AREAS OF CRITICAL STATE CONCERN 



The second major provision of the Environmental Land and Water Management 

 Act relates to "Areas of Critical State Concern" (ACSC). The act authorizes 

 the designation of the following three types of areas as ACSC's. 



(1) An area containing or having a significant impact upon 

 environmental or natural resources of regional or state- 

 wide importance, including, but not limited to, state or 

 federal parks, forests, wildlife refuges, wilderness 

 areas, aquatic preserves, major rivers and estuaries, 

 state environmentally endangered lands, outstanding 

 Florida waters and aquifer recharge areas, the uncon- 

 trolled private or public development of which could 

 cause substantial deterioration of such resources. 



(2) An area containing, or having significant impact upon, 

 historical or archaeological resources, sites, or statu- 

 torily defined historic or archaeological districts. The 

 private or public development of which could cause sub- 

 stantial deterioration or complete loss of such re- 

 sources, sites, or districts. 



(3) An area having a significant impact upon, or being 

 significantly impacted by, an existing or proposed major 

 public facility or other area of major public investment 

 including, but not limited to, highways, ports, airports, 

 energy facilities and water management projects [380.05 

 (2) (a), (b) and (c), F.S.]. 



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