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    Florida Senate - 1998        (NP)                      SB 1524

    By Senator Dudley





    25-860-98                                               See HB

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to Lee County Mosquito Control

  3         District; providing for a codified charter of

  4         its special acts in a single act and repealing

  5         all prior special acts relating to the Lee

  6         County Mosquito Control District as required by

  7         chapter 97-255, Laws of Florida; creating and

  8         establishing a mosquito control district in

  9         said county and excepting therefrom certain

10         territory of said county and fixing the

11         boundaries of said district; dividing said

12         district into areas for the purpose of electing

13         members of the board of commissioners;

14         providing for the terms of office and

15         qualifications of the members of the board of

16         commissioners and providing the method and

17         times of elections; prescribing the powers and

18         duties of the board; setting the compensation

19         of the board; providing for audit of books and

20         time of meetings; providing procedure for

21         adopting a budget; giving the board the power

22         to tax and to levy assessments for special

23         benefits and providing the methods, procedure,

24         and limitations thereon; authorizing the board

25         to contract and cooperate with county, state,

26         and other governmental agencies in regard to

27         mosquito control or suppression; charging the

28         Lee County Health Unit or Health Department

29         with the responsibility with reference to

30         mosquito control; determining the status of

31         employees and providing a method by which such

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  1         responsibility shall terminate and declaring

  2         the legislative policy with reference thereto;

  3         providing penalty for damage to property;

  4         providing that the records shall be filed in

  5         the public records of Lee County; providing

  6         limitations of actions; granting to the

  7         district created herein such powers as are

  8         provided for mosquito control districts under

  9         the laws of Florida; providing for

10         severability; providing that such act shall be

11         construed liberally; providing an effective

12         date.

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

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16         Section 1.  Continuation of a mosquito control

17  district.--There is hereby provided for the continuation of

18  the Lee County Mosquito Control District, the boundaries of

19  which shall include all territory of Lee County except the

20  following described area:

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22                           DESCRIPTION

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24         A tract or parcel of land lying in parts of

25         Township 46 South, Range 24 East and Township

26         46 South, Range 24 East and part of Township 47

27         South, Range 24 East, Lee County, Florida,

28         which tract or parcel, containing 14,615 acres

29         more or less, is described as follows:

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  1         BEGINNING at the southeast corner of Section

  2         24, Township 46 South, Range 24 East, running

  3         westerly along the south line of said section

  4         for 2,700 feet more or less to the waters of

  5         Estero Bay;

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  7         THENCE run southwesterly along a northwesterly

  8         line across the waters of Estero Bay for 8,300

  9         feet to a point of intersection;

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11         THENCE run southerly along a westerly line

12         across said Bay and Starvation Flats for 4,200

13         feet more or less to a point of intersection;

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15         THENCE run southeasterly, southerly and

16         southwesterly along a westerly line of said

17         area running across said Bay and Big Carlos

18         Pass for 10,000 feet more or less;

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20         THENCE run northwesterly across Big Carlos Pass

21         and along the shoreline of Estero Island for

22         6,100 feet more or less to a point of

23         intersection;

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25         THENCE continue northwesterly along said

26         shoreline for 3,200 feet more or less to a

27         point of intersection;

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29         THENCE continue along said shoreline

30         northwesterly for 22,800 feet more or less to a

31         point of intersection;

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  2         THENCE run northwesterly along said shoreline

  3         for 3,900 feet more or less to a point of

  4         intersection;

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  6         THENCE run northwesterly along said shoreline

  7         and across San Carlos Bay for 8,000 feet more

  8         or less to the intersection of a westerly

  9         prolongation of the north line of Section 13,

10         Township 46 South, Range 23 East and the waters

11         of San Carlos Bay;

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13         THENCE run easterly along said prolongation and

14         said north line and the north line of Sections

15         18, 17, 16, 15, 14, and 13 to the northeast

16         corner of said Section 13, Township 46 South,

17         Range 24 East;

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19         THENCE run southerly along the easterly line of

20         said Section 13 and Section 24, Township 46

21         South, Range 24 East, for 10,600 feet more or

22         less to the Point of Beginning.

