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By Representative Boyd
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to the Cedar Key Water and
3 Sewer District in Levy County; codifying laws
4 governing the independent special district;
5 establishing revised district boundaries;
6 revising the elections procedure for district
7 commissioners; revising the name of the
8 district; repealing chapters 63-1569, 75-426,
9 76-416, 80-531, and 87-528, Laws of Florida;
10 providing an effective date.
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12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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14 Section 1. (a) This act codifies provisions of
15 previously adopted local acts, chapter 63-1569, Laws of
16 Florida, as amended by chapters 75-426, 76-416, 80-531, and
17 87-528, Laws of Florida, affecting the public body corporate
18 and political subdivision known as the Cedar Key Special Water
19 and Sewerage District; adopts amendments thereto; and repeals
20 all previously adopted local acts. Said body corporate and
21 political subdivision shall remain an independent special
22 district established by the Legislature of the State of
23 Florida for the purpose of providing potable water and
24 wastewater treatment services to the district boundary area
25 described below. Said special independent district shall
26 henceforth be known as the Cedar Key Water and Sewer District.
27 All previous references to the Cedar Key Special Water and
28 Sewerage District, shall hereafter be deemed to refer to the
29 Cedar Key Water and Sewer District [hereafter "District"].
30 (b) District boundaries shall be as provided and
31 incorporated by reference as if set forth fully herein.
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2 The boundaries of the Cedar Key Water and Sewer District shall
3 be as follows:
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5 For a point of reference, commence at the point
6 of intersection of the centerline of Florida
7 State Road No. 24 (a 100 foot Right-of-Way)
8 with the Easterly line of Section 3, Township
9 15 South, Range 13 East and run South 55
10 degrees 38 minutes 34 seconds West, along said
11 centerline, a distance of 435.62 feet to a
12 point of curvature in said line; continue
13 thence Southwesterly along said centerline and
14 along the arc of a curve, concave Southeasterly
15 and having a radius of 11,459.16 feet, a chord
16 distance of 332.29 feet to a point referenced
17 as Point "A", the bearing of the aforementioned
18 chord being South 54 degrees 48 minutes 44
19 seconds West; run thence South 36 degrees 38
20 minutes 46 seconds East, a distance of 50.00
21 feet to a point in the Southeasterly
22 Right-of-Way line of said State Road No. 24 for
23 the Point of Beginning. From the Point of
24 Beginning thus described, continue South 36
25 degrees 38 minutes 46 seconds East, a distance
26 of 420.00 feet to a point; run thence South 53
27 degrees 27 minutes 24 seconds West, a distance
28 of 210.00 feet to a point; run thence North 36
29 degrees 38 minutes 46 seconds West, a distance
30 of 420.00 feet to a point in the Southeasterly
31 Right-of-Way line of said Florida State Road
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1 No. 24; thence run Southwesterly along said
2 Right-of-Way line to the intersection of said
3 line with the East line of the West half of the
4 Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of
5 Section 16, Township 15 South, Range 13 East;
6 thence run South to the Southeast corner of the
7 Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of
8 the Northwest Quarter of said Section 16;
9 thence run West to the West line of said
10 Section 16; thence run South to the Northeast
11 corner of the Southeast Quarter of the
12 Southeast Quarter of Section 17, Township 15
13 South, Range 13 East,; thence run Westerly to
14 the East Right-of-Way line of State Road No.
