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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to the Cedar Hammock Fire Control 2
District, Manatee County; amending chapter 2000 -391, 3
Laws of Florida, as amended; revising boundaries; 4
providing for expansion of the district; authorizing 5
the district to provide fire control and emergency 6
medical services, levy and collect taxes, assessments, 7
and fees, and administer fire rescue programs and 8
services within the district's expanded boundar ies; 9
requiring a referendum; providing an effective date. 10
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12
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Section 1. Sections 2 and 3 of section 1 of chapter 2000 -14
391, Laws of Florida, as amended by chapters 2007 -283 and 2015-15
197, Laws of Florida, are amended to read: 16
Section 2. Jurisdiction. —The lands to be incorporated 17
within the Cedar Hammock Fire Control District are located in 18
Manatee County, Florida, and are described as follows: 19
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BEGIN AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 2, TOW NSHIP 21
35 SOUTH, RANGE 17 EAST; THENCE SOUTH ALONG THE EAST 22
LINES OF SECTIONS 2, 11, 14, AND 23, TOWNSHIP 35 23
SOUTH, RANGE 17 EAST TO A POINT ON THE CENTERLINE OF 24
BOWLEES CREEK; THENCE WESTERLY ALONG SAID CENTERLINE 25
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TO THE SHORELINE OF SARASOTA BAY; THENCE M EANDERING 26
SAID SHORELINE IN A WESTERLY AND NORTHWESTERLY 27
DIRECTION TO A POINT WHERE THE SHORELINE INTERSECTS 28
THE WEST LINE OF RANGE 17 EAST; THENCE NORTH ALONG THE 29
WEST LINE OF SAID RANGE 17 EAST TO THE SHORELINE OF 30
PALMA SOLA BAY; THENCE MEANDER SAID SHOR ELINE IN A 31
NORTHEASTERLY, NORTHERLY AND NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION 32
TO A POINT WHERE THE SHORELINE INTERSECTS THE SOUTH 33
LINE OF TOWNSHIP 34 SOUTH; THENCE EAST ALONG THE SOUTH 34
LINE OF SAID TOWNSHIP 34 SOUTH TO THE POINT OF 35
BEGINNING. 36
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LESS: 38
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THOSE LANDS ANNEXED BY THE CITY OF BRADENTON AFTER 40
ADOPTION OF CHAPTER 57 -1546, LAWS OF FLORIDA. 41
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LESS: 43
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THE LANDS WITHIN TRAILER ESTATES, RECORDED IN PLAT 45
BOOK 8 AT PAGE 138, FIRST ADDITION TO TRAILER ESTATES, 46
RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 9 AT PAGE 71, AND SECOND 47
ADDITION TO TRAILER ESTATES, RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 9 48
AT PAGE 61, ALL IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF MANATEE 49
COUNTY, FLORIDA. 50
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TOGETHER WITH: 52
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BLOCK B, TRAILER ESTATES, RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 8 AT 54
PAGE 138, PUBLIC RECORDS OF MANATEE COUNTY, FLORIDA. 55
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TOGETHER WITH: 57
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THAT PART OF SECTIONS 23 AND 26, TOWNSHIP 35 SOUTH, 59
RANGE 17 EAST LYING SOUTH OF BOWLEES CREEK; THE WEST 60
HALF OF SECTION 25, TOWNSHIP 35 SOUTH, RANGE 17 EAST, 61
ALL OF SECTION 35, TOWNSHIP 35 SOUTH, RANGE 17 EAST, 62
AND THE WEST HALF OF SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 35 SOUTH, 63
RANGE 17 EAST, LESS ANY LANDS OWNED BY THE SARASOTA 64
MANATEE AIRPORT AUTHORITY LOCATED EASTERLY OR 65
SOUTHERLY OF THE PERIMETER FENCE OF THE AIR OPERATIONS 66
AREA OF THE SARASOTA BRADENTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 67
AS DESIGNATED ON THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATIO N 68
(FAA) APPROVED AIRPORT LAYOUT PLAN, AS AMENDED FROM 69
TIME TO TIME, PURSUANT TO 49 U.S. CODE SS. 70
47107(A)(16). 71
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AND 73
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(a) Trailer Estates Subdivision as recorded in 75
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Plat Book 8, Page 138, of the Public Records of 76