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24         Section 2.  Division of district into areas.--The Board

25  of Commissioners of the Lee County Mosquito Control District

26  shall divide the district into seven residential areas for the

27  purpose of selecting members of the board of commissioners.

28  From the 1990 Federal Census and every 10 years thereafter,

29  the board of commissioners shall reestablish area boundaries

30  so that all areas are as nearly equal in population as

31  practicable based on the most recent decennial census.

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  1         Section 3.  Board of commissioners; qualification;

  2  election; term of office.--

  3         (1)  The business and affairs of the Lee County

  4  Mosquito Control District shall be governed by a board of

  5  seven commissioners, who shall constitute the Lee County

  6  Mosquito Control Board, hereinafter referred to as the board.

  7         (2)  Each board member shall be a qualified elector

  8  residing within the area from which elected; shall serve

  9  staggered terms of 4 years, unless removed for cause by the

10  Governor; and shall be entitled to receive per diem and

11  mileage as provided by general law for expenses incurred while

12  performing official duties.

13         (3)  One member of the board shall be elected from each

14  of the seven areas provided in section 2. Each member shall be

15  elected at large by a plurality vote of the qualified electors

16  of the district voting in a nonpartisan election to be held on

17  the date of the general election. Candidates for the office of

18  commissioner shall qualify in accordance with general law. If

19  the vote in the general election results in a tie, the outcome

20  shall be determined by lot. The term of office shall commence

21  on the second Tuesday following the election, but before

22  assuming office, each commissioner shall make and execute to

23  the Governor a good and sufficient surety bond in the amount

24  of not less than $2,000 conditioned upon the faithful

25  performance of the duties of his office, which bond shall be

26  approved by and filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court of

27  Lee County. The expense of the bonds shall be borne by the

28  district.

29         (4)  Vacancies created by resignation, death, or

30  removal from office shall be filled by appointment of the

31  Governor for the remainder of the term of office.

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  1         (5)  This act shall not affect the terms of the members

  2  serving on the board when this act takes effect except that

  3  the term of each member shall expire in November of the year

  4  in which his successor is to be elected. Any such members

  5  whose terms do not expire in November 1984 shall serve for the

  6  remainder of their terms, as shortened by this act, and shall

  7  represent the area in which they reside.

  8         Section 4.  Election; ballots.--The Board of County

  9  Commissioners of Lee County shall make the necessary

10  arrangements for setting up the elections of the board of

11  commissioners of the mosquito control district and shall

12  supply the necessary ballots and do all other things necessary

13  for said elections. The provisions of section 1(1)(a) of

14  chapter 81-414, Laws of Florida, relating to elections in

15  odd-numbered years shall not apply to the Lee County Mosquito

16  Control District.

17         Section 5.  Powers and duties of the board of

18  commissioners.--

19         (1)  The board of commissioners may do any and all

20  things necessary for the control and elimination of all

21  species of mosquitoes and other arthropods of public health

22  importance, either in the district, or in territory not in the

23  district, but within 5 miles of district boundaries, and so

24  situated with respect to the district that such mosquitoes or

25  arthropods from such territory may disperse into the district.

26  The board is authorized to use any and all mechanical,

27  physical, chemical, or biological control measures as the

28  board may deem necessary to accomplish the purposes of this

29  chapter. Should the owner of record of lands upon which

30  mosquito or other arthropod breeding occurs advise the board

31  of commissioners that said owner prefers that the district not

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  1  implement control measures upon that property, the board is

  2  empowered to enter into an agreement whereby the owner of the

  3  property will eliminate or control such mosquito or other

  4  arthropod breeding, in a manner approved by the board, and at

  5  the expense of the owner. Should the board of commissioners

  6  have reason to believe that mosquito or other arthropod

  7  breeding on such property is not effectively eliminated or

  8  controlled by the owner of the property, the board shall

  9  present information to the Director of the Lee County Health

10  Department indicating a belief that a mosquito problem exists

11  on said lands, which, if not eliminated or controlled, would

12  adversely affect nearby properties or residents. If the

13  Director of the Lee County Health Department concurs, he shall

14  issue an order, in writing, authorizing the board of

15  commissioners to take such action as it may deem necessary.

