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    By the Committee on Comprehensive Planning, Local and Military
    Affairs; and Senator Casas




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  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act creating Hialeah County; creating s.

  3         7.275, F.S.; describing the boundaries of the

  4         county; amending s. 7.13, F.S.; revising the

  5         boundaries of Dade County; providing for

  6         Hialeah County to assume certain assets and

  7         liabilities of Dade County; providing for an

  8         election for officers of Hialeah County;

  9         providing for a referendum; providing an

10         effective date.

11

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

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14         Section 1.  Section 7.275, Florida Statutes, is created

15  to read:

16         7.275  Hialeah County.--The boundary lines of Hialeah

17  County are as follows:

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19  Beginning at the southeast corner of Section 20, Township 53

20  South, Range 41 East, run 660 feet northwardly along the east

21  line of such Section 20 to a point, such point being the Point

22  of Beginning. From the Point of Beginning run northwardly

23  along the east line of Section 20, such east line of Section

24  20 also being the west line of Section 21, Township 53 South,

25  Range 41 East, to the southwest corner of the northwest

26  quarter of the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of

27  Section 21; thence run eastwardly along the south line of the

28  northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of the northwest

29  quarter of Section 21 to the southeast corner of the west half

30  of the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of the

31  northwest quarter of Section 21; thence run northwardly along

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  1  the east line of the west half of the northwest quarter of the

  2  southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 21 to a

  3  point of intersection with the south line of the northwest

  4  quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 21, such point of

  5  intersection being the northeast corner of the west half of

  6  the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of the

  7  northwest quarter of Section 21; thence run eastwardly along

  8  the south line of the northwest quarter of Section 21 to a

  9  point, such point being the southeast corner of the southwest

10  quarter of the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of

11  Section 21; thence run northwardly along the east line of the

12  southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of the northwest

13  quarter of Section 21 to a point, such point being the

14  northeast corner of the southwest quarter of the northwest

15  quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 21; thence run

16  westwardly along the north line of the southwest quarter of

17  the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 21

18  to a point, such point being the southeast corner of the west

19  half of the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of the

20  northwest quarter of Section 21; thence run northwardly along

21  the east line of the west half of the northwest quarter of the

22  northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 21 to a

23  point, such point being the northeast corner of the west half

24  of the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of the

25  northwest quarter of Section 21; thence run eastwardly along

26  the north line of Section 21, such line also being the south

27  line of Section 16, Township 53 South, Range 41 East, to a

28  point, such point being the southeast corner of the west half

29  of the southwest quarter of Section 16; thence run northwardly

30  along the east line of the west half of the southwest quarter

31  of Section 16 to a point, such point being the northeast

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  1  corner of the south half of the south half of the northwest

