7554 empowers the Executive Branch, when dealing with National Parks, Biological Reserves, or state Wildlife Refuges, for the land to be acquired by purchase, expropriation, or both procedures, upon prior compensation. In the case of Forest Reserves, Protective Zones, mixed Wildlife Refuges, and Wetlands, the properties or parts thereof may also be purchased or expropriated, except when, at the owner's request, they are voluntarily submitted to the forest regime. That subjection shall be recorded in the Public Property Registry as an affectation on the property, which shall be maintained for the time established in the management plan. The Organic Law of the Environment establishes the sovereignty of the State over biological diversity as part of its Natural Heritage.
The Biodiversity Law No. 7788 of April 30, 1998, in its Chapter I, Article 2, empowers the Executive Branch, "...so that through the Ministry of Environment and Energy, on privately owned land, it may establish Protected Wilderness Areas whatever their management category. The land may be voluntarily integrated into the Protected Wilderness Areas or purchased directly when there is agreement between the parties; otherwise, it shall be expropriated in accordance with the procedure established in the The National Council of SINAC (CONAC), at its meeting in November 2005, unanimously approved giving priority in the Conservation Areas to consolidating the Natural Heritage of the State, for property inventories to be carried out within the Protected Wilderness Areas, and declared the Natural Heritage of the State issue a priority and for follow-up of the Process within the National Council.
That in accordance with Article 12, subsection q) of the Regulation to the Biodiversity Law, Executive Decree No. 34433-MINAE published in La Gaceta No. 68 of April 8, 2008, the National Council of Conservation Areas (CONAC), through Agreement No. 3 of the Extraordinary Session No. 4-2008 held on May 26, 2008, approved this manual, as well as the delegation of its signature for its execution to the Executive Secretary, who, in accordance with Article 19 of the indicated Regulation, holds the legal representation of SINAC.
I. PURPOSE
To provide the National System of Conservation Areas with a document containing the standardized procedure for the consolidation of the Natural Heritage of the State, as an effective tool in the land acquisition process, guaranteeing the correct use of public funds allocated to the purchase of land within Protected Wilderness Areas and equal treatment for the owners thereof.
II. SCOPE
Compliance with this procedure is the responsibility of all personnel of the National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) involved in actions concerning the Natural Heritage of the State.
III. RESPONSIBILITIES
The following officials, in their respective hierarchical order, are responsible for coordinating the correct application of this procedure.
- a)The National Council of Conservation Areas shall issue directives ensuring the effective application of the procedure in all procedures for the payment and expropriation of land within Protected Wilderness Areas, through the Natural Heritage of the State of the Protected Wilderness Areas Management Office of the National System of Conservation Areas. CONAC shall delegate the execution of the directives to the Executive Secretary.
- b)The Protected Wilderness Areas Management Office is responsible for ensuring that the personnel working in the Natural Heritage of the State process of the National System of Conservation Areas have the tools and mechanisms for the proper performance of their duties.
- c)Each Conservation Area must give priority to properly organizing everything concerning the Natural Heritage of the State land under its administration.
- d)The Directors of the Conservation Areas shall be responsible for implementing the directives issued by the Executive Secretariat of SINAC.
IV. RELATED DOCUMENTATION
Name Forestry Law No. 7788 of April 30, 1998.
Organic Law of the Environment No. 7554.
1995.
Possessory Information Law No. 139 of July 13, 1941 and its amendments.
Wildlife Conservation Law No. 7317 of 12-07-92 and its regulation, Executive Decree No. 32633-MINAE of 09-20-05.
Opinions C-249 of December 24, 1997. Office of the Attorney General of the Republic.
Opinion C-321 of October 9, 2003 Office of the Attorney General of the Republic.
V. CONTENT
The Procedure establishes the guidelines for the acquisition of land under any form of tenure (registered farms, unregistered farms with completed Possessory Information), donations, transfers, or expropriations, and registration of national vacant lands (baldíos nacionales), and allows the officials directly responsible for and involved in the consolidation of the Natural Heritage of the State to ensure that land acquisitions are carried out in accordance with the established technical, administrative, and legal principles.
