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    By the Committees on Governmental Oversight and Productivity;
    Comprehensive Planning, Local and Military Affairs; and
    Senator Casas



    302-2120-99

  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 a

10         declaration of an important state interest;

11         providing an effective date.

12

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

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

16  to read:

17         7.275  Hialeah County.--The boundary lines of Hialeah

18  County are as follows:

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

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

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

23  of Beginning. From the Point of Beginning run northwardly

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

25  20 also being the west line of Section 21, Township 53 South,

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

27  quarter of the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of

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

29  northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of the northwest

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

31  of the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of the

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  1  northwest quarter of Section 21; thence run northwardly along

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

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

  4  point of intersection with the south line of the northwest

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

  6  intersection being the northeast corner of the west half of

  7  the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of the

  8  northwest quarter of Section 21; thence run eastwardly along

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

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

11  quarter of the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of

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

13  southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of the northwest

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

15  northeast corner of the southwest quarter of the northwest

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

17  westwardly along the north line of the southwest quarter of

18  the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 21

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

20  half of the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of the

21  northwest quarter of Section 21; thence run northwardly along

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

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

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

25  of the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of the

26  northwest quarter of Section 21; thence run eastwardly along

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

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

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

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

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

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

  2  corner of the south half of the south half of the northwest

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

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

  5  half of the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of

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

  7  of the south half of the south half of the northwest quarter

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

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

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

11  17 and 8, Township 53 South, Range 41 East, to a point, such

12  point being the point of intersection of the easterly

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

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

15  the Amended Plat of Thirteenth Addition to Hialeah according

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

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

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

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

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

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

22  thereof, of the Amended Plat of the Amended Plat of Thirteenth

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  6  Coast Line Railroad Company; thence run northwardly along the

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

29  such point being 703.23 feet easterly of the northwest corner

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

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

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

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

  3  30; thence run South 13 degrees, 21 minutes, 53 seconds West

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12  the northwest corner of Section 30; thence continue

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

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

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

16  40 East, to the northwest corner of Section 28; thence run

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

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

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

20  southeast corner of such Section 28 also being the northwest

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

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

23  southwest corner of Section 34; thence run eastwardly along

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

31  Miami Canal; thence run southeastwardly along the center line

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

  2  53 South, Range 40 East, and through Sections 18, 19, 20, and

  3  29, Township 53 South, Range 41 East, to a point, such point

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

  5  Canal west half of the northeast quarter of the northeast

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

  7  the west half of the northeast quarter of the northeast

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

  9  northeast corner of the west half of the northeast quarter of

10  the northeast quarter of Section 29; thence run eastwardly

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

12  29 also being the south line of Section 20, Township 53 South,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

20  Beginning; less the parcel of land legally described as

21  follows:

22         Commence at a Point of Beginning, such Point of

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

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

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

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

27  east half of the west half of the northeast quarter of the

28  southwest quarter of Section 36; thence run northwardly along

29  the west line of the east half of the west half of the

30  northeast quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 36 to

31  the northwest corner of the east half of the west half of the

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  1  northeast quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 36;

  2  thence run eastwardly along the north line of the southwest

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

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

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

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

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

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

  9  curvature; thence continue in a northerly and northeasterly

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

17  or less, to the Point of Beginning.

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

19  to read:

20         7.13  Dade County.--

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  2  Florida; thence southward along the coast, including the

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

24  run southerly along the west line of section eighteen,

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

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

27  direction along a straight line to the southwest corner of

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12  southwest corner of the southeast quarter of said section

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

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

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

16  northwest quarter of said section three to the southeast

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

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

19  said section three to the southwest corner of the northwest

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

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

22  of said Manatee Creek; thence run westerly meandering the

23  northerly bank of Manatee Creek to the intersection thereof

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

25  1, said right-of-way line being the east boundary of the

26  Everglades National Park and said north bank of Manatee Creek

27  being the southerly line of the mainland of the State of

28  Florida and the existing boundary line between Dade County and

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

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

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

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

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

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

  4  thence, southerly following the west line of section

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13  Golden Beach; thence, northerly following the west boundary

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

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

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

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

18  forty-two east to the point of beginning.

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

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

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

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

23  Beginning. From the Point of Beginning run northwardly along

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

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

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

27  southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 21;

28  thence run eastwardly along the south line of the northwest

29  quarter of the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of

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

31  northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of the northwest

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

  2  line of the west half of the northwest quarter of the

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

  4  point of intersection with the south line of the northwest

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

  6  intersection being the northeast corner of the west half of

  7  the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of the

  8  northwest quarter of Section 21; thence run eastwardly along

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

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

11  quarter of the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of

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

13  southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of the northwest

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

15  northeast corner of the southwest quarter of the northwest

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

17  westwardly along the north line of the southwest quarter of

18  the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 21

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

20  half of the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of the

21  northwest quarter of Section 21; thence run northwardly along

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

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

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

25  of the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of the

26  northwest quarter of Section 21; thence run eastwardly along

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

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

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

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

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

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

  2  corner of the south half of the south half of the northwest

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

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

  5  half of the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of

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

  7  of the south half of the south half of the northwest quarter

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

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

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

11  17 and 8, Township 53 South, Range 41 East, to a point, such

12  point being the point of intersection of the easterly

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

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

15  the Amended Plat of Thirteenth Addition to Hialeah according

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

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

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

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

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

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

22  thereof, of the Amended Plat of the Amended Plat of Thirteenth

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  6  Coast Line Railroad Company; thence run northwardly along the

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

27  86 degrees, 59 minutes, 59 seconds West along the north line

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

29  being 703.23 feet easterly of the northwest corner of Section

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  6  30; thence run South 86 degrees, 59 minutes, 59 seconds West

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

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

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

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

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

12  northwest corner of Section 30; thence continue northwardly

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

20  southeast corner of Section 28 also being the northwest corner

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

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

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

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

25  southeast corner of Section 34 also being the northwest corner

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

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

28  53 South, Range 40 East, to a point, such point being a point

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

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

31  southeastwardly along the center line of the Miami Canal

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

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

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

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

  5  of the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of Section

  6  29; thence run north along the east line of the west half of

  7  the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of Section 29

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

  9  half of the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

20  following parcel of land is included in Dade County:

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 3.  All real property the title to which is

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

19  comprising Hialeah County is transferred to Hialeah County on

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

21  which is vested in Dade County is transferred to Hialeah

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

23  the proportion which the assessed value of taxable property in

24  the area comprising Hialeah County bears to the assessed value

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

26  1. Hialeah County shall assume responsibility for the

27  obligations of Dade County which exist on the effective date

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

29  assessed value of taxable property in the area comprising

30  Hialeah County bears to the assessed value of taxable property

31  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.  The creation of a responsive and locally

12  determined form of government for our citizens is an important

13  hallmark of a free country and, therefore, pursuant to section

14  18, Article VII of the State Constitution, the Legislature

15  determines and declares that the provisions of this act

16  fulfill an important state interest.

17         Section 6.  This act shall take effect only upon the

18  approval by a majority vote of those qualified electors

19  residing within the proposed Hialeah County boundaries as

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

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

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

23  relating to elections currently in force.

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25          STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
                       COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
26                             CS/SB 88

27

28  The Committee Substitute for CS/SB 88 incorporates an
    important state interest clause to bring the bill into
29  compliance with s. 18, Art. VII, State Constitution, on
    unfunded legislative mandates
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