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	Record Group Number:	000550
	Series/Collection Number:	.S 2690
	Creator:	Florida. Division of State Lands.
	Title, Dates:	Canal Lands Advisory Council administrative files, 1971-1992, bulk 1991-1992.
	Amount:	4.75 cubic ft.
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	Organization/Arrangement:	Arranged by record type and then chronological.
	Restrictions:	*RESTRICTED*Box 6 is a RESTRICTED BOX containing confidential/exempt records separated from other boxes per s. 119.071, F.S. Redacted copies have been placed in original record locations where possible.
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	Biographical/Historical:	The Department of Environmental Protection was created by the Florida Environmental Reorganization Act of 1993 (93-213, Laws of Florida), merging the former Departments of Natural Resources and Environmental Regulation. The Department's mission is to protect, conserve, and manage Florida's environment and natural resources.
	Summary:	This series is comprised of records that reflect the administrative functions of the Canal Lands Advisory Council which was formed to create a management plan for the former Cross Florida Barge Canal lands. Documentation spans from the deauthorization of the barge canal and subsequent transfer to the Florida Department of Natural Resources, a predecessor agency to the Department of Environmental Protection, to the eventual transformation and incorporation of canal lands into Florida's existing system of greenways and trails. The meeting files make up the majority of the series and include agendas, minutes, notices, photographs and other meeting specific supporting documents. All meeting files are arranged chronologically. The administrative files make up the remainder of the series and consist of contracts, reports, maps, usage proposals, financial records, correspondence and various documentation concerning Canal Lands Advisory Committee activities and proposed uses of the former Cross Florida Barge Canal Lands. Of particular interest is the University of Florida, Department of Landscape Architecture's proposal for "Research and Technical Services in support of Alternative Land Use Plans for Canal Authority Properties." Submitted a month after the State of Florida Legislature created the Cross Florida Greenbelt State Recreation and Conservation Area on January 22, 1991, the proposal names expert university faculty who would lead other professionals and graduate students in developing a "comprehensive plan for the design and management of a regionally significant green belt" as a joint project with the State of Florida's Canal Authority. The proposal includes a contract which describes the precise responsibilities of the University and the Canal Authority, as well as the proposed budgets for each year of the two-year plan.
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	Associated Materials:	Other records relating to the Cross Florida Barge Canal can be found in Record Group 560: Canal Authority of the State of Florida.
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	Subject Access Fields:	Florida. Dept. of Environmental Protection. United States. Army. --Corps of Engineers. Canal Authority of the State of Florida. Florida. Legislature. Public lands Florida Canals Florida Conservation of natural resources Florida Land use Florida Recreation Florida. Environmental management Florida. Business records. aat Agendas. aat Articles. aat Contracts. aat Minutes. aat Newsletters. aat Reports. aat Tallahassee (Fla.) Oklawaha (Fla.) Oklawaha River (Fla.) Citrus County (Fla.) Putnam County (Fla.) Marion County (Fla.) Levy County (Fla.) Ocklawaha, Lake (Fla.) Ocala (Fla.) Eureka Lock (Fla.) Rodman Reservoir (Fla.) Inglis Lock (Fla.)
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