15 24; thence run Southerly along the said
16 Right-of-Way line of State Road No. 24 to the
17 North line of Section 20, Township 15 South,
18 Range 13 East; thence run Easterly along the
19 North line of Sections 20, 21, 22, and 23, to
20 the Southeast corner of the Southwest Quarter
21 of the Southwest Quarter of Section 14,
22 Township 15 South, Range 13 East; thence run
23 Southerly three and one-half miles to a point
24 that is East of the Southern most point of the
25 Island of Atsena Otie Key; thence run West a
26 distance of six and one-quarter miles; thence
27 run North a distance of three and one-quarter
28 miles to the Northwest corner of Section 23,
29 Township 15 South, Range 12 East; thence run
30 Easterly along the North line of Sections 23
31 and 24 of Township 15 South Range 12 East, and
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1 the North line of Sections 19 and 20, Township
2 15 South, Range 13 East, to the West
3 Right-of-Way line of State Road No. 24; thence
4 run North and Northeasterly along said
5 Right-of-Way line of State Road No. 24 to a
6 point due West of the Westerly Right-of-Way
7 line of Old State Road 24 and the Easterly
8 Right-of-Way of State Road 24; thence run due
9 East to the said intersection of the Westerly
10 Right-of-Way line of Old State Road 24 and the
11 Easterly Right-of-Way of State Road 24; thence
12 run Northerly along the West Right-of-Way line
13 of Old State road 24 to the East Right-of-Way
14 line of State Road 24; thence run Northerly to
15 the intersection of said line with the
16 centerline of Levy County Road No. 347; thence
17 run Northeast along the centerline of County
18 Road No. 347 to the South line of Section 9, in
19 Township 15 South, Range 13 East; thence
20 continue North 18 degrees 24 minutes 19 seconds
21 East, along the said centerline a distance of
22 221.24 feet to an intersection with a curve
23 concave to the Northeast, having a radius of
24 5,729.58 feet and a central angle of 03 degrees
25 46 minutes 23 seconds; thence run Northeasterly
26 along the arc of said curve a distance of
27 377.50 feet to the point of tangent of said
28 seconds West; run thence South 36 degrees 38
29 minutes 46 seconds East, a distance of 50.00
30 feet to a point in the Southeasterly
31 Right-of-Way line of said State Road No. 24 for
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1 the Point of Beginning. From the Point of
2 Beginning thus described, continue South 36
3 degrees 38 minutes 46 seconds East a distance
4 of 420.00 feet to a point; run thence South 53
5 degrees 27 minutes 24 seconds West, a distance
6 of 210.00 feet to a point; run thence North 36
7 degrees 38 minutes 46 seconds West, a distance
8 of 420.00 feet to a point in the Southeasterly
9 Right-of-Way line of said Florida State Road
10 No. 24; thence run Southwesterly along said
11 Right-of-Way line to the intersection of said
12 line with the East Right-of-Way line of Old
13 State Road 24: thence run Southerly to the East
14 Right-of-Way line of State Road No. 24; thence
15 run Southerly along the said Right-of-Way line
16 of State Road No. 24 to the North line of
17 Section 20, Township 15 South, Range 13 East;
18 thence run Easterly along the curve; thence run
19 North 22 degrees 10 minutes 42 seconds East
20 along the said centerline a distance of
21 2,127.25 feet; thence run North 67 degrees 49
22 minutes 18 seconds West perpendicular to the
23 said centerline a distance of 50 feet to an
24 intersection with the West Right-of-Way line of
25 said County Road No. 347; thence run South 22
26 degrees 10 minutes 42 seconds West along the
27 said West Right-of-Way line a distance of 50
28 feet; thence run North 67 degrees 49 minutes 18
29 seconds West perpendicular to said West
30 Right-of-Way feet a distance of 105.82 feet;
31 thence run North 22 degrees 10 minutes 42
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1 seconds East parallel to said County Road No.
2 347, a distance of 100 feet; thence run South
3 67 degrees 49 minutes 18 seconds East
4 perpendicular to the West Right-of-Way line a
5 distance of 105.82 feet to the intersection
6 with the West Right-of-Way line of County Road
7 No. 347; thence run Southwesterly along said
8 West Right-of-Way line to the intersection of
9 said westerly line of County Road No. 347 to
10 the intersection of said line with the
11 centerline of State Road No. 24; thence run
12 Northeasterly along the centerline of State
13 Road No. 24 to Point "A" as referenced herein
14 above; thence run South 36 degrees 38 minutes
15 46 seconds East to the Point of Beginning.
