(1) The Florida Forest Service shall enter into no agreement for the acquisition, lease, or purchase of any land or for any other purpose whatsoever which shall pledge the credit of, or obligate in any manner whatsoever, the state to pay any sum of money or other thing of value for such purpose, and the Florida Forest Service shall not in any manner or for any purpose pledge the credit of or obligate the state to pay any sum of money.
(2) The Florida Forest Service may receive, hold the custody of, and exercise the control of any lands, and set aside into a separate, distinct and inviolable fund, any proceeds derived from the sales of the products of such lands, the use thereof in any manner, or the sale of such lands save the 25 percent of the proceeds to be paid into the State School Fund as provided by law. The Florida Forest Service may use and apply such funds for the acquisition, use, custody, management, development, or improvement of any lands vested in or subject to the control of the Florida Forest Service. After full payment has been made for the purchase of a state forest to the Federal Government or other grantor, 15 percent of the gross receipts from a state forest shall be paid to the fiscally constrained county or counties, as described in s. 218.67(1), in which it is located in proportion to the acreage located in each county for use by the county or counties for school purposes.
(3) The Florida Forest Service shall pay 15 percent of the gross receipts from the Goethe State Forest to each fiscally constrained county, as described in s. 218.67(1), in which a portion of the respective forest is located in proportion to the forest acreage located in such county. The funds must be equally divided between the board of county commissioners and the school board of each fiscally constrained county.
History.—s. 3, ch. 17027, 1935; CGL 1936 Supp. 4151(10-aa); s. 1, ch. 57-159; s. 2, ch. 61-119; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 90-304; s. 9, ch. 92-4; s. 3, ch. 95-372; s. 354, ch. 96-406; s. 44, ch. 2009-66; s. 30, ch. 2012-7; s. 144, ch. 2014-150.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry
589.01 - Florida Forestry Council.
589.011 - Use of State Forest Lands; Fees; Rules.
589.012 - Friends of Florida State Forests Program.
589.02 - Headquarters and Meetings of Council.
589.04 - Duties of Florida Forest Service.
589.06 - Warrants for Payment of Accounts.
589.065 - Florida Forever Program Trust Fund of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
589.07 - Florida Forest Service May Acquire Lands for Forest Purposes.
589.071 - Traffic Control Within State Forest or Florida Forest Service-Assigned Lands.
589.08 - Land Acquisition Restrictions.
589.09 - Use of Lands Acquired.
589.10 - Disposition of Lands.
589.101 - Blackwater River State Forest; Lease of Board’s Interest in Gas, Oil, and Other Minerals.
589.102 - Blackwater River State Forest; Use of Leased Forest Lands.
589.11 - Duties of Florida Forest Service as to Clarke-Mcnary Law.
589.12 - Rules and Regulations.
589.13 - Lien of Florida Forest Service and Other Parties, for Forestry Work, Etc.
589.14 - Enforcement of Lien; Notice.
589.16 - Time for Filing Notice of Lien.
589.17 - Application of General Laws.
589.18 - Florida Forest Service to Make Certain Investigations.
589.20 - Cooperation by Florida Forest Service.
589.21 - Management to Be for Public Interest.
589.27 - Power of Eminent Domain; Procedure.
589.275 - Planting of Indigenous Trees on State Lands.
589.277 - Tree Planting Programs.
589.28 - County Commissions or Municipalities Authorized to Cooperate With Florida Forest Service.
589.29 - Quality of Assistance.
589.30 - Duty of District or Center Manager.
589.31 - Cooperative Agreement.
589.32 - Cost of Providing County Forestry Assistance.