HB 0667 2003
1	CHAMBER ACTION
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6	The Committee on State Administration recommends the following:
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8	Committee Substitute
9	Remove the entire bill and insert:
10	A bill to be entitled
11	An act relating to local governments; amending s. 253.034,
12	F.S.; providing for the disposition of certain surplus
13	state lands; amending s. 274.02, F.S.; revising a
14	definition to increase the monetary value of fixtures and
15	tangible personal property that must be included in an
16	inventory of property; repealing s. 274.12, F.S., relating
17	to disposition of surplus property; providing an effective
18	date.
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20	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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22	Section 1. Paragraph (f) of subsection (6) of section
23	253.034, Florida Statutes, is amended, and subsection (12) is
24	added to said section, to read:
25	253.034 State-owned lands; uses.--
26	(6) The Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement
27	Trust Fund shall determine which lands, the title to which is
28	vested in the board, may be surplused. For conservation lands,
29	the board shall make a determination that the lands are no
30	longer needed for conservation purposes and may dispose of them
31	by a two-thirds vote. In the case of a land exchange involving
32	the disposition of conservation lands, the board must determine
33	by at least a two-thirds vote that the exchange will result in a
34	net positive conservation benefit. For all other lands, the
35	board shall make a determination that the lands are no longer
36	needed and may dispose of them by majority vote.
37	(f) In reviewing lands owned by the board, the council
38	shall consider whether such lands would be more appropriately
39	owned or managed by the county or other unit of local government
40	in which the land is located. The council shall recommend to the
41	board whether a sale, lease, or other conveyance to a local
42	government would be in the best interests of the state and local
43	government. The provisions of this paragraph in no way limit the
44	provisions of ss. 253.111 and 253.115. Such lands shall be
45	offered to the state, county, or local government for a period
46	of 30 days. Permittable uses for such surplus lands may include
47	public schools; public libraries; fire or law enforcement
48	substations; and governmental, judicial, or recreational
49	centers. County or local government requests for surplus lands
50	shall be expedited throughout the surplusing process. If the
51	county or local government does not elect to purchase such lands
52	in accordance with s. 253.111, then any surplusing determination
53	involving other governmental agencies shall be made upon the
54	board deciding the best public use of the lands. Surplus
55	properties in which governmental agencies have expressed no
56	interest shall then be available for sale on the private market.
57	Notwithstanding this paragraph, any surplus lands that were
58	acquired by the state prior to 1960 by a gift or other
59	conveyance for no consideration from a municipality shall be
60	first offered for reconveyance at no cost to such municipality,
61	unless otherwise provided in a deed restriction of record.
62	(12)(a) In regard to an exchange of lands contemplated
63	between the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust
64	Fund and the City of Lakeland, commonly referred to as the
65	"Teneroc Exchange," the Legislature finds that the completion of
66	the land exchange is in the public interest; the lands currently
67	owned by the board which are to be conveyed to the City of
68	Lakeland are no longer needed for conservation purposes; and the
69	lands proposed to be exchanged are considered to be of equal
70	value and no further consideration shall be paid by the board or
71	the City of Lakeland.
72	(b) Notwithstanding the requirements of chapters 253,
73	259, and 270, the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement
74	Trust Fund and the City of Lakeland shall consummate this
75	exchange no later than August 31, 2003. The board shall include
76	in the deed of conveyance to the City of Lakeland a deed
77	restriction that limits the use of the portion of the property
78	that was received by the board as a donation to that of a public
79	purpose use by the City of Lakeland. The board's deed of
80	conveyance of the donated property shall also contain a reverter
81	that automatically reverts title to the board if the City of
82	Lakeland fails to use the property for a public purpose.
83	Section 2. Subsection (1) of section 274.02, Florida
84	Statutes, is amended to read:
85	274.02 Record and inventory of certain property.--
86	(1) The word "property" as used in this section means
87	fixtures and other tangible personal property of a nonconsumable
88	nature the value of which is $1,000$750or more and the normal
89	expected life of which is 1 year or more.
90	Section 3. Section 274.12, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
91	Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2003.
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