The purchase of land shall take place primarily within the existing National Parks and Biological Reserves in the Conservation Areas until their total consolidation is achieved.
1. Land that forms part of the Natural Heritage of the State.
The Natural Heritage of the State is constituted by the forests and forest lands of the national reserves, of the areas declared inalienable, of the farms registered in its name, and of those belonging to municipalities, autonomous institutions, and other bodies of the Public Administration, except for real property that guarantees credit operations with the National Banking System and becomes part of its assets (the Forestry Law No. 7575, in its Chapter IV, Article 13).
The land acquired by the Ministry of Environment and Energy (*), within the Protected Wilderness Areas, through purchase, expropriation, donation, or transfer, becomes part of the Natural Heritage of the State, under the administration of the National System of Conservation Areas.
(*)(Its name thus modified by Article 11 of Law "Transfer of the Telecommunications sector from the Ministry of Environment, Energy and Telecommunications to the Minister of Science and Technology, No. 9046 of June 25, 2012) a) The land may be voluntarily integrated into the Protected Wilderness Areas or purchased directly when there is agreement between the parties; otherwise, it shall be expropriated in accordance with the procedure established in the b) Private farms that are affected by their location in National Parks, Biological Reserves, and Wildlife Refuges shall only be included within the state Protected Wilderness Areas from the moment when the legal payment, transfer, donation, or expropriation has been effected, except when they are submitted voluntarily to the forest regime.
2. Processes to be carried out in the Conservation Area 2.1 Compilation of the administrative file: The file for farms existing within a protected wilderness area, to initiate a direct payment process for a property, shall be opened for the following reasons:
. Because they correspond to farms established as priorities according to the studies carried out by the Conservation Area.
. Due to a claim presented by the owner or their legal representative.
. By order of the Constitutional Chamber or another judicial instance.
2.2 The Director of the Conservation Area or the Administrator of the Protected Wilderness Area, in coordination with the person in charge of the Natural Heritage of the State, are responsible for: Opening the file, with any information that can be obtained:
Coordinating the preparation of administrative files for the payment of land, according to the previously established priority.
Carrying out teamwork, exchanging information and documentation, as well as analyzing and selecting the obtained documentation.
Classifying, paginating in chronological order, and labeling the file.
Promoting a meeting with farm owners who have been identified as priorities to acquire, with the purpose of:
. Informing them of the actions the State wishes to undertake for the acquisition of the properties.
. Informing them of the process carried out for the purchase of the property or properties within a Protected Wilderness Area, where the primary objective is to consolidate it.
. Detailing the procedures that the Administration must carry out to finalize the purchase process.
. Compiling an administrative file to finalize the payment for land purchase, complying with the requirements established in this manual. If the owner intends the sale of several properties, each one must be processed separately.
Compile a file for each of the properties intended to be acquired, which must be duly labeled with the name of the administered party and paginated, assigning each file a consecutive number. This numbering is an official identification, which must be followed in chronological order, and therefore a consecutive record of the same must be kept.
To number the files, the abbreviation (PT), corresponding to Pago de Terrenos, shall be used, followed by the abbreviation of the Conservation Area, for example (ACLA-P), followed by the corresponding consecutive number, and finally the year in which the process of payment for the land is being initiated, resulting in the following format: PT-ACLAP-01-2008.
2.3 Required Documentation. This point indicates the documentation that must be requested from the owners of registered farms with completed possessory information, located within a Protected Wilderness Area, to initiate a direct purchase payment process.
The landowner(s) must be asked to submit a written document detailing their respective qualifications (calidades), offering the farm(s) for sale to the Public Administration, accompanied by the legal documentation proving the legitimate possession of the farm at one and the same time.
Information and documents that must be provided by the interested party:
2.3.1 Indication of qualifications (calidades): Individual (physical person): name of the owner or possessor of the farm, marital status, occupation, identification card (cédula) or other personal identification, exact address, telephone number, fax number, email address, postal mailing address of the owner.