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17 Together with the following described parcels
18 of land:
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20 Parcel A: (96/227)
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22 That part of the Southwest Quarter of Section
23 9, Township 15 South, Range 13 East,
24 particularly as follows, to-wit:
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26 Commence at the Southwest corner of Section 9
27 Township 15 South 13 East for a point of
28 reference; thence run South 89 degrees 32
29 minutes 55 seconds East along the South line of
30 said Section 9 a distance of 291.56 feet to an
31 intersection with the centerline of County Road
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1 No. 347; thence run North 18 degrees 24 minutes
2 19 seconds East along the said centerline a
3 distance of 221.24 feet to an intersection with
4 a curve concave to the Northeast, having a
5 radius of 5,729.58 feet and a central angle of
6 03 degrees 46 minutes 23 seconds; thence run
7 Northeasterly along the arc of said curve a
8 distance of 377.50 feet to the point of tangent
9 of said curve; thence run North 22 degrees 10
10 minutes 42 seconds East along the said
11 centerline a distance of 2,127.25 feet; thence
12 run North 67 degrees 49 minutes 18 seconds West
13 perpendicular to the said centerline a distance
14 of 50 feet to an intersection with the West
15 Right-of-Way line of said County Road No. 347
16 to establish the Point of Beginning; from said
17 Point of Beginning, thence run South 22 degrees
18 10 minutes 42 seconds West along the said West
19 Right-of-Way line a distance of 50 feet; thence
20 run North 67 degrees 49 minutes 18 seconds West
21 perpendicular to said west Right-of-Way line a
22 distance of 105.82 feet; thence run North 22
23 degrees 10 minutes 42 seconds East parallel to
24 said County Road No. 347 a distance of 100
25 feet; thence run South 67 degrees 49 minutes 18
26 seconds East perpendicular to the said West
27 Right-of-Way line a distance of 105.82 feet to
28 an intersection with the West Right-of-Way line
29 of said County Road No. 347; thence run South
30 22 degrees 10 minutes 42 seconds West along the
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1 said West Right-of-Way line a distance of 50
2 feet to the Point of Beginning.
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4 Parcel B: (96/232)
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6 Begin at the Northeast corner of Section 17,
7 Township 15 South, Range 13 East and thence run
8 West along the North line of said Section 17 a
9 distance of 660 feet; thence run South 660
10 feet; thence run East 660 feet to a point in
11 the East line of said Section 17; thence run
12 North 660 feet to the Point of Beginning.
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14 and (109/617)
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16 That part-of the Northeast Quarter of the
17 Northeast Quarter of Section 17, Township 15
18 South, Range 13 East, being more particularly
19 described as follows, to-wit:
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21 Commence at the Northeast corner of said
22 Section 17 for a point of reference; thence run
23 South 00 degrees 29 minutes 38 seconds West
24 along the East line of said Northeast Quarter
25 of the Northeast Quarter of Section 17 a
26 distance of 580.51 feet to a concrete monument
27 on the North Right-of-Way line of a 66.00 foot
28 road; thence run North 72 degrees 00 minutes 22
29 seconds West along the North line of said 66.00
30 foot road a distance of 228.38 feet to a
31 concrete monument; thence run North 83 degrees
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1 03 minutes 22 seconds West along the North line
2 of said 66.00 foot road to a concrete monument
3 set on said North Right-of-Way line a distance
4 of 444.99 feet to establish the Point of
5 Beginning. From said Point of Beginning, run
6 North 00 degrees 29 minutes 38 seconds East
7 parallel with the East line of said Northeast
8 Quarter of the Northeast Quarter a distance of
9 461.94 feet; thence run North 89 degrees 30
10 minutes 20 seconds West along the North line of
11 said Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter
12 a distance of 320 feet; thence run
13 Southeasterly a distance of 500 feet, more or
14 less, to a point in the North Right-of-Way line
15 of said 66.00 foot road, which point is South
16 83 degrees 03 minutes 22 seconds East a
17 distance of 110 feet from the Point of
18 Beginning; thence run South 83 degrees 03
19 minutes 22 seconds East along the North line of
20 said 66.00 foot road a distance of 110 feet to
21 the Point of Beginning,
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23 and (109/619)
