Florida 2022 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1367 Compare Versions

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10	10	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to surplus state-owned nonconservation 2
16	16	lands; amending s. 253.0341, F.S.; authorizing the 3
17	17	Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust 4
18	18	Fund to dispose of surplus nonconservation lands at 5
19	19	specified values under certain circumstances; 6
20	20	authorizing the board to donate such lands to fiscally 7
21	21	constrained counties under certain circumstances; 8
22	22	authorizing the board of trustees to sell or lease 9
23	23	surplus nonconservation lands located in fiscally 10
24	24	constrained counties to private entities under certain 11
25	25	circumstances; providing an effective date. 12
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27	27	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 14
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29	29	Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 253. 0341, Florida 16
30	30	Statutes, is amended to read: 17
31	31	253.0341 Surplus of state -owned lands.— 18
32	32	(1) The board of trustees shall determine which lands, the 19
33	33	title to which is vested in the board, may be surplused. 20
34	34	(a) For all conservation lands, the Acquisition an d 21
35	35	Restoration Council shall make a recommendation to the board of 22
36	36	trustees, and the board of trustees shall determine whether the 23
37	37	lands are no longer needed for conservation purposes. If the 24
38	38	board of trustees determines the lands are no longer needed for 25
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51	51	conservation purposes, it may dispose of such lands by an 26
52	52	affirmative vote of at least three members. In the case of a 27
53	53	land exchange involving the disposition of conservation lands, 28
54	54	the board of trustees must determine by an affirmative vote of 29
55	55	at least three members that the exchange will result in a net 30
56	56	positive conservation benefit. 31
57	57	(b) For all nonconservation lands, the board of trustees 32
58	58	shall determine whether the lands are no longer needed. If the 33
59	59	board of trustees determines the lands are no longer needed, it 34
60	60	may dispose of such lands at a value: 35
61	61	1. Not less than the sale price, as determined by 36
62	62	subsection (8), if agreed to by an affirmative vote of at least 37
63	63	three members; or 38
64	64	2. Less than the sale price, as determined by subsection 39
65	65	(8), if agreed to by an affirmative vote of four members. The 40
66	66	board may dispose of surplus nonconservation lands for less than 41
67	67	the sale price by: 42
68	68	a. Donating the land to a fiscally constrained county as 43
69	69	described in s. 218.67(1) for a public purpose; or 44
70	70	b. Selling or leasing such lands located in a fiscally 45
71	71	constrained county as described in s. 218.67(1) to a private 46
72	72	entity, if the use of the land is expected to create economic 47
73	73	development or new full -time jobs in such county . 48
74	74	(c) Local government requests for the state to surplus 49
75	75	conservation or nonconservation lands, whether for donation, 50
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88	88	purchase, or exchange, shall be expedited throughout the 51
89	89	surplusing process. Property jointly acquired by the state and 52
90	90	other entities may not be surplused without the consent of all 53
91	91	joint owners. 54
92	92	Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 55