Senate Bill sb0424

    Florida Senate - 2004                                   SB 424

    By Senator Geller





    31-272-04

  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 an affirmative vote of at least three members. In the

22  case of a land exchange involving the disposition of

23  conservation lands, the board must determine by an affirmative

24  vote of at least three members that the exchange will result

25  in a net positive conservation benefit. For all other lands,

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

27  longer needed and may dispose of them by an affirmative vote

28  of at least three members.

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

30  shall consider whether such lands would be more appropriately

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

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

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

 3  conveyance to a local government would be in the best

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

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

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

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

 8  for such surplus lands may include public schools; public

 9  libraries; fire or law enforcement substations; and

10  governmental, judicial, or recreational centers. County or

11  local government requests for surplus lands shall be expedited

12  throughout the surplusing process. If the county or local

13  government does not elect to purchase such lands in accordance

14  with s. 253.111, then any surplusing determination involving

15  other governmental agencies shall be made upon the board

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

17  in which governmental agencies have expressed no interest

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

19  Notwithstanding this subsection, any surplus lands that were

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

21  conveyance for no consideration from a municipality shall be

22  first offered for reconveyance at no cost to such

23  municipality, unless otherwise provided in a deed restriction

24  of record.

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

26  Statutes, is amended to read:

27         274.02  Record and inventory of certain property.--

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

29  fixtures and other tangible personal property of a

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

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

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 1         Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2004.

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 4                          SENATE SUMMARY

 5    Requires the state to offer to convey surplus lands to a
      municipality at no cost, if the surplus lands were
 6    acquired by the state before 1960 by a gift from the
      municipality. Revises the definition of the term
 7    "property" for purposes of inventory and recordkeeping by
      local governmental entities.
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