Senate Bill sb2744

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    Florida Senate - 2005        (NP)                      SB 2744

    By Senator Campbell





    32-1882-05                                         See HB 1359

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to Broward County; providing

  3         for extending the corporate limits of the City

  4         of Coral Springs and the City of Parkland;

  5         providing for the annexation of specified

  6         unincorporated areas; providing for annexation

  7         of the unincorporated area known as Country

  8         Acres; providing for an election; providing for

  9         an effective date of annexation; providing for

10         an interlocal agreement; providing for a

11         continuation of certain Broward County

12         regulations; providing for the transfer of

13         public roads and rights-of-way; providing an

14         effective date.

15  

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

17  

18         Section 1.  The following described areas are hereby

19  annexed into the City of Parkland effective September 15,

20  2006:

21  

22         Parkland Section 32 Area described as that

23         portion of Section 32, Township 47 South, Range

24         41 East, Broward County, Florida:

25  

26         COMMENCING at the Northwest corner of the South

27         One-Half (S 1/2) of the South One-Half (S 1/2)

28         of the Northwest One-Quarter (NW 1/4) of said

29         Section 31, being a point on the municipal

30         boundary of the City of Parkland, as described

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 1         in City of Parkland Ordinance No. 97-13 and

 2         02-11;

 3  

 4         Thence along said municipal boundary the

 5         following six courses;

 6  

 7         Thence North 89°57'06" East, along the North

 8         line of said South One-Half (S 1/2) of the

 9         South One-Half (S 1/2) of the Northwest

10         One-Quarter (NW 1/4), a distance of 2268.58

11         feet to the Northeast corner of said South

12         One-Half (S 1/2) of the South One-Half (S 1/2)

13         of the Northwest One-Quarter (NW 1/4);

14  

15         Thence North 89°57'16" East, along the North

16         line of the South One-Half (S 1/2) of the South

17         One-Half (S 1/2) of the Northeast One-Quarter

18         (NE 1/4) of said Section 31, a distance of

19         2268.08 feet to the Northeast corner of said

20         South One-Half (S 1/2) of the South One-Half (S

21         1/2) of the Northeast One-Quarter (NE 1/4);

22  

23         Thence continue North 89°57'16" East, along the

24         Easterly prolongation of said North line, a

25         distance of 16.58 feet to a line parallel with

26         and 16.58 feet Easterly from the West line of

27         the Northwest One-Quarter (NW 1/4) of said

28         Section 32;

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30         Thence North 01°22'19" West, along said

31         parallel line, a distance of 655.48 feet to a

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 1         line parallel with and 1313.28 feet Southerly

 2         from the North line of said  Northwest

 3         One-Quarter (NW 1/4);

 4  

 5         Thence North 89°36'52" East, along said

 6         parallel line, a distance of 2623.50 feet to

 7         the East line of said Northwest One-Quarter (NW

 8         1/4);

 9  

10         Thence North 01°21'25" West, along said East

11         line, a distance of 775.99 feet to the POINT OF

12         BEGINNING;

13  

14         Thence along said municipal boundary of the

15         City of Parkland, as described in City of

16         Parkland Ordinance No. 97-13, the following

17         three courses;

18  

19         Thence North 89°37'21" East, parallel to the

20         North line of the Northeast One-Quarter (NE

21         1/4) of said Section 32, a distance of 482.47

22         feet;

23  

24         Thence North 01°21'25" West, parallel to said

25         East line of the Northwest One-Quarter (NW 1/4)

26         of said Section 32, a distance of 417.46 feet

27         to a line parallel with and 120.00 feet

28         Southerly from said North line of the Northeast

29         One-Quarter (NE 1/4) of said Section 32;

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 1         Thence South 89°37'21" West, along said

 2         parallel line, a distance of 482.47 feet to

 3         said East line of the Northwest One-Quarter (NW

 4         1/4) of said Section 32;

 5  

 6         Thence South 01°21'25" East, along said East

 7         line and said municipal boundary of the City of

 8         Parkland, as described in City of Parkland

 9         Ordinance No. 02-11, a distance of 417.46 feet

10         to the POINT OF BEGINNING.

11  

12         Together with:

13  

14         Parkland Section 35 Area described as that

15         portion of Section 35, Township 47 South, Range

16         41 East, Broward County, Florida:

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18         COMMENCE at the Southwest corner of Tract 16,

19         "Florida Fruit Lands Company's Subdivision No.

