Florida Senate - 2006                        SENATOR AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for CS for SB 132
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11  Senator Bennett moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         On page 22, line 23, through
15            page 24, line 12, delete those lines
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18         Section 11.  Paragraph (f) of subsection (6) of section
19  253.034, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
20         253.034  State-owned lands; uses.--
21         (6)  The Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement
22  Trust Fund shall determine which lands, the title to which is
23  vested in the board, may be surplused. For conservation lands,
24  the board shall make a determination that the lands are no
25  longer needed for conservation purposes and may dispose of
26  them by an affirmative vote of at least three members. In the
27  case of a land exchange involving the disposition of
28  conservation lands, the board must determine by an affirmative
29  vote of at least three members that the exchange will result
30  in a net positive conservation benefit. For all other lands,
31  the board shall make a determination that the lands are no
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Florida Senate - 2006 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for CS for SB 132 Barcode 193948 1 longer needed and may dispose of them by an affirmative vote 2 of at least three members. 3 (f)1. In reviewing lands owned by the board, the 4 council shall consider whether such lands would be more 5 appropriately owned or managed by the county or other unit of 6 local government in which the land is located. The council 7 shall recommend to the board whether a sale, lease, or other 8 conveyance to a local government would be in the best 9 interests of the state and local government. The provisions of 10 this paragraph in no way limit the provisions of ss. 253.111 11 and 253.115. Such lands shall be offered to the state, county, 12 or local government for a period of 30 days. Permittable uses 13 for such surplus lands may include public schools; public 14 libraries; fire or law enforcement substations; and 15 governmental, judicial, or recreational centers; and 16 affordable housing meeting the criteria of s. 420.0004(3). 17 County or local government requests for surplus lands shall be 18 expedited throughout the surplusing process. If the county or 19 local government does not elect to purchase such lands in 20 accordance with s. 253.111, then any surplusing determination 21 involving other governmental agencies shall be made upon the 22 board deciding the best public use of the lands. Surplus 23 properties in which governmental agencies have expressed no 24 interest shall then be available for sale on the private 25 market. 26 2. Notwithstanding subparagraph 1., any surplus lands 27 that were acquired by the state prior to 1958 by a gift or 28 other conveyance for no consideration from a municipality, and 29 which the department has filed by July 1, 2006, a notice of 30 its intent to surplus, shall be first offered for reconveyance 31 to such municipality at no cost, but for the fair market value 2 2:29 PM 05/01/06 s0132c2c-21-j01
Florida Senate - 2006 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for CS for SB 132 Barcode 193948 1 of any building or other improvements to the land, unless 2 otherwise provided in a deed restriction of record. This 3 subparagraph expires July 1, 2006. 4 Section 12. Section 253.0341, Florida Statutes, is 5 amended to read: 6 253.0341 Surplus of state-owned lands to counties or 7 local governments.--Counties and local governments may submit 8 surplusing requests for state-owned lands directly to the 9 board of trustees. County or local government requests for the 10 state to surplus conservation or nonconservation lands, 11 whether for purchase or exchange, shall be expedited 12 throughout the surplusing process. Property jointly acquired 13 by the state and other entities shall not be surplused without 14 the consent of all joint owners. 15 (1) The decision to surplus state-owned 16 nonconservation lands may be made by the board without a 17 review of, or a recommendation on, the request from the 18 Acquisition and Restoration Council or the Division of State 19 Lands. Such requests for nonconservation lands shall be 20 considered by the board within 60 days of the board's receipt 21 of the request. 22 (2) County or local government requests for the 23 surplusing of state-owned conservation lands are subject to 24 review of, and recommendation on, the request to the board by 25 the Acquisition and Restoration Council. Requests to surplus 26 conservation lands shall be considered by the board within 120 27 days of the board's receipt of the request. 28 (3) A local government may request that state lands be 29 specifically declared surplus lands for the purpose of 30 providing affordable housing. The request shall comply with 31 the requirements of subsection (1) if the lands are 3 2:29 PM 05/01/06 s0132c2c-21-j01
Florida Senate - 2006 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for CS for SB 132 Barcode 193948 1 nonconservation lands or subsection (2) if the lands are 2 conservation lands. Surplus lands that are conveyed to a local 3 government for affordable housing shall be disposed of by the 4 local government under the provisions of s. 125.379 or s. 5 166.0451. 6 7 (Redesignate subsequent sections.) 8 9 10 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 11 And the title is amended as follows: 12 On page 2, lines 12-18, delete those lines 13 14 and insert: 15 amending s. 253.034, F.S.; providing for the 16 disposition of state lands for affordable 17 housing; amending s. 253.0341, F.S.; 18 authorizing local governments to request state 19 lands be declared surplus for the purpose of 20 affordable housing; providing for use of lands 21 that are declared surplus; amending s. 295.16, 22 F.S.; expanding 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 4 2:29 PM 05/01/06 s0132c2c-21-j01