HB 1677

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A bill to be entitled
2An act relating to the Avalon Beach-Mulat Fire Protection
3District, Santa Rosa County; codifying, amending,
4reenacting, and repealing the special acts pertaining to
5the Avalon Beach-Mulat Fire Protection District; providing
6definitions; requiring the board to make annual reports;
7repealing chapters 80-608, 82-378, 82-379, and 91-392,
8Laws of Florida; providing an effective date.
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10Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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12     Section 1.  Pursuant to section 189.429, Florida Statutes,
13this act constitutes the codification of all special acts
14relating to the Avalon Beach-Mulat Fire Protection District. It
15is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this law to provide
16a single, comprehensive special act charter for the district,
17including all current legislative authority granted to the
18district by its several legislative enactments and any
19additional authority granted by this act.
20     Section 2.  Chapters 80-608, 82-378, 82-379, and 91-392,
21Laws of Florida, are codified, reenacted, amended, and repealed
22as provided in this act.
23     Section 3.  The charter for the Avalon Beach-Mulat Fire
24Protection District is re-created and reenacted to read:
25     Section 1.  Definitions.--As used in this act unless
26otherwise specified:
27     (1)  "District" means the Avalon Beach-Mulat Fire
28Protection District.
29     (2)  "Board" and "board of commissioners" mean the board of
30commissioners of and for the district.
31     (3)  "Commissioner" means a member of the board of
32commissioners of and for the district.
33     (4)  "County" means Santa Rosa County.
34     (5)  "Residence" means one single-family dwelling such as
35one single-apartment dwelling unit, one single-condominium
36dwelling unit, one single-duplex dwelling unit, one single-
37family dwelling unit, one single-mobile home dwelling unit.
38"Single-mobile home dwelling unit" means the realty upon which a
39residential mobile home is located, whether a rental space or
40lot, or otherwise, but does not refer to the mobile home itself.
41     (6)  "Business" means motels or apartments subject to sales
42tax along with other standard commercial businesses such as
43gasoline stations, stores, marinas, and similar establishments.
44     Section 2.  (1)  District created.--There is hereby created
45a special taxing fire protection and rescue service district
46incorporating lands in Santa Rosa County described in subsection
47(2) which shall be a public corporation having the powers,
48duties, obligations, and immunities herein set forth, under the
49name of the Avalon Beach-Mulat Fire Protection District and also
50known as the Avalon Fire/Rescue District with all the powers and
51duties specified in chapter 191, Florida Statutes, including
52non-ad valorem and ad valorem assessments.
53     (2)  The lands to be included within the district are the
54following described lands in Santa Rosa County:
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56Section 28, township 1 North, range 29 West.
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58Section 29, township 1 North, range 29 West.
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60Section 30 , township 1 North, range 29 West.
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62Section 32, township 1 North, range 29 West.
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64Section 33, township 1 North, range 29 West.
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66Section 34, township 1 North, range 29 West.
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68Section 35, township 1 North, range 29 West.
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70West 1/2 of North East 1/4, West 1/2 of South East
711/4, that portion lying East of Highway 191-A of North
72West 1/4 and all of South West 1/4 of section 17,
73township 1 North, range 28 West.
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75South 1/2 of section 18, township 1 North, range 28
76West.
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78Section 19, township 1 North, range 28 West.
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80Section 20, less East 1/2 of North East 1/4 and North
81East 1/4 of South East 1/4 and East 1/2 of South East
821/4 of South East 1/4 township 1 North, range 28 West.
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84Section 29, township 1 North, range 28 West.
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86Section 30, township 1 North, range 28 West.
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88Section 32, township 1 North, range 28 West.
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90Section 37, township 1 North, range 28 West.
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92Section 40, township 1 North, range 28 West.
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94Section 41, township 1 North, range 28 West.
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96Section 42, township 1 North, range 28 West.
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98Section 3, township 1 South, range 28 West.
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100Section 4, township 1 South, range 28 West.
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102Section 5, township 1 South, range 28 West.
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104Section 6, township 1 South, range 28 West.
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106Section 8, township 1 South, range 28 West.
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108Section 9, township 1 South, range 28 West.
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110Section 10, township 1 South, range 28 West.
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112Section 11, township 1 South, range 28 West.
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114Section 15, township 1 South, range 28 West.
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116Section 17, township 1 South, range 28 West.
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118Section 18, township 1 South, range 28 West.
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120Section 21, township 1 South, range 28 West.
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122Section 22, township 1 South, range 28 West.
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124Section 23, township 1 South, range 28 West.
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126That portion of section 24 West of Highway 191 plus
127the South West 1/4 lying East of Highway 191, Township
1281 South, range 28 West.
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130Section 1, township 2 South, range 28 West.
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132Section 2, township 2 South, range 28 West.
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134Section 3, township 2 South, range 28 West.
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136Section 4, township 2 South, range 28 West.
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138Section 1, township 2 South, range 29 West.
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140Section 36, township 1 North, range 29 West.
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142Section 2, township 1 North, range 29 West, lying
143South of Mulat Bayou, being part of the Peter
144Philabert Grant.
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146Section 3, township 1 North, range 29 West, lying
147South of Mulat Bayou, being a portion of the Peter
148Philabert Grant.
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150Section 27, township 1 North, range 29 West, less and
151except the North West 1/4 thereof.
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153Section 38, township 1 North, range 28 West.
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155Section 39, township 1 North, range 28 West.
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157Section 1, township 1 North and township 1 South,
158range 29 West.
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160Section 3, township 1 South, range 29 West.
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162Section 4, township 1 South, range 29 West.
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164Section 5, township 1 South, range 29 West.
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166Section 16, township 1 South, range 28 West.
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168Section 26, township 1 South, range 28 West.
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170     (3)  Nothing herein shall deny the right of the chief or
171other governing officials of the district to render such
172services to communities adjacent to the land described in
173subsection (2), or such other places as from time to time may be
174deemed desirable.
175     Section 3.  Ad valorem taxation.--
176     (1)  The board shall have the right, power, and authority
177to levy ad valorem tax millage against the taxable real estate
178within the district to provide funds for the purposes of the
179district.
180     (2)  The rate of taxation shall be fixed by a resolution of
181the board; however, the maximum millage proposed in the initial
182referendum shall not exceed 1 mill, unless increased by
183referendum pursuant to section 191.009, Florida Statutes.
184     Section 4.  Reports and estimated budget.--
185     (1)  The board shall make an annual report of its actions
186and accounting of its funds and shall file said report in
187accordance with Article VII of the State Constitution, and
188chapters 191, 192, and 218, Florida Statutes.
189     (2)  The board shall file and publish its annual budget
190showing estimated revenue and estimated expenditures incurred by
191the district in carrying out its operations pursuant to Article
192VII of the State Constitution, and chapters 191, 192, and 218,
193Florida Statutes.
194     Section 5.  Severability.--If any clause, section, or
195provision of this act shall be declared to be unconstitutional
196or invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, the same
197shall be eliminated from this act, and the remaining portion of
198said act shall be in force and effect and be as valid as if such
199invalid portion thereof had not been incorporated therein,
200provided the same may be so separated.
201     Section 4.  Chapters 80-608, 82-378, 82-379, and 91-392,
202Laws of Florida, are repealed.
203     Section 5.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.


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