Legal entity (juridical person): Name and qualifications of the legal representative, certification of the legal status (personería jurídica) of the corporation (sociedad anónima) and a copy of the legal identification card (cédula jurídica), legal power of attorney empowering them for the farm sale procedure (not less than 3 months from issuance).
2.3.2 Literal Certification of the Property, issued by the Registry, indicating the owner, status of the farm, nature, boundaries, area, and the plan number. It must be verified therein that there are NO liens, mortgages, judicial annotations, easements (servidumbres de paso), among others, that could limit the State's actions on the land it wishes to acquire. (Not less than 3 months from issuance).
2.3.3 In the case of unregistered farms, a certification of the final judgment (sentencia en firme) approving the Possessory Information proceedings (Información Posesoria), issued by the corresponding Court, must be presented.
2.3.4 Original or certified copy of the current cadastral plan. (Not less than 3 months from issuance).
2.3.5 Photocopy of the identity card (cédula de identidad), residency card (cédula de residencia), or current passport on both sides, on a single sheet, of the owner or owners, as applicable.
2.3.6 Municipal certification attesting that the party is up to date in the payment of territorial and municipal taxes (Not less than 3 months from issuance at the time payment is made).
2.3.7 Updated certification attesting that the party is up to date with their tax obligations.
2.3.8 Certification attesting that the party is up to date in the payment of social security contributions to the Caja Costarricense del Seguro Social. (Carried out by the Legal Advisor of the Conservation Area).
2.3.9 Properties belonging to legal entities must present updated certification that the company is up to date with its tax obligations, issued by the appropriate office or an affidavit made by a Notary Public. (Not less than 3 months from issuance).
2.4. Documents to be provided by the Conservation Area for the Administrative File: The Director of the Conservation Area must request, via official memorandum, from the Appraisal Department of the Dirección General de Tributación Directa of the Ministerio de Hacienda, the performance of the Administrative Appraisal (Avalúo Administrativo) of the property, providing all updated information on it.
The Director of the Conservation Area must delegate to the Person in Charge of the Natural Heritage of the State of their Area the coordination of the field inspection to be carried out with the expert from the Ministerio de Hacienda, the Administrator of the Protected Wilderness Area, and the owner or the person designated in writing by the owner.
2.4.1 The original or certified copy of the administrative appraisal carried out by the Appraisal Department of the Dirección General de Tributación Directa of the Ministerio de Hacienda must be provided. The information contained in the appraisal must be verified to ensure it agrees with what was requested and conforms to the reality of the property in the field.
2.4.2 Record of notification (acta de notificación) to the property owner regarding the administrative appraisal, stating that a copy thereof has been delivered.
2.4.3 Document whereby the farm owner states their conformity with and acceptance of the administrative appraisal performed, referencing the appraisal number, its total amount, the date of the appraisal, and any other related information. If there are multiple owners, all must sign the acceptance or, failing that, grant a Special Power of Attorney before a Notary Public for a representative to carry out the procedure, in accordance with the provisions of Article 1256 of the Civil Code. If the interested party agrees with the administrative appraisal, the process continues via direct purchase; otherwise, the Conservation Area must decide whether to continue the process via expropriation, in which case it must indicate in its justification the need and urgency of acquiring the land, as well as the legal opinion supporting the viability of the expropriation process.
2.4.4 Field inspection report by the Administrator of the Protected Wilderness Area and the Coordinator of the Natural Heritage of the State, or the official designated at that time by the Director of the Conservation Area.
2.4.5 Certification by the Legal Advisor of the Conservation Area indicating that the file contains the technical information and the legal documents necessary to continue the payment procedure, attesting to the last page contained in the file.
In case of doubts regarding the registration of the property, the Legal Advisor shall state the reasons why they do not recommend the purchase and shall inform the owner so that it may be remedied and the purchase process continues.
