Florida 2025 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H4035 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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12	12	A bill to be entitled 1
13	13	An act relating to Lee County; amending chapter 98 -2
14	14	461, Laws of Florida; revising the boundaries of the 3
15	15	Lee County Mosquito Control District; repealing 4
16	16	chapter 2001-335, Laws of Florida, relating to the 5
17	17	Fort Myers Beach Mosquito Control District; providing 6
18	18	for merger of the districts; transferring assets and 7
19	19	liabilities of the Fort Myers Beach Mosquito Control 8
20	20	District to the Lee County Mosquito Control District; 9
21	21	requiring a referendum; providing effective dates. 10
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23	23	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12
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25	25	Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 98 -461, Laws of Florida, 14
26	26	is amended to read: 15
27	27	Section 1. Continuation of a mosquito control district. —16
28	28	There is hereby provided for the continuation of the Lee County 17
29	29	Mosquito Control District, an independent special district, the 18
30	30	boundaries of which shall include all territory of Lee County. 19
31	31	except the following described area: 20
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47	47	A tract or parcel of land lying in parts of Township 26
48	48	46 South, Range 24 East and Township 46 South, Range 27
49	49	24 East and part of Township 47 South, Range 24 East, 28
50	50	Lee County, Florida, which tract or parcel, containing 29
51	51	14,615 acres more or less, is described as follows: 30
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54	54	BEGINNING at the southeast corner of Section 24, 33
55	55	Township 46 South, Range 24 East, running westerly 34
56	56	along the south line of said section for 2,700 feet 35
57	57	more or less to the waters of Estero Bay; 36
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60	60	THENCE run southwesterly along a northwesterly line 39
61	61	across the waters of Estero Bay for 8,300 feet to a 40
62	62	point of intersection; 41
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65	65	THENCE run southerly along a westerly line across said 44
66	66	Bay and Starvation Flats for 4,200 feet more or less 45
67	67	to a point of intersection; 46
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80	80	THENCE run southeasterly, southerly and southwe sterly 49
81	81	along a westerly line of said area running across said 50
82	82	Bay and Big Carlos Pass for 10,000 feet more or less; 51
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85	85	THENCE run northwesterly across Big Carlos Pass and 54
86	86	along the shoreline of Estero Island for 6,100 feet 55
87	87	more or less to a point of interse ction; 56
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90	90	THENCE continue northwesterly along said shoreline for 59
91	91	3,200 feet more or less to a point of intersection; 60
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94	94	THENCE continue along said shoreline northwesterly for 63
95	95	22,800 feet more or less to a point of intersection; 64
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98	98	THENCE run northwesterly alo ng said shoreline for 67
99	99	3,900 feet more or less to a point of intersection; 68
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102	102	THENCE run northwesterly along said shoreline and 71
103	103	across San Carlos Bay for 8,000 feet more or less to 72
104	104	the intersection of a westerly prolongation of the 73
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115	115	north line of Section 13, Township 46 South, Range 23 74
116	116	East and the waters of San Carlos Bay; 75
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119	119	THENCE run easterly along said prolongation and said 78
120	120	north line and the north line of Sections 18, 17, 16, 79
121	121	15, 14, and 13 to the northeast corner of said Section 80
122	122	13, Township 46 South, Ra nge 24 East; 81
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125	125	THENCE run southerly along the easterly line of said 84
126	126	Section 13 and Section 24, Township 46 South, Range 24 85
127	127	East, for 10,600 feet more or less to the Point of 86
128	128	Beginning. 87
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130	130	Section 2. Chapter 2001-335, Laws of Florida, is repealed. 89
131	131	Section 3. As of the effective date of this act, the Fort 90
132	132	Myers Beach Mosquito Control District is merged into the Lee 91
133	133	County Mosquito Control District. All assets and liabilities of 92
134	134	the Fort Myers Beach Mosquito Control District as of that date 93
135	135	shall be transferred to the Lee County Mosquito Control 94
136	136	District. 95
137	137	Section 4. Referendum.— 96
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148	148	(1) The referendum election called for by this act shall 97
149	149	be held on November 3, 2026, concurrent with the 2026 general 98
150	150	election. 99
151	151	(2) The ballot title for the referendu m question shall be 100
152	152	in substantially the following form: 101
153	153	MERGER OF MOSQUITO DISTRICTS, LEE COUNTY MOSQUITO CONTROL 102
154	154	DISTRICT TO INCLUDE ALL OF LEE COUNTY 103
155	155	(3) The referendum question shall be placed on the ballot 104
156	156	in substantially the following form: 105
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158	158	Shall Chapter 2025- , Laws of Florida, amending the boundaries 107
159	159	of the Lee County Mosquito Control District to include all of 108
160	160	Lee County, abolishing the Fort Myers Beach Mosquito Control 109
161	161	District, and transferring the assets and liabilities of the 110
162	162	Fort Myers Beach Mosquito Control District to the Lee County 111
163	163	Mosquito Control District, become effective? 112
164	164	( ) YES. 113
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166	166	(4) In the event this question is answered affirmatively 115
167	167	by a majority of the qualified voters in each district voting in 116
168	168	the referendum, this act shall take effect. The referendum 117
169	169	election shall be conducted by the Supervisor of Elections of 118
170	170	Lee County in accordance with the Florida Election Code. 119
171	171	Section 5. This act shall take effect only upon its 120
172	172	approval by a majority vote of tho se qualified electors of Lee 121
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183	183	County Mosquito Control District and of the Fort Myers Beach 122
184	184	Mosquito Control District voting in a referendum to be held on 123
185	185	November 3, 2026, except that this section and section 4 shall 124
186	186	take effect upon becoming a law. 125