Section 5I-5.002 - Purpose and DefinitionsThe purpose of this chapter is to administer the Florida Forest Service Tree Enhancement Programs. The following words have the meaning indicated:
(1) "Applicant" means a Local Government, Not for Profit Organization, or Private Landowner applying for cost-share assistance for tree planting.(2) "District/Center" means the administrative field unit of the Florida Forest Service.(3) "District/Center Manager" means the chief administrative employee of the District as defined in subsection (2), above.(4) "Fiscal Year" means the period of time extending from July 1 to June 30.(5) "Tree Enhancement Programs" means the tree planting programs authorized by Section 589.277, F.S., and includes programs related to maintaining native plant species including those providing for prescribed burning, treating non-native invasive plant species, site preparation, timber stand improvement, and other related practices.(6) "Local Government" means any county or incorporated municipality within this state.(7) "Not for Profit Organization" means an organization which has an active record with the Florida Secretary of State for not for profit corporation status pursuant to Chapter 617, F.S.(8) "Private Landowner" means private individual, group, Indian tribe or other native group, association, corporation, or other non-governmental legal entities owning or controlling a contiguous parcel of at least one acre of land and no more than twenty-five thousand acres of land in any one county of the State, unless the acreage threshold within this range is otherwise specified by the Florida Forest Service under which financial resources are allocated.Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 5I-5.002
Rulemaking Authority 570.07(23), 589.277(3) FS. Law Implemented 589.277, 589.30 FS.
New 3-8-93, Amended 4-17-95, Amended by Florida Register Volume 43, Number 153, August 8, 2017 effective 8/23/2017.New 3-8-93, Amended 4-17-95, 8-23-17.