2.4.6 The Regional Director of the Conservation Area shall transfer the file via official memorandum to the Executive Director of the National System of Conservation Areas, requesting that the purchase of the farm be proceeded with as applicable, stating their consent and approval (visto bueno) for the payment of the property to be made, with the pertinent technical and legal justifications.
2.5. Processing of the Administrative File at SINAC Central Headquarters: The Protected Wilderness Areas Management Office reviews and analyzes the file sent by the Executive Director once received from the respective Conservation Area, prepares the digital records, and transfers the file to the Legal Advisory Office of the National System of Conservation Areas, requesting that the respective payment process be continued.
The Legal Advisory Office of the National System of Conservation Areas shall request, through the Executive Director, the corresponding certification of budgetary content for the payment of the farm in question, as well as the respective reservation of resources from the Head of the Financial Department of SINAC.
The Legal Advisory Office of the National System of Conservation Areas must draft the payment agreement and channel the respective approval (visto bueno) through the Executive Director, and prepare the official transfer memorandum for the respective signatures of the Minister of Environment and the President of the Republic.
Once the administrative procedure indicated in the preceding paragraph is concluded, the Legal Advisory Office of the National System of Conservation Areas must channel through the Executive Directorate the transfer of the file to the Minister of Environment, with the proposed official transfer memorandum to the Procuradora General de la República, for the designation of a Notary Public to carry out the drafting of the respective deed, so that it may be signed by the head of the institution.
The Procuraduría General de la República, once the transfer deed has been processed through the State Notary Office, shall return the file with the certified copy (testimonio) of the respective deed to the Executive Director of SINAC.
The Protected Wilderness Areas Management Office carries out the respective records and transfers the original file to the Director of the Conservation Area so that the official receipt of the property may be carried out through a record (acta), the file may be safeguarded, and the respective monitoring of the new Natural Heritage of the State land under its administration may be carried out.
2.6 Donations and transfers of properties from other public or private entities.
2.6.1 Formal request and Indication of qualifications (calidades): Individual (physical person): name of the owner or possessor of the farm, marital status, occupation, identification card (cédula) or other personal identification, exact address, telephone number, fax number, email address, postal mailing address of the owner.
Legal entity (juridical person): Name and qualifications of the legal representative, certification of legal status (personería jurídica) of the corporation (sociedad anónima) and a copy of the legal identification card (cédula jurídica), legal power of attorney empowering them for the farm transfer procedure (not less than 3 months from issuance).
2.6.2 Literal Certification of the Property, issued by the Registry, indicating the owner, status of the farm, nature, boundaries, area, and the plan number. It must be verified therein that there are NO liens, mortgages, judicial annotations, easements (servidumbres de paso), among others, that could limit the State's actions on the land it wishes to acquire. (Not less than 3 months from issuance).
2.6.3 In the case of unregistered farms, a certification of the final judgment (sentencia en firme) approving the Possessory Information proceedings (Información Posesoria), issued by the corresponding Court, must be presented.
2.6.4 Original or certified copy of the current cadastral plan. (Not less than 3 months from issuance).
2.6.5 Photocopy of the identity card (cédula de identidad), residency card (cédula de residencia) or current passport on both sides, on a single sheet, of the owner or owners, as applicable.
2.6.6 Municipal certification attesting that the party is up to date in the payment of territorial and municipal taxes (Not less than 3 months from issuance at the time payment is made).
2.6.7 Updated certification attesting that the party is up to date with their tax obligations.
2.6.8 Certification attesting that the party is up to date in the payment of social security contributions to the Caja Costarricense del Seguro Social. (Carried out by the Legal Advisor of the Conservation Area).
2.6.9 Properties belonging to legal entities must present updated certification that the company is up to date with its tax obligations, issued by the appropriate office or an affidavit made by a Notary Public. (Not less than 3 months from issuance).
2.6.10 In the case of donations from Institutions, a letter from the Institutional Head must be provided, transferring to the Minister of Environment the file of the property to be donated or transferred.
