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SENATE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 1534
Amendment No. 1
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11 The Committee on Fiscal Resource recommended the following
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14 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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18 Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 125.35, Florida
19 Statutes, is amended to read:
20 125.35 County authorized to sell real and personal
21 property and to lease real property.--
22 (1)(a) The board of county commissioners is expressly
23 authorized to sell and convey any real or personal property,
24 and to lease real property, belonging to the county, whenever
25 the board determines that it is to the best interest of the
26 county to do so, to the highest and best bidder for the
27 particular use the board deems to be the highest and best or,
28 alternatively, in the case of an airport or seaport operation
29 or facility lease, or a modification of an existing lease of
30 real property, or a new extension thereof for an additional
31 term not to exceed 25 years, where the improved leasehold has
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1 an appraised value in excess of $20 million, after
2 negotiation, for such length of term and such conditions as
3 the governing body may in its discretion determine.
4 (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a)
5 the Board of County Commissioners is expressly authorized to:
6 (1) negotiate the lease of an airport or sea port
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8 (2) modify or extend an existing lease of sea property
9 for an additional term not to exceed 25 years, where the
10 improved value of the lease has an appraised value in excess
11 of $20 million; or
12 (3) lease a professional sports franchise facility
13 financed by revenues received pursuant to s. 125.0104 or s.
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15 under such terms and conditions as negotiated by the board.
16 lease a professional sports franchise facility financed by
17 revenues received pursuant to s. 125.0104 or s. 212.20, under
18 such terms and conditions as negotiated by the board. In the
19 case of a seaport, however, leased space may not be negotiated
20 for a hotel; retail establishment; or an office complex except
21 for port users in excess of 25,000 square feet, and any leased
22 space for an office complex except for port users of less than
23 25,000 square feet must be reasonable and necessary for the
24 operation of the port and must be physically located within
25 the jurisdiction of the port authority.
26 (c)(b) No sale of any real property shall be made
27 unless notice thereof is published once a week for at least 2
28 weeks in some newspaper of general circulation published in
29 the county, calling for bids for the purchase of the real
30 estate so advertised to be sold. In the case of a sale, the
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1 conditions set forth in such notice shall be accepted, unless
2 the board of county commissioners rejects all bids because
3 they are too low. The board of county commissioners may
4 require a deposit to be made or a surety bond to be given, in
5 such form or in such amount as the board determines, with each
6 bid submitted.
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12 And the title is amended as follows:
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16 clarifying that counties are authorized to
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