  2  quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 16; thence run

  3  westwardly along the north line of the south half of the south

  4  half of the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of

  5  Section 16 to a point, such point being the northwest corner

  6  of the south half of the south half of the northwest quarter

  7  of the southwest quarter of Section 16; thence run northwardly

  8  along the west line of Sections 16 and 9, Township 53 South,

  9  Range 41 East, such line also being the east line of Sections

10  17 and 8, Township 53 South, Range 41 East, to a point, such

11  point being the point of intersection of the easterly

12  extension of the north line of East 28th Street, such line

13  also being the south line of Block 84 B of the Amended Plat of

14  the Amended Plat of Thirteenth Addition to Hialeah according

15  to the plat thereof, as recorded in Plat Book 34, at page 26,

16  of the Public Records of Dade County, Florida, with the east

17  line of Section 8; thence run westwardly along the south line

18  of Block 84 B to a Lot 29 of Block 84 B; thence run

19  northwardly along the east lines of Lots 29 and 2 of Block 84

20  B and lots 29 and 2, Block 77 B, and the northerly extensions

21  thereof, of the Amended Plat of the Amended Plat of Thirteenth

22  Addition to Hialeah, to a point, such point being a point of

23  intersection of the east lines of Lots 29 and 2, Block 84 B

24  and Lots 29 and 2, Block 77 B and the northerly extensions

25  thereof, with a line 30 feet northerly of, and parallel with,

26  the north line of Block 77 B; thence run eastwardly along that

27  line, which lies 30 feet northerly of, and parallel with, the

28  north line of Block 77 B, to a point, such point being a point

29  of intersection of that line, which lies 30 feet northerly of,

30  and parallel with, the north line of Block 77 B, with the

31  southerly extension of the east line of Block 4 of Bing's

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  1  Terminals, according to the plat thereof, as recorded in Plat

  2  Book 61, at page 1, of the Public Records of Dade County,

  3  Florida, such east line of Block 4 and the southerly extension

  4  thereof also being the west right-of-way line of the Seaboard

  5  Coast Line Railroad Company; thence run northwardly along the

  6  west line of such railroad right-of-way through a portion of

  7  Section 8, through Section 5, Township 53 South, Range 41

  8  East, and through a portion of Section 32, Township 52 South,

  9  Range 41 East, to a point on the south line of the

10  right-of-way of the Little River Canal; thence run eastwardly

11  along the south line of the Little River Canal right-of-way to

12  a point, such point being a point of intersection of the south

13  line of the Little River Canal right-of-way with the east line

14  of Section 32; thence run northwardly along the east line of

15  Section 32 to the northeast corner of Section 32; thence run

16  westwardly along the north line of Sections 32 and 31,

17  Township 52 South, Range 41 East, such line also being the

18  south line of Sections 29 and 30, Township 52 South, Range 41

19  East, to a point, such point being the southeast corner of the

20  west half of the west half of Section 30; thence run

21  northwardly along the east line of the west half of the west

22  half of Section 30 to a point of intersection of the east line

23  of the west half of the west half of such Section 30 with the

24  north line of Section 30, such point being the northeast

25  corner of the west half of the west half of Section 30; thence

26  run South 86 degrees, 59 minutes, 59 seconds West along the

27  north line of Section 30 a distance of 659.29 feet to a point,

28  such point being 703.23 feet easterly of the northwest corner

29  of Section 30, as measured along the north line of Section 30;

30  thence run South 49 degrees, 26 minutes, 41 seconds West for a

31  distance of 703.48 feet to a point that is 140.00 feet East

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  1  of, as measured at right angles to, the West line of Section

  2  30; thence run South 13 degrees, 21 minutes, 53 seconds West

  3  for a distance of 136.01 feet to a point that is 100.00 feet

  4  East of, as measured at right angles to, the West line of

  5  Section 30; thence run South 86 degrees, 59 minutes, 59

  6  seconds West for a distance of 100.01 feet to a point on the

  7  west line of Section 30, such West line of Section 30 also

  8  being the east line of Section 25, Township 52 South, Range 40

  9  East; thence run North 3 degrees, 44 minutes, 17 seconds West

10  along the west line of Section 30 a distance of 559.34 feet to

11  the northwest corner of Section 30; thence continue

12  northwardly along the east line of Section 25 to the northeast

13  corner of Section 25; thence run westwardly along the north

14  line of Sections 25, 26, 27, and 28, Township 52 South, Range

15  40 East, to the northwest corner of Section 28; thence run

16  southwardly along the west line of Section 28 to the southwest

17  corner of Section 28; thence run eastwardly along the south

18  line of Section 28 to the Southeast corner of Section 28, such

19  southeast corner of such Section 28 also being the northwest

20  corner of Section 34, Township 52 South, Range 40 East; thence

21  run southwardly along the west line of Section 34 to the

22  southwest corner of Section 34; thence run eastwardly along

23  the south line of Section 34 to the southeast corner of

24  Section 34, such southeast corner of Section 34 also being the

25  northwest corner of Section 2, Township 53 South, Range 40

26  East; thence run southwardly along the west line of Sections 2

27  and 11, Township 53 South, Range 40 East, to a point, such

28  point being a point of intersection of the west line of

29  Section 11 with the center line of a waterway known as the

30  Miami Canal; thence run southeastwardly along the center line

31  of the Miami Canal through Sections 11, 12, and 13, Township

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  1  53 South, Range 40 East, and through Sections 18, 19, 20, and

