Senate Bill 2708e1
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SB 2708 First Engrossed (ntc)
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.
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10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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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:
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16 A parcel of land located in portions of
17 Sections 19, 20, 21, 28, 33, and 34, Township
18 44 South, Range 30 East and in Sections 3 and 4
19 in Township 45 South, Range 30 East in Hendry
20 County, Florida.
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22 Commencing at the Northwest corner of said
23 Section 20; thence along the North boundary
24 line of said Section 20 a distance of 1745.27
25 feet; thence South 00°14'30" West a distance of
26 50.00 feet to the South boundary line of the
27 right-of-way of Sears Road and the POINT OF
28 BEGINNING of this description; thence
29 continuing South 00°14'30" West a distance of
30 3836.83 feet; thence South 89°47'14" East a
31 distance of 3349.85 feet to an intersection
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SB 2708 First Engrossed (ntc)
1 with the Section line between said Sections 20
2 and 21; thence South 31°13'10" East a distance
3 of 1565.02 feet to an intersection with the
4 Section line between said Sections 21 and 28;
5 thence South 32°19'45" East a distance of
6 1421.49 feet; thence South 27°44'17" East a
7 distance of 4505.44 feet to an intersection
8 with the Section line between said Sections 28
9 and 33; thence South 51°17'07" East a distance
10 of 2279.99 feet to an intersection with the
11 Section line between said Sections 33 and 34;
12 thence South 41°31'25" East a distance of
13 1179.06 feet; thence South 80°19'30" East a
14 distance of 1033.60 feet; thence South
15 87°50'05" East a distance of 863.62 feet;
16 thence South 33°31'12" West a distance of
17 1402.46 feet; thence South 39°42'57" West a
18 distance of 147.92 feet; thence South 46°20'38"
19 West a distance of 1284.09 feet; thence South
20 38°24'49" West a distance of 1562.64 feet;
21 thence South 46°42'12" West a distance of
22 203.58 feet; thence South 59°47'56" West a
23 distance of 988.65 feet; thence South 56°55'25"
24 West a distance of 631.01 feet; thence South
25 49°25'02" West a distance of 773.87 feet;
26 thence South 31°24'08" West a distance of
27 178.02 feet; thence South 18°28'53" West a
28 distance of 314.81 feet; thence South 05°05'04"
29 West a distance of 555.08 feet; thence South
30 09°40'35" West a distance of 93.64 feet; thence
31 South 23°27'40" West a distance of 89.19 feet
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SB 2708 First Engrossed (ntc)
1 to an intersection with the Northerly
2 right-of-way of County Road No. 832 (Keri
3 Road); thence along said right-of-way of County
4 Road No. 832, North 60°31'34" West a distance
5 of 654.86 feet to the beginning of a curve,
6 concave Southwesterly, having a radius of
7 11,509.16 feet, whose long chord bears North
8 62°34'54" West; thence Northwesterly along the
9 arc of said curve a distance of 825.69 feet,
10 through a central angle of 04°06'38"; thence
11 continuing along said right-of-way of County
12 Road No. 832, North 64°38'13" West a distance
13 of 1135.48 feet to the beginning of a curve,
14 concave Northeasterly, having a radius of
15 5679.58 feet, whose long chord bears North
16 62°24'02" West, thence Northwesterly along the
17 arc of said curve a distance of 443.43 feet,
18 through a central angle of 04°28'24" to an
19 intersection with the West boundary line of
20 said Section 4; thence non-tangent and
21 non-radial to the aforementioned curve, North
22 00°25'16" West along the West boundary line of
23 said Section 4 a distance of 1934.55 feet to
24 the Northwest corner of said Section 4; thence
25 North 01°01'49" West along the West boundary
26 line of said Section 33 a distance of 5210.53
27 feet to the Northwest corner of said Section
28 33; thence North 01°18'37" West along the West
29 boundary line of said Section 28 a distance of
30 5211.06 feet to the Northwest corner of said
31 Section 28; thence North 89°38'26" West along
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SB 2708 First Engrossed (ntc)
1 the South boundary line of said Section 20 a
2 distance of 5345.81 feet to the Southwest
3 corner of said Section 20; thence South
4 89°31'08" West along the South boundary line of
5 said Section 19 a distance of 2663.96 feet to
6 the South quarter corner of said Section 19;
