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FL Stat § 253.7823 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property|Chapter 253 - State Lands|253.7823 - Disposition of Surplus Lands; Compensation of Counties Located Within the Cross Florida Canal Navigation District.

253.7823 Disposition of surplus lands; compensation of counties located within the Cross Florida Canal Navigation District.—(1) The department may identify parcels of former barge canal lands that may be sold or exchanged. In identifying said surplus lands, the department shall give priority to those lands not having high recreation or conservation values, and those having the greatest assessed valuations. Although the department shall immediately begin to identify the parcels of surplus lands to be sold, the department shall offer the lands for sale in a manner designed to maximize the amounts received over a reasonable period of time.(2) The department is authorized to sell surplus additional former canal lands if they are determined to be unnecessary to the effective provision of the type of recreational opportunities and conservation activities for which the greenway was created.History.—s. 51, ch. 93-213; s. 83, ch. 94-356; s. 5, ch. 2003-394.
FL Stat § 253.7824 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property|Chapter 253 - State Lands|253.7824 - Sale of Products; Proceeds.

253.7824 Sale of products; proceeds.—The Department of Environmental Protection may authorize the removal and sale of products from the land where environmentally appropriate, the proceeds from which shall be deposited into the appropriate trust fund in accordance with the same disposition provided under s. 253.0341 applicable to the sale of land.History.—s. 52, ch. 93-213; s. 7, ch. 99-205; s. 17, ch. 2015-229; s. 34, ch. 2016-233.
FL Stat § 253.7825 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property|Chapter 253 - State Lands|253.7825 - Recreational Uses.

253.7825 Recreational uses.—(1) The Cross Florida Greenways State Recreation and Conservation Area must be managed as a multiple-use area pursuant to s. 253.034(2)(a), and as provided in this section. Future site-specific studies and investigations must be conducted by the department to determine compatibility with, and potential for adverse impact to, existing natural resources, need for the facility, the availability of other alternative locations with reduced adverse impacts to existing natural resources, and the proper specific sites and locations for the more comprehensive and complex facilities. Furthermore, it is appropriate, with the approval of the department, to allow more fishing docks, boat launches, and other user-oriented facilities to be developed and maintained by local governments.(2) In determining appropriate recreational uses of greenways lands, the promotion and development of resources-based activities shall be given priority consideration, although user-oriented activities shall not be arbitrarily prohibited when site-specific studies indicate compatibility of the proposed use with natural or cultural resources.(3) For purposes of this section, “user-oriented activities” are those which can be provided in a variety of locations and include such activities as golf, tennis, baseball, archery, target shooting, and playground activities. “Resources-based” activities are dependent on some particular element or combination of elements in the natural or cultural environment and include such activities as fishing, camping, hunting, boating, bicycling, nature study, horseback riding, visiting historical sites, and hiking.(4)(a) A horse park-agricultural center may be constructed by or on behalf of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services on not more than 500 acres of former canal lands.(b) A multipurpose visitor center may be constructed in conjunction with the horse park-agricultural center on lands dedicated for the horse park-agricultural center.(c) Resources-based recreational activities associated with the horse park-agricultural center, including, but not limited to, recreational trails, trails for endurance or competitive riding, steeplechase, and other related activities may be permitted within the greenways boundary. The greenways managing entity shall retain jurisdiction over such activities occurring within the greenways boundary.(d) Those activities and structures associated with the horse park-agricultural center which are determined by the greenways managing entity to be inappropriate uses of greenways lands shall be sited on lands outside the greenways boundary.(e) The Legislature finds that the proposed horse park-agricultural center constitutes a public-private partnership project entitling the state to share in the profits generated from the horse park-agricultural center, in lieu of the payment of lease fees.History.—s. 53, ch. 93-213; s. 84, ch. 94-356; s. 5, ch. 97-164; s. 11, ch. 99-247; s. 38, ch. 99-391; s. 58, ch. 2010-102.
FL Stat § 253.7827 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property|Chapter 253 - State Lands|253.7827 - Transportation and Utility Crossings of Greenways Lands.

