375.021 Comprehensive multipurpose
outdoor recreation plan. ---
(1) The department is given the responsibility, authority, and
power to develop and execute a comprehensive multipurpose outdoor recreation
plan for this state with the cooperation of the Department of Agriculture and
Consumer Services, the Department of Transportation, the Game and Fresh Water
Fish Commission, the Department of Commerce, and the water management
districts.
(2) The purpose of the plan is to document recreational supply
and demand, describe current recreational opportunities, estimate the need
for additional recreational opportunities, and propose means for meeting
identified needs. The plan shall describe statewide recreational needs,
opportunities, and potential opportunities.
(3) The outdoor recreation plan shall be kept current through
continual reevaluation and revision. Each agency named in subsection (1) must
submit data to the Department of Environmental Protection periodically, upon
request, relative to recreational opportunities supplied by that agency,
potential recreational opportunities which could be provided by the agency,
and any other relevant recreational statistics that the agency may possess.
The agencies shall meet periodically at the request of the Department of
Environmental Protection to discuss recreational issues.
(4) The Department of Environmental Protection may contract with
the Government of the United States, or any agency or instrumentality
thereof; or with the state or any county, municipality, district authority,
or political subdivision; or with any private corporation, partnership,
association, or person providing for or relating to the development of
outdoor recreation or conservation in accomplishing the purposes of this act.
The department may receive and accept from any federal agency, state agency,
or other public body grants or loans for or in aid of the purposes of this
act; and the department may receive and accept aid, contributions, or loans
from any other source of money, property, labor, or other things of value to
be held, used, and applied only for the purpose for which such aid, grants,
or loans were made. Without limiting or modifying any of the powers and
authority of the department, but specifically as an addition thereto, the
department is expressly authorized to participate in the land and water
conservation fund program, established by and pursuant to Pub. L. No. 88-578,
as it may be amended from time to time.
History: s. 2, ch. 63-36; ss. 1, 2, ch. 67-351; s. 5, ch. 67-461; ss. 25, 35,
ch. 69-106; s. 136, ch. 71-377; s. 107, ch. 73-333; s. 2, ch. 80-356; s. 32,
ch. 81-167; s. 1, ch. 82-46; s. 5, ch. 82-152; s. 32, ch. 83-55; s. 5, ch.
83-114; s. 2, ch. 83-265; s. 64, ch. 86-163; ss. 9, 16, ch. 89-116; s. 282,
ch. 94-356.
