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Florida Senate - 1999 (NP) SB 2614
By Senator Geller
29-1679-99 See HB 1553
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to South Shore Drainage
3 District, Palm Beach County; amending chapter
4 17259, Laws of Florida, 1935, as amended;
5 revising the boundary line description of South
6 Shore Drainage District located in Palm Beach
7 County and including additional land within the
8 boundaries of the district; amending the plan
9 of reclamation of the district; providing for
10 the equal assessment of benefits for all lands
11 within the district; 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. Section 2 of chapter 17259, Laws of
17 Florida, 1935, as amended, is amended to read:
18 (Substantial rewording of section. See
19 s. 2 of chapter 17259, Laws of Florida, 1935, as
20 amended, for present text.)
21 Section 2. That for the purpose of reclaiming and
22 draining the lands hereinafter described and improving said
23 lands by means of the construction of canals and ditches and
24 making said lands available and habitable, and for the
25 maintenance thereof, and authorizing the cutting and
26 construction of canals, ditches, dikes, and reservoirs for the
27 benefit of said lands, and protecting the same from the effect
28 of excess water, and making them available for agricultural
29 and sanitary purposes, and for the public convenience and
30 welfare and for public utility and benefit, a drainage
31 district is hereby established and declared to exist, to be
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1 known and designated as South Shore Drainage District, the
2 territorial boundaries of which shall be as follows:
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4 Commencing at a point being the intersection of
5 the west right-of-way line of the Everglades
6 Drainage District's North New River Canal with
7 the east and west half section line of Section
8 14, Township 44 South, Range 36 East;
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10 Thence west along the aforesaid half section
11 line of Section 14, 3,722 feet, more or less,
12 to a point whence the quarter corner between
13 Section 14 and Section 15, Township 44 South,
14 Range 36 East, bears west 50 feet distant;
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16 Thence north 0°7' east along a line parallel to
17 and 50 feet east of the section line between
18 the aforesaid Section 14 and Section 15, a
19 distance of 2,561 feet, more or less, to a
20 point being the intersection with the south
21 boundary of Florida East Coast Railway
22 right-of-way, said point lying 50 feet east,
23 and 81.6 feet south of the section corner
24 common to Sections 10, 11, 14 and 15, Township
25 44 South, Range 36 East;
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27 Thence south 89°57' west along the south
28 boundary of the Florida East Coast Railway
29 right-of-way, a distance of 15,915.8 feet, more
30 or less, through Sections 15, 16, and 17 to a
31 point on the section line between Sections 17
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1 and 18, said point lying 94.5 feet south of the
2 section corner common to Sections 7, 8, 17, and
3 18, Township 44 South, Range 36 East;
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5 Thence north 0°5' east along said section line
6 between Sections 17 and 18 and Sections 7 and 8
7 to a point on the section line between Sections
8 7 and 8, said point being 105.8 feet north of
9 the section corner common to Sections 7, 8, 17,
10 and 18, Township 44, Range 36 East;
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12 Thence north 45°00' west diagonally through
13 Section 7, Township 44 South, Range 36 East,
14 7,431 feet, more or less, to a point lying 75
15 feet north and 30 feet east of the section
16 corner common to Sections 1 and 12, Township 44
17 South, Range 35 East, and Sections 6 and 7,
18 Township 44 South, Range 36 East (the
19 above-described line being parallel to and 75
20 feet distant from a true northwest diagonal
21 line through the aforesaid Section 7);
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23 Thence south 89°21' west along a line parallel
24 to and 75 feet north of the section line
25 between Section 1 and Section 12, Township 44
26 South, Range 35 East, a distance of 5,227 feet,
27 more or less, to a point whence the corner of
28 Sections 1, 2, 11, and 12, Township 44 South,
29 Range 35 East, bears 45°00' west 105.8 feet
30 distant;
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1 Thence north 0°03' east on a line parallel to
2 and 75 feet east of the section line between
3 Section 1 and Section 2, a distance of 5,205
4 feet, more or less, to a point on the township
5 line between Section 1 and Section 36, whence
6 the corner of Sections 1 and 2, Township 44
7 South, Range 35 East, and Sections 35 and 36,
8 Township 43 South, Range 35 East, bears south
9 89°21' west 75 feet distant;
