Florida Senate - 2010 SB 2674
By Senator Dean
3-01601-10 20102674__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to aquatic preserves; amending s.
3 258.39, F.S.; revising provisions relating to the
4 boundaries of aquatic preserves; declaring described
5 state-owned submerged lands in specified counties as
6 aquatic preserves; creating the Nature Coast Aquatic
7 Preserve; describing the boundaries thereof;
8 clarifying an exemption from such dedication for
9 certain lands; providing an effective date.
10
11 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
12
13 Section 1. Section 258.39, Florida Statutes, is amended to
14 read:
15 258.39 Boundaries of preserves.—The state-owned submerged
16 lands included within the boundaries of Bay, Brevard, Charlotte,
17 Citrus, Collier, Duval, Escambia, Flagler, Franklin, Gulf,
18 Hernando, Indian River, Lake, Lee, Leon, Marion, Martin, Miami
19 Dade, Monroe, Nassau, Okaloosa, Orange, Palm Beach, Pasco,
20 Pinellas, St. Johns, St. Lucie, Santa Rosa, Seminole, and
21 Volusia Nassau, Duval, St. Johns, Flagler, Volusia, Brevard,
22 Indian River, St. Lucie, Charlotte, Pinellas, Martin, Palm
23 Beach, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Collier, Lee, Citrus, Franklin, Gulf,
24 Bay, Okaloosa, Marion, Santa Rosa, Hernando, and Escambia
25 Counties, as hereinafter described, with the exception of
26 privately held submerged lands lying landward of established
27 bulkheads and of privately held submerged lands within Monroe
28 County where the establishment of bulkhead lines is not
29 required, are hereby declared to be aquatic preserves. Such
30 aquatic preserve areas include:
31 (1) The Fort Clinch State Park Aquatic Preserve, as
32 described in the Official Records of Nassau County in Book 108,
33 pages 343-346, and in Book 111, page 409.
34 (2) Nassau River-St. Johns River Marshes Aquatic Preserve,
35 as described in the Official Records of Duval County in Volume
36 3183, pages 547-552, and in the Official Records of Nassau
37 County in Book 108, pages 232-237.
38 (3) Pellicer Creek Aquatic Preserve, as described in the
39 Official Records of St. Johns County in Book 181, pages 363-366,
40 and in the Official Records of Flagler County in Book 33, pages
41 131-134.
42 (4) Tomoka Marsh Aquatic Preserve, as described in the
43 Official Records of Flagler County in Book 33, pages 135-138,
44 and in the Official Records of Volusia County in Book 1244,
45 pages 615-618.
46 (5) Mosquito Lagoon Aquatic Preserve, as described in the
47 Official Records of Volusia County in Book 1244, pages 619-623,
48 and in the Official Records of Brevard County in Book 1143,
49 pages 190-194.
50 (6) Banana River Aquatic Preserve, as described in the
51 Official Records of Brevard County in Book 1143, pages 195-198,
52 and the sovereignty submerged lands lying within the following
53 described boundaries: BEGIN at the intersection of the westerly
54 ordinary high water line of Newfound Harbor with the North line
55 of Section 12, Township 25 South, Range 36 East, Brevard County:
56 Thence proceed northeasterly crossing Newfound Harbor to the
57 intersection of the South line of Section 31, Township 24 South,
58 Range 37 East, with the easterly ordinary high water line of
59 said Newfound Harbor; thence proceed northerly along the
60 easterly ordinary high water line of Newfound Harbor to its
61 intersection with the easterly ordinary high water line of Sykes
62 Creek; thence proceed northerly along the easterly ordinary high
63 water line of said creek to its intersection with the southerly
64 right-of-way of Hall Road; thence proceed westerly along said
65 right-of-way to the westerly ordinary high water line of Sykes
66 Creek; thence southerly along said ordinary high water line to
67 its intersection with the ordinary high water line of Newfound
68 Harbor; thence proceed southerly along the westerly ordinary
69 high water line of Newfound Harbor to the POINT OF BEGINNING.
