The council provides recommendations for creating and dissolving soil and water conservation districts.
The Soil and Water Conservation Council shall accept and review requests for creating or dissolving soil and water conservation districts and shall, by a majority vote, recommend, by resolution, to the Commissioner that a district be created or dissolved pursuant to the request, or that the request be denied. When requested by the Governor or a district, the council shall provide a recommendation to the Governor whether to remove a supervisor for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office only after notice, hearing and thorough review.
The council operates under the authority of Section 582.06, Florida Statutes.
The membership is composed of seven members who have been involved in the practice of soil or water conservation, or in the development or implementation of interim measures or best management practices related thereto, and who have been engaged in agriculture or an occupation related to the agricultural industry for at least five years at the time of their appointment.
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