| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to disposition of state land and |
| 3 | facilities in the Florida Capitol Center; creating s. |
| 4 | 272.1231, F.S.; authorizing the Department of Management |
| 5 | Services to determine that certain property in the Capitol |
| 6 | Center is not needed for certain purposes; requiring the |
| 7 | Division of State Lands of the Department of Environmental |
| 8 | Protection to notify certain entities of such |
| 9 | determination; authorizing such entities to apply for |
| 10 | transfer of or enter into negotiations for such property; |
| 11 | providing application requirements; authorizing the |
| 12 | division to transfer such property or negotiate for the |
| 13 | sale of such property at below appraised value under |
| 14 | certain circumstances; requiring a joint agreement between |
| 15 | certain entities prior to transfer or sale of such lands |
| 16 | or facilities; providing for transfer approval by the |
| 17 | Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund; |
| 18 | providing application; providing an effective date. |
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| 20 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 22 | Section 1. Section 272.1231, Florida Statutes, is created |
| 23 | to read: |
| 24 | 272.1231 Disposition of public lands in the Florida |
| 25 | Capitol Center Planning District.-- |
| 26 | (1) The Department of Management Services may determine |
| 27 | that land and facilities located within the Florida Capitol |
| 28 | Center Planning District are no longer needed for use by state |
| 29 | government or any agency, board, bureau, or commission of state |
| 30 | government. Upon such determination, the Division of State Lands |
| 31 | of the Department of Environmental Protection shall notify, in |
| 32 | writing, the Leon County Commission, the Tallahassee City |
| 33 | Commission, the Leon County School Board, the Board of Trustees |
| 34 | of Florida State University, the Board of Trustees of Florida |
| 35 | Agricultural and Mechanical University, and the Board of |
| 36 | Trustees of Tallahassee Community College and shall provide a |
| 37 | period of not less than 120 days for such entities to evaluate |
| 38 | the land and facilities for use by or ultimate sale to such |
| 39 | entities as part of a publicly approved redevelopment plan. If |
| 40 | any of such entities desires to enter into negotiations for such |
| 41 | property, the entity may file an application with the division |
| 42 | not later than 30 days after the expiration of the initial |
| 43 | evaluation period. The application shall include, but not be |
| 44 | limited to: |
| 45 | (a) A description of the use the entity intends to make of |
| 46 | the property. |
| 47 | (b) Reasonable assurances that the entity can financially |
| 48 | provide for the maintenance, upkeep, and use of the property. |
| 49 | (c) Covenants and restrictions on the use of the property. |
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| 51 | The division shall develop criteria for evaluating any |
| 52 | application. |
| 53 | (2) The division may transfer land and facilities directly |
| 54 | to the applying entity or, notwithstanding any other provision |
| 55 | of law, may enter into negotiations that would provide for sale |
| 56 | of the land and facilities to such entity at below appraised |
| 57 | value. If no such entity timely applies for a transfer of or |
| 58 | enters into negotiations for such property, the provisions of |
| 59 | this section shall be satisfied and the land and facilities may |
| 60 | be disposed of pursuant to the provisions of chapter 253. Final |
| 61 | approval of any transfer or sale of such lands or facilities |
| 62 | below appraised value shall be by the Board of Trustees of the |
| 63 | Internal Improvement Trust Fund. |
| 64 | (3) A sale or transfer of lands or facilities under this |
| 65 | section shall only occur pursuant to a joint agreement between |
| 66 | all of the entities enumerated in subsection (1). |
| 67 | (4) The provisions of this section apply only to lands and |
| 68 | facilities within the Florida Capitol Center Planning District |
| 69 | and shall control the disposition of such lands and facilities |
| 70 | to local government entities notwithstanding the provisions of |
| 71 | chapter 253 or other provisions of law regulating the transfer |
| 72 | of state lands and facilities. |
| 73 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2005. |