Florida Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 1941 (2018) Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Materia Bosques Palabra clave Ordenación forestal/conservación de montes Ordenación comunitaria Gobierno local Forestación/reforestación Medidas de protección forestal Bosques recreativos Tasa/impuesto Educación Institución Financiamiento Recopilación de datos/informes Incendios forestales Bosques demaniales Participación pública Bosques de protección Área geográphica Americas, Ártico, Pacífico Oriental, América del Norte, Atlántico Norte Resumen This Chapter of the Florida Statutes, known as “Florida Community Forest Law”, provides for forest development. The general purposes of the Chapter are to encourage counties, cities, towns, and school districts to utilize idle lands for productive forest purposes; to encourage reduction of taxation through producing income from wise use of such lands; to encourage development and make available, in community forests, areas having desirable recreational features; and to encourage forestry education by establishing permanent forests for use of vocational agriculture departments, schools, and Boy and Girl Scout troops. The Chapter further provides for purchase or establishment of community forests; tax delinquent lands; the forestry committee; duties of the forestry committee; appropriation of funds for community forests; revenues and use; fiscal reports; fire protection; and sale of a community forest upon referendum approval. Texto completo Inglés Página web www.flsenate.gov