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11 Thence north 0°03' east 310 feet, more or less,
12 to a point 100 feet south from the center line
13 of the lake shore levee as located on the
14 ground by the Everglades Drainage District;
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16 (The above-described boundaries are in common
17 with the boundaries of the South Florida
18 Conservancy District);
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20 Thence north 0°03' east 309 feet, more or less,
21 to a point being the intersection with the
22 south boundary of the United States Engineer
23 War Department's Lake Okeechobee Levee
24 right-of-way;
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26 Thence along the south boundary of the
27 aforesaid Federal Levee right-of-way, more
28 particularly described as follows:
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1 (a) North 88°44' east, a distance of 5,229 feet, more
2 or less, to a point being on the range line between Sections
3 31 and 36, Township 43 South, Ranges 35 and 36 East;
4 (b) Thence north 88°44' east, a distance of 2,222
5 feet, more or less, to a point;
6 (c) Thence south 63°03' east, a distance of 1,428
7 feet, more or less, to a point being on the township line
8 between Section 31 and Section 6, Townships 43 and 44 South,
9 Range 36 East;
10 (d) Thence south 62°54' east, a distance of 2,022
11 feet, more or less, to a point being on the section line
12 between Section 5 and Section 6, Township 44 South, Range 36
13 East;
14 (e) Thence south 58°52' east, a distance of 6,115
15 feet, more or less, to a point being on the section line
16 between Sections 4 and 5, Township 44 South, Range 36 East;
17 (f) Thence south 58°52' east, a distance of 1,820
18 feet, more or less, to a point;
19 (g) Thence south 76°25' east, a distance of 881 feet,
20 more or less, to a point on the section line between Section 4
21 and Section 9, Township 44 South, Range 36 East;
22 (h) Thence south 76°25' east, a distance of 1,904
23 feet, more or less, to a point;
24 (i) Thence south 86°45' east, a distance of 1,034
25 feet, more or less, to a point on the Section line between
26 Section 9 and 10, Township 44 South, Range 36 East;
27 (j) Thence south 86°45' east, a distance of 2,603.3
28 feet, more or less, to a point, being the intersection of the
29 south boundary of the Federal Levee right-of-way with the
30 south boundary of the Everglades Drainage District's Lake
31 Okeechobee Levee;
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2 (The above-described boundaries are in common
3 with the South Shore Drainage District Plan of
4 Reclamation dated July 1, 1935)
5 (a) Thence N36°17'25"E (new basis of bearing) along
6 the southeasterly right-of-way of the L-D2, Hoover Dike a
7 distance of 800 feet, more or less, to the north line of
8 Section 10, Township 44 South, Range 36 East;
9 (b) Thence N36°17'25"E along said Dike right-of-way a
10 distance of 3,253 feet;
11 (c) Thence S54°58'55"E a distance of 4,531 feet to the
12 west right-of-way of the North New River Canal;
13 (d) Thence south along said North New River Canal
14 right-of-way a distance of 5,284 feet, more or less, to the
15 north line of Section 14, Township 44 South, Range 36 East;
16 (e) Thence south along said west North New River Canal
17 right-of-way, a distance of 2,641 feet, more or less, to a
18 point on the east and west half-section line of Section 14,
19 Township 44 South, Range 36 East, being the Point of
20 Beginning.
21 Section 2. Plan of Reclamation.--The Plan of
22 Reclamation for South Shore Drainage District heretofore
23 established is amended and, as amended, is adopted for the
24 district and established as herein stated.
25 A. The existing drainage facilities and drainage
26 system within the territorial boundaries of the district will
27 be utilized under the amended Plan of Reclamation, including
28 levees, canals, channels, laterals, pumping plants, and other
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30 B. The pump station building, equipment, and canal
31 systems serving the additional lands shall be deemed to be a
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1 part of the district's amended Plan of Reclamation, which will
2 be effective upon the transfer of the aforementioned
3 facilities to the District by the Owner.
4 Section 3. Benefits assessed.--It is hereby
5 ascertained that all lands within the boundaries of the
6 district shall be equally benefited from the water management
7 works, facilities, and improvements as constructed and
8 maintained under the amended Plan of Reclamation and pursuant
9 to the provisions of this act; and, therefore, all said lands
10 in the district shall be assessed equally, by reason of the
11 operation and maintenance of the district's works, facilities,
12 and improvements pursuant to the provisions of this act.
13 Section 4. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
14 law.
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