253.7827 Transportation and utility crossings of greenways lands.—(1) The Legislature recognizes that from time to time it may be necessary to serve statewide public needs by allowing transportation and utility uses to cross the greenways lands. When these crossings are needed, the location and design should consider and mitigate the impact on environmental resources, and the value of the land shall be paid based on fair market value.(2) In furtherance of previous legislative decisions and policy, the Legislature recognizes the need for the Lebanon Station-to-Wildwood Turnpike toll road extension and the need for it to cross greenways lands at the intersection of State Road 200 and State Road 484. The Department of Transportation shall pay fair compensation for the lands needed to accomplish the crossing of greenways lands and shall mitigate the impacts of the crossing to the extent practical.(3) Furthermore, the Legislature recognizes the needs expressed by Marion County to provide for the southerly extension of Sixtieth Avenue between State Road 200 and Interstate 75 and for the extension to cross the greenways lands to allow for the orderly growth and development of Marion County. Right-of-way for this extension across greenways lands shall be designed to mitigate the impacts to the extent practical, and the value of such lands shall be paid based on fair market value.History.—s. 55, ch. 93-213; s. 1, ch. 2013-231.
FL Stat § 253.7828 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property|Chapter 253 - State Lands|253.7828 - Impairment of Use or Conservation by Agencies Prohibited.

253.7828 Impairment of use or conservation by agencies prohibited.—All agencies of the state, water management districts, and local governments shall recognize the special character of the lands and waters designated by the state as the Cross Florida Greenways State Recreation and Conservation Area and shall not take any action which will impair its use and conservation.History.—s. 60, ch. 93-213; s. 14, ch. 2015-30.
FL Stat § 253.783 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property|Chapter 253 - State Lands|253.783 - Expenditures for Acquisition of Land for a Canal Connecting the Waters of the Atlantic Ocean With the Gulf of Mexico via the St. Johns River Prohibited.

253.783 Expenditures for acquisition of land for a canal connecting the waters of the Atlantic Ocean with the Gulf of Mexico via the St. Johns River prohibited.—The department shall make no expenditures for the purpose of acquiring land for constructing, operating, or promoting a canal across the peninsula of Florida connecting the waters of the Atlantic Ocean with the waters of the Gulf of Mexico via the St. Johns River.History.—ss. 4, 16, ch. 79-167; ss. 2, 5, ch. 84-287; ss. 1, 4, ch. 85-302; ss. 3, 10, ch. 90-328; s. 1, ch. 92-116; s. 59, ch. 93-213; s. 87, ch. 94-356; s. 848, ch. 95-148; s. 3, ch. 97-259; s. 9, ch. 99-205; s. 2, ch. 2013-231.
FL Stat § 253.784 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property|Chapter 253 - State Lands|253.784 - Contracts.

253.784 Contracts.—The department shall have the power and authority to enter into any and all contracts necessary or convenient to the exercise of any of the powers granted to the department by this act. The department is authorized to assign, transfer, and convey to the United States, or to any appropriate agency thereof, such assets, franchises, and property, or interests therein, of the department, including lands, easements, and rights-of-way acquired by the state, and to accept moneys for the same as may be necessary or convenient to the exercise of such powers consistent with this act. The department is authorized to receive by dedication, grant, or transfer any fee or less-than-fee lands owned by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. The department is authorized to enter into agreements with the Federal Government for restoration of areas or receipt of funds for restoration of areas in and around Lake Rousseau, the Cross Florida Barge Canal right-of-way from Lake Rousseau to the Withlacoochee River, the Withlacoochee River, and the Cross Florida Barge Canal right-of-way from the eastern boundary of the expanded Ocala National Forest to the St. Johns River.History.—ss. 6, 16, ch. 79-167; s. 5, ch. 84-287; s. 88, ch. 94-356.
FL Stat § 253.785 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property|Chapter 253 - State Lands|253.785 - Liberal Construction of Act.

253.785 Liberal construction of act.—It is intended that the provisions of this act shall be liberally construed for accomplishing the work authorized and provided for or intended to be provided for by this act, and when strict construction would result in the defeat of the accomplishment of any part of the work authorized by this act, and a liberal construction would permit or assist in the accomplishment thereof, the liberal construction shall be chosen.History.—ss. 10, 16, ch. 79-167; s. 5, ch. 84-287.
FL Stat § 253.80 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property|Chapter 253 - State Lands|253.80 - Murphy Act Lands; Costs and Attorney Fees for Quieting Title.

253.80 Murphy Act lands; costs and attorney fees for quieting title.—No costs or attorney fees of any party adverse to the state may be charged to the state in any proceeding to quiet title in any person to lands the title to which vested in the state under the provisions of chapter 18296, Laws of Florida, 1937.History.—s. 1, ch. 72-268; s. 1, ch. 75-269; s. 52, ch. 77-104; s. 89, ch. 79-400; s. 1, ch. 84-197.Note.—Former s. 197.361.
FL Stat § 253.81 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property|Chapter 253 - State Lands|253.81 - Murphy Act; Tax Certificates Barred.