70 (7)(a) Indian River-Malabar to Vero Beach Aquatic Preserve,
71 as described in the Official Records of Brevard County in Book
72 1143, pages 199-202, and in the Official Records of Indian River
73 County in Book 368, pages 5-8 and the sovereignty submerged
74 lands lying within the following described boundaries, excluding
75 those lands contained within the corporate boundary of the City
76 of Vero Beach as of the effective date of this act: Commence at
77 the intersection of the north line of Section 31, Township 28
78 South, Range 38 East, and the westerly mean high water line of
79 Indian River for a point of beginning; thence from the said
80 point of beginning proceed northerly, westerly, and easterly
81 along the mean high water line of Indian River and its navigable
82 tributaries to an intersection with the north line of Section
83 24, Township 28 South, Range 37 East; thence proceed easterly,
84 to a point on the easterly mean high water line of Indian River
85 at its intersection with the north line of Section 20, Township
86 28 South, Range 38 East; thence proceed southerly, along the
87 easterly mean high water line of Indian River to the most
88 westerly tip of Blue Fish Point in said Section 20, thence
89 proceed southwesterly to the intersection of the westerly mean
90 high water line of Indian River with the north line of Section
91 31, Township 28 South, Range 38 East and the point of beginning:
92 And also commence at the intersection of the northern Vero Beach
93 city limits line in Section 25, Township 32 South, Range 39
94 East, and the westerly mean high water line of Indian River for
95 the point of beginning: Thence from the said point of beginning
96 proceed northerly, along the westerly mean high water line of
97 Indian River and its navigable tributaries to an intersection
98 with the south line of Section 14, Township 30 South, Range 38
99 East; thence proceed easterly, along the easterly projection of
100 the south line of said Section 14, to an intersection with the
101 easterly right-of-way line of the Intracoastal Waterway; thence
102 proceed southerly, along the easterly right-of-way line of the
103 Intracoastal Waterway, to an intersection with the northerly
104 line of the Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge; thence
105 proceed easterly, along the northerly line of the Pelican Island
106 National Wildlife Refuge, to an intersection with the easterly
107 mean high water line of Indian River; thence proceed southerly
108 along the easterly mean high water line of Indian River and its
109 tributaries, to an intersection with the northern Vero Beach
110 city limits line in Section 30, Township 32 South, Range 40
111 East; thence proceed westerly and southerly, along the northern
112 Vero Beach city limits line to an intersection with the easterly
113 mean high water line of Indian River and the point of beginning.
114 (b) For purposes of the Indian River-Malabar to Vero Beach
115 Aquatic Preserve, a lease of sovereign submerged lands for a
116 noncommercial dock may be deemed to be in the public interest
117 when the noncommercial dock constitutes a reasonable exercise of
118 riparian rights and is consistent with the preservation of the
119 exceptional biological, aesthetic, or scientific values which
120 the aquatic preserve was created to protect.
121 (8) Indian River-Vero Beach to Fort Pierce Aquatic
122 Preserve, as described in the Official Records of Indian River
123 County in Book 368, pages 9-12, and in the Official Records of
124 St. Lucie County in Book 187, pages 1083-1086. More
125 specifically, within that description, the southern corporate
126 line of Vero Beach refers to the southerly corporate boundary
127 line of Vero Beach as it existed on June 3, 1970, which is also
128 a westerly projection of the south boundary of “Indian Bay”
129 subdivision as recorded in Plat Book 3, page 43, Docket No.
