Florida 2023 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0943 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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15	15		An act relating to the Acme Improvement District and 2
16	16		Pine Tree Water Control District, Palm Beach County; 3
17	17		transferring land referred to as the Wellington 4
18	18		Preserve at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Everglades 5
19	19		Habitat and the Moncada Property from the Pine Tree 6
20	20		Water Control District to the Acme Improvement 7
21	21		District; providing purposes; providing an effective 8
22	22		date. 9
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24	24		Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the S tate of Florida: 11
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26	26		Section 1. Extension of Acme Improvement District 13
27	27		boundaries.—The lands commonly known as the Wellington Preserve 14
28	28		at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Everglades Habitat and the 15
29	29		Moncada Property more particularly described below, shall be 16
30	30		added to the territorial limits of the Acme Improvement 17
31	31		District, a dependent district of the Village of Wellington, 18
32	32		existing in Palm Beach County, as codified under chapter 2003 -19
33	33		330, Laws of Florida, and shall be removed from the territorial 20
34	34		limits of the Pine Tree Water Control District, a corporation 21
35	35		under the drainage laws of the state, existing in Palm Beach 22
36	36		County, as codified under chapter 2009 -270, Laws of Florida. The 23
37	37		purpose of the transfer of property from the Pine Tree Water 24
38	38		Control District to the Acme Improvement District is to 25
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51	51		facilitate the incorporation of the Moncada Property into the 26
52	52		existing Wellington Preserve at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas 27
53	53		Everglades Habitat, and to preserve public resources by allowing 28
54	54		Wellington to direct its financi al resources to developing, 29
55	55		preserving, and maintaining these natural areas for the benefit 30
56	56		of the public. In addition to the already existing 365 -acre 31
57	57		Wellington Preserve that provides an environmental ecosystem, 32
58	58		flood protection, and recreational opportu nities to Palm Beach 33
59	59		County residents, the addition of the Moncada property to the 34
60	60		Wellington Preserve will add an additional 45 acres of 35
61	61		landscaping, planting, hiking trails, equestrian trails, a 36
62	62		wildlife observation area, picnic structures, and an educat ional 37
63	63		kiosk; and will protect the natural characteristics of the site 38
64	64		and preserve its habitat for numerous listed species that live 39
65	65		in the area. The Wellington Preserve at the Marjory Stoneman 40
66	66		Douglas Everglades Habitat and the Moncada Property are more 41
67	67		particularly described as follows: 42
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69	69		A parcel of land being a portion of Section 24, 44
70	70		Township 44 South, Range 40 East, Village of 45
71	71		Wellington, Palm Beach County, Florida. Being more 46
72	72		particularly described as follows: 47
73	73		BEGINNING at the Northeast corner of said Section 24; 48
74	74		thence South 01°18'09" West along the East line of 49
75	75		said Section 24 (as a basis of bearings), a distance 50
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88	88		of 3,381.01 feet to a point being on a line lying 51
89	89		3,381.01 feet Southerly of, (as measured along the 52
90	90		East line of said Section 24) and paral lel with (as 53
91	91		measured at right angles) the North line of said 54
92	92		Section 24; 55
93	93		thence South 89°43'34" West along said parallel line, 56
94	94		a distance of 5,277.25 feet to a point being on the 57
95	95		West line of said Section 24; 58
96	96		thence North 01°19'14" East along the West lin e of 59
97	97		said Section 24, a distance of 739.82 feet to the West 60
98	98		quarter corner of said Section 24; 61
99	99		thence North 01°19'15" East continuing along the West 62
100	100		line of said Section 24, a distance of 2,641.21 feet 63
101	101		to the Northwest corner of said Section 24; 64
102	102		thence North 89°43'34" East along the North line of 65
103	103		said Section 24, a distance of 5,276.18 feet to the 66
104	104		POINT OF BEGINNING; 67
105	105		Containing 409.409 acres more or less. 68
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107	107		Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. 70