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Article: EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBER 07-117: GOV. CRIST ISSUES EXECUTIVE ORDER RELATING TO DROUGHT CONDITIONS IN FLORIDA
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- June 28, 2007
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Gov. Charlie Crist, R-Fla., has issued the following executive order:
EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBER 07-117
(Emergency Management/Extension of Executive Order 07-86)
WHEREAS, the State of Florida continues to recover from the cumulative impact of wildland fires commencing on March 26 and continuing; and
WHEREAS, on May 3, 2007, Executive Order 07-86 was issued declaring a state of emergency due to extreme drought conditions and the threat of wildland fires throughout the State; and
WHEREAS, Executive Order 07-86 will expire on July 2, 2007; and
WHEREAS, the Florida Division of Forestry has advised that the removal of burnt timber is crucial to mitigate future wildland fire hazards and to make those ...