20         2," according to the plat thereof, as recorded

21         in Plat Book 1, Page 102 of the Public Records

22         of Palm Beach County, Florida;

23  

24         Thence Easterly along the South line of said

25         Tract 16 to a point on a line 75 feet East of

26         and parallel with, as measured at right angles

27         to, the West line of said Section 35 also being

28         the municipal boundary of the City of Parkland,

29         as described in City of Parkland Ordinance No.

30         20 and to the POINT OF BEGINNING;

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 1         Thence along said municipal boundary the

 2         following four courses;

 3  

 4         Thence Easterly along the South line of said

 5         Tract 16 to the Southeast corner of said Tract

 6         16;

 7  

 8         Thence Southerly along the West lines of Tracts

 9         10, 11 and 12 of said, "Florida Fruit Lands

10         Company's Subdivision No. 2," to a point on the

11         South line of the North One-Half (N 1/2) of

12         said Section 35;

13  

14         Thence Easterly along said South line to the

15         Southeast corner of Tract 5 of said, "Florida

16         Fruit Lands Company's Subdivision No. 2;"

17  

18         Thence Northerly along the East lines of Tracts

19         5, 6 and 7 of said, "Florida Fruit Lands

20         Company's Subdivision No. 2," to a line 285

21         feet South of and parallel with, as measured at

22         right angles to, the South right-of-way line of

23         the Hillsboro Canal;

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25         Thence Northwesterly along said parallel line

26         to a line 100 feet West of and parallel with,

27         as measured  at right angles to, the East line

28         of Tracts 7 and 8 of said "Florida Fruit Lands

29         Company's Subdivision No. 2;"

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 1         Thence Northerly along said parallel line to a

 2         point on the South Canal right-of-way line and

 3         a point on the municipal boundary of the City

 4         of Parkland, as described in Chapter 84-505,

 5         Laws of Florida;

 6  

 7         Thence Northwesterly along said municipal

 8         boundary of the City of Parkland to a point on

 9         the North line of said Section 35 also being

10         the North boundary of Broward County, as

11         described in Section 7.06, Florida Statutes;

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13         Thence Westerly along said North line and North

14         boundary to a point on a line 75 feet East of

15         and parallel with, as measured at right angles

16         to, the West line of said Section 35 also being

17         a point on the municipal boundary of the City

18         of Parkland, as described in Chapter 84-505,

19         Laws of Florida;

20  

21         Thence Southerly along said parallel line and

22         municipal boundary to the POINT OF BEGINNING.

23  

24         Together with:

25  

26         Parkland Section 35 Area A described as that

27         portion of Section 35, Township 47 South, Range

28         41 East, Broward County, Florida:

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30         BEGINNING at the intersection of the East line

31         of said Section 35 with the Southerly

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 1         right-of-way line of that certain 35-foot

 2         right-of-way for State Road No. 827, as shown

 3         on the State of Florida, State Road Department

 4         right-of-way map for said State Road No. 827,

 5         Section 86002-2501, sheet 8 of 11;

 6  

 7         Thence Northwesterly along said Southerly

 8         right-of-way line and along the municipal

 9         boundary of the City of Parkland, as described

10         in Chapter 84-505, Laws of Florida, to the East

11         line of the West One-Half (W 1/2) of Tract 2,

12         "Florida Fruit Lands Company's Subdivision No.

13         2," according to the plat thereof, as recorded

14         in Plat Book 1, Page 102 of the Public Records

15         of Palm Beach County, Florida;

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17         Thence South along said East line and along the

18         municipal boundary of the City of Parkland, as

19         described in Ordinance 20 of the City of

20         Parkland, to a point on the municipal boundary

21         of the City of Parkland, as described in

22         Ordinance 2001-6 of the City of Parkland, said

23         point being 1372.22 feet North of the South

24         line of Tract 4 of said "Florida Fruit Lands

25         Company's Subdivision No. 2," as measured along

26         the West line of the East One-Half (E 1/2) of

27         Tracts 4, 3 and 2 of said, "Florida Fruit Lands

28         Company's Subdivision No. 2;"

29  

30         Thence along said municipal boundary the

31         following four (4) courses and distances;

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 1  

 2         Thence North 52°44'13" East, a distance of

 3         48.54 feet;

 4  

 5         Thence South 73°15'40" East, a distance of

 6         307.97 feet;

 7  

 8         Thence South 01°15'45" East, along a line 320

 9         feet West of and parallel to the East line of

10         said Tracts 2, 3 and 4, a distance of 1311.06

11         feet;

12  

13         Thence Southerly along a line 320 feet West of

14         the East line of Tracts 25, 26 and 27 of said

15         "Florida Fruit Lands Company's Subdivision No.

