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Comprehensive Plan <br />- State Lands <br />Intergovernmental Coordination Element <br />Responsibility for management of state lands rests with the Division of State Lands within the <br />Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Acting as the Board of Trustees of the <br />Internal Improvement Trust Fund, the Governor and Cabinet are responsible for making many of the <br />decisions detailed in this chapter. Within the DEP, the land management program is administered by <br />the Bureau of State Lands Management in the Division of State Lands. <br />- Open Burning <br />Regulation of open burning is carried out by two state agencies, the Department of Environmental <br />Protection (DEP) and the Division of Forestry (DOF) within the Department of Agriculture and <br />Consumer Services (DACS). <br />On October 12, 1981, the DEP and DACS signed an interagency agreement which went into effect <br />on January 1, 1982. The agreement delegated responsibility for enforcing sections of Florida <br />Administrative Code Rule 17-5 to the DOF. <br />- Protection of Historic Sites and Properties <br />This program is administered by the Division of Historical Resources in the Florida Department of <br />State. The Division of Historical Resources primarily assists local communities with their historic <br />preservation efforts by helping to identify, evaluate, and maintain or mitigate damage to significant <br />historical resources in an area. <br />- Registration of Subdivided Lands <br />The Division of Florida Land Sales and Condominiums in the Florida Department of Business <br />Regulation is responsible for administering the program to register subdivided lands in Florida. <br />- Consumptive Use of Water <br />The St. Johns River Water Management District administers programs for permitting of consumptive <br />use of water within Indian River County. <br />- Management and Storage of Surface Water <br />The St. Johns River Water Management District administers permitting programs for the <br />management and storage of surface water within Indian River County. <br />- Water Wells and Artificial Recharge <br />Many of the water management districts in the state have been delegated the authority to regulate <br />public and non-public water supply wells. <br />Of the five water management districts in Florida, four currently administer permitting programs for <br />Community Development Department Indian River County 17 <br />