130 59267, Public Records of Indian River County, and State Road A1A
131 refers to State Road A1A, North Beach Causeway, located north of
132 Fort Pierce Inlet.
133 (9) Jensen Beach to Jupiter Inlet Aquatic Preserve, as
134 described in the Official Records of St. Lucie County in Book
135 218, pages 2865-2869. More specifically, within that
136 description, the southerly corporate line of the City of Fort
137 Pierce refers to the southerly corporate boundary line of the
138 City of Fort Pierce as it existed in 1969; and the western
139 boundary of the preserve as it crosses the St. Lucie River is
140 more specifically described as a line which connects the
141 intersection point of the westerly mean high-water line of the
142 Indian River and the northerly mean high-water line of the St.
143 Lucie River to the intersection point of the intersection of the
144 westerly mean high-water line of the Intracoastal Waterway and
145 the southerly mean high-water line of the St. Lucie River, lands
146 within this preserve are more particularly described as lying
147 and being in Sections 12, 13, 26, 35, and 36, Township 35 South,
148 Range 40 East, and Sections 18, 19, 29, 30, and 32, Township 35
149 South, Range 41 East, and Sections 1 and 12, Township 36 South,
150 Range 40 East, and Sections 5, 7, 8, 9, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22,
151 27, 29, 32, and 34, Township 36 South, Range 41 East, and
152 Sections 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 22, 23, 24, 26, 35, and
153 36, Township 37 South, Range 41 East, and Sections 19, 30, 31,
154 and 32, Township 37 South, Range 42 East, and Sections 1 and 12,
155 Township 38 South, Range 41 East, and Sections 5, 6, 8, 16, 17,
156 19, 20, 21, 28, 29, 32, and 33, Township 38 South, Range 42
157 East, including the eastern portion of the Hanson Grant, east of
158 Rocky Point Cove, and west of St. Lucie Inlet State Park, and
159 portions of the Gomez Grant lying adjacent to Peck Lake and
160 South Jupiter Narrows, and Sections 25, 26, 35, and 36, Township
161 39 South, Range 42 East, and Sections 1, 12, and 13, Township 40
162 South, Range 42 East, and Sections 7, 18, 19, 30, 31, and 32,
163 Township 40 South, Range 43 East.
164 (10) Loxahatchee River-Lake Worth Creek Aquatic Preserve,
165 as described in the Official Records of Martin County in Book
166 320, pages 193-196, and in the Official Records of Palm Beach
167 County in Volume 1860, pages 806-809, and the sovereignty
168 submerged lands lying within the following described boundaries:
169 Begin at the intersection of the easterly mean high water line
170 of the North Fork of the Loxahatchee River with the northerly
171 mean high water line of the Loxahatchee River, being in Section
172 36, Township 40 South, Range 43 East, Palm Beach County: Thence
173 proceed easterly along the northerly mean high water line of the
174 Loxahatchee River to the westerly right-of-way of U.S. Highway
175 1; thence proceed southerly along said right-of-way to the
176 southerly mean high water line of said river; thence proceed
177 easterly along the southerly mean high water line of said river
178 to its intersection with the easterly mean high water line of
179 the Lake Worth Creek; thence proceed northwesterly crossing the
180 Loxahatchee River to the point of beginning: And also: Commence
181 at the southwest corner of Section 16, Township 40 South, Range
182 42 East Martin County; thence proceed north along the west line
183 of Section 16 to the mean high water line of the Loxahatchee
184 River being the point of beginning: Thence proceed southerly
185 along the easterly mean high water line of said river and its
186 tributaries to a point of nonnavigability; thence proceed
187 westerly to the westerly mean high water line of said river;
188 thence proceed northerly along the westerly mean high water line
189 of said river and its tributaries to its intersection with the
190 westerly line of Section 16, Township 40 South, Range 42 East;
191 thence proceed southerly along the said westerly section line to
192 the point of beginning: And also begin where the southerly mean
193 high water line of the Southwest Fork of the Loxahatchee River
194 intersects the westerly line of Section 35, Township 40 South,
195 Range 42 East: Thence proceed southwesterly along the southerly
196 mean high water line of the Southwest Fork to the northeasterly
197 face of structure #46; thence proceed northwesterly along the
198 face of said structure to the northerly mean high water line of
199 the Southwest Fork; thence proceed northeasterly along said mean
200 high water line to its intersection with the westerly line of
201 Section 35, Township 40 South, Range 42 East; thence proceed
202 southerly along westerly line of said section to the point of
203 beginning.
204 (11) Biscayne Bay-Cape Florida to Monroe County Line
205 Aquatic Preserve, as described in the Official Records of Miami
206 Dade County in Book 7055, pages 852-856, less, however, those
207 lands and waters as described in s. 258.397.
208 (12) North Fork, St. Lucie Aquatic Preserve, as described
209 in the Official Records of Martin County in Book 337, pages
210 2159-2162, and in the Official Records of St. Lucie County in
211 Book 201, pages 1676-1679.
212 (13) Yellow River Marsh Aquatic Preserve, as described in
213 the Official Records of Santa Rosa County in Book 206, pages
214 568-571.