The Conservation Area receives the aforementioned documentation and proceeds to continue preparing documents for the compilation of the file.
The respective file is compiled, documents are incorporated chronologically, classified, and assigned the respective pagination and labeling.
A field inspection visit is carried out by the official of the Protected Wilderness Area and the person in charge of the Natural Heritage of the State of the respective Area, where it is verified that there is no overlap with other Natural Heritage of the State land, that the property is free of possessors and/or squatters (precaristas), a general assessment is made with a description of the type of infrastructure present, verification of boundaries, lanes, as well as a description of the existence or not of fences, boundary markers, posts, or natural boundaries present on the properties to be donated; verification and description of the biophysical characteristics of the property are carried out. With GPS support, field verifications and georeferencing of boundaries on cartographic sheets are performed, as well as any assessment considered pertinent and important to highlight.
The official(s) who carried out the field inspection must prepare the respective field report and recommend to their Director whether or not to accept the donation or transfer of the property, with the respective technical and/or legal justifications.
The Director sends the file to the Executive Directorate of SINAC, duly paginated, stating in writing whether they accept or not the donation or transfer of the respective land.
If the donation and/or transfer is accepted by the Conservation Area, at the Executive Directorate of SINAC, the respective documentation to be signed by the Minister of Environment is prepared, accepting the donation or transfer of the property as part of the Natural Heritage of the State.
The original file is transferred by the Minister of Environment to the Procuraduría General de la República, stating in writing the acceptance of the donation or transfer of the property and requesting the designation of a Notary Public for the drafting of the respective public deed.
Once the public deed is drafted, the State Notary returns the original file to the Executive Directorate of SINAC for the records and duplicates of the pertinent information.
The original file and the certified copy of the public deed are transferred via official memorandum from the Executive Directorate of SINAC to the Directorate of the respective Conservation Area; the latter shall be responsible for safeguarding it and for drafting the respective record (acta) of receipt of the property, as well as the monitoring and control thereof, as Natural Heritage of the State under the administration of SINAC-MINAE (*).
(*)(Its name thus modified by Article 11 of the Law "Transfer of the Telecommunications sector from the Ministry of Environment, Energy and Telecommunications to the Ministry of Science and Technology, No. 9046 of June 25, 2012) The official in charge of the Natural Heritage of the State (PNE), with the Administrator of the Protected Wilderness Area and the Legal Advisor of the Conservation Area, draft the receipt record of the property, which must form part of the respective file.
REGISTRATION OF VACANT LANDS (BALDÍOS).
For the registration of vacant lands (baldíos), a cadastral sweep of the Protected Wilderness Area must be carried out in order to construct a mosaic and establish the location of the vacant land.
Once the sweep is done, the cadastral plan is prepared for its registration in the Public Registry. Once the plan is registered, the preparation and publication of the edict (edicto) proceeds; said edict shall be published only once in the Official Gazette La Gaceta, for which the administered party shall have one month to present oppositions.
Once the opposition period has expired, the compiled file shall be transferred to the Procuraduría General de la República so that, through the State Notary Office, the deed of registration of the property may be prepared and the respective registration of the land in the Public Registry may be carried out.
National Council of Conservation Areas, National System of Conservation Areas, approved through Agreement No. 3 of the extraordinary session No. 4-2008 held on the 26th day of May 2008, on the fourt day of the month of February of the year two thousand nine
REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED FOR THE PURCHASE OF LAND (WHICH MUST BE REQUESTED BY THE CONSERVATION AREA FROM THE OWNER OF THE FARM TO BE ACQUIRED).
1. Letter from the Farm Owner addressed to the Director of the Conservation Area, stating their interest in selling the farm to the State; in said letter, the following qualifications (calidades) must be indicated:
Individual (physical person): name of the owner or possessor of the farm, marital status, occupation, identification card (cédula) or other personal identification, exact address, telephone number, fax number, email address, postal mailing address of the owner.