16  Upon issuance of any order by the Director of the Lee County

17  Health Department, the board of commissioners and its agents

18  or employees are specifically authorized to enter without

19  hindrance upon such lands for the purpose of inspections to

20  ascertain whether breeding places of mosquitoes or other

21  arthropods exist upon such lands; to abate such public

22  nuisances in accordance with this chapter; or to ascertain if

23  notices to abate the breeding of mosquitoes or other

24  arthropods upon such lands have been complied with.

25         (2)  The board of commissioners shall have all the

26  powers of a body corporate including the power to sue and be

27  sued as a corporation in said name in any court; to contract;

28  to adopt and use a common seal and alter the same at pleasure;

29  to purchase, hold, lease, and convey such real estate and

30  personal property as the board may deem proper to carry out

31  the purposes of this law; to prescribe rules and regulations

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  1  for the marking of such property; to secure letters of patent,

  2  copyrights, and trademarks, both foreign and domestic, on any

  3  work products, and to enforce its rights therein; to operate

  4  airports and air navigation facilities within the district's

  5  boundaries in accordance with chapter 332, Florida Statutes;

  6  to employ such experts, agents, and employees as the board may

  7  require; to provide uniforms for district employees; to

  8  participate with employees in a family group insurance plan;

  9  to contract and cooperate with county, state, and other

10  governmental agencies in regard to mosquito control or

11  suppression; to borrow money in conformance with

12  constitutional provisions and general law in an amount not to

13  exceed $1 on each $1,000 of assessed valuation of property in

14  the district for a period of time not to exceed 1 year, and to

15  issue negotiable promissory notes and bonds in an amount not

16  to exceed $1 on each $1,000 of assessed valuation of property

17  in the district, to enable it to carry out the provisions of

18  this law. The board of commissioners is authorized to loan

19  moneys to the Lee County Hyacinth Control District by a

20  transfer of funds between accounts, provided that such loans

21  or transfers shall be repaid within the fiscal year in which

22  they are made.

23         Section 6.  Organization of the board.--As soon as is

24  practicable after the commissioners have been appointed or

25  elected and have qualified, they shall meet and organize by

26  electing one of their members as chair, one as vice chair, and

27  one as secretary treasurer. In all meetings four members shall

28  be necessary to transact business.

29         Section 7.  Salary of the board.--The commissioners

30  under this chapter may receive compensation as authorized by

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  1  s. 388.141, Florida Statutes, for services pertaining to

  2  mosquito control work.

  3         Section 8.  Audit.--The books and accounts of said

  4  mosquito control district shall be audited annually by the

  5  same officers and in like manner as the books of other county

  6  officers, or, at the discretion of the board, by a certified

  7  public accountant selected by the board.

  8         Section 9.  Breeding places.--

  9         (1)  Any breeding place for any species of mosquitoes,

10  or any other arthropod of public health importance, which

11  exists by reason of any use made of the land on which it is

12  found, or of any artificial change in its natural condition,

13  is hereby declared to be a public nuisance. Such nuisance may

14  be abated as provided by this chapter or by any other law.

