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    Florida House of Representatives - 2001                 HB 713

        By Representatives Argenziano and Kendrick






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to Marion County; creating the

  3         Rainbow River Access Point and providing

  4         boundaries; providing for limited usage;

  5         providing for riparian rights; providing a

  6         saving clause in the event any provision of the

  7         act is deemed invalid; providing an effective

  8         date.

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

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12         Section 1.  Intent.--It is the intent of the

13  Legislature to provide the citizens of Florida a safe and

14  convenient means of accessing the Rainbow River for the

15  purpose of swimming, tubing, and other similar activities, not

16  including motorboats as the same are defined in chapter 327,

17  Florida Statutes, in order to provide enhanced recreational

18  opportunities and conserve and enhance the natural resources,

19  environment, and scenic beauty of the Rainbow River.

20         Section 2.  Creation of Rainbow River Access Point;

21  boundaries.--There is hereby created an area located on the

22  Rainbow River in Marion County, Florida, to be known as the

23  Rainbow River Access Point, the boundaries of which shall be:

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25                           TUBER'S EXIT

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27         THE SOUTH 500.00 FEET OF THAT PORTION OF

28         SECTION 19, TOWNSHIP 16 SOUTH, RANGE 19 EAST,

29         MARION COUNTY, FLORIDA, WHICH IS LOCATED, OR

30         LYING, EAST OF BLUE SPRINGS RUN AND WEST OF SW

31         180TH AVENUE ROAD.

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    Florida House of Representatives - 2001                 HB 713

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  2         (A Portion of Parcel Numbers 34726-000-01 and

  3         34789-000-00)

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  5               (Approximately 26.97 Acres)

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  7         Section 3.  Limited usage.--The use of the Rainbow

  8  River Access Point shall be limited to vehicle parking,

  9  restroom facilities, and structures necessary for access by

10  swimmers, nonmotorized vessels such as canoes, kayaks, and

11  similar vessels, and such other structures necessary to allow

12  such access.

13         Section 4.  Riparian rights.--Nothing in this act shall

14  be construed as in any way affecting the riparian rights now

15  or heretofore existing under the laws of this state of any

16  property owner.

17         Section 5.  Severability.--If any section, subsection,

18  sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this act is for any

19  reason held or declared to be unconstitutional, inoperative,

20  or void, such holding or invalidity shall not affect the

21  remaining portions of this act; and it shall be construed to

22  have been the legislative intent to pass this act without such

23  unconstitutional, inoperative, or invalid part therein; and

24  the remainder of this act after the exclusion of such part or

25  parts shall be deemed and held to be valid as if such excluded

26  parts had not been included herein; or if this act or any

27  provision thereof shall be held inapplicable to any person,

28  groups of persons, property, kinds of property, circumstances,

29  or set of circumstances, such holding shall not affect the

30  applicability thereof to any other person, property, or

31  circumstance.

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  1         Section 6.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

  2  law.

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  5                          HOUSE SUMMARY

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      Creates the Rainbow River Access Point for swimming,
  7    tubing, and similar activities. Provides boundaries.
      Provides for limited usage and riparian rights. See bill
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