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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.
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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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