215 (14) Fort Pickens State Park Aquatic Preserve, as described
216 in the Official Records of Santa Rosa County in Book 220, pages
217 60-63, and in the Official Records of Escambia County in Book
218 518, pages 659-662.
219 (15) Rocky Bayou State Park Aquatic Preserve, as described
220 in the Official Records of Okaloosa County in Book 593, pages
221 742-745.
222 (16) St. Andrews State Park Aquatic Preserve, as described
223 in the Official Records of Bay County in Book 379, pages 547
224 550.
225 (17) St. Joseph Bay Aquatic Preserve, as described in the
226 Official Records of Gulf County in Book 46, pages 73-76.
227 (18) Apalachicola Bay Aquatic Preserve, as described in the
228 Official Records of Gulf County in Book 46, pages 77-81, and in
229 the Official Records of Franklin County in Volume 98, pages 102
230 106.
231 (19) Alligator Harbor Aquatic Preserve, as described in the
232 Official Records of Franklin County in Volume 98, pages 82-85.
233 (20) St. Martins Marsh Aquatic Preserve, as described in
234 the Official Records of Citrus County in Book 276, pages 238
235 241.
236 (21) Matlacha Pass Aquatic Preserve, as described in the
237 Official Records of Lee County in Book 800, pages 725-728.
238 (22) Pine Island Sound Aquatic Preserve, as described in
239 the Official Records of Lee County in Book 648, pages 732-736.
240 (23) Cape Romano-Ten Thousand Islands Aquatic Preserve, as
241 described in the Official Records of Collier County in Book 381,
242 pages 298-301.
243 (24) Lignumvitae Key Aquatic Preserve, as described in the
244 Official Records of Monroe County in Book 502, pages 139-142.
245 (25) Coupon Bight Aquatic Preserve, as described in the
246 Official Records of Monroe County in Book 502, pages 143-146.
247 (26) Lake Jackson Aquatic Preserve, as established by
248 chapter 73-534, Laws of Florida, and defined as authorized by
249 law.
250 (27) Pinellas County Aquatic Preserve, as established by
251 chapter 72-663, Laws of Florida; Boca Ciega Aquatic Preserve, as
252 established by s. 258.396; and the Biscayne Bay Aquatic
253 Preserve, as established by s. 258.397. If any provision of this
254 act is in conflict with an aquatic preserve established by s.
255 258.396, chapter 72-663, Laws of Florida, or s. 258.397, the
256 stronger provision for the maintenance of the aquatic preserve
257 shall prevail.
258 (28) Estero Bay Aquatic Preserve, the boundaries of which
259 are generally: All of those sovereignty submerged lands located
260 bayward of the mean high-water line being in Sections 13, 14,
261 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 35, and 36, Township
262 46 South, Range 24 East; and in Sections 19, 20, 28, 29, and 34,
263 Township 46 South, Range 24 East, lying north and east of
264 Matanzas Pass Channel; and in Sections 19, 30, and 31, Township
265 46 South, Range 25 East; and in Sections 6, 7, 17, 18, 19, 20,
266 29, 30, 31, and 32, Township 47 South, Range 25 East; and in
267 Sections 1, 2, 3, 11, 12, 13, 14, 24, and 25, Township 47 South,
268 Range 24 East, in Lee County, Florida. Any and all submerged
269 lands conveyed by the Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust
270 Fund prior to October 12, 1966, and any and all uplands now in
271 private ownership are specifically exempted from this preserve.
