HB 1315

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to county boundaries; amending ss. 7.06
3	and 7.50, F.S.; extending and enlarging the boundaries of
4	Broward County to include certain lands in Palm Beach
5	County; decreasing the boundaries of Palm Beach County;
6	providing for continuation of certain land use
7	regulations; providing for transfer of road rights-of-way;
8	protecting rights of parties to contracts; providing an
9	effective date.
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11	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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13	Section 1.  Section 7.06, Florida Statutes, is amended to
14	read:
15	7.06  Broward County.--The boundary lines of Broward County
16	are as follows: Beginning on the east boundary of the State of
17	Florida at a point where the south boundary of township forty-
18	seven south of range forty-three east, produced easterly, would
19	intersect the same; thence westerly on said township boundary to
20	its intersection with the axis or center line of Hillsborough
21	State Drainage Canal, as at present located and constructed;
22	thence westerly along the center line of said canal to its
23	intersection with the range section line dividing ranges forty
24	and sections twenty-six and thirty-five of township forty-seven
25	south, of range forty-one east; thence westerly on the said
26	section line dividing sections twenty-six, thirty-five and other
27	sections to the northwest corner of said section thirty-one of
28	township forty-seven south of range forty-one, east; thence
29	south on the range line dividing ranges forty and forty-one
30	east, of township forty-seven south, to the northeast corner of
31	section twenty-five of township forty-seven, south, of range
32	forty east, a distance of one hundred and six feet, more or
33	less; thence due west on the north boundaries of the sections
34	numbered from twenty-five to thirty, inclusive, of townships
35	forty-seven south, of ranges thirty-seven to forty east,
36	inclusive, as the same have been surveyed, or may hereafter be
37	surveyed, by the authority of the Board of Trustees of the
38	Internal Improvement Trust Fund, to the northwest corner of
39	section thirty of township forty-seven south, of range thirty-
40	seven east; thence continuing due west to the range line between
41	ranges thirty-four and thirty-five east; thence southerly on the
42	range line dividing ranges thirty-four and thirty-five east, to
43	the southwest corner of township fifty-one south, of range
44	thirty-five east; thence east following the south line of
45	township fifty-one south, across ranges thirty-five, thirty-six,
46	thirty-seven, thirty-eight, thirty-nine and forty, to the
47	southwest corner of township fifty-one south of range forty-one
48	east; thence north on the range line dividing ranges forty and
49	forty-one to the northwest corner of section thirty-one of
50	township fifty-one south, of range forty-one east; thence east
51	on the north boundary of section thirty-one and other sections
52	to the waters of the Atlantic Ocean; thence easterly to the
53	eastern boundary of the State of Florida; thence northerly along
54	said eastern boundary to the point of beginning. In addition,
55	the boundary lines of Broward County include the following:
56	Begin at the northwest corner of section thirty-five, township
57	fifty-one south, range forty-two east, Dade County, Florida;
58	thence, southerly following the west line of section thirty-
59	five, township fifty-one south, range forty-two east to the
60	intersection with a line which is two hundred and thirty feet
61	south of and parallel to the north line of section thirty-five,
62	township fifty-one south, range forty-two east; thence, easterly
63	following the line which is two hundred and thirty feet south of
64	and parallel to the north line of section thirty-five, township
65	fifty-one south, range forty-two east, to the intersection with
66	the west boundary line of the Town of Golden Beach; thence,
67	northerly following the west boundary line of the Town of Golden
68	Beach to the intersection with the north line of section thirty-
69	five, township fifty-one south, range forty-two east; thence,
70	westerly following the north line of section thirty-five,
71	township fifty-one south, range forty-two east to the point of
72	beginning.
73	Section 2.  Section 7.50, Florida Statutes, is amended to
74	read:
75	7.50  Palm Beach County.--The boundary lines of Palm Beach
76	County are as follows: Beginning on the east boundary of Florida
77	at a point where the south boundary of township forty-seven
78	south, of range forty-three east, produced easterly would
79	intersect the same; thence westerly on said township line to its
80	intersection with the axis or center line of the Hillsborough
81	State Drainage Canal as at present located and constructed;
82	thence westerly along the center line of said canal to its
83	intersection with the range section line dividing ranges forty
84	and sections twenty-six and thirty-five of township forty-seven
85	south, range forty-one east; thence westerly on the section line
86	dividing said sections twenty-six and thirty-five and other
87	sections to the northwest corner of section thirty-one, of
88	township forty-seven south, range forty-one east; thence south
89	on the range line dividing ranges forty and forty-one, township
90	forty-seven south, to the northeast corner of section twenty-
91	five of township forty-seven south, range forty east, a distance
92	of one hundred six feet more or less; thence due west on the
93	north boundary of the sections numbered from twenty-five to
94	thirty, inclusive, of townships forty-seven south, ranges
95	thirty-seven to forty east, inclusive, as the same have been
96	surveyed or may hereafter be surveyed by the authority of the
97	Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund, to the
98	northwest corner of section thirty, township forty-seven south,
99	range thirty-seven east; thence continuing due west to the range
100	line between ranges thirty-four and thirty-five east, and the
101	east boundary of Hendry County; thence north on said range line,
102	concurrent with the east boundary of Hendry County, to the south
103	shore of Lake Okeechobee; thence continuing north on said range
104	line to the northeast corner of section thirty-six, township
105	forty south, range thirty-four east; thence easterly parallel to
106	and one mile north from the township line dividing townships
107	forty and forty-one south to where the south boundary of section
108	twenty-six, township forty south, range thirty-seven east
109	intersects the normal water level on the boundary of Lake
110	Okeechobee; thence east on the south boundary line of said
111	section twenty-six and other sections across ranges thirty-
112	seven, thirty-eight and thirty-nine, forty, forty-one and forty-
113	two east, to the east line of section twenty-eight, township
114	forty south, range forty-two east; thence north on said east
115	section line to the north line of said section twenty-eight;
116	thence east on the section line between sections twenty-two and
117	twenty-seven of township forty south, range forty-two east, and
118	other sections to the waters of the Atlantic Ocean; thence
119	easterly to the eastern boundary of Florida; thence southward
120	along the coast, including the waters of the Atlantic Ocean
121	within the jurisdiction of the State of Florida, to the place of
122	beginning.
123	Section 3.  All land use and zoning designations applicable
124	to the lands subject to this act, with the exception of any
125	overlay district, shall continue in effect until changed by the
126	entity or entities with jurisdiction over those lands subsequent
127	to the effective date of this act. Any change to the land use,
128	zoning, or land development regulations subsequent to the
129	effective date of this act shall be undertaken by the applicable
130	jurisdiction pursuant to the procedures of that jurisdiction.
131	All development orders, permits, and licenses in existence on
132	the effective date of this act shall remain in effect and be
133	permitted to continue in accordance with their terms,
134	notwithstanding that the lands formerly in Palm Beach County are
135	now part of Broward County.
136	Section 4.  All public roads and the public rights-of-way
137	associated therewith, lying within the lands transferred from
138	Palm Beach County to Broward County by this act, are transferred
139	from Palm Beach County's jurisdiction to the appropriate
140	jurisdiction as described and embodied in this act.
141	Section 5.  On the effective date of this act, Broward
142	County shall be responsible for and embodied with all powers
143	granted in chapter 125, Florida Statutes, and the Broward County
144	Charter over territory transferred to Broward County under s.
145	7.06, Florida Statutes, as amended by this act.
146	Section 6.  Nothing in this act shall be construed to
147	affect or abrogate the rights of parties to any contracts, which
148	contracts are in effect prior to the effective date of this act.
149	Section 7.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.

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