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25 Together with a perpetual easement and
26 right-of-way for road, passageway, and public
27 utilities on, over, and along that certain
28 strip, piece, and parcel of land 66.00 feet
29 wide situate and being in the County of Levy,
30 State of Florida, particularly described as
31 follows, to-wit:
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2 That part of the Northeast Quarter of the
3 Northeast Quarter of Section 17, Township 15
4 South, Range 13 East, further described as:
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6 Commence at the Northeast corner of said
7 Section 17 for a point of reference; thence run
8 South 00 degrees 29 minutes 38 seconds West
9 along the East line of said Northeast Quarter
10 of the Northeast Quarter of Section 17 a
11 distance of 580.51 feet to a concrete monument
12 on the North Right-of-Way line of a 66.00 foot
13 road for the Point of Beginning. From said
14 Point of Beginning continue South 00 degrees 29
15 minutes 38 seconds West along the East line of
16 said Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter
17 of Section 17, a distance of 69.20 feet to a
18 concrete monument set on the South Right-of-Way
19 line of said 66.00 foot road; thence run North
20 72 degrees 00 minutes 22 seconds West along the
21 South line of said 66.00 foot road a distance
22 of 242.81 feet to a concrete monument; thence
23 run North 83 degrees 03 minutes 22 seconds West
24 along the South Right-of-Way line of said 66.00
25 foot road a distance of 55.77 feet to a
26 concrete monument at the Northwesterly corner
27 of the Central Florida Electric Co-Operative,
28 Inc., Sub-station property; thence continue
29 North 83 degrees 03 minutes 22 seconds West
30 along the South Right-of-Way line of said 66.00
31 foot road a distance of 375.38 feet, to a
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1 concrete monument; thence run North 00 degrees
2 29 minutes 38 seconds East parallel to the East
3 line of said Northeast Quarter of the Northeast
4 Quarter of Section 17, a distance of 66.42 feet
5 to a concrete monument set in the North line of
6 said 66.00 foot road; thence run South 83
7 degrees 03 minutes 22 seconds East a distance
8 of 444.99 feet to a concrete monument in the
9 North Right-of-Way line of said 66.00 foot
10 road; thence run South 72 degrees 00 minutes 22
11 seconds East along the North Right-of-Way line
12 a distance of 228.38 feet to a concrete
13 monument on the East line of said Northeast
14 Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of said
15 Section 17 to the Point of Beginning,
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17 Parcel C: (96/229)
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19 A strip of land 20 feet wide described as that
20 part of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest
21 Quarter of Section 16, Township 15 South, Range
22 13 East, in Levy County, Florida, being 20.00
23 feet in width and lying 10.00 feet on each side
24 of the following described centerline, to-wit:
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26 Commence at the Northwest corner of said
27 Section 16 in Township 15 South, Range 13 East
28 for a point of reference and thence run South
29 00 degrees 29 minutes 38 seconds West along the
30 West line of said Section 16 a distance of
31 419.60 feet to establish the Point of
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1 Beginning; from the said Point of Beginning
2 thence run North 89 degrees 26 minutes 19
3 seconds East a distance of 103.96 feet to an
4 intersection with the Westerly Right-of-Way
5 line of State Road No. 347 and the point of
6 termination of the above described centerline.
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8 and
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10 A strip of land 40.00 feet wide described as
11 that part of the Northwest Quarter of the
12 Northwest Quarter of Section 16, Township 15
13 South, Range 13 East in Levy County, Florida,
14 being 40.00 feet in width and lying 20.00 feet
15 on each side of the following described
16 centerline, to-wit:
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18 Commence at the Northwest corner of said
19 Section 16 in Township 15 South, Range 13 East
20 for a point of reference and thence run South
21 00 degrees 29 minutes 38 seconds West along the
22 West line of said Section 16 a distance of
23 591.00 feet to establish the Point of
24 Beginning; from said Point of Beginning, thence
25 run South 88 degrees 34 minutes 22 seconds East
26 a distance of 47.68 feet to an intersection
27 with the Westerly Right-of-Way line of State
28 Road No. 347 and the point of termination of
29 the above described centerline.