15         (2)  Whenever a nuisance specified in this chapter

16  exists upon any property in the district, the board of

17  commissioners may notify in writing the owner of the party in

18  possession, or the agent of either, of the existence of the

19  nuisance. The notice shall state the finding of the district

20  that a public nuisance exists on the property and the

21  approximate location of such nuisance on such property. The

22  notice shall be served upon the owner of record, or the person

23  having possession, or upon the agent of either. The notice

24  shall be served by any person authorized by the board in the

25  same manner as a summons in a civil action. If the property

26  belongs to a person who is not a resident of the district, and

27  is not in charge or possession of any person, and there is no

28  tenant or agent of the owner upon whom service can be made,

29  who can after diligent search be found; or if the owner of the

30  property cannot after diligent search be found, the notice

31  shall be served by posting a copy in a conspicuous place upon

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  1  the property for a period of 10 days, and by mailing a copy to

  2  the owner addressed to his address as given on the last

  3  completed assessment roll of the county in which the property

  4  is situated, or, in the absence of an address on the roll, to

  5  his last known address. Before complying with the requirements

  6  of the notice the owner or party in possession may appear at a

  7  hearing before the board at a time and place fixed by the

  8  board and stated in the notice. At the hearing, the district

  9  board shall determine whether the initial finding as set forth

10  in the notice is correct and shall permit the owner or party

11  in possession to present testimony in his behalf. If, after

12  hearing all the facts, the board makes a determination that a

13  nuisance exists on the property, the board shall order

14  compliance with the requirements of the notice or with

15  alternate instructions issued by the board.

16         (3)  Any recurrence of the nuisance may be deemed to be

17  a continuation of the original nuisance.

18         (4)  In the event that the nuisance is not abated

19  within the time specified in the notice or at the hearing, by

20  appropriate measures to eliminate continuance or to prevent

21  its recurrence, the board of commissioners may abate the

22  nuisance by taking any measures it deems appropriate to

23  prevent the recurrence of further breeding. The cost of

24  abatement of a nuisance under this section shall be repaid to

25  the district by the owner of the property.

26         (5)  When any nuisance specified in this chapter is

27  found to exist on any lands or property subject to the control

28  of any public agency, the district shall notify the public

29  agency of the existence of the nuisance. The provisions of

30  this section relating to the contents of the notice, the

31  manner of serving it, the right of the public agency to a

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  1  hearing before the board, and the power of the district to

  2  abate the nuisance if it is not abated by the public agency,

  3  shall apply. If the public agency determines that the order to

  4  prevent recurrence of the breeding specified in the notice to

  5  abate the nuisance is excessive or inappropriate for the

  6  intended use of the land, or if the public agency determines

  7  that a public nuisance within the meaning of this chapter does

  8  not exist, such public agency may appeal the decision of the

  9  board in accordance with "The State Agency Dispute Settlement

10  Act of 1978." If the control of the nuisance is performed by

11  the district, the cost for such control is a charge against,

12  and shall be paid from, the maintenance fund or from any other

13  funds budgeted for the support of the public agency.

14         (6)  All sums expended by the district in abating a

15  nuisance, or preventing its recurrence, shall become a lien

16  upon the property on which the nuisance is abated, or its

17  recurrence prevented.

18         Section 10.  Meetings.--The board of commissioners of

19  the district shall hold monthly meetings which shall be open

20  to the public. Reasonable expenses of members in attending

21  meetings may be approved for payment by the board of

22  commissioners.

23         Section 11.  Budget; hearings.--The fiscal year of Lee

24  County Mosquito Control District shall be the 12-month period

25  extending from October 1 each year through September 30 of the

26  following year. The board shall prepare a tentative budget for

27  the district covering its proposed operation and requirements

28  for the ensuing fiscal year. The proposed budget shall be

29  advertised, public hearings held, and a final budget adopted

30  in accordance with the provisions of chapter 189, and ss.

31  200.065 and 218.34, Florida Statutes.

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  1         Section 12.  Eminent domain.--The board may hold

  2  control and acquire by gift or purchase any real or personal

  3  property for the use of the district and may condemn any land

  4  or easements needed to carry out the purposes of this act. The

  5  board may exercise the right of eminent domain and institute

  6  and maintain condemnation proceedings as provided in chapter

  7  73, Florida Statutes.