Manatee County, Florida. 77
(b) First Addition to Trailer Estates 78
Subdivision as recorded in Plat Book 9, Page 71, of 79
the Public Records of Manatee County, Florida. 80
(c) Second Addition to Trailer Estates 81
Subdivision as recorded in Plat Book 9, Page 61, of 82
the Public Records of Manatee County, Flo rida. 83
(d) Third Addition to Trailer Estates 84
Subdivision as recorded in Plat Book 10, Page 69, of 85
the Public Records of Manatee County, Florida. 86
(e) Fourth Addition to Trailer Estates 87
Subdivision as recorded in Plat Book 11, Page 66, of 88
the Public Records of Manatee County, Florida. 89
(f) Fifth Addition to Trailer Estates 90
Subdivision as recorded in Plat Book 12, Page 55, of 91
the Public Records of Manatee County, Florida. 92
(g) The SW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of 93
Section 22, Twp. 35 S., Rge. 17 E.; L ESS: Land 94
Described in Deed Book 380, Page 451, Official Records 95
Book 208, Page 156 & 157, Official Records Book 240, 96
Pages 167 & 168, all of the Public Records of Manatee 97
County, Florida; ALSO LESS: 98
The South 133 feet and the East 290 feet of said SW 99
1/4 of the SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4. 100
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(h) A tract of land in the SW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 101
of the SE 1/4 of Section 22, Twp. 35 S., Rge. 17 E., 102
of Manatee County, Florida, more particularly 103
described as follows: From the NW corner of said SW 104
1/4 of the SE 1/4 of the S E 1/4 of Section 22, run S. 105
88 degrees 30¢ East along the North line of said SW 106
1/4 of the SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4, 14.74 feet; thence 107
run S. 1 degree 48¢ West, 100 feet for a Point of 108
Beginning; thence run S. 88 degrees 30¢ East, 130 feet 109
to a point; thence run S. 1 degree 48¢ West, 50 feet 110
to a point; thence run N. 88 degrees 30¢ West, 130 111
feet to a point; thence run N. 1 degree 48¢ East, 50 112
feet to the Point of Beginning. 113
(i) A tract of land in the SW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 114
of the SE 1/4 of Section 22, Twp. 35 S., Rge. 17 E., 115
of Manatee County, Florida, more particularly 116
described as follows: From the NW corner of said SW 117
1/4 of the SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 22, run S. 118
88 degrees 30¢ East along the North line of said SW 119
1/4 of the SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4, 14 .74 feet; thence 120
run S. 1 degree 48¢ West, 150 feet for a Point of 121
Beginning; thence run S. 88 degrees 30¢ East, 130 feet 122
to a point; thence run S. 1 degree 48¢ West, 50 feet 123
to a point; thence run N. 88 degrees 30¢ West, 130 124
feet to a point; thence run N. 1 degree 48¢ East, 50 125
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feet to the Point of Beginning. 126
(j) A tract of land in the SW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 127
of the SE 1/4 of Section 22, Twp. 35 S., Rge. 17 E., 128
of Manatee County, Florida, more particularly 129
described as follows: From the NW corner of said SW 130
1/4 of the SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 22, run S. 131
88 degrees 30¢ East along the North line of said SW 132
1/4 of the SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4, 14.74 feet; thence 133
run S. 1 degree 48¢ West, 200 feet for a Point of 134
Beginning; thence run S. 88 degrees 30¢ East, 13 0 feet 135
to a point; thence run S. 1 degree 48¢ West, 50 feet 136
to a point; thence run N. 88 degrees 30¢ West, 130 137
feet to a point; thence run N. 1 degree 48¢ East, 50 138
feet to the Point of Beginning. 139
(k) A tract of land in the SW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 140
of the SE 1/4 of Section 22, Twp. 35 S., Rge. 17 E., 141
of Manatee County, Florida, more particularly 142
described as follows: From the NW corner of said SW 143
1/4 of the SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 22, run S. 144
88 degrees 30¢ East along the North line of said SW 145
1/4 of the SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4, 14.74 feet to the 146