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31 all lying and being in Levy County, Florida.
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2 (c) The District may continue to provide potable water
3 service to those properties presently being served in Sections
4 16 and 17 of Township 15 South, Range 13 East.
5 Section 2. (a) The governing body of the District
6 shall be a board of commissioners, hereafter referred to as
7 "Board," consisting of five commissioners, each of whom shall
8 be a qualified voter in the District.
9 (b) All elections shall be held at the same time and
10 place as the municipal election of the City of Cedar Key.
11 There shall be a separate ballot and the ballot shall be
12 canvassed separately from those of the city election and shall
13 be certified to this Board.
14 (c) Commissioners shall be elected for a period of 2
15 years commencing at noon on the day after their election.
16 Following each election, the Board shall select one member as
17 chair to serve during his or her term of office. The Board
18 shall also designate one member as Board secretary.
19 Disbursement of the funds of the District shall be made only
20 upon orders authorized by the Board, signed by the chair and
21 countersigned by the Board secretary or other Board member in
22 the absence of the Board secretary.
23 (d) The Board shall appoint an administrative
24 secretary, who shall be custodian of the official proceedings,
25 records, and funds of the District and shall furnish bond for
26 the performance of his or her duties and for the accounting
27 for the funds of the District.
28 (e) All candidates for commissioner shall run by
29 groups and shall qualify by filing the petition with the
30 administrative secretary of this Board during the same period
31 provided by the City of Cedar Key for city commission
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1 candidates. The administrative secretary of this Board shall
2 be responsible for preparing the ballot and supervising the
3 election of commissioners in holding elections.
4 (f) In case of a vacancy in the membership of the
5 Board, the remaining four members shall appoint a qualified
6 person to serve until the next election.
7 Section 3. (a) The District, acting by and through
8 its Board, shall have the powers of a public body corporate
9 and political subdivision, including the power to:
10 (1) Levy ad valorem taxes on all of the taxable
11 property in said District, as hereinafter provided.
12 (2) Sue and be sued.
13 (3) Contract and be contracted with.
14 (4) Adopt and use a common seal and to alter same.
15 (5) Acquire by either or both construction or
16 purchase, to own in its corporate name, and to lease and
17 convey such real and personal property as the Board may deem
18 proper or expedient.
19 (6) Appoint and employ a superintendent and other
20 employees as the Board may deem advisable.
21 (b) Specifically, the Board shall have the power to:
22 (1) Acquire by either or both purchase or construction
23 and to improve, extended, enlarge, reconstruct, own, operate,
24 manage, and control a public water supply and distribution
25 system and a sewage system for the purpose of supplying water
26 in the District for public, domestic, industrial, and fire
27 protection purposes, and for purpose of disposing of sewage;
28 (2) Fix and collect rates and charges for the services
29 and facilities furnished by any such water supply and
30 distribution system and any sewage system and to fix and
31 collect charges for making connections with either system.
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1 (c) No contract of the Board to purchase, sell, lease,
2 or convey property, real or personal, wherein the
3 consideration involved exceeds $1,000, shall be valid or
4 binding unless formal action thereon is taken at a meeting of
5 the Board duly convened for that purpose. Two weeks prior to
6 the meeting, there shall be published notice in a newspaper of
7 general circulation published in Levy County, if any, and, if
8 none is available, then by posting publicly a copy of such
9 notice at the courthouse of the county not less than 14 days
10 prior to the date of the meeting, in words and figures
11 substantially as follows:
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13 "Notice to electors and customers in Cedar Key
14 Water and Sewer District. NOTICE IS GIVEN to
15 all electors and customers of the Cedar Key
16 Water and Sewer District as defined by Chapter
17 , Laws of Florida, that the Board of
18 the District will, at a meeting of the Board to
19 be held at ,
20 consider and dispose of the following official
21 business of the Board:
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23 (Here briefly state the general nature of the
24 business to be transacted.)