272 (29) Cape Haze Aquatic Preserve, the boundaries of which
273 are generally: That part of Gasparilla Sound, Catfish Creek,
274 Whiddon Creek, “The Cutoff,” Turtle Bay, and Charlotte Harbor
275 lying within the following described limits: Northerly limits:
276 Commence at the northwest corner of Section 18, Township 42
277 South, Range 21 East, thence south along the west line of said
278 Section 18 to its intersection with the Government Meander Line
279 of 1843-1844, and the point of beginning, thence southeasterly
280 along said meander line to the northwesterly shoreline of
281 Catfish Creek, thence northeasterly along said shoreline to the
282 north line of said Section 18, thence east along said north line
283 to the easterly shoreline of Catfish Creek, thence southeasterly
284 along said shoreline to the east line of said Section 18, thence
285 south along said east line, crossing an arm of said Catfish
286 Creek to the southerly shoreline of said creek, thence westerly
287 along said southerly shoreline and southerly along the easterly
288 shoreline of Catfish Creek to said Government Meander Line,
289 thence easterly and southeasterly along said meander line to the
290 northerly shoreline of Gasparilla Sound in Section 21, Township
291 42 South, Range 21 East, thence easterly along said northerly
292 shoreline and northeasterly along the westerly shoreline of
293 Whiddon Creek to the east west quarter line in Section 16,
294 Township 42 South, Range 21 East, thence east along said quarter
295 line and the quarter Section line of Section 15, Township 42
296 South, Range 21 East to the easterly shoreline of Whiddon Creek,
297 thence southerly along said shoreline to the northerly shoreline
298 of “The Cutoff,” thence easterly along said shoreline to the
299 westerly shoreline of Turtle Bay, thence northeasterly along
300 said shoreline to its intersection with said Government Meander
301 Line in Section 23, Township 42 South, Range 21 East, thence
302 northeasterly along said meander line to the east line of
303 Section 12, Township 42 South, Range 21 East, thence north along
304 the east line of said Section 12, and the east line of Section
305 1, Township 42 South, Range 21 East to the northwest corner of
306 Section 6, Township 42 South, Range 22 East, thence east along
307 the north line and extension thereof of said Section 6 to a
308 point 2,640 feet east of the westerly shoreline of Charlotte
309 Harbor and the end of the northerly limits. Easterly limits:
310 Commence at the northwest corner of Section 6, Township 42
311 South, Range 22 East, thence east along the north line of said
312 Section 6 and extension thereof to a point 2,640 feet east of
313 the westerly shoreline of Charlotte Harbor and the point of
314 beginning, thence southerly along a line 2,640 feet easterly of
315 and parallel with the westerly shoreline of Charlotte Harbor and
316 along a southerly extension of said line to the line dividing
317 Charlotte and Lee Counties and the end of the easterly limits.
318 Southerly limits: Begin at the point of ending of the easterly
319 limits, above described, said point being in the line dividing
320 Charlotte and Lee Counties, thence southwesterly along a
321 straight line to the most southerly point of Devil Fish Key,
322 thence continue along said line to the easterly right-of-way of
323 the Intracoastal Waterway and the end of the southerly limits.
324 Westerly limits: Begin at the point of ending of the southerly
325 limits as described above, thence northerly along the easterly
326 right-of-way line of the Intracoastal Waterway to its
327 intersection with a southerly extension of the west line of
328 Section 18, Township 42 South, Range 21 East, thence north along
329 said line to point of beginning.
330 (30) Wekiva River Aquatic Preserve, the boundaries of which
331 are generally: All the state-owned sovereignty lands lying
332 waterward of the ordinary high-water mark of the Wekiva River
333 and the Little Wekiva River and their tributaries lying and
334 being in Lake, Seminole, and Orange counties and more
335 particularly described as follows:
336 (a) In Sections 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29, and 30,
337 Township 20 South, Range 29 East. These sections are also
338 depicted on the Forest City Quadrangle (U.S.G.S. 7.5 minute
339 series-topographic) 1959 (70PR); and
340 (b) In Sections 3, 4, 8, 9, and 10, Township 20 South,
341 Range 29 East and in Sections 21, 28, and 33, Township 19 South,
342 Range 29 East lying north of the right-of-way for the Atlantic
343 Coast Line Railroad and that part of Section 33, Township 19
344 South, Range 29 East lying between the Lake and Orange County
345 lines and the right-of-way of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad.