  2  29, Township 53 South, Range 41 East, to a point, such point

  3  being a point of intersection of the center line of the Miami

  4  Canal west half of the northeast quarter of the northeast

  5  quarter of Section 29; thence run north along the east line of

  6  the west half of the northeast quarter of the northeast

  7  quarter of Section 29 to a point, such point being the

  8  northeast corner of the west half of the northeast quarter of

  9  the northeast quarter of Section 29; thence run eastwardly

10  along the north line of Section 29, such north line of Section

11  29 also being the south line of Section 20, Township 53 South,

12  Range 41 East, to a point 660 feet westerly of the southeast

13  corner of Section 20, as measured along the south line of

14  Section 20; thence run northwardly along a line 660 feet

15  westerly of, and parallel with, the east line of Section 20,

16  for a distance of 660 feet to a point; thence run eastwardly

17  along a line northerly of, and parallel with, the south line

18  of Section 20, for a distance of 660 feet to the Point of

19  Beginning; less the parcel of land legally described as

20  follows:

21         Commence at a Point of Beginning, such Point of

22  Beginning being the northeast corner of the south half of the

23  south half of Section 36, Township 52 South, Range 40 East;

24  thence run westwardly along the north line of the south half

25  of the south half of Section 36 to the southwest corner of the

26  east half of the west half of the northeast quarter of the

27  southwest quarter of Section 36; thence run northwardly along

28  the west line of the east half of the west half of the

29  northeast quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 36 to

30  the northwest corner of the east half of the west half of the

31  northeast quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 36;

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  1  thence run eastwardly along the north line of the southwest

  2  quarter of Section 36 to a point, such point being the center

  3  point of Section 36; thence run along the south line of the

  4  northeast quarter of Section 36 at a bearing of South 87

  5  degrees, 44 minutes, 10 seconds East, a distance of 1,565.04

  6  feet to a point; thence run North 0 degrees, 1 minute, 8

  7  seconds East, a distance of 999.33 feet to a point of

  8  curvature; thence continue in a northerly and northeasterly

  9  direction along the arc of a circle to the right, with a

10  radius of 490.69 feet, a central angle of 30 degrees, 17

11  minutes, 5 seconds, for an arc distance of 259.36 feet to a

12  point; thence run South 87 degrees, 45 minutes, 26 seconds

13  East along a line for a distance of 1,010.75 feet to a point

14  on the east line of Section 36; thence run southwardly along

15  the east line of Section 36 a distance of 2,570.41 feet, more

16  or less, to the Point of Beginning.

17         Section 2.  Section 7.13, Florida Statutes, is amended

18  to read:

19         7.13  Dade County.--

20         (1)  The boundary lines of Dade County are as follows:

21  Beginning at the southwest corner of township fifty-one south,

22  range thirty-five east; thence east following the south line

23  of township fifty-one south, across ranges thirty-five,

24  thirty-six, thirty-seven, thirty-eight, thirty-nine and forty

25  east, to the southwest corner of township fifty-one south,

26  range forty-one east; thence north on the range line dividing

27  ranges forty and forty-one east to the northwest corner of

28  section thirty-one, township fifty-one south, range forty-one

29  east; thence east on the north boundary of said section

30  thirty-one and other sections to the waters of the Atlantic

31  Ocean; thence easterly to the eastern boundary of the State of

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  1  Florida; thence southward along the coast, including the