253.81 Murphy Act; tax certificates barred.—The right to apply for a tax deed or to institute other action for recovery on, or enforcement of, tax sale certificates, and subsequent and omitted taxes in connection therewith, that were sold and assigned under the provisions of chapter 18296, Laws of Florida, 1937, commonly known as the Murphy Act, and which certificates are held by private holders, natural or corporate, partnership, trustee, estate of deceased person, or other person or persons under disability, or otherwise, shall be deemed and held to be barred by this section from and after midnight June 30, 1956.History.—s. 1, ch. 29794, 1955; ss. 1, 2, ch. 69-55; s. 1, ch. 72-268; s. 1, ch. 84-197.Note.—Former ss. 192.351, 197.325, 197.366.
FL Stat § 253.83 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property|Chapter 253 - State Lands|253.83 - Construction of Recodification.

253.83 Construction of recodification.—The recodification of the sections relating to chapter 18296, Laws of Florida, 1937, by chapters 72-268 and 84-197, Laws of Florida, shall not serve to reinstate any right to maintain any action that had expired prior to October 1, 1984.History.—s. 1, ch. 72-268; s. 3, ch. 84-197.Note.—Former s. 197.391.
FL Stat § 253.86 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property|Chapter 253 - State Lands|253.86 - Management and Use of State-Owned or Other Uplands; Rulemaking Authority.

253.86 Management and use of state-owned or other uplands; rulemaking authority.—(1) The Office of Coastal and Aquatic Managed Areas of the Department of Environmental Protection shall have the authority to promulgate rules to govern the management and use of state-owned or other uplands assigned to it for management. Such rules may include, but shall not be limited to, establishing prohibited activities or restrictions on activities, consistent with the purposes for which the lands were acquired, designated, or dedicated, and charging fees for use of lands. All fees collected shall be used for the management of uplands managed by the office.(2) Any person violating or otherwise failing to comply with the rules adopted under this section commits a noncriminal violation as defined in s. 775.08(3), punishable by fine, not to exceed $500 per violation.History.—s. 6, ch. 2001-275.
FL Stat § 253.87 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property|Chapter 253 - State Lands|253.87 - Inventory of State, Federal, and Local Government Conservation Lands by the Department of Environmental Protection.

253.87 Inventory of state, federal, and local government conservation lands by the Department of Environmental Protection.—(1) By July 1, 2018, the department shall include in the Florida State-Owned Lands and Records Information System (FL-SOLARIS) database all federally owned conservation lands in the state, all lands on which the Federal Government retains a permanent conservation easement in the state, and all lands on which the state retains a permanent conservation easement. The department shall update the database at least every 5 years.(2) By July 1, 2018, for counties and municipalities, and by July 1, 2019, for financially disadvantaged small communities, as defined in s. 403.1838, and at least every 5 years thereafter, respectively, each county, municipality, and financially disadvantaged small community shall identify all conservation lands that it owns in fee simple and all lands on which it retains a permanent conservation easement and submit, in a manner determined by the department, a list of such lands to the department. Within 6 months after receiving such list, the department shall add such lands to the FL-SOLARIS database.(3) By January 1, 2018, the department shall conduct a study and submit a report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives on the technical and economic feasibility of including the following lands in the FL-SOLARIS database or a similar public lands inventory:(a) All lands on which local comprehensive plans, land use restrictions, zoning ordinances, or land development regulations prohibit the land from being developed or limit the amount of development to one unit per 40 or more acres.(b) All publicly and privately owned lands for which development rights have been transferred.(c) All privately owned lands under a permanent conservation easement.(d) All lands owned by a nonprofit or nongovernmental organization for conservation purposes.(e) All lands that are part of a mitigation bank.History.—s. 14, ch. 2016-233.
FL Stat § 253.90 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property|Chapter 253 - State Lands|253.90 - Southeast Florida Coral Reef Ecosystem Conservation Area.

253.90 Southeast Florida Coral Reef Ecosystem Conservation Area.—There is established the Southeast Florida Coral Reef Ecosystem Conservation Area. The conservation area shall consist of the sovereignty submerged lands and state waters offshore of Broward, Martin, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach Counties from the St. Lucie Inlet to the northern boundary of the Biscayne National Park.History.—s. 1, ch. 2018-30.
FL Stat § 255.01 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property|Chapter 255 - Public Property and Publicly Owned Buildings|255.01 - Proceeds of Insurance May Be Used to Replace Property Destroyed.

255.01 Proceeds of insurance may be used to replace property destroyed.—When any state, county, municipal, or other public property of this state is destroyed or partially destroyed, by fire or otherwise, upon which there is insurance, the proceeds of such insurance, when collected, may be used by the officer having the supervision of the property destroyed, for the purpose of construction to replace such property or for the repair thereof.History.—s. 1, ch. 6184, 1911; RGS 1203; CGL 1680.
FL Stat § 255.02 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property|Chapter 255 - Public Property and Publicly Owned Buildings|255.02 - Boards Authorized to Replace Buildings Destroyed by Fire.