346 These sections are also depicted on the Sanford SW Quadrangle
347 (U.S.G.S. 7.5 minute series-topographic) 1965 (70-1); and
348 (c) All state-owned sovereignty lands, public lands, and
349 lands whether public or private below the ordinary high-water
350 mark of the Wekiva River and the Little Wekiva and their
351 tributaries within the Peter Miranda Grant in Lake County lying
352 below the 10 foot m.s.l. contour line nearest the meander line
353 of the Wekiva River and all state-owned sovereignty lands,
354 public lands, and lands whether public or private below the
355 ordinary high-water mark of the Wekiva River and the Little
356 Wekiva and their tributaries within the Moses E. Levy Grant in
357 Lake County below the 10 foot m.s.l. contour line nearest the
358 meander lines of the Wekiva River and Black Water Creek as
359 depicted on the PINE LAKES 1962 (70-1), ORANGE CITY 1964 (70PR),
360 SANFORD 1965 (70-1), and SANFORD S.W. 1965 (70-1) QUADRANGLES
361 (U.S.G.S. 7.5 minute topographic); and
362 (d) All state-owned sovereignty lands, public lands, and
363 lands whether public or private below the ordinary high-water
364 mark of the Wekiva River and the Little Wekiva River and their
365 tributaries lying below the 10 foot m.s.l. contour line nearest
366 the meander line of the Wekiva and St. Johns Rivers as shown on
367 the ORANGE CITY 1964 (70PR), SANFORD 1965 (70-1), and SANFORD
368 S.W. 1965 (70-1) QUADRANGLES (U.S.G.S. 7.5 minute topographic)
369 within the following described property: Beginning at a point on
370 the south boundary of the Moses E. Levy Grant, Township 19
371 South, Range 29 East, at its intersection with the meander line
372 of the Wekiva River; thence south 60 1/2 degrees east along said
373 boundary line 4,915.68 feet; thence north 29 1/2 degrees east
374 15,516.5 feet to the meander line of the St. Johns River; thence
375 northerly along the meander line of the St. Johns River to the
376 mouth of the Wekiva River; thence southerly along the meander
377 line of the Wekiva River to the beginning; and
378 (e) All state-owned sovereignty lands, public lands, and
379 lands whether public or private below the ordinary high-water
380 mark of the Wekiva River and the Little Wekiva River and their
381 tributaries within the Peter Miranda Grant lying east of the
382 Wekiva River, less the following:
383 1. State Road 46 and all land lying south of said State
384 Road No. 46.
385 2. Beginning 15.56 chains West of the Southeast corner of
386 the SW 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section 21, Township 19 South, Range
387 29 East, run east 600 feet; thence north 960 feet; thence west
388 340 feet to the Wekiva River; thence southwesterly along said
389 Wekiva River to point of beginning.
390 3. That part of the east 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 22,
391 Township 19 South, Range 29 East, lying within the Peter Miranda
392 Grant east of the Wekiva River.
393 (f) All the sovereignty submerged lands lying within the
394 following described boundaries: Begin at the intersection of
395 State Road 44 and the westerly ordinary high water line of the
396 St. Johns River, Section 22, Township 17 South, Range 29 East,
397 Lake County: Thence proceed southerly along the westerly
398 ordinary high water line of said river and its tributaries to
399 the intersection of the northerly right-of-way of State Road
400 400; thence proceed northeasterly along said right-of-way to the
401 easterly ordinary high water line of the St. Johns River; thence
402 proceed northerly along said ordinary high water line of the St.
403 Johns River and its tributaries to its intersection with the
404 easterly ordinary high water line of Lake Beresford; thence
405 proceed northerly along the ordinary high water line of said
406 lake to its intersection with the westerly line of Section 24,
407 Township 17 South, Range 29 East; thence proceed northerly to
408 the southerly right-of-way of West New York Avenue; thence
409 proceed westerly along the southerly right-of-way of said avenue
410 to its intersection with the southerly right-of-way line of
411 State Road 44; thence proceed southwesterly along said right-of
412 way to the point of beginning.