16         2," to the South line of said Tract 27;

17  

18         Thence Easterly along said South line and along

19         the municipal boundary of the City of Parkland,

20         as described in Ordinance 91-40 of the City of

21         Parkland, to the East line of said Section 35;

22  

23         Thence North 01°15'45" West, along said East

24         line and along the municipal boundary of the

25         City of Parkland, as described in Chapter

26         88-531, Laws of Florida, to the POINT OF

27         BEGINNING.

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29         Together with:

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 1         Parkland Section 35 and 36 Area C described as

 2         that portion of Section 35 & 36, Township 47

 3         South, Range 41 East, Broward County, Florida:

 4  

 5         BEGINNING at the intersection of the North

 6         Boundary of Broward County, as described in

 7         Section 7.06, Florida Statutes, with the West

 8         right-of-way line of State Road 7 (U.S. 441);

 9  

10         Thence Southerly along said West right-of-way

11         line to a point on the municipal boundary of

12         the City of  Parkland, as described in

13         Resolution No. 88-28 of the City of Parkland,

14         said point being on the Southerly right-of-way

15         line of the Hillsboro Canal;

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17         Thence Westerly along said municipal boundary

18         and Southerly right-of-way line to a point on

19         the municipal boundary of the City of Parkland,

20         as described in Chapter 84-505, Laws of

21         Florida, being a point of intersection with the

22         North right-of-way line of State Road No. 827,

23         as shown on the State of Florida, State Road

24         Department right-of-way map for said State Road

25         No. 827, Section 86002-2501, sheet 8 of 11;

26  

27         Thence Northwesterly along said municipal

28         boundary and North right-of-way line to the

29         intersection with the North line of said

30         Section 35 and a point on the said North

31         boundary of Broward County;

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 1  

 2         Thence Easterly along said North line and said

 3         North boundary to the centerline of the

 4         Hillsboro State Drainage Canal (Hillsboro

 5         Canal);

 6  

 7         Thence Southeasterly along said centerline and

 8         said North boundary of Broward County to the

 9         POINT OF BEGINNING.

10  

11         Together with:

12  

13         Parkland Section 36 Area D described as that

14         portion of Section 36, Township 47 South, Range

15         41 East, Broward County, Florida:

16  

17         COMMENCING at the intersection of the South

18         right-of-way line of the Hillsboro Canal

19         (260-foot right-of-way) with the West

20         right-of-way line of State Road 7 (U.S. 441)

21         said point being on the municipal boundary of

22         the City of Parkland, as described in

23         Resolution No. 88-28 of the City of Parkland;

24  

25         Thence South 89°35'25" West, along said South

26         right-of-way line and municipal boundary, for a

27         distance of 261.99 feet to a point of

28         curvature;

29  

30         Thence Westerly along said curve to the right

31         and said South right-of-way line and municipal

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 1         boundary, having a radius of 860.00 feet, a

 2         central angle of 18°32'40", for an arc distance

 3         of 278.35 feet to a point of tangency;

 4  

 5         Thence North 71°51'55" West, along said South

 6         right-of-way line and municipal boundary, for a

 7         distance of 718.80 feet to the POINT OF

 8         BEGINNING;

 9  

10         Thence continue along said municipal boundary

11         and relocated State Road No. 827 (Loxahatchee

12         Road), the following four (4) courses;

13  

14         Thence Southeasterly along a curve to the right

15         whose tangent bears South 37°31'22" East,

16         having a radius of 405.09 feet, a central angle

17         of 01°10'48", for an arc distance of 8.34 feet

18         to a point of tangency;

19  

20         Thence South 36°20'34" East, for a distance of

21         568.75 feet to a point of curvature;

22  

23         Thence Southeasterly along a curve to the left,

24         having a radius of 625.00 feet, a central angle

25         of 55°00'00", for an arc distance of 599.96

26         feet to a point of tangency;

27  

28         Thence North 88°39'26" East to a point on the

29         West right-of-way line of State Road No. 7

30         (U.S. 441) and the municipal boundary of the

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 1         City of Parkland, as described in Chapter

 2         2003-379, Laws of Florida;

 3  

 4         Thence Southerly, along said West right-of-way

 5         line and municipal boundary, for a distance of

 6         60.00 feet;

 7  

 8         Thence along the municipal boundary of the City

 9         of Parkland, as described in Resolution No.

