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        By Representative Spratt






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to Devil's Garden Water Control

  3         District, created under the provisions of

  4         chapter 298, Florida Statutes; deleting lands

  5         from the boundaries of the district located in

  6         Hendry County; providing for the equal

  7         assessment of benefits for all lands in the

  8         district; providing an effective date.

  9

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

11

12         Section 1.  Amending the boundaries of the

13  district.--The territorial boundaries of the district are

14  amended to delete land in Hendry County, described as follows:

15

16         Tract No. L1-100-008, North of County Road 832

17         (Keri Road)

18

19         A parcel of land located in portions of

20         Sections 19, 20, 21, 28, 33, and 34, Township

21         44 South, Range 30 East and in Sections 3 and 4

22         in Township 45 South, Range 30 East in Hendry

23         County, Florida.

24

25         Commencing at the Northwest corner of said

26         Section 20; thence along the North boundary

27         line of said Section 20 a distance of 1745.27

28         feet; thence South 00°14'30" West a distance of

29         50.00 feet to the South boundary line of the

30         right-of-way of Sears Road and the POINT OF

31         BEGINNING of this description; thence

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  1         continuing South 00°14'30" West a distance of

  2         3836.83 feet; thence South 89°47'14" East a

  3         distance of 3349.85 feet to an intersection

  4         with the Section line between said Sections 20

  5         and 21; thence South 31°13'10" East a distance

  6         of 1565.02 feet to an intersection with the

  7         Section line between said Sections 21 and 28;

  8         thence South 32°19'45" East a distance of

  9         1421.49 feet; thence South 27°44'17" East a

10         distance of 4505.44 feet to an intersection

11         with the Section line between said Sections 28

12         and 33; thence South 51°17'07" East a distance

13         of 2279.99 feet to an intersection with the

14         Section line between said Sections 33 and 34;

15         thence South 41°31'25" East a distance of

16         1179.06 feet; thence South 80°19'30" East a

17         distance of 1033.60 feet; thence South

18         87°50'05" East a distance of 863.62 feet;

19         thence South 33°31'12" West a distance of

20         1402.46 feet; thence South 39°42'57" West a

21         distance of 147.92 feet; thence South 46°20'38"

22         West a distance of 1284.09 feet; thence South

23         38°24'49" West a distance of 1562.64 feet;

24         thence South 46°42'12" West a distance of

25         203.58 feet; thence South 59°47'56" West a

26         distance of 988.65 feet; thence South 56°55'25"

27         West a distance of 631.01 feet; thence South

28         49°25'02" West a distance of 773.87 feet;

29         thence South 31°24'08" West a distance of

30         178.02 feet; thence South 18°28'53" West a

31         distance of 314.81 feet; thence South 05°05'04"

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  1         West a distance of 555.08 feet; thence South

  2         09°40'35" West a distance of 93.64 feet; thence

  3         South 23°27'40" West a distance of 89.19 feet

  4         to an intersection with the Northerly

  5         right-of-way of County Road No. 832 (Keri

  6         Road); thence along said right-of-way of County

  7         Road No. 832, North 60°31'34" West a distance

  8         of 654.86 feet to the beginning of a curve,

  9         concave Southwesterly, having a radius of

10         11,509.16 feet, whose long chord bears North

11         62°34'54" West; thence Northwesterly along the

12         arc of said curve a distance of 825.69 feet,

13         through a central angle of 04°06'38"; thence

14         continuing along said right-of-way of County

15         Road No. 832, North 64°38'13" West a distance

16         of 1135.48 feet to the beginning of a curve,

17         concave Northeasterly, having a radius of

18         5679.58 feet, whose long chord bears North

19         62°24'02" West, thence Northwesterly along the

20         arc of said curve a distance of 443.43 feet,

21         through a central angle of 04°28'24" to an

22         intersection with the West boundary line of

23         said Section 4; thence non-tangent and

24         non-radial to the aforementioned curve, North

25         00°25'16" West along the West boundary line of

26         said Section 4 a distance of 1934.55 feet to

27         the Northwest corner of said Section 4; thence

28         North 01°01'49" West along the West boundary

29         line of said Section 33 a distance of 5210.53

30         feet to the Northwest corner of said Section

31         33; thence North 01°18'37" West along the West

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  1         boundary line of said Section 28 a distance of