Legal entity (juridical person): Name and qualifications of the legal representative, certification of legal status (personería jurídica) of the corporation (sociedad anónima) and a copy of the legal identification card (cédula jurídica), legal power of attorney empowering them for the farm sale procedure (not less than 3 months from issuance).
2. Present Literal Certification of the Property, issued by the Public Registry or Notary Public, indicating the owner, status of the farm, nature, boundaries, and area.
3. In the case of unregistered farms, a certification from the corresponding Court of the final judgment (sentencia en firme) where the Possessory Information proceedings (Información Posesoria) are approved must be presented.
4. Original or certified copy of the current cadastral plan. (Not less than 3 months from issuance).
5. Photocopy of the identity card (cédula de identidad), residency card (cédula de residencia), or current passport on both sides, on a single sheet, of the owner or the owners, or certified proof of the number and the current legal identification card (cédula jurídica), carried out by a notary public.
6. Municipal certification attesting that the party is up to date in the payment of territorial and municipal taxes (not less than 3 months from issuance at the time payment is made).
7. Updated certification attesting that the party is up to date with their tax obligations.
8. Certification attesting that the party is up to date in the payment of social security contributions to the Caja Costarricense del Seguro Social. (Inquiry may be carried out by the Legal Advisor of the Conservation Area).
9. Properties belonging to legal entities must present updated certification that the company is up to date with its tax obligations, issued by the appropriate office or an affidavit made by a Notary Public. (Not less than 3 months from issuance).
VERIFICATION OF PROVIDED DOCUMENTS NAME:_______________ IDENTITY CARD (CÉDULA) NO.:___________ Farm: Real Folio: _________No. Cadastral Plan:__________________ Yes ( ) No ( ) 1. Letter from the Farm Owner addressed to the Director of the Conservation Area, stating their interest in selling the farm to the State, with indication of qualifications (calidades):
Yes ( ) No ( ) 2. Literal Certification of the Property, issued by the Public Registry or Notary Public, indicating the owner, status of the farm, nature, boundaries, and area.
Yes ( ) No ( ) 3. In the case of unregistered farms, a certification from the corresponding Court of the final judgment (sentencia en firme) where the Possessory Information proceedings (Información Posesoria) are approved must be presented.
Yes ( ) No ( ) 4. Original or certified copy of the current cadastral plan (not less than 3 months from issuance).
Yes ( ) No ( ) 5. Photocopy of the identity card (cédula de identidad), residency card (cédula de residencia) or current passport on both sides, on a single sheet, of the owner or the owners, or certified proof of the number and the current legal identification card (cédula jurídica), carried out by a Notary Public.
Yes ( ) No ( ) 6. Municipal certification attesting that the party is up to date in the payment of territorial and municipal taxes (not less than 3 months from issuance at the time payment is made).
Yes ( ) No ( ) 7. Updated certification attesting that the party is up to date with their tax obligations.
Yes ( ) No ( ) 8. Certification that it is up to date in the payment of social charges, before the Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social. (Consultation may be carried out by the Legal Advisor of the Conservation Area).
Yes ( ) No ( ) 9. Properties of legal entities must present updated certification that the company is up to date with its tax obligations, issued by the appropriate department or a sworn statement made by a Notary Public. (issued no less than 3 months prior).
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NOTIFICATION OF MISSING DOCUMENTS NAME:________________________________________________ ID NUMBER: _____________________________________________ PROPERTY REAL FOLIO NUMBER:____________________________________ CADASTRAL MAP NUMBER:____________________________________ ( ) 1- Letter from the Property Owner, addressed to the Director of the Conservation Area, stating their interest in selling the property to the State; this letter must indicate the following qualifications:
Natural person: name of the property owner or possessor, marital status, occupation, ID or other personal identification, exact address, telephone number, fax number, email address, postal address of the owner.
Legal entity: Name and qualifications of the legal representative, certification of legal capacity of the corporation and copy of the legal ID, legal power authorizing them for the process of selling the property (issued no less than 3 months prior).