413 (31) Rookery Bay Aquatic Preserve, the boundaries of which
414 are generally: All of the state-owned sovereignty lands lying
415 waterward of the mean high-water line in Rookery Bay and in
416 Henderson Creek and the tributaries thereto in Collier County,
417 Florida. Said lands are more particularly described as lying and
418 being in Sections 27, 34, 35, and 36, Township 50 South, Range
419 25 East; in Section 31, Township 50 South, Range 26 East; in
420 Sections 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 23, 24, and 25, Township
421 51 South, Range 25 East; and in Sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15,
422 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 30, and 31, Township 51 South, Range 26
423 East, Collier County, Florida, and all the sovereignty submerged
424 lands lying within the following described boundaries: Begin at
425 the southwest corner of Section 30, Township 52 South, Range 27
426 East, Collier County: Thence proceed easterly along the
427 southerly line of said Section 30 to the southwest corner of
428 Section 29, Township 52 South, Range 27 East; proceed thence
429 northerly along the westerly lines of Sections 29, 20 and 17 to
430 the northwest corner of said Section 17; thence proceed westerly
431 along the northerly line of Section 18 to the southeast corner
432 of Section 12, Township 52 South, Range 26 East; thence proceed
433 northerly along the easterly lines of Sections 12, 1, 36 and 25
434 to the northeast corner of said Section 25, Township 51 South,
435 Range 26 East; thence proceed westerly along the northerly lines
436 of Sections 25 and 26 to the northwest corner of said Section
437 26; thence proceed northerly to northeast corner of said Section
438 22; thence proceed westerly along the northerly lines of
439 Sections 22 and 21 to the northwest corner of said Section 21;
440 thence proceed southerly to the southwest corner of said Section
441 21; thence proceed westerly along the northerly line of Section
442 29 to the northwest corner thereof; thence proceed southerly
443 along the westerly lines of Sections 29 and 32 to the southwest
444 corner of said Section 32; thence proceed westerly to the
445 northwest corner of Section 6, Township 52 South, Range 26 East;
446 thence proceed southerly along a projection of Range line 25
447 East to its intersection with a line which runs westerly from
448 the southwest corner of Cape Romano - Ten Thousand Islands
449 Aquatic Preserve; thence proceed easterly to the southwest
450 corner of Cape Romano - Ten Thousand Islands Aquatic Preserve;
451 thence proceed northerly to the point of beginning. Less and
452 except: Begin at the southeast corner of Section 21, Township 52
453 South, Range 26 East; thence proceed northerly along the
454 easterly lines of Sections 21 and 16 to the northeast corner of
455 said Section 16, thence proceed northerly to the thread of John
456 Stevens Creek; thence proceed northwesterly along the thread of
457 said creek to its intersection with the thread of Marco River;
458 thence proceed northwesterly and westerly along the thread of
459 said river to its intersection with the thread of Big Marco
460 Pass; thence proceed southwesterly along the thread of Big Marco
461 Pass to its intersection with Range line 25 East; thence proceed
462 southerly along Range line 25 East to a point which is west from
463 the point of beginning: Thence proceed easterly to the point of
464 beginning.
465 (32) Rainbow Springs Aquatic Preserve, the boundaries of
466 which are generally: Commencing at the intersection of Blue Run
467 with the Withlacoochee River in Section 35, Township 16 South,
468 Range 18 East; thence run southeasterly and easterly along said
469 Blue Run to the east boundary of said Section 35; thence
470 continue easterly and northerly along said Blue Run through
471 Section 36, Township 16 South, Range 18 East, to the north
472 boundary of said Section 36; thence continue northerly and
473 northeasterly along said Blue Run in Section 25, Township 16
474 South, Range 18 East, to the north boundary of the city limits
475 of Dunnellon, Florida; thence from the north boundary of the
476 city limits of Dunnellon, Florida, in Section 25, Township 16
477 South, Range 18 East; thence run easterly along said Blue Run to
478 its intersection with the east boundary line of said Section 25;
479 thence continue easterly along said Rainbow River (Blue Run)
480 into Section 30, Township 16 South, Range 19 East, thence
481 northerly along said Rainbow River (Blue Run) through Sections
482 30 and 19, Township 16 South, Range 19 East, to a point on the
483 north boundary of the northwest 1/4 of Section 18; thence
484 continue to run northwesterly to the head of Rainbow Springs in
485 Section 12, Township 16 South, Range 18 East.
486 (33) Nature Coast Aquatic Preserve, including all the
487 state-owned submerged lands lying west of the west right-of-way
488 line of U.S. Highway 19 within the boundaries of Citrus,
489 Hernando, and Pasco Counties, as described in ss. 7.09, 7.27,
490 and 7.51, respectively, to the southern boundary of St. Martins
491 Marsh Aquatic Preserve as described in subsection (20) and the
492 western projection thereof.
493
494 Any and all privately owned uplands and submerged lands
495 theretofore conveyed by the Trustees of the Internal Improvement
496 Trust Fund and any and all uplands now in private ownership are
497 specifically exempted from this dedication.
498 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010.