  2         5211.06 feet to the Northwest corner of said

  3         Section 28; thence North 89°38'26" West along

  4         the South boundary line of said Section 20 a

  5         distance of 5345.81 feet to the Southwest

  6         corner of said Section 20; thence South

  7         89°31'08" West along the South boundary line of

  8         said Section 19 a distance of 2663.96 feet to

  9         the South quarter corner of said Section 19;

10         thence North 00°54'56" East along the

11         North-South quarter Section line of said

12         Section 19 a distance of 5181.39 feet to an

13         intersection with the South boundary line of

14         the right-of-way of said Sears Road; thence

15         North 89°25'57" East along said South boundary

16         line of the right-of-way of Sears Road, said

17         line being parallel and 50.00 feet South of the

18         North boundary line of said Section 19, a

19         distance of 2867.18 feet; thence South

20         89°19'25" East along said South boundary line

21         of the right-of-way of Sears Road, said line

22         being parallel and 50.00 feet South of the

23         North boundary line of said Section 20, a

24         distance of 1745.27 feet to the said POINT OF

25         BEGINNING of this description.

26

27         Containing 1913.00 acres, more or less.

28

29         Tract No. L1-100-008, South of County Road 832

30         (Keri Road)

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  1         Parcel of land in portions of Sections 3, 4, 5,

  2         8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 22, 23, 25, and 26 in

  3         Township 45 South, Range 30 East, Hendry

  4         County, Florida.

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  6         Beginning at the Southwest corner of said

  7         Section 25, thence North 89°46'16" East along

  8         the South boundary line of said Section 25 a

  9         distance of 1406.50 feet; thence North

10         48°59'48" West a distance of 199.87 feet;

11         thence South 80°25'17" West a distance of

12         803.28 feet; thence North 59°24'41" West a

13         distance of 627.22 feet; thence North 73°29'26"

14         West a distance of 255.78 feet; thence North

15         50°03'48" West a distance of 235.25 feet;

16         thence North 12°10'47" East a distance of

17         463.37 feet; thence North 02°29'03" East a

18         distance of 538.46 feet; thence North 01°40'28"

19         West a distance of 1004.39 feet; thence North

20         27°26'09" West a distance of 419.77 feet;

21         thence North 19°09'42" West a distance of

22         827.90 feet; thence North 25°37'06" West a

23         distance of 1748.65 feet; thence North

24         38°17'20" West a distance of 687.36 feet;

25         thence North 19°50'50" West a distance of

26         1654.83 feet; thence North 23°45'15" East a

27         distance of 407.37 feet; thence North 58°32'25"

28         East a distance of 313.82 feet; thence North

29         41°33'02" East a distance of 208.32 feet;

30         thence North 14°41'41" East a distance of

31         606.90 feet; thence North 10°35'41" West a

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  1         distance of 526.10 feet; thence North 70°50'31"

  2         West a distance of 812.11 feet; thence North

  3         03°04'31" East a distance of 646.27 feet;

  4         thence North 45°09'56" East a distance of

  5         890.59 feet; thence North 42°28'06" East a

  6         distance of 500.47 feet; thence North 25°39'48"

  7         East a distance of 1511.54 feet; thence North

  8         29°34'18" West a distance of 798.00 feet;

  9         thence North 40°36'56" West a distance of

10         1175.21 feet; thence North 03°18'36" East a

11         distance of 1776.89 feet; thence North

12         20°01'59" West a distance of 757.90 feet;

13         thence North 26°17'58" West a distance of

14         1764.33 feet; thence North 28°59'45" West a

15         distance of 637.51 feet; to an intersection

16         with the Southerly right-of-way line of County

17         Road No. 832 (Keri Road); thence along said

18         right-of-way line of County Road No. 832, North

19         63°08'31" West a distance of 6175.66 feet to

20         the beginning of a curve of said right-of-way

21         line, concave Southwesterly, having a radius of

22         5679.58 feet, whose long chord bears North

23         66°56'32" West, thence Northwesterly along the

24         arc of said curve a distance of 753.42 feet,

25         through a central angle of 07°36'02"; thence

26         continuing along said right-of-way line North

27         70°44'35" West a distance of 1028.75 feet to

28         the beginning of a curve of said right-of-way

29         line, concave Southwesterly, having a radius of

30         11,409.16 feet, whose long chord bears North

31         71°54'05" West, thence Northwesterly along the

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  1         arc of said curve a distance of 461.31 feet,