  2  waters of the Atlantic Ocean and the gulf stream within the

  3  jurisdiction of the State of Florida, to a point on the reefs

  4  of Florida immediately opposite the mouth of Broad Creek (a

  5  stream separating Cayo Lago from Old Rhodes Key); thence in a

  6  direct line through the middle of said stream to a point east

  7  of Mud Point, said point being located on the east line of the

  8  west one half of section seven, township fifty-nine south,

  9  range forty east, at a distance of two thousand three hundred

10  feet, more or less, south of the northeast corner of the west

11  one half of said section seven being a point on the existing

12  Dade County boundary line as established by  s. 7.13; thence

13  run southerly along the east line of the west one half of said

14  section seven, township fifty-nine south, range forty east, to

15  a point two thousand feet, more or less, north of the south

16  line of said section seven; thence run westerly along a line

17  parallel to the south line of said section seven, through the

18  open water midway between two islands lying in the west one

19  half of said section seven to a point on the west line of

20  section seven, township fifty-nine south, range forty east;

21  thence run southerly for a distance of two thousand feet, more

22  or less, to the southwest corner of said section seven; thence

23  run southerly along the west line of section eighteen,

24  township fifty-nine south, range forty east, to the southwest

25  corner of said section eighteen; thence run in a southwesterly

26  direction along a straight line to the southwest corner of

27  section twenty-four, township fifty-nine south, range

28  thirty-nine east; thence run southerly along the east line of

29  section twenty-six, township fifty-nine south, range

30  thirty-nine east, to the southeast corner of said section

31  twenty-six; thence run southerly along the east line of

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  1  section thirty-five, township fifty-nine south, range

  2  thirty-nine east, to a point of intersection with a line drawn

  3  parallel with the north line of said section thirty-five and

  4  through the open water midway between Main and Short Key;

  5  thence run westerly along a line parallel to the north line of

  6  said section thirty-five, through the open water midway

  7  between Main and Short Key to a point on the west line of

  8  section thirty-five and a point on the east line of section

  9  thirty-four, township fifty-nine south, range thirty-nine

10  east; thence run southwesterly in a straight line to the

11  southwest corner of the southeast quarter of said section

12  thirty-four and the northeast corner of the northwest quarter

13  of section three, township sixty south, range thirty-nine

14  east; thence run southerly along the east line of the

15  northwest quarter of said section three to the southeast

16  corner of the northwest quarter of said section three; thence

17  run westerly along the south line of the northwest quarter of

18  said section three to the southwest corner of the northwest

19  quarter of said section three; thence run westerly to a point

20  on the northerly bank of Manatee Creek at the easterly mouth

21  of said Manatee Creek; thence run westerly meandering the

22  northerly bank of Manatee Creek to the intersection thereof

23  with the west right-of-way line of United States Highway No.

24  1, said right-of-way line being the east boundary of the

25  Everglades National Park and said north bank of Manatee Creek

26  being the southerly line of the mainland of the State of

27  Florida and the existing boundary line between Dade County and

28  Monroe County; thence along the mainland to the range line

29  between ranges thirty-four and thirty-five east, thence due

30  north on said range line to place of beginning.  However, the

31  boundary lines of Dade County shall not include the following:

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  1  Begin at the northwest corner of section thirty-five, township

  2  fifty-one south, range forty-two east, Dade County, Florida;

  3  thence, southerly following the west line of section

  4  thirty-five, township fifty-one south, range forty-two east to

  5  the intersection with a line which is two hundred and thirty

  6  feet south of and parallel to the north line of section

  7  thirty-five, township fifty-one south, range forty-two east;

  8  thence, easterly following the line which is two hundred and

  9  thirty feet south of and parallel to the north line of section

10  thirty-five, township fifty-one south, range forty-two east,

11  to the intersection with the west boundary line of the Town of

12  Golden Beach; thence, northerly following the west boundary

13  line of the Town of Golden Beach to the intersection with the

14  north line of section thirty-five, township fifty-one south,

15  range forty-two east; thence, westerly following the north

16  line of section thirty-five, township fifty-one south, range

17  forty-two east to the point of beginning.