East Right-of-Way of American Way (as per plat of 147
Trailer Estates, Third Addition, as recorded in Plat 148
Book 10, Page 69, of the Public Records of Manatee 149
County, Florida); thence run S. 1 degree 48¢ West, 270 150
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feet for a Point of Beginning; thence run S. 88 151
degrees 30¢ East, 130 feet to a point; thence run S. 1 152
degree 48¢ West, 100 feet to a point; thence run N. 88 153
degrees 30¢ West, 130 feet to a point on the East 154
Right-of-Way of said American Way; thence run N. 1 155
degree 48¢ East along the East Right -of-Way of said 156
American Way, 100 feet to the Point of Beginning. 157
(l) A tract of land in the SW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 158
of the SE 1/4 of Section 22, Twp. 35 S., Rge. 17 E., 159
of Manatee County, Florida, more particularly 160
described as follows: From the NW corner of said SW 161
1/4 of the SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 22, run S. 162
88 degrees 30¢ East along the North line of said SW 163
1/4 of the SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4, 14.74 feet; thence 164
run S. 1 degree 48¢ West, 250 feet for a Point of 165
Beginning; thence run S. 88 degrees 30¢ East, 130 feet 166
to a point; thence run S. 1 degree 48¢ West, 20 feet 167
to a point; thence run N. 88 degrees 30¢ West, 130 168
feet to a point; thence run N. 1 degree 48¢ East, 20 169
feet to the Point of Beginning. 170
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Section 3. Merger, expansion, and; district authority.—The 172
Whitfield Fire Control District, created pursuant to chapter 67 -173
914, Laws of Florida, as amended, was merged into the Cedar 174
Hammock Fire Control District pursuant to chapter 2007 -283, Laws 175
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of Florida. The Trailer Estates Fire Control District created 176
pursuant to chapter 2005 -350, Laws of Florida, was dissolved 177
effective September 30, 2022, following a November 2, 2021, 178
referendum and subsequent legislative special act dissolving 179
such fire district. The Cedar Hammock Fire Control District's 180
existing boundaries surround the unincorporated area of Manatee 181
County formerly serviced by the Trailer Estates Fire Control 182
District. The Cedar Hammock Fire Control District is granted the 183
authority to provide fire control and emergency medical 184
services; levy and collect taxes, assessments, and fees as set 185
forth in chapter 2015 -197, Laws of Florida ; and administer fire 186
rescue programs and services within the district's expanded 187
boundaries as provided herein in accordance wit h chapter 2015-188
197 amended boundary pursuant to chapter 2000 -391, Laws of 189
Florida, chapter 191, Florida Statutes, and applicable laws , 190
provided that a districtwide referendum of the qualified 191
electors is held authorizing the Cedar Hammock Fire Control 192
District to provide fire control and emergency medical services; 193
levy and collect taxes, assessments, and fees; and administer 194
fire rescue programs and services within the district's expanded 195
boundaries and as approved by district electors on September 5, 196
2006. 197
Section 2. Referendum.—On or before November 8, 2022, the 198
Cedar Hammock Fire Control District shall call and conduct a 199
referendum, in accordance with the provisions of law relating to 200
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elections currently in force, on the question of whether the 201
Cedar Hammock Fire Control District is authorized to provide 202
fire control and emergency medical services; levy and collect 203
taxes, assessments, and fees; and administer fire rescue 204
programs and services within the district's expanded boundaries. 205
Section 3. This act shall take effect only if a majority 206
of those qualified electors within the Cedar Hammock Fire 207
Control District voting in a referendum held pursuant to this 208
act approve the referendum question in section 2, except that 209
this section and section 2 sh all take effect upon becoming a 210
law. 211