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1 (7) Increase the amount of forestland available for sustainable management of natural 2 resources 3 (8) Increase the amount of open space available in urban areas 4 (9) Mitigate the effects of natural disasters and floods in developed areas 5 Florida Wildlife Corridor Act. Chapter 259.1055, F.S. describes the Florida Wildlife Corridor Act. 6 This law was enacted in 2021 for the purpose of creating incentives for conservation ad sustainable 7 development while sustaining and conserving the green infrastructure that is the foundation of the 8 state's economy and quality of life. 9 The Act seeks to: 10 (1) maintain wildlife access to habitats needed to allow for migration of and genetic 11 exchange amongst regional wildlife populations 12 (2) prevent fragmentation of wildlife habitats 13 (3) protect the headwaters of major watersheds 14 (4) provide ecological connectivity of the lands needed for flood and sea -level rise 15 resiliency and large-scale ecosystem function, such as water management and 16 prescribed burns essential for land management and restoration 17 (5) preserve and protect land and waters that are not only vital to wildlife but are 18 critical to this state's groundwater recharge and that serve as watersheds that 19 provide drinking water to most Floridians and help maintain the health of 20 downstream estuaries 21 (6) providing for wildlife crossings for the protection and safety of wildlife and the 22 traveling public 23 (7) help to sustain this state's working ranches, farms, and forests that provide 24 compatible wildlife habitats while sustaining rural prosperity and agricultural 25 production 26 Greenway. A corridor of protected open space that is managed for conservation and/or recreation. 27 Greenways associated with water bodies may interchangeably be referred to as "blue ways." 28 Inactive Status. A designation given to sites on the ELAP Acquisition List when no landowner 29 contact has occurred for 6 months or more due to lack of response on the part of the landowner(s). 30 When a site is designated as inactive, generally no further County action or negotiations will occur 31 unless initiated by the landowner. 32 Indian River County Environmental Lands Program Guide. This document, adopted by the 33 BOCC, serves as the ELP Guide. 34 35 Interest. A right, claim, or legal share in land such as lease, easement, fee title, water rights, mineral 36 rights, and use reservation. 7 9/6/2022 6:36:42 PM 326