18         (2)  The following area is excluded from Dade County:

19  Beginning at the southeast corner of Section 20, Township 53

20  South, Range 41 East, run 660 feet northwardly along the east

21  line of Section 20 to a point, such point being the Point of

22  Beginning. From the Point of Beginning run northwardly along

23  the east line of Section 20, such east line of Section 20 also

24  being the west line of Section 21, Township 53 South, Range 41

25  East, to the southwest corner of the northwest quarter of the

26  southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 21;

27  thence run eastwardly along the south line of the northwest

28  quarter of the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of

29  Section 21 to the southeast corner of the west half of the

30  northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of the northwest

31  quarter of Section 21; thence run northwardly along the east

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  1  line of the west half of the northwest quarter of the

  2  southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 21 to a

  3  point of intersection with the south line of the northwest

  4  quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 21, such point of

  5  intersection being the northeast corner of the west half of

  6  the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of the

  7  northwest quarter of Section 21; thence run eastwardly along

  8  the south line of the northwest quarter of Section 21 to a

  9  point, such point being the southeast corner of the southwest

10  quarter of the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of

11  Section 21; thence run northwardly along the east line of the

12  southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of the northwest

13  quarter of Section 21 to a point, such point being the

14  northeast corner of the southwest quarter of the northwest

15  quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 21; thence run

16  westwardly along the north line of the southwest quarter of

17  the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 21

18  to a point, such point being the southeast corner of the west

19  half of the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of the

20  northwest quarter of Section 21; thence run northwardly along

21  the east line of the west half of the northwest quarter of the

22  northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 21 to a

23  point, such point being the northeast corner of the west half

24  of the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of the

25  northwest quarter of Section 21; thence run eastwardly along

26  the north line of Section 21, such line also being the south

27  line of Section 16, Township 53 South, Range 41 East, to a

28  point, such point being the southeast corner of the west half

29  of the southwest quarter of Section 16; thence run northwardly

30  along the east line of the west half of the southwest quarter

31  of Section 16 to a point, such point being the northeast

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  1  corner of the south half of the south half of the northwest

  2  quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 16; thence run

  3  westwardly along the north line of the south half of the south

  4  half of the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of

  5  Section 16 to a point, such point being the northwest corner

  6  of the south half of the south half of the northwest quarter

  7  of the southwest quarter of Section 16; thence run northwardly

  8  along the west line of Sections 16 and 9, Township 53 South,

  9  Range 41 East, such line also being the east line of Sections

10  17 and 8, Township 53 South, Range 41 East, to a point, such

11  point being the point of intersection of the easterly

12  extension of the north line of East 28th Street, such line

13  also being the south line of Block 84 B of the Amended Plat of

14  the Amended Plat of Thirteenth Addition to Hialeah according

15  to the plat thereof, as recorded in Plat Book 34, at page 26,

16  of the Public Records of Dade County, Florida, with the east

17  line of Section 8; thence run westwardly along the south line

18  of Block 84 B to a Lot 29 of Block 84 B; thence run

19  northwardly along the east lines of Lots 29 and 2 of Block 84

20  B and lots 29 and 2, Block 77 B, and the northerly extensions

21  thereof, of the Amended Plat of the Amended Plat of Thirteenth

22  Addition to Hialeah, to a point, such point being a point of

23  intersection of the east lines of Lots 29 and 2, Block 84 B

24  and Lots 29 and 2, Block 77 B and the northerly extensions

25  thereof, with a line 30 feet northerly of, and parallel with,

26  the north line of Block 77 B; thence run eastwardly along that

27  line, which lies 30 feet northerly of, and parallel with, the

28  north line of Block 77 B, to a point, such point being a point

29  of intersection of that line, which lies 30 feet northerly of,

30  and parallel with, the north line of Block 77 B, with the

31  southerly extension of the east line of Block 4 of Bing's

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  1  Terminals, according to the plat thereof, as recorded in Plat