  2         through a central angle of 02°19'00"; thence

  3         continuing along said right-of-way line North

  4         73°03'35" West a distance of 1235.68 feet to

  5         the beginning of a curve of said right-of-way

  6         line, concave Northeasterly, having a radius of

  7         2914.79 feet, whose long chord bears North

  8         66°47'34" West, thence Northwesterly along the

  9         arc of said curve a distance of 637.60 feet,

10         through a central angle of 12°32'00"; thence

11         continuing along said right-of-way line North

12         60°31'34" West a distance of 1336.36 feet to

13         the beginning of a curve of said right-of-way

14         line, concave Southwesterly, having a radius of

15         11,409.16 feet, whose long chord bears North

16         62°34'54" West, thence Northwesterly along the

17         arc of said curve a distance of 818.51 feet,

18         through a central angle of 04°06'38"; thence

19         continuing along said right-of-way line North

20         64°38'13" West a distance of 1135.48 feet to

21         the beginning of a curve of said right-of-way

22         line, concave Northeasterly, having a radius of

23         5779.58 feet, whose long chord bears North

24         60°20'28" West, thence Northwesterly along the

25         arc of said curve a distance of 866.70 feet,

26         through a central angle of 08°35'31"; thence

27         continuing along said right-of-way line North

28         56°02'42" West a distance of 612.17 feet to the

29         beginning of a curve of said right-of-way line,

30         concave Northeasterly, having a radius of

31         5139.07 feet, whose long chord bears North

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  1         52°53'08" West, thence Northwesterly along the

  2         arc of said curve a distance of 535.97 feet,

  3         through a central angle of 05°58'32"; thence

  4         continuing along said right-of-way line North

  5         49°44'43" West a distance of 388.20 feet to the

  6         beginning of a curve of said right-of-way line,

  7         concave Southwesterly, having a radius of

  8         1117.96 feet, whose long chord bears North

  9         63°13'34" West, thence Northwesterly along the

10         arc of said curve a distance of 526.59 feet,

11         through a central angle of 26°59'17"; thence

12         continuing along said right-of-way line North

13         76°38'17" West a distance of 588.97 feet to an

14         intersection with the North-South quarter line

15         of said Section 5; thence South 00°23'32" East

16         along the said North-South quarter line of said

17         Section 5 a distance of 4802.11 feet to the

18         South quarter corner of said Section 5; thence

19         along the North-South quarter line of said

20         Section 8, South 00°31'05" East a distance of

21         5311.55 feet to the South quarter corner of

22         said Section 8; thence along the South boundary

23         line of said Section 8, North 89°39'47" East a

24         distance of 2664.81 feet to the Southeast

25         corner of said Section 8; thence along the West

26         boundary line of said Section 16, South

27         00°19'34" East a distance of 5315.19 feet to

28         the Southwest corner of said Section 16; thence

29         along the South boundary line of said Section

30         16, South 89°57'59" East a distance of 5320.22

31         feet to the Northwest corner of said Section

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  1         22; thence along the North boundary line of

  2         said Section 22, North 89°45'44" East a

  3         distance of 2661.44 feet to the North quarter

  4         corner of said Section 22; thence along the

  5         North-South quarter line of said Section 22,

  6         South 00°25'52" East a distance of 5316.66 feet

  7         to the South quarter corner of said Section 22;

  8         thence along the South boundary line of said

  9         Section 22, North 89°49'58" East a distance of

10         2665.66 feet to the Southeast corner of said

11         Section 22; thence along the West boundary line

12         of said Section 26, South 0°25'13" East a

13         distance of 5319.95 feet to the Southwest

14         corner of said Section 26; thence along the

15         South boundary line of said Section 26, North

16         89°59'32" East a distance of 5323.52 feet to

17         the said Southwest corner of said Section 25

18         and the POINT OF BEGINNING of this description.