7 thence North 00°54'56" East along the
8 North-South quarter Section line of said
9 Section 19 a distance of 5181.39 feet to an
10 intersection with the South boundary line of
11 the right-of-way of said Sears Road; thence
12 North 89°25'57" East along said South boundary
13 line of the right-of-way of Sears Road, said
14 line being parallel and 50.00 feet South of the
15 North boundary line of said Section 19, a
16 distance of 2867.18 feet; thence South
17 89°19'25" East along said South boundary line
18 of the right-of-way of Sears Road, said line
19 being parallel and 50.00 feet South of the
20 North boundary line of said Section 20, a
21 distance of 1745.27 feet to the said POINT OF
22 BEGINNING of this description.
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24 Containing 1913.00 acres, more or less.
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26 Parcel of land in portions of Sections 3, 4, 5,
27 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 22, 23, 25, and 26 in
28 Township 45 South, Range 30 East, Hendry
29 County, Florida.
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SB 2708 First Engrossed (ntc)
1 Beginning at the Southwest corner of said
2 Section 25, thence North 89°46'16" East along
3 the South boundary line of said Section 25 a
4 distance of 1406.50 feet; thence North
5 48°59'48" West a distance of 199.87 feet;
6 thence South 80°25'17" West a distance of
7 803.28 feet; thence North 59°24'41" West a
8 distance of 627.22 feet; thence North 73°29'26"
9 West a distance of 255.78 feet; thence North
10 50°03'48" West a distance of 235.25 feet;
11 thence North 12°10'47" East a distance of
12 463.37 feet; thence North 02°29'03" East a
13 distance of 538.46 feet; thence North 01°40'28"
14 West a distance of 1004.39 feet; thence North
15 27°26'09" West a distance of 419.77 feet;
16 thence North 19°09'42" West a distance of
17 827.90 feet; thence North 25°37'06" West a
18 distance of 1748.65 feet; thence North
19 38°17'20" West a distance of 687.36 feet;
20 thence North 19°50'50" West a distance of
21 1654.83 feet; thence North 23°45'15" East a
22 distance of 407.37 feet; thence North 58°32'25"
23 East a distance of 313.82 feet; thence North
24 41°33'02" East a distance of 208.32 feet;
25 thence North 14°41'41" East a distance of
26 606.90 feet; thence North 10°35'41" West a
27 distance of 526.10 feet; thence North 70°50'31"
28 West a distance of 812.11 feet; thence North
29 03°04'31" East a distance of 646.27 feet;
30 thence North 45°09'56" East a distance of
31 890.59 feet; thence North 42°28'06" East a
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SB 2708 First Engrossed (ntc)
1 distance of 500.47 feet; thence North 25°39'48"
2 East a distance of 1511.54 feet; thence North
3 29°34'18" West a distance of 798.00 feet;
4 thence North 40°36'56" West a distance of
5 1175.21 feet; thence North 03°18'36" East a
6 distance of 1776.89 feet; thence North
7 20°01'59" West a distance of 757.90 feet;
8 thence North 26°17'58" West a distance of
9 1764.33 feet; thence North 28°59'45" West a
10 distance of 637.51 feet; to an intersection
11 with the Southerly right-of-way line of County
12 Road No. 832 (Keri Road); thence along said
13 right-of-way line of County Road No. 832, North
14 63°08'31" West a distance of 6175.66 feet to
15 the beginning of a curve of said right-of-way
16 line, concave Southwesterly, having a radius of
17 5679.58 feet, whose long chord bears North
18 66°56'32" West, thence Northwesterly along the
19 arc of said curve a distance of 753.42 feet,
20 through a central angle of 07°36'02"; thence
21 continuing along said right-of-way line North
22 70°44'35" West a distance of 1028.75 feet to
23 the beginning of a curve of said right-of-way
24 line, concave Southwesterly, having a radius of
25 11,409.16 feet, whose long chord bears North
26 71°54'05" West, thence Northwesterly along the
27 arc of said curve a distance of 461.31 feet,
28 through a central angle of 02°19'00"; thence
29 continuing along said right-of-way line North