  2  Book 61, at page 1, of the Public Records of Dade County,

  3  Florida, such east line of Block 4 and the southerly extension

  4  thereof also being the west right-of-way line of the Seaboard

  5  Coast Line Railroad Company; thence run northwardly along the

  6  west line of such railroad right-of-way through a portion of

  7  Section 8, through Section 5, Township 53 South, Range 41

  8  East, and through a portion of Section 32, Township 52 South,

  9  Range 41 East, to a point on the south line of the

10  right-of-way of the Little River Canal; thence run eastwardly

11  along the south line of the Little River Canal right-of-way to

12  a point, such point being a point of intersection of the south

13  line of the Little River Canal right-of-way with the east line

14  of Section 32; thence run northwardly along the east line of

15  Section 32 to the northeast corner of Section 32; thence run

16  westwardly along the north line of Sections 32 and 31,

17  Township 52 South, Range 41 East, such line also being the

18  south line of Sections 29 and 30, Township 52 South, Range 41

19  East, to a point, such point being the southeast corner of the

20  west half of the west half of Section 30; thence run

21  northwardly along the east line of the west half of the west

22  half of Section 30 to a point of intersection of the east line

23  of the west half of the west half of Section 30 with the north

24  line of Section 30, such point being the northeast corner of

25  the west half of the west half of Section 30; thence run South

26  86 degrees, 59 minutes, 59 seconds West along the north line

27  of Section 30 a distance of 659.29 feet to a point, such point

28  being 703.23 feet easterly of the northwest corner of Section

29  30, as measured along the north line of Section 30; thence run

30  South 49 degrees, 26 minutes, 41 seconds West for a distance

31  of 703.48 feet to a point that is 140.00 feet East of, as

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  1  measured at right angles to, the West line of Section 30;

  2  thence run South 13 degrees, 21 minutes, 53 seconds West for a

  3  distance of 136.01 feet to a point that is 100.00 feet East

  4  of, as measured at right angles to, the West line of Section

  5  30; thence run South 86 degrees, 59 minutes, 59 seconds West

  6  for a distance of 100.01 feet to a point on the west line of

  7  Section 30 such west line of Section 30 also being the east

  8  line of Section 25, Township 52 South, Range 40 East; thence

  9  run North 3 degrees, 44 minutes, 17 seconds West along the

10  west line of Section 30 a distance of 559.34 feet to the

11  northwest corner of Section 30; thence continue northwardly

12  along the east line of Section 25 to the northeast corner of

13  Section 25; thence run westwardly along the north line of

14  Sections 25, 26, 27, and 28, Township 52 South, Range 40 East,

15  to the northwest corner of Section 28; thence run southwardly

16  along the west line of Section 28 to the southwest corner of

17  Section 28; thence run eastwardly along the south line of

18  Section 28 to the Southeast corner of Section 28, such

19  southeast corner of Section 28 also being the northwest corner

20  of Section 34, Township 52 South, Range 40 East; thence run

21  southwardly along the west line of Section 34 to the southwest

22  corner of Section 34; thence run eastwardly along the south

23  line of Section 34 to the southeast corner of Section 34, such

24  southeast corner of Section 34 also being the northwest corner

25  of Section 2, Township 53 South, Range 40 East; thence run

26  southwardly along the west line of Sections 2 and 11, Township

27  53 South, Range 40 East, to a point, such point being a point

28  of intersection of the west line of Section 11 with the center

29  line of a waterway known as the Miami Canal; thence run

30  southeastwardly along the center line of the Miami Canal

31  through Sections 11, 12, and 13, Township 53 South, Range 40

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  1  East, and through Sections 18, 19, 20, and 29, Township 53