  8         Section 13.  Tax levy.--

  9         (1)  The board of commissioners of the mosquito control

10  district may levy upon all of the taxable property in the

11  district a special tax not exceeding 1 mill on the dollar

12  during each year solely for the purposes authorized and

13  prescribed by this act. The levy shall be made each year in

14  accordance with chapter 200, Florida Statutes. The board of

15  county commissioners shall order the property appraiser of the

16  county to assess and the tax collector of the county to

17  collect the amount of taxes so assessed and levied by the

18  board of commissioners of said mosquito control district upon

19  all of the taxable property in the district at the rate of

20  taxation adopted by the board for the year and included in the

21  resolution, and the levy shall be included in the warrants of

22  the property appraiser, and attached to the assessment roll of

23  taxes for the county each year. Fees shall be paid to the

24  property appraiser and to the tax collector in accordance with

25  law. The tax collector shall collect such taxes so levied by

26  the board in the same manner as other taxes are collected and

27  shall pay the same within the time and in the manner

28  prescribed by law to the treasurer of the board. The

29  Department of Revenue shall assess and levy on all the

30  railroad lines and railroad property and telegraph and

31  telephone lines and telegraph and telephone property situated

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  1  in the county in the amount of each such levy as in the case

  2  of other state and county taxes, and collect the taxes thereon

  3  in the same manner as the department is required by law to

  4  assess and collect taxes for state and county purposes, and

  5  remit the same to the treasurer of the board. All such taxes

  6  shall be held by the treasurer for the credit of the board and

  7  paid out as ordered by the board.

  8         (2)  The Legislature does determine that the

  9  eradication and control of mosquitoes within the district is

10  of special benefit and constitutes a special improvement for

11  the benefit of the district and the property located therein,

12  and is therefore subject to assessment for special benefits

13  and the board of commissioners of the district is authorized

14  to levy upon all of the property in the district assessments

15  for special benefits. However, the total amount of any such

16  assessment levied under this subsection shall not exceed an

17  amount equal to 1 mill on the dollar of the total valuation of

18  the property so assessed and the total on any tax that might

19  be levied under subsection (1) and the assessment for special

20  benefits levied under this section shall not amount to a sum

21  which would be in excess of an amount equal to 1 mill of the

22  value of any such property.

23         Section 14.  Qualifications of director; advertisement

24  of contracts.--All work done under the provisions of this act,

25  both in construction and maintenance, shall be carried on

26  under the supervision of an individual determined by the board

27  to be well qualified to administer the programs authorized by

28  this act. The board may have all work performed by contract

29  with or without advertisement, or without contract, by

30  machinery, equipment and labor employed directly by the board.

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  1         Section 15.  Penalty for damage to property.--Whoever

  2  shall willfully damage any of the property of the mosquito

  3  control district created under this act or any works

  4  constructed, maintained, or controlled by the mosquito control

  5  district or who shall obstruct or cause to be obstructed any

  6  of the operations of the mosquito control district taken under

  7  this chapter, shall be punished as provided by general law.

  8         Section 16.  Dissolution of districts.--Three mosquito

  9  control districts in Lee County created under the provisions

10  of chapters 388, 389, and 390, Florida Statutes, and known as

11  Boca Grande District, the Sanibel-Captiva District, and the

12  Fort Myers District have heretofore been abolished and

13  dissolved, and are no longer in existence.

14         Section 17.  Transfer of assets and liabilities.--All

15  assets, including equipment, moneys on hand, easements, and

16  rights of any kind and nature belonging to the three above

17  named districts, or the district created under chapter

18  65-1820, chapter 57-2059, and chapter 61-2394, Laws of

19  Florida, together with all of the liabilities incurred by said

20  districts are hereby assigned to and made property and

21  obligations of the Lee County Mosquito Control District,

22  provided that after the lapse of 6 months from May 15, 1961,

23  no action shall be brought or instituted upon any bond,

24  interest coupon, bond credit, certificate of indebtedness,

25  note or any other debt, claim or liability outstanding, due,

26  or owing by the Fort Myers Mosquito Control District, Boca

27  Grande Mosquito Control District, and Sanibel-Captiva Mosquito

28  Control District.

29         Section 18.  Books and records.--All books and records

30  of the district shall become a part of the records of the

31  district continued by this act.