10         88-28 of the City of Parkland, the following

11         four (4) courses;

12  

13         Thence South 88°39'26" West to a point of

14         curvature;

15  

16         Thence Northwesterly along a curve to the right

17         having a radius of 685.00 feet, a central angle

18         of 55°00'00", for an arc distance of 657.55

19         feet to a point of tangency;

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21         Thence North 36°20'34" West, for a distance of

22         568.75 feet to a point of curvature;

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24         Thence Northwesterly along a curve to the left,

25         with a radius of 345.09 feet, a central angle

26         of 21°16'28", for an arc distance of 128.13

27         feet to a point on the South right-of-way line

28         of aforesaid Hillsboro Canal;

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30         Thence South 71°51'55" East, along said South

31         right-of-way line and the municipal boundary of

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 1         the City of Parkland, as described in Chapter

 2         84-505, Laws of Florida, to the POINT OF

 3         BEGINNING.

 4  

 5         Section 2.  The legal description of the Country Acres

 6  Area is:

 7  

 8         That portion of Section 11, Township 48 South,

 9         Range 41 East, Broward County, Florida,

10         described as follows:

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12         BEGINNING at the intersection of the Southerly

13         right-of-way line of the Sawgrass Expressway

14         with the East line of the Northeast One-Quarter

15         (NE 1/4) of said Section 11 being a point on

16         the municipal boundary of the City of Coral

17         Springs as established by Chapter 2002-364,

18         Laws of Florida;

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20         THENCE along said municipal boundary by Chapter

21         2002-364, Laws of Florida, the following eight

22         (8) courses;

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24         THENCE South 00°59'57" East along the said East

25         line of the said Northeast One-Quarter (NE

26         1/4), a distance of 2,338.34 feet to the

27         Northeast corner of the Southeast One-Quarter

28         (SE 1/4) of said Section 11;

29  

30         THENCE North 89°26'26" West along the North

31         line of the said Southeast One-Quarter (SE 1/4)

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 1         of said Section 11, a distance of 1,320.24

 2         feet;

 3  

 4         THENCE South 00°56'23" East thru the said

 5         Southeast One-Quarter (SE 1/4) of said Section

 6         11, a distance of 1,236.11 feet;

 7  

 8         THENCE South 01°03'06" East continuing thru the

 9         said Southeast One-Quarter (SE 1/4) of said

10         Section 11, a distance of 1,387.13 feet to the

11         South line of the Southeast One-Quarter (SE

12         1/4) of said Section 11;

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14         THENCE North 89°25'25" West along the said

15         South line of said Southeast One-Quarter (SE

16         1/4), for a distance of 661.43 feet;

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18         THENCE North 00°59'43" West thru the Southeast

19         One-Quarter (SE 1/4) of said Section 11, a

20         distance of 1,440.04 feet;

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22         THENCE North 01°03'18" West continuing thru

23         said Southeast One-Quarter (SE 1/4) of said

24         Section 11, a distance of 1,198.02 feet to the

25         North line of the said Southeast One-Quarter

26         (SE 1/4) of said Section 11;

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28         THENCE North 01°01'19" West thru the Northeast

29         One-Quarter (NE 1/4) of said Section 11 to the

30         South right-of-way line of the Sawgrass

31         Expressway being a point on the municipal

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 1         boundary of the City of Coral Springs as

 2         established by Chapter 2003-378, Laws of

 3         Florida;

 4  

 5         THENCE Easterly along said South right-of-way

 6         line and along said municipal boundary by

 7         Chapter 2003-378, Laws of Florida, to the POINT

 8         OF BEGINNING.

 9  

10         Section 3.  The Broward County Board of County

11  Commissioners shall schedule, at the expense of Broward

12  County, an election on March 14, 2006, in accordance with the

13  provisions of the law relating to elections currently in force

14  in Broward County. The subject of said election shall be the

15  annexation of the Country Acres Area into the City of Coral

16  Springs or the City of Parkland. Only registered voters

17  residing in the Country Acres Area as described in section 2

18  may vote in said election. The voters residing in the Country

19  Acres Area shall, by majority vote of the voters participating

20  in the election, choose either the City of Coral Springs or

21  the City of Parkland for annexation. A mail ballot shall not

22  be used in this election. However, voters may vote by absentee

23  ballot as provided by law.

