| 1 | The Civil Justice Committee recommends the following: |
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| 3 | Council/Committee Substitute |
| 4 | Remove the entire bill and insert: |
| 5 | A bill to be entitled |
| 6 | An act relating to the exercise of eminent domain by |
| 7 | municipalities; authorizing municipalities to exercise the |
| 8 | power of eminent domain for public school purposes; |
| 9 | providing for future expiration; providing an effective |
| 10 | date. |
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| 12 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 14 | Section 1. A municipality may exercise the power of |
| 15 | eminent domain for the purpose of obtaining lands to be conveyed |
| 16 | by the municipality to the school board of the school district |
| 17 | within which the municipality is located if the school board of |
| 18 | that county requests in writing that the municipality obtain |
| 19 | such land for conveyance to the school board and promises to use |
| 20 | the land to establish a public school thereon. Fulfilling the |
| 21 | purpose of this section is recognized as constituting a valid |
| 22 | municipal public purpose. This section expires January 1, 2007. |
| 23 | Such expiration does not affect an action in eminent domain |
| 24 | which was filed before January 1, 2007. |
| 25 | Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. |