30 73°03'35" West a distance of 1235.68 feet to
31 the beginning of a curve of said right-of-way
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SB 2708 First Engrossed (ntc)
1 line, concave Northeasterly, having a radius of
2 2914.79 feet, whose long chord bears North
3 66°47'34" West, thence Northwesterly along the
4 arc of said curve a distance of 637.60 feet,
5 through a central angle of 12°32'00"; thence
6 continuing along said right-of-way line North
7 60°31'34" West a distance of 1336.36 feet to
8 the beginning of a curve of said right-of-way
9 line, concave Southwesterly, having a radius of
10 11,409.16 feet, whose long chord bears North
11 62°34'54" West, thence Northwesterly along the
12 arc of said curve a distance of 818.51 feet,
13 through a central angle of 04°06'38"; thence
14 continuing along said right-of-way line North
15 64°38'13" West a distance of 1135.48 feet to
16 the beginning of a curve of said right-of-way
17 line, concave Northeasterly, having a radius of
18 5779.58 feet, whose long chord bears North
19 60°20'28" West, thence Northwesterly along the
20 arc of said curve a distance of 866.70 feet,
21 through a central angle of 08°35'31"; thence
22 continuing along said right-of-way line North
23 56°02'42" West a distance of 612.17 feet to the
24 beginning of a curve of said right-of-way line,
25 concave Northeasterly, having a radius of
26 5139.07 feet, whose long chord bears North
27 52°53'08" West, thence Northwesterly along the
28 arc of said curve a distance of 535.97 feet,
29 through a central angle of 05°58'32"; thence
30 continuing along said right-of-way line North
31 49°44'43" West a distance of 388.20 feet to the
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SB 2708 First Engrossed (ntc)
1 beginning of a curve of said right-of-way line,
2 concave Southwesterly, having a radius of
3 1117.96 feet, whose long chord bears North
4 63°13'34" West, thence Northwesterly along the
5 arc of said curve a distance of 526.59 feet,
6 through a central angle of 26°59'17"; thence
7 continuing along said right-of-way line North
8 76°38'17" West a distance of 588.97 feet to an
9 intersection with the North-South quarter line
10 of said Section 5; thence South 00°23'32" East
11 along the said North-South quarter line of said
12 Section 5 a distance of 4802.11 feet to the
13 South quarter corner of said Section 5; thence
14 along the North-South quarter line of said
15 Section 8, South 00°31'05" East a distance of
16 5311.55 feet to the South quarter corner of
17 said Section 8; thence along the South boundary
18 line of said Section 8, North 89°39'47" East a
19 distance of 2664.81 feet to the Southeast
20 corner of said Section 8; thence along the West
21 boundary line of said Section 16, South
22 00°19'34" East a distance of 5315.19 feet to
23 the Southwest corner of said Section 16; thence
24 along the South boundary line of said Section
25 16, South 89°57'59" East a distance of 5320.22
26 feet to the Northwest corner of said Section
27 22; thence along the North boundary line of
28 said Section 22, North 89°45'44" East a
29 distance of 2661.44 feet to the North quarter
30 corner of said Section 22; thence along the
31 North-South quarter line of said Section 22,
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SB 2708 First Engrossed (ntc)
1 South 00°25'52" East a distance of 5316.66 feet
2 to the South quarter corner of said Section 22;
3 thence along the South boundary line of said
4 Section 22, North 89°49'58" East a distance of
5 2665.66 feet to the Southeast corner of said
6 Section 22; thence along the West boundary line
7 of said Section 26, South 0°25'13" East a
8 distance of 5319.95 feet to the Southwest
9 corner of said Section 26; thence along the
10 South boundary line of said Section 26, North
11 89°59'32" East a distance of 5323.52 feet to
12 the said Southwest corner of said Section 25
13 and the POINT OF BEGINNING of this description.
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15 Containing 5269.06 acres, more or less.