( ) 2- Present a Literal Certification of the Property, issued by the Public Registry or Notary Public, indicating the owner, status of the property, nature, boundaries, and measurement.
( ) 3. In the case of unregistered properties, you must present a certification from the corresponding Court, of the final judgment where the Possessory Information proceedings are approved.
( ) 4. Original or certified copy of the current cadastral map. (Issued no less than 3 months prior).
( ) 5. Photocopy of the identity card, residency card, or passport, current and copied on both sides onto a single sheet, of the owner(s), or a certified statement of the number and of the juridical ID being current, executed by a Notary Public.
( ) 6. Municipal certification proving it is up to date in the payment of territorial and municipal taxes (issued no less than 3 months prior to the payment being made).
( ) 7. Updated certification that it is up to date with its tax obligations.
( ) 8. Certification that it is up to date in the payments of social charges, before the Caja Costarricense del Seguro Social. (Consultation may be carried out by the Legal Advisor of the Conservation Area).
( ) 9. Properties of legal entities must present updated certification that the company is up to date with its tax obligations, issued by an appropriate department or a sworn statement executed by a Notary Public (issued no less than 3 months prior).
____________________________ ____________ _______ NAME OF OFFICIAL DELIVERING DATE SIGNATURE STAMP
NOTIFICATION OF THE APPRAISAL Place: ___________________________ Date, Month and Year:__________________ Mr./Ms.:
______________________________________________________ (Full name of the interested party) Dear Sir/Madam:
I am writing to inform you that, according to your request for payment for the property located within:______________________________________ (Name and Management Category of the ASP) property owned by you according to Real Folio Number:________________with Cadastral Map Number:_______, with an Area of: _______has _____m2.; according to the appraisal carried out by the Ministry of Finance, through the Tax Appraisal Directorate, the total value of the property was determined at:
¢__________________________ , _____________________________, (Total value in words) for which I attach a copy of Administrative Appraisal No. AA-_______, dated:___________________.
The purpose is for you, within a period of 15 business days, to indicate to me in writing whether you accept the mentioned appraisal, a necessary aspect for continuing the direct payment process for your property.
Sincerely; ________________________________________ ____________ Name and Signature of Conservation Area Director stamp
ACCEPTANCE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE APPRAISAL Place: ___________________________ Date, Month and Year:__________________ Mr./Ms.:
_______________________________________________________ (Full name of the interested party) Director of the Conservation Area ____________________________ National System of Conservation Areas.
Dear Sir/Madam:
I ____________________, identity card number _______________, in my capacity as Owner or absolute general agent without limit of sum, of the Property Real Folio Number:______, with cadastral map Number_________, with an area of _____ha________m2, wish to sell said property to the State; located within the limits of __________________________________ (Asp Name) I wish to indicate that I agree with the administrative appraisal performed, No. AA-_______ of the _____ of _______ 2008, for an amount of ¢ _______________, (__________________________________) the indicated amount of which I accept. (Amount in words) Sincerely; First and last name:_______________________ Signature:___________________________ Identity Card Number:______________________ For notifications I can be located at the following telephone numbers:
____________________________ home, office, or other.
FIELD INSPECTION REPORT 1. GENERAL INFORMATION.
