Priority Issues: Public Education/Policy Committee

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| 1A Obtaining public support | 2E Funding options | 3A Who has control? | 3B Plan for growth | 3C Legislative/public policy changes |

1A: Obtaining public support

	Complexity of plan is user-unfriendly 
	Documents are sometimes contradictory and unclear 
	Some reviewers are skeptical about plan 
	Obtaining public support will drive agency support
	Need to form coalitions with organizations and individuals aligned with our interests

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2E: Funding options

	Use panther license plate money
	Role of FTCF at DCA and associated license plate revenues 
	Additional sources of federal funding 
	ESA or USDA cost sharing 
	Land and Water Conservation Fund 
	Local control vs. federal funding 

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3A: Who has control?

	Avoid bureaucracy 
	Designate a "lead" agency
	Turf considerations local vs. federal authority 
	Who defines BMPs (Best Management Practices)? IFAS vs. NRCS 
	Land authorities vs. county commissioners 
	Permitting authority -- who should have jurisdiction? 

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3B: Plan for growth

	Need contingency alternatives if it doesn't work 
	There can be development -- how much? 
	Defining level of acceptable agricultural expansion 
	Mechanisms to control/respond to changes over time 
	Leases need provisions for land use changes 
	Post-lease land use & management changes 

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3C: Legislative/public policy changes

	Developing amendment process 
	Need agreement on CDMP amendments
	Planning & zoning regulations -- need to plan for changes/evolving community needs 
	No match with CDMP growth projections 
	Permit denial for "other reasons" impacts program 
	Non-panther permit requirements/conflicts 
	Federal impediments 
	Overall regulatory conflicts 
	Details not clear on how this will work 

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Last changed: August 29, 2003

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