24         Section 4.  Upon a majority of the registered voters

25  participating in the election as provided in section 3 voting

26  for annexation into the City of Coral Springs or the City of

27  Parkland, the Country Acres Area described in section 2 shall

28  be deemed a part of said municipality on September 15, 2006,

29  pursuant to section 171.062, Florida Statutes, except as

30  provided for in this act.

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 1         Section 5.  An interlocal agreement shall be developed

 2  between the governing bodies of Broward County and the

 3  annexing municipality and executed prior to the effective date

 4  of the annexation as provided for in section 4. The agreement

 5  shall address infrastructure improvement projects and include

 6  a financially feasible plan for transitioning county services,

 7  buildings, infrastructure, waterways, and employees.

 8         Section 6.  Subsequent to the effective date of the

 9  annexation, any resident in the area to be annexed by this act

10  into the City of Coral Springs or the City of Parkland shall

11  be deemed to have met any residency requirements for candidacy

12  for any municipal office.

13         Section 7.  Nothing in this act shall be construed to

14  affect or abrogate the rights of parties to any contracts, or

15  between nongovernmental entities, which contracts are in

16  effect prior to the effective date of the annexation.

17         Section 8.  Upon annexation into a municipality, the

18  following shall govern the areas described in section 2: for

19  any use, building, or structure that is legally in existence

20  and legally compliant at the time that the Country Acres Area

21  becomes a part of the municipality, said use shall not be made

22  a prohibited use by the municipality, on the property of said

23  use, for as long as the use shall continue, and not be

24  voluntarily abandoned.

25         Section 9.  Subsequent to the effective date of this

26  act, no change in land use designation or zoning shall be

27  effective within the limits of the lands subject to annexation

28  herein until the Country Acres Area has been annexed into the

29  municipality, and no annexation within the Country Acres Area

30  by any municipality shall occur during the time period between

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 1  the effective date of this act and the effective date of the

 2  annexation.

 3         Section 10.  (1)  Upon a majority of the registered

 4  voters residing in the Country Acres Area voting for

 5  annexation into the City of Coral Springs, the Country Acres

 6  Area, as described in section 2, will be considered a

 7  preservation area and, in order to protect the community's

 8  rural atmosphere, all Broward County land use and zoning

 9  classifications and rules and regulations that are applicable

10  to this area on the effective date of this act shall be

11  adopted by the City of Coral Springs for the Country Acres

12  Area. If the Country Acres Area land use and zoning

13  classifications and rules and regulations differ from those

14  that exist in the City of Coral Springs, the City of Coral

15  Springs shall modify its codes by September 15, 2006, to

16  enable the Country Acres Area to be maintained as it exists on

17  the effective date of this act. Any and all proposed municipal

18  enactments that may effect a change in the Country Acres Area,

19  including, but not limited to, all quasi-judicial items,

20  including zoning modifications, site plans, plats, and

21  variances, must be approved by a supermajority of the

22  municipality's designated governing body. All applications for

23  zoning changes within the Country Acres Area require written

24  notification of all Country Acres Area residents. Moreover,

25  any application for a change of zoning within the Country

26  Acres Area must first come before a preservation board made up

27  of five members residing in the Country Acres Area who will be

28  appointed every 2 years by the residents of Country Acres and

29  will be responsible for issuing recommendations on zoning

30  changes within the Country Acres Area.

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 1         (2)  Upon a majority of the registered voters residing

 2  in the Country Acres Area voting for annexation into the City

 3  of Parkland, the City of Parkland shall adopt and enforce land

 4  use and zoning rules and regulations that preserve the rural

 5  lifestyle of the Country Acres Area.

 6         Section 11.  All public roads and the public

 7  rights-of-way associated therewith, on the Broward County Road

 8  System, lying within the limits of the lands subject to

 9  annexation herein, are transferred from Broward County

10  jurisdiction to the jurisdiction of the annexing municipality.

11  All rights, title, interests, and responsibilities for any

12  transferred public roads, including, but not limited to, the

13  ownership, operation, maintenance, planning, design, and

14  construction of said public roads and the rights-of-way

15  associated therewith, shall transfer from Broward County

16  jurisdiction and ownership to the jurisdiction and ownership

17  of the annexing municipality upon the effective date of the

18  annexation. Private roads within the Country Acres Area shall

19  remain private subject to right of entry by municipal vehicles

20  and vehicles providing municipal services.

21         Section 12.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

22  law.

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