255.02 Boards authorized to replace buildings destroyed by fire.—The Department of Management Services or any board or person having the direct supervision and control of any state building or state property may have rebuilt or replaced, out of the proceeds from the fire insurance on such buildings or property, any buildings or property owned by the state, which may be destroyed in whole or in part by fire.History.—s. 1, ch. 6518, 1913; RGS 1204; CGL 1681; s. 2, ch. 63-204; ss. 15, 22, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 174, ch. 92-279; s. 55, ch. 92-326; s. 30, ch. 2007-217.
FL Stat § 255.03 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property|Chapter 255 - Public Property and Publicly Owned Buildings|255.03 - Proceeds of Insurance to Be Paid Into State Treasury; Disbursement of Funds.

255.03 Proceeds of insurance to be paid into State Treasury; disbursement of funds.—(1) The proceeds from the insurance of any state building or state property covered by insurance which may be destroyed in whole or in part by fire, or other damage, shall be paid into the State Treasury and constitute a fund for the rebuilding or replacing of such property, and the Chief Financial Officer may draw his or her warrant for such amounts, not to exceed the proceeds so paid in, as may be approved by the board or persons having the direct supervision and control of such buildings or property for the purpose of rebuilding or replacing the same.(2) The provisions of this section shall not apply to proceeds received from insurance carried by a lessee of a donated building which was under lease at the time of donation and is not to be replaced. Such proceeds received by a board or agency of the state may be used by that board or agency for any purpose or function authorized by law.History.—s. 2, ch. 6518, 1913; RGS 1205; CGL 1682; s. 1, ch. 61-140; s. 145, ch. 95-148; s. 273, ch. 2003-261.
FL Stat § 255.04 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property|Chapter 255 - Public Property and Publicly Owned Buildings|255.04 - Preference to Home Industries in Building Public Buildings.

255.04 Preference to home industries in building public buildings.—Every official board in the state, whether of the state, a county, or a municipality, which may be charged with the duty of erecting or constructing any public administrative or institutional building shall give preference, in the purchase of material and in letting contracts for the construction of such building, to materialmen, contractors, builders, architects, and laborers who reside within the state, whenever such material can be purchased or the services of such materialmen, contractors, builders, architects, and laborers can be employed at no greater expense than that which would obtain if such purchase was made from, or contract let or employment given to, a person residing beyond the limits of the state. However, this section in no way prohibits the right of any such official board to compare the quality of materials proposed for purchase and to compare the qualifications, character, responsibility, and fitness of materialmen, contractors, builders, and architects proposed for employment in its consideration of the purchase of materials or employment of persons. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no county official, board of county commissioners, school board, city council or city council members, or other public official, state board, or state agency charged with the letting of contracts or purchase of materials for the construction, modification, alteration, or repair of any publicly owned facility may specify the use of materials or systems by a sole source, unless:(1) The governmental body, after consideration of all available alternative materials and systems, determines that the specification of a sole material or system is justifiable based upon its cost or interchangeability;(2) The sole source specification has been recommended by the architect or engineer of record; and(3) The consideration by, and the justifications of, the governmental body are documented, in writing, in the project file.History.—s. 1, ch. 9146, 1923; CGL 1686; s. 2, ch. 83-266; s. 1, ch. 84-288; s. 146, ch. 95-148.
FL Stat § 255.041 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property|Chapter 255 - Public Property and Publicly Owned Buildings|255.041 - Separate Specifications for Building Contracts.

255.041 Separate specifications for building contracts.—Every officer, board, department, or commission charged with the duty of preparing specifications or awarding or entering into contract for the erection, construction, or altering of buildings for the state, when the entire cost of such work shall exceed $10,000, may have prepared separate specifications for each of the following branches of work to be performed:(1) Heating and ventilating and accessories.(2) Plumbing and gas fitting and accessories.(3) Electrical installations.(4) Air-conditioning, for the purpose of comfort cooling by the lowering of temperature, and accessories.All such specifications may be so drawn as to permit separate and independent bidding upon each of the classes of work enumerated in the above subdivisions. All contracts hereafter awarded by the state or a department, board, commissioner, or officer thereof, for the erection, construction or alteration of buildings, or any part thereof, may award the respective work specified in the above subdivisions separately to responsible and reliable persons, firms or corporations regularly engaged in their respective line of work; provided, however, that all or any part of the work specified in the above subdivisions may be awarded to the same contractor.History.—s. 1, ch. 25397, 1949; s. 26, ch. 2016-10.