Florida Statutes 604.01 – Statewide soil survey and mapping; declaration of policy
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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 604.01
- Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
A thorough and careful survey and mapping of the soils of Florida is hereby declared as a matter of legislative policy, basic to:
(1) The development of intelligent research programs on the agricultural potentialities of the soils of the state;
(2) The organization of effective soil conservation and land use planning programs;
(3) Agricultural extension and home demonstration work;
(4) Highway and secondary road planning;
(5) Establishment of equitable land tax assessments;
(6) Agricultural teaching;
(7) The development of a sound body of helpful agricultural information for nationwide distribution to prospective landowners; and
(8) A number of other social and agricultural enterprises of broad public interest.