Senate Bill sb1512c1

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    By the Committee on Governmental Oversight and Productivity;
    and Senator Fasano




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  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to surplus state lands;

  3         amending s. 253.034, F.S.; providing for

  4         reconveyance of certain state lands to certain

  5         fair associations under certain circumstances;

  6         authorizing certain agencies to remove certain

  7         improvements, fixtures, goods, wares, and

  8         merchandise from such lands within a time

  9         certain after reconveyance; providing for

10         expiration; providing an effective date.

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12  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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14         Section 1.  Paragraph (f) of subsection (6) of section

15  253.034, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

16         253.034  State-owned lands; uses.--

17         (6)  The Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement

18  Trust Fund shall determine which lands, the title to which is

19  vested in the board, may be surplused. For conservation lands,

20  the board shall make a determination that the lands are no

21  longer needed for conservation purposes and may dispose of

22  them by an affirmative vote of at least three members. In the

23  case of a land exchange involving the disposition of

24  conservation lands, the board must determine by an affirmative

25  vote of at least three members that the exchange will result

26  in a net positive conservation benefit. For all other lands,

27  the board shall make a determination that the lands are no

28  longer needed and may dispose of them by an affirmative vote

29  of at least three members.

30         (f)1.  In reviewing lands owned by the board, the

31  council shall consider whether such lands would be more

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 1  appropriately owned or managed by the county or other unit of

 2  local government in which the land is located. The council

 3  shall recommend to the board whether a sale, lease, or other

 4  conveyance to a local government would be in the best

 5  interests of the state and local government. The provisions of

 6  this paragraph in no way limit the provisions of ss. 253.111

 7  and 253.115. Such lands shall be offered to the state, county,

 8  or local government for a period of 30 days. Permittable uses

 9  for such surplus lands may include public schools; public

10  libraries; fire or law enforcement substations; and

11  governmental, judicial, or recreational centers. County or

12  local government requests for surplus lands shall be expedited

13  throughout the surplusing process. If the county or local

14  government does not elect to purchase such lands in accordance

15  with s. 253.111, then any surplusing determination involving

16  other governmental agencies shall be made upon the board

17  deciding the best public use of the lands. Surplus properties

18  in which governmental agencies have expressed no interest

19  shall then be available for sale on the private market.

20         2.  Notwithstanding subparagraph 1., any surplus lands

21  that were acquired by the state prior to 1958 by a gift or

22  other conveyance for no consideration from a municipality, and

23  which the department has filed by July 1, 2006, a notice of

24  its intent to surplus, shall be first offered for reconveyance

25  to such municipality at no cost, but for the fair market value

26  of any building or other improvements to the land, unless

27  otherwise provided in a deed restriction of record. This

28  subparagraph expires July 1, 2006.

29         3.  Notwithstanding subparagraph 1., any parcel of

30  surplus lands less than 3 acres in size that was acquired by

31  the state prior to 1955 by gift or other conveyance for no

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 1  consideration from a fair association incorporated under

 2  chapter 616 for the purpose of conducting and operating public

 3  fairs or expositions, and for which the department has filed

 4  by July 1, 2007, a notice of intent to surplus, shall be

 5  offered for reconveyance to such fair association; however,

 6  the agency that last held a lease from the board for

 7  management of such lands may remove from the lands any

 8  improvements, fixtures, goods, wares, and merchandise within

 9  180 days after the effective date of the reconveyance. This

10  subparagraph expires July 1, 2007.

11         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2006.

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13          STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
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14                         Senate Bill 1512

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16  Provides that the agency that last had a lease for the land at
    issue may remove from the land any improvements, fixtures,
17  goods, wares, and merchandise within 180 days after the
    effective date of the reconveyance.
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