Acquisition and Restoration Council (ARC)
Responsibilities:
The Acquisition and Restoration Council (ARC) is a 10-member group comprised of four state agency representatives, four Gubernatorial appointees, one Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission appointee, and one Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services appointee.
ARC evaluates, selects, and ranks state land acquisition projects on the Florida Forever Priority List; reviews management plans; evaluates proposed uses of state-owned conservation land; and reviews tax credit requests for conservation easement properties containing fewer than 40 acres.
The Division of State Lands will post negative response items under one of the below links for two weeks (excluding state and federal holidays). Three or more ARC members can request the Division place items on a future Council meeting agenda.
Conservation Tax Credit:
Local Government Entity Surplus of Lands Suitable for Bona Fide Agricultural Purposes
Per 253.0341(20) F.S., ARC is required to evaluate the surplus of any land by a local government entity, as defined in section 218.72 F. S., to determine whether the proposed surplus lands are suitable for bona fide agricultural purposes, as defined in section 193.461(3)(b) F. S. Local government entities should complete and submit the Bona Fide Agricultural Use Questionnaire along with the requested documentation to the Division of State Lands. Additional details can be found in the questionnaire.
Contact Us:
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Division of State Lands
Office of Environmental Services
3900 Commonwealth Blvd., MS 140
Tallahassee, FL 32399
ARC_mailinglist@FloridaDEP.gov