19

20         Containing 5269.06 acres, more or less.

21

22         Tract No. L1-100-012.

23

24         A parcel of land located in portions of

25         Sections 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 33, and

26         34, Township 44 South, Range 30 East in Hendry

27         County, Florida.

28

29         Commencing at the Northwest corner of said

30         Section 20; thence along the North boundary

31         line of said Section 20 a distance of 1745.27

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  1         feet; thence South 00°14'30" West a distance of

  2         50.00 feet to the South boundary line of the

  3         right-of-way of Sears Road and the POINT OF

  4         BEGINNING of this description; thence continue

  5         South 00°14'30" West a distance of 3836.83

  6         feet; thence South 89°47'14" East a distance of

  7         3349.85 feet to an intersection with the

  8         Section line between said Sections 20 and 21;

  9         thence South 31°13'10" East a distance of

10         1565.02 feet to an intersection with the

11         Section line between said Sections 21 and 28;

12         thence South 32°19'45" East a distance of

13         1421.49 feet; thence South 27°44'17" East a

14         distance of 4505.44 feet to an intersection

15         with the Section line between said Sections 28

16         and 33; thence South 51°17'07" East a distance

17         of 2279.99 feet to an intersection with the

18         Section line between said Sections 33 and 34;

19         thence South 41°31'25" East a distance of

20         1179.06 feet; thence South 80°19'30" East a

21         distance of 1033.60 feet; thence South

22         87°50'05" East a distance of 863.62 feet;

23         thence North 33°31'12" East a distance of 56.70

24         feet; thence North 23°37'14" East a distance of

25         161.33 feet; thence North 10°43'53" East a

26         distance of 478.28 feet; thence North 10°07'34"

27         East a distance of 776.39 feet; thence North

28         12°06'03" East a distance of 196.98 feet;

29         thence North 30°08'54" East a distance of

30         141.35 feet; thence North 40°50'16" East a

31         distance of 462.41 feet; thence North 34°33'51"

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  1         East a distance of 187.35 feet; thence North

  2         17°30'23" East a distance of 180.28 feet;

  3         thence North 12°54'56" East a distance of

  4         550.45 feet; thence North 25°29'25" East a

  5         distance of 161.11 feet; thence North 29°47'37"

  6         East a distance of 688.86 feet; thence North

  7         29°26'56" East a distance of 1377.24 feet;

  8         thence North 36°53'55" East a distance of

  9         131.80 feet; thence North 50°41'42" East a

10         distance of 154.16 feet; thence North 61°52'25"

11         East a distance of 1329.13 feet; thence North

12         52°58'38" East a distance of 160.00 feet;

13         thence North 41°07'41" East a distance of

14         201.35 feet; thence North 26°07'56" East a

15         distance of 223.43 feet; thence North 19°00'58"

16         East a distance of 1230.11 feet; thence North

17         04°51'29" East a distance of 154.83 feet;

18         thence North 08°00'22" West a distance of

19         174.16 feet; thence North 17°21'27" West a

20         distance of 282.71 feet; thence North 14°18'31"

21         West a distance of 170.41 feet; thence North

22         09°11'38" West a distance of 1105.01 feet;

23         thence North 09°14'11" West a distance of

24         1273.11 feet; thence North 05°54'47" West a

25         distance of 125.23 feet; thence North 04°15'27"

26         East a distance of 130.43 feet; thence North

27         10°33'25" East a distance of 788.75 feet;

28         thence North 03°00'23" East a distance of

29         150.00 feet; thence North 02°44'04" West a

30         distance of 678.07 feet; thence North 09°15'57"

31         West a distance of 145.29 feet; thence North

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  1         28°00'57" West a distance of 122.67 feet;

  2         thence North 36°43'12" West a distance of

  3         508.38 feet; thence North 02°26'31" West a

  4         distance of 119.08 feet to an intersection with

  5         the said Southern right-of-way line of Sears

  6         Road; thence along said right-of-way line South

  7         88°43'17" West a distance of 903.43 feet;

  8         thence continuing along said right-of-way line

  9         South 88°50'35" West a distance of 5303.03

10         feet; thence continuing along said right-of-way

11         line South 88°51'12" West a distance of 5299.78

12         feet; thence continuing along said right-of-way

13         line North 89°19'25" West a distance of 3387.60

14         feet to the said POINT OF BEGINNING of this

15         description.

16

17         Containing 2923.45 acres, more or less.

18

19         The above three tracts together total (1913.00,

20         5269.06, 2923.45) 10,105.51 acres.

21         Section 2.  Benefits assessed.--It is hereby found and

22  determined that all lands within the boundaries of the

23  district receive equal benefits from the water management

24  works, facilities, and improvements as constructed and

25  maintained under existing Plans of Reclamation and Water

26  Management Plans of the district; and, therefore, all said

27  lands shall be taxed equally for the maintenance,

28  rehabilitation, and improvements of the district's works,

29  facilities, and improvements.

30         Section 3.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

31  law.

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