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2002 Florida Statutes
Soil and Water Conservation Council; powers and duties.
582.06 Soil and Water Conservation Council; powers and duties.--
(1) COMPOSITION.--The Soil and Water Conservation Council is created in the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and shall be composed of nine members who shall:
(a) Be persons who have been practicing soil conservation and who have been farming for at least 5 continuous years at the time of their appointment.
(b) Be appointed by the commissioner. No two members shall be appointed from the same congressional district.
(c) Serve 4-year terms or until their successors are duly qualified and appointed. If a vacancy occurs, it shall be filled for the remainder of the term in the manner of an initial appointment.
(2) POWERS AND DUTIES; MEETINGS; PROCEDURES; RECORDS; COMPENSATION.--The meetings, powers and duties, procedures, and recordkeeping of the Soil and Water Conservation Council, and per diem and reimbursement of expenses of council members, shall be governed by the provisions of s. 570.0705 relating to advisory committees established within the department.
History.--s. 4, ch. 18144, 1937; s. 2, ch. 19473, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 4151(475); s. 1, ch. 28094, 1953; s. 24, ch. 57-1; s. 19, ch. 63-400; s. 2, ch. 67-207; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 69-235; s. 3, ch. 70-392; s. 1, ch. 70-439; s. 16, ch. 77-108; s. 6, ch. 78-95; s. 1, ch. 78-261; s. 4, ch. 78-323; ss. 1, 2, 3, ch. 81-129; s. 1, ch. 82-46; s. 2, ch. 83-265; ss. 2, 3, 4, ch. 87-25; s. 5, ch. 91-429; s. 62, ch. 93-169; s. 27, ch. 94-335.
Note.--Former s. 582.07.