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26 All persons having any interest in said matter
27 may appear before the Board at said time and
28 place and they will be heard."
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30 Dated this .
31 (Signed)
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2 Secretary of the Board
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4 Section 4. The Board shall have power in the name of
5 the District to acquire any property, real or personal, deemed
6 necessary for carrying out the provisions of this act through
7 the exercise of the right of eminent domain. The procedure in
8 acquiring said property shall be in accordance with the
9 provisions of chapters 73 and 74, Florida Statutes, which are
10 hereby expressly made applicable to eminent domain proceedings
11 instituted by the District.
12 Section 5. (a) The District acting by and through the
13 Board is hereby authorized by resolution at one time or from
14 time to time to issue bonds of the District to an aggregate
15 principal amount not exceeding $3 million, which amount shall
16 include revenue-producing certificates issued by the District,
17 for the purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of the
18 sewage system and said water supply and distribution system.
19 (b) Such bonds and revenue-producing certificates
20 shall bear interest at such rate or rates not exceeding 7
21 percent per annum as may be prescribed by resolution and shall
22 mature at such time or times not exceeding 50 years from their
23 date or dates as may be determined by the Board. The bonds and
24 revenue-producing certificates may be made redeemable before
25 maturity at the option of the Board upon terms and conditions
26 as may be fixed by the Board prior to the issuance of the
27 bonds or revenue-producing certificates.
28 (c) The Board shall determine the form of the bonds
29 and revenue-producing certificates, including interest coupons
30 to be attached thereto, and the manner of execution thereof
31 and shall fix the denomination or denominations of the bonds
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1 or revenue-producing certificates and the place or places of
2 payment of principal and interest, which may be at any bank or
3 trust company within or without the state.
4 (d) All bonds issued under the provisions of this act
5 shall be general obligations of the District and shall have
6 all of the qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments
7 under the negotiable instruments law of the state.
8 (e) The Board may sell such bonds or revenue-producing
9 certificates in a manner, at a time or times, and for a price
10 or prices as it may determine to be for the best interest of
11 the District and, in the resolution or resolutions providing
12 for the issuance of any such bonds or revenue-producing
13 certificates, provisions may be made for the custody and
14 application of the proceeds therefrom as may be deemed
15 necessary or advantageous for safeguarding of the proceeds.
16 Section 6. No bonds shall be issued by the District
17 under the provisions of this act unless such issuance has been
18 approved at an election as required by s. 12, Art. VII of the
19 State Constitution. Such election shall be called, noticed,
20 and conducted and the results thereof determined and declared
21 in the manner required by s. 100.201, Florida Statutes, except
22 as herein otherwise specifically provided.
23 Section 7. (a) At or prior to the issuance of any
24 bonds under this act, provision shall be made in and by a
25 resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board for the levy
26 each year throughout the life of the bonds of a tax on all of
27 the taxable real and personal property in the District
28 sufficient in amount to pay the interest of the bonds as it
29 becomes due and to create a sinking fund to pay the principal
30 thereof at or before maturity.
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1 (b) The revenues received each year in excess of the
2 amount required to pay the current expenses of administration,
3 operation, maintenance, renewals, and replacements of said
4 water supply and distribution system and sewage system shall
5 be used to pay such interest and principal, and only such
6 portion or amount of the annual tax as would otherwise be
7 required shall be levied and collected.
8 (c) A certified copy of the resolution or resolutions
9 making provisions for the levy of taxes as set forth above
10 shall be filed with the Board of County Commissioners of Levy
11 County and with the Comptroller of the state. It shall be the
12 duty of the board of county commissioners to order the
13 assessment and collection of the taxes so provided to be
14 assessed, levied, and collected in each year at the rate of
15 taxation required to produce the amounts provided for each
16 respective year and to be included in the warrant of the
17 county tax assessor and attached to the assessment roll of
18 taxes for each year, respectively.
19 (d) It shall be the duty of the county tax assessor to
20 assess and of the county tax collector to collect, said taxes
21 accordingly. The tax collector shall collect such tax in the
22 same manner and with the same penalties as provided for county
23 taxes and to remit the same to the administrative secretary of
24 the Board within the time and in the manner prescribed by law
25 for county taxes.