  2  South, Range 41 East, to a point, such point being a point of

  3  intersection of the center line of the Miami Canal west half

  4  of the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of Section

  5  29; thence run north along the east line of the west half of

  6  the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of Section 29

  7  to a point, such point being the northeast corner of the west

  8  half of the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of

  9  Section 29; thence run eastwardly along the north line of

10  Section 29, such north line of Section 29 also being the south

11  line of Section 20, Township 53 South, Range 41 East, to a

12  point 660 feet westerly of the southeast corner of Section 20,

13  as measured along the south line of Section 20; thence run

14  northwardly along a line 660 feet westerly of, and parallel

15  with, the east line of Section 20, for a distance of 660 feet

16  to a point; thence run eastwardly along a line northerly of,

17  and parallel with, the south line of Section 20, for a

18  distance of 660 feet to the Point of Beginning. However, the

19  following parcel of land is included in Dade County:

20         Commence at a Point of Beginning, such Point of

21  Beginning being the northeast corner of the south half of the

22  south half of Section 36, Township 52 South, Range 40 East;

23  thence run westwardly along the north line of the south half

24  of the south half of Section 36 to the southwest corner of the

25  east half of the west half of the northeast quarter of the

26  southwest quarter of Section 36; thence run northwardly along

27  the west line of the east half of the west half of the

28  northeast quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 36 to

29  the northwest corner of the east half of the west half of the

30  northeast quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 36;

31  thence run eastwardly along the north line of the southwest

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  1  quarter of Section 36 to a point, such point being the center

  2  point of Section 36; thence run along the south line of the

  3  northeast quarter of Section 36 at a bearing of South 87

  4  degrees, 44 minutes, 10 seconds East, a distance of 1,565.04

  5  feet to a point; thence run North 0 degrees, 1 minute, 8

  6  seconds East, a distance of 999.33 feet to a point of

  7  curvature; thence continue in a northerly and northeasterly

  8  direction along the arc of a circle to the right, with a

  9  radius of 490.69 feet, a central angle of 30 degrees, 17

10  minutes, 5 seconds, for an arc distance of 259.36 feet to a

11  point; thence run South 87 degrees, 45 minutes, 26 seconds

12  East along a line for a distance of 1,010.75 feet to a point

13  on the east line of Section 36; thence run southwardly along

14  the east line of Section 36 a distance of 2,570.41 feet, more

15  or less, to the Point of Beginning.

16         Section 3.  All real property the title to which is

17  vested in Dade County and which is located within the area

18  comprising Hialeah County is transferred to Hialeah County on

19  the effective date of this act. Personal property the title to

20  which is vested in Dade County is transferred to Hialeah

21  County on the effective date of this act in an amount equal to

22  the proportion which the assessed value of taxable property in

23  the area comprising Hialeah County bears to the assessed value

24  of taxable property in Dade County as of the previous January

25  1. Hialeah County shall assume responsibility for the

26  obligations of Dade County which exist on the effective date

27  of this act in an amount equal to the proportion which the

28  assessed value of taxable property in the area comprising

29  Hialeah County bears to the assessed value of taxable property

30  in Dade County as of the previous January 1.

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  1         Section 4.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law,

  2  the Board of County Commissioners of Dade County shall call

  3  and hold special elections that coincide with the 2000 primary

  4  and general elections at which officers for Hialeah County

  5  shall be selected. The Board of County Commissioners of

  6  Hialeah County shall reimburse Dade County for any costs of

  7  conducting the election required by this section which are in

  8  excess of the costs that would otherwise be incurred. Electors

  9  of the area comprising Hialeah County are eligible to vote in

10  such elections.

11         Section 5.  This act shall take effect only upon the

12  approval by a majority vote of those qualified electors

13  residing within the proposed Hialeah County boundaries as

14  described in section 1, voting in a referendum election to be

15  called by the Miami-Dade County Commission and to be held on

16  September 1, 1999, in accordance with the provisions of law

17  relating to elections currently in force.

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19          STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
                       COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
20                          Senate Bill 88

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22  The CS differs from the bill in that it prohibits the creation
    of the new county until it is approved by a majority vote of
23  qualified electors of the proposed Hialeah County.

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