A: CONSERVATION AREA:_____________________________ B. NAME OF PROPERTY OWNER (Natural or Legal Person):
______________________________________________________ IDENTITY CARD NUMBER OR LEGAL ID NUMBER:______ C. REAL FOLIO NUMBER:_______ CADASTRAL MAP NUMBER:___________ AREA (has):_____________________ D. BOUNDARIES ACCORDING TO REGISTRY STUDY:
North:____________________ South:______________________ East:_____________________ West:____________________ E. Province___________Canton_________District________ Hamlet___________________ F. Topographic Sheet:_______________Coordinates: N:___ E: ______________ 2. INSPECTION A. Date of inspection:___________________________________ C. Person Responsible for Inspection:______________________________ D. Other participants in the inspection:
Name:___________________ E. Category and name of the ASP where the land is located: BR ( ) PN ( ) FR ( ) PZ ( ) WLR ( ) WM ( ) NM ( ):____________ Percentage within the ASP:_____________% F. GPS Control Point:
| POINT NUMBER | NORTH | EAST | OBSERVATIONS |
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G. Province____________Canton_______District____Hamlet______ H. Verification of Adjacent Owners:
| North | |
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| South | |
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| West |
J- CURRENT USE: FOREST_______ FORESTRY SUITABILITY:____________ K- OTHER USES SPECIFY:________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ L- HAS ACCESS ROUTES: YES ______NO______ EASEMENT ( ) WHAT TYPE: ( ) Right of way ( ) Aqueduct ( ) Ecological ( ) Other Specify:_________________ ROAD ( ) WHAT TYPE: ( ) Private ( ) Public TRAIL ( ) RIVER-STREAM ( ) WETLAND ( ) PRIVATE PROPERTY ( ) PATHS ( ) BRIDGES ( ) OTHER TYPE OF ACCESS SPECIFY:_________________ M- IMPORTANT ASPECTS THAT MUST BE ANALYZED:
. VERIFY AND INDICATE WHETHER OR NOT THERE IS AN OVERLAP OR SUPERPOSITION IN RELATION TO LANDS OF THE STATE NATURAL HERITAGE OR OTHER NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES.
. THE CONDITION AND EXISTENCE OF LANES, BOUNDARIES, AND FENCES, AND OTHER ASPECTS THAT CLARIFY THE DELIMITATION OR LOCATION OF THE PROPERTY.
. EXISTENCE OF PASTURELANDS, CLEARINGS, FELLED AREAS, CROPS, SECONDARY FORESTS, INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS: CORRALS, ROADS, FENCES, LANES, BOUNDARY MARKERS, SIGNAGE, TRAILS, LOOKOUT POINTS.
. CORROBORATE THAT THERE IS NO OTHER TYPE OF OCCUPATION (SQUATTERS, PRECARIOUS OCCUPANTS, ETC.).
. VERIFY THE EXISTENCE OF INTERNAL/PRIVATE ROADS, PUBLIC ROADS, RIGHT-OF-WAY EASEMENTS, ECOLOGICAL EASEMENTS, TRAILS, PATHS, BRIDGES, OR OTHER TYPES OF ACCESS.
OBSERVATIONS POINT M:
____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ N- RECOMMENDATION:
THE PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY IS RECOMMENDED ( ) THE PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY IS NOT RECOMMENDED ( ) O- JUSTIFICATION:
____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________ P- GEOREFERENCING OR REGISTRATION OF THE MANNER OF MAP:
( ) GEOREFERENCED AND DIGITAL ( ) DELIMITATION CARRIED OUT ON CARTOGRAPHIC SHEETS ( ) REGISTRATION OF INFORMATION IN A DIGITAL DATABASE Q- OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE:
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CERTIFICATION OF THE LEGAL ADVISOR OF THE CONSERVATION AREA By these means I hereby certify that file No. _________ in the name of Mr./Ms.:_____________, identity card number:_____________, complies with all technical and legal requirements, the present certifications are up to date, as well as all the documentation provided therein.
The property does not present liens, encumbrances, and mortgages that affect or would cause the State Administration to incur an error when disposing of economic resources from public funds to make payment for this property.
The owner, as of the date, has no outstanding debts with the Municipality, the Ministry of Finance, the Tax Authority, nor social charges before the Caja Costarricense del Seguro Social.
It is recommended to the Director of the Conservation Area ____________ Mr./Ms.:__________________, to continue with the corresponding payment process before the Executive Directorate of the National System of Conservation Areas for this property.
The file shows No. ______ as the last folio.
This is issued, in ____ on the ____ day of ____ at ____ hours, 2008.
Lic. __________________________________ _______________ FULL NAME SIGNATURE LEGAL ADVISOR CONSERVATION AREA __________ CODE No:_______________________