Senate Bill sb0262c1

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    By the Committee on Finance and Taxation; and Senator Geller





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  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to local governments; amending

  3         s. 253.034, F.S.; providing for the disposition

  4         of certain surplus state lands; amending s.

  5         274.02, F.S.; revising a definition to increase

  6         the monetary value of fixtures and tangible

  7         personal property that must be included in an

  8         inventory of property; providing an effective

  9         date.

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

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13         Section 1.  Paragraph (f) of subsection (6) of section

14  253.034, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

15         253.034  State-owned lands; uses.--

16         (6)  The Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement

17  Trust Fund shall determine which lands, the title to which is

18  vested in the board, may be surplused. For conservation lands,

19  the board shall make a determination that the lands are no

20  longer needed for conservation purposes and may dispose of

21  them by a two-thirds vote. In the case of a land exchange

22  involving the disposition of conservation lands, the board

23  must determine by at least a two-thirds vote that the exchange

24  will result in a net positive conservation benefit. For all

25  other lands, the board shall make a determination that the

26  lands are no longer needed and may dispose of them by majority

27  vote.

28         (f)  In reviewing lands owned by the board, the council

29  shall consider whether such lands would be more appropriately

30  owned or managed by the county or other unit of local

31  government in which the land is located. The council shall

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  1  recommend to the board whether a sale, lease, or other

  2  conveyance to a local government would be in the best

  3  interests of the state and local government. The provisions of

  4  this paragraph in no way limit the provisions of ss. 253.111

  5  and 253.115. Such lands shall be offered to the state, county,

  6  or local government for a period of 30 days. Permittable uses

  7  for such surplus lands may include public schools; public

  8  libraries; fire or law enforcement substations; and

  9  governmental, judicial, or recreational centers.  County or

10  local government requests for surplus lands shall be expedited

11  throughout the surplusing process. If the county or local

12  government does not elect to purchase such lands in accordance

13  with s. 253.111, then any surplusing determination involving

14  other governmental agencies shall be made upon the board

15  deciding the best public use of the lands. Surplus properties

16  in which governmental agencies have expressed no interest

17  shall then be available for sale on the private market.

18  Notwithstanding this subsection, any surplus lands that were

19  acquired by the state prior to 1960 by a gift or other

20  conveyance for no consideration from a municipality shall be

21  first offered for reconveyance at no cost to such

22  municipality, unless otherwise provided in a deed restriction

23  of record.

24         Section 2.  Subsection (1) of section 274.02, Florida

25  Statutes, is amended to read:

26         274.02  Record and inventory of certain property.--

27         (1)  The word "property" as used in this section means

28  fixtures and other tangible personal property of a

29  nonconsumable nature the value of which is $1,000 $750 or more

30  and the normal expected life of which is 1 year or more.

31         Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2003.

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  1          STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
                       COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
  2                         Senate Bill 262

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  4  This committee substitute requires the state to offer to
    convey surplus lands to a municipality at no cost, if the
  5  surplus lands were acquired by the state before 1960 by a gift
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