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  1         Section 19.  Purpose.--The abatement and control of

  2  mosquitoes within Lee County is advisable and necessary for

  3  the maintenance and improvement of the health, comfort,

  4  welfare, and prosperity of the people thereof; and is found

  5  and declared to be for public health and other public

  6  purposes.

  7         Section 20.  Responsibility; duties.--The Lee County

  8  Health Unit, also referred to and known as the Lee County

  9  Health Department, established by the board of county

10  commissioners on June 7, 1950, is charged with the

11  responsibility of abating or suppressing mosquitoes in Lee

12  County. The director of said health unit or health department

13  shall cause to be done any and all work and all things

14  necessary for the control and elimination of mosquitoes in the

15  county wherever such work is necessary and he is empowered to

16  use such means, physical or chemical, as may be necessary to

17  accomplish the objects of this act. All employees engaged in

18  such work shall be considered employees of the Lee County

19  Health Unit regardless of the fact that their salaries or

20  wages are paid by the Board of Commissioners of the Lee County

21  Mosquito Control District, and regardless of the fact that the

22  determination as to who is to be employed and the wages or

23  salaries to be paid is made by the Board of Commissioners of

24  the Lee County Mosquito Control District, and the records are

25  kept by said board.

26         Section 21.  Alternate plan.--The purpose of section

27  20, is to coordinate certain activities between the Lee County

28  Health Unit or Health Department and the Lee County Mosquito

29  Control District in an effort to best serve the interest and

30  welfare of the Lee County Mosquito Control District and the

31  property owners and residents thereof. If the Board of

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  1  Commissioners of the Lee County Mosquito Control District

  2  should make a study or, by reason of the experience in

  3  handling the affairs of said district, determine that it is

  4  not in the best interest of the Lee County Mosquito Control

  5  District and the property owners and residents thereof to

  6  continue in the Lee County Health Unit or Health Department

  7  the responsibilities, powers, duties, and authority and that

  8  the continuation of the responsibilities, powers, duties, and

  9  authority in such unit or department is not advantageous to

10  the Lee County Mosquito Control District, it is declared to be

11  the legislative intent that the Board of Commissioners of the

12  Lee County Mosquito Control District may pass a resolution so

13  determining and finding and, upon the passage of such

14  resolution, any and all such powers, duties, responsibilities,

15  and authority given to the Lee County Health Unit or Health

16  Department shall immediately vest in the Lee County Mosquito

17  Control District and the employees shall become the employees

18  of the Lee County Mosquito Control District and the provisions

19  of section 20 shall, insofar as they or any of them relate to

20  Lee County Health Unit or Health Department, be of no further

21  force and effect.

22         Section 22.  All prior special acts relating to the Lee

23  County Mosquito Control District are hereby repealed; such

24  special acts include, but are not limited to, chapters

25  57-1520, 57-2059, 61-2394, 63-1542, 65-1820, 65-1831, 67-1630,

26  72-598, 79-493, 82-316, 83-442, and 95-517, Laws of Florida.

27  It is the intent that this act shall be the single act that

28  codifies all prior special acts related to the Lee County

29  Mosquito Control District upon this act becoming a law.

30         Section 23.  The district created by this act and the

31  board of commissioners shall have the right to use any and all

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    25-860-98                                               See HB




  1  privileges or powers which are granted to mosquito control

  2  districts under the general laws of this state.

  3         Section 24.  It is declared to be the legislative

  4  intent that this act shall be construed liberally.

  5         Section 25.  It is declared to be the legislative

  6  intent that if any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or

  7  provision or part thereof of this act is held invalid,

  8  unenforceable or unconstitutional it shall not affect the

  9  remainder of the act and the remainder of the act shall remain

10  in force and effect as if the invalid portion of the act had

11  not been enacted.

12         Section 26.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

13  law.

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