The Acquisition and Restoration Council (ARC) replaced the Land Acquisition and Management Advisory Council (LAMAC).  The Council has sole responsibility for the evaluation, selection and ranking of state land acquisition projects on the Florida Forever priority list. The Council, with the assistance of staff and the Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI), annually reviews all Florida Forever acquisition proposals, decides which proposals should receive further evaluation through the preparation of detailed resource assessments, determines the final project boundaries and establishes the priority ranking of Florida Forever projects.

ARC is also responsible for reviewing land management plans prepared by state agencies, local governments and others who manage the state's conservation lands.  ARC also reviews land use requests that affect the state's conservation lands, including utility and access easements, subleases and others.

The FNAI provides scientific support to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the Council for Florida Forever, the nation's largest environmental land acquisition program. The Inventory contributes in two key ways: scientific review of newly proposed land acquisition projects, and comprehensive natural resource analysis and scoring of all Florida Forever projects using the Conservation Needs Assessment and F-TRAC.

The Acquisition and Restoration Council membership is established by law [§259.035(1), Florida Statutes] and consists of the:

• Secretary, Department of Environmental Protection
• Director, Division of Forestry, Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
• Executive Director, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
• Director, Division of Historical Resources, Department of State
• Secretary, Department of Community Affairs
• Four Governor Appointees from scientific disciplines related to land, water, or environmental sciences

 

Notice of Public Meeting

The Acquisition and Restoration Council (ARC), as defined in Section 259.035, Florida Statutes, announces the following meeting to which all interested parties are invited for the purposes of conducting business of the Council.

Date and time:    Thursday and Friday, August 14-15, 2008 at 9:00 AM

Place:    Marjorie Stoneman Douglas Building Conference Rooms A&B 3900 Commonwealth Boulevard Tallahassee, FL 32399

Purpose: In addition to the regular business of the Council, The Division of State Lands, Department of Environmental Protection, will present an acquisition work plan for Florida Forever projects. The work plan will place projects into acquisition categories as specified in recent legislative changes to the Florida Forever conservation land acquisition program and will rank projects within categories.

For further information please contact the Office of Environmental Services at (850) 245-2784. Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 5 days before the meeting by contacting the Office of Environmental Services at (850) 245-2784. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Florida Relay Service by calling (800) 955-8771 (TDD) or (800) 955-8770 (Voice) via the Florida Relay Service.

 

Current Council Members & Liaison Staff Members (doc)

 ARC Members BIOs

2008 ARC Meeting Calendar

Florida Forever Five Year Plan - 2008

Currently approved Florida Forever Priority List (doc)

Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI) Florida Forever Reports

Rule 18-24, Florida Administrative Code -( Florida Forever Land Acquisition & Management)

Chapter 259, Florida Statutes- (Land Acquisitions for Conservation & Recreation)

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