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17 A parcel of land located in portions of
18 Sections 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 33, and
19 34, Township 44 South, Range 30 East in Hendry
20 County, Florida.
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22 Commencing at the Northwest corner of said
23 Section 20; thence along the North boundary
24 line of said Section 20 a distance of 1745.27
25 feet; thence South 00°14'30" West a distance of
26 50.00 feet to the South boundary line of the
27 right-of-way of Sears Road and the POINT OF
28 BEGINNING of this description; thence continue
29 South 00°14'30" West a distance of 3836.83
30 feet; thence South 89°47'14" East a distance of
31 3349.85 feet to an intersection with the
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SB 2708 First Engrossed (ntc)
1 Section line between said Sections 20 and 21;
2 thence South 31°13'10" East a distance of
3 1565.02 feet to an intersection with the
4 Section line between said Sections 21 and 28;
5 thence South 32°19'45" East a distance of
6 1421.49 feet; thence South 27°44'17" East a
7 distance of 4505.44 feet to an intersection
8 with the Section line between said Sections 28
9 and 33; thence South 51°17'07" East a distance
10 of 2279.99 feet to an intersection with the
11 Section line between said Sections 33 and 34;
12 thence South 41°31'25" East a distance of
13 1179.06 feet; thence South 80°19'30" East a
14 distance of 1033.60 feet; thence South
15 87°50'05" East a distance of 863.62 feet;
16 thence North 33°31'12" East a distance of 56.70
17 feet; thence North 23°37'14" East a distance of
18 161.33 feet; thence North 10°43'53" East a
19 distance of 478.28 feet; thence North 10°07'34"
20 East a distance of 776.39 feet; thence North
21 12°06'03" East a distance of 196.98 feet;
22 thence North 30°08'54" East a distance of
23 141.35 feet; thence North 40°50'16" East a
24 distance of 462.41 feet; thence North 34°33'51"
25 East a distance of 187.35 feet; thence North
26 17°30'23" East a distance of 180.28 feet;
27 thence North 12°54'56" East a distance of
28 550.45 feet; thence North 25°29'25" East a
29 distance of 161.11 feet; thence North 29°47'37"
30 East a distance of 688.86 feet; thence North
31 29°26'56" East a distance of 1377.24 feet;
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1 thence North 36°53'55" East a distance of
2 131.80 feet; thence North 50°41'42" East a
3 distance of 154.16 feet; thence North 61°52'25"
4 East a distance of 1329.13 feet; thence North
5 52°58'38" East a distance of 160.00 feet;
6 thence North 41°07'41" East a distance of
7 201.35 feet; thence North 26°07'56" East a
8 distance of 223.43 feet; thence North 19°00'58"
9 East a distance of 1230.11 feet; thence North
10 04°51'29" East a distance of 154.83 feet;
11 thence North 08°00'22" West a distance of
12 174.16 feet; thence North 17°21'27" West a
13 distance of 282.71 feet; thence North 14°18'31"
14 West a distance of 170.41 feet; thence North
15 09°11'38" West a distance of 1105.01 feet;
16 thence North 09°14'11" West a distance of
17 1273.11 feet; thence North 05°54'47" West a
18 distance of 125.23 feet; thence North 04°15'27"
19 East a distance of 130.43 feet; thence North
20 10°33'25" East a distance of 788.75 feet;
21 thence North 03°00'23" East a distance of
22 150.00 feet; thence North 02°44'04" West a
23 distance of 678.07 feet; thence North 09°15'57"
24 West a distance of 145.29 feet; thence North
25 28°00'57" West a distance of 122.67 feet;
26 thence North 36°43'12" West a distance of
27 508.38 feet; thence North 02°26'31" West a
28 distance of 119.08 feet to an intersection with
29 the said Southern right-of-way line of Sears
30 Road; thence along said right-of-way line South
31 88°43'17" West a distance of 903.43 feet;
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SB 2708 First Engrossed (ntc)
1 thence continuing along said right-of-way line
2 South 88°50'35" West a distance of 5303.03
3 feet; thence continuing along said right-of-way
4 line South 88°51'12" West a distance of 5299.78
5 feet; thence continuing along said right-of-way
6 line North 89°19'25" West a distance of 3387.60
7 feet to the said POINT OF BEGINNING of this
8 description.
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10 Containing 2923.45 acres, more or less.
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12 The above three parcels together total
13 (1913.00, 5269.06, 2923.45) 10,105.51 acres.
14 Section 2. Benefits assessed.--It is hereby found and
15 determined that all lands within the boundaries of the
16 district receive equal benefits from the water management
17 works, facilities, and improvements as constructed and
18 maintained under existing Plans of Reclamation and Water
19 Management Plans of the district; and, therefore, all said
20 lands shall be taxed equally for the maintenance,
21 rehabilitation, and improvements of the district's works,
22 facilities, and improvements.
23 Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
24 law.
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