26 (e) It is the duty of the Comptroller of the state to
27 assess and levy said annual tax at the rate required of all
28 the railroad lines and property and all telegraph and
29 telephone lines and property located in the District, and the
30 taxes shall be so assessed and levied as are county taxes upon
31 such property, and such taxes when collected shall be remitted
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1 to the administrative secretary of the Board within the same
2 time and in the manner prescribed by law for county taxes.
3 (f) Thereafter, whenever the Board of the District has
4 net revenues available and set apart for the payment of
5 interest and principal, it shall, on or before the next
6 succeeding September 1, file with the board of county
7 commissioners and also with the Comptroller of the state a
8 certification of the amount of thus available and set apart.
9 The certification shall operate to abate and reduce the rate
10 and amount of taxes otherwise provided to be levied and
11 collected during the next year under the provisions of this
12 act.
13 Section 8. In like manner as provided above, the Board
14 is hereby further authorized each year to cause to be levied
15 and collected an annual tax on all of the taxable real and
16 personal property in the District at a rate not to exceed 3
17 mills per annum, the proceeds of which shall be used and
18 applied to the payment of the cost of administration of the
19 Board.
20 Section 9. All ad valorem taxes authorized above shall
21 be entered on the assessment rolls for real and personal
22 property in the District, and the proceeds thus received by
23 the administrative secretary of the Board shall be used only
24 for the purpose or purposes as herein authorized and provided
25 to be levied.
26 Section 10. (a) All work done by the District in the
27 construction, reconstruction, improvement, or enlargement of
28 the water supply and distribution system or sewage system
29 involving the expenditures of more than $1,000, except for the
30 purchase of the chemicals and supplies for water and sewage
31 treatment for which the consideration involved does not exceed
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1 $1,500, shall be done by contract entered into following
2 advertisement for bids received on a stated date pursuant to
3 notice for sealed bids published at least once each week for 2
4 consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation among
5 contractors in the state. All such contracts shall be secured
6 by a performance bond in an amount not less than 80 percent of
7 the contract price, furnished by a surety company or companies
8 authorized to do business in the state.
9 Section 11. The Board is authorized and empowered to,
10 by resolution, provide and require that:
11 (a) All water used within the District by a user,
12 except that used for lawn sprinkling, agricultural irrigation,
13 or industrial use, shall be obtained from and through the
14 District and its water distribution system, provided the water
15 furnished by the District through its water distribution
16 system is of a quality to meet the requirements of the Florida
17 Department of Health for a public supply.
18 (b) All sewage originating within the District, except
19 separately treated industrial waste, shall be disposed of
20 through the District sewage system and not otherwise.
21 (c) The violation of user requirements set by
22 resolution is a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable
23 as provided in s. 775.082, Florida Statutes.
24 Section 12. Any person who is a resident within the
25 District and who is now or shall hereafter become or be a
26 qualified elector within Levy County, shall be deemed and
27 held, for all purposes of this act, to be a qualified elector
28 of the District.
29 Section 13. Nothing in this act shall be construed as
30 restricting the power of the Legislature to hereafter amend
31 this act so as to enlarge the boundaries of the District or to
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1 increase the aggregate principal amount of bonds which may be
2 issued by the District.
3 Section 14. Inasmuch as the works and facilities
4 provided for in this act are for a public purpose essential
5 for the health and welfare of the inhabitants of the District
6 and for the growth and development thereof, the District shall
7 not be required to pay any taxes or assessments upon any of
8 its properties, nor the income therefrom.
9 Section 15. The provisions of this act are declared to
10 be severable and, if any provision is held unconstitutional or
11 invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such
12 constitutionality or invalidity shall not affect or impair any
13 of the remaining provisions.
14 Section 16. Upon taking effect, this act shall
15 supersede and repeal chapters 63-1569, 75-426, 76-416, 80-531,
16 and 87-528, Laws of Florida.
17 Section 17. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
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