| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the Homosassa Special Water District, |
| 3 | Citrus County; providing for annexation of specified |
| 4 | areas; requiring a referendum; providing an effective |
| 5 | date. |
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| 7 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 9 | Section 1. Extension of district boundaries; Area A.-- |
| 10 | (1) The Homosassa Special Water District shall call for a |
| 11 | referendum no later than December 30, 2006, in accordance with |
| 12 | provisions of law relating to elections currently in force. The |
| 13 | purpose of said referendum shall be to determine whether the |
| 14 | lands within Area A as described below will be included within |
| 15 | the territorial limits of the district and will be subject to ad |
| 16 | valorem taxation at a rate not exceeding 3 mills. Only those |
| 17 | registered voters residing within Area A and only those |
| 18 | registered voters residing within the existing territorial |
| 19 | limits of the district may vote in said referendum. |
| 20 | (2) The legal description of Area A is as follows: |
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| 22 | The SE quarter of the NE quarter of Section 16, |
| 23 | Township 19 South, Range 17 East. |
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| 25 | (3) If the majority of the voters residing within Area A |
| 26 | and a majority of voters residing within the territorial limits |
| 27 | of the district voting in the referendum as provided in |
| 28 | subsection (1) determine that the lands described in subsection |
| 29 | (2) should be included within the territorial limits of the |
| 30 | district, said lands shall be included within the district |
| 31 | boundaries 10 days following the date of the referendum. |
| 32 | Section 2. Extension of district boundaries; Area B.-- |
| 33 | (1) The Homosassa Special Water District shall call for a |
| 34 | referendum no later than December 30, 2006, in accordance with |
| 35 | provisions of law relating to elections currently in force. The |
| 36 | purpose of said referendum shall be to determine whether the |
| 37 | lands within Area B as described below will be included within |
| 38 | the territorial limits of the district and will be subject to ad |
| 39 | valorem taxation at a rate not exceeding 3 mills. Only those |
| 40 | registered voters residing within Area B and only those |
| 41 | registered voters residing within the existing territorial |
| 42 | limits of the district may vote in said referendum. |
| 43 | (2) The legal description of Area B is as follows: |
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| 45 | SPRING GARDENS Subdivision as described in Plat Book |
| 46 | 11, Page 98, Public Records of Citrus County, Florida. |
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| 48 | (3) If the majority of the voters residing within Area B |
| 49 | and a majority of voters residing within the territorial limits |
| 50 | of the district voting in the referendum as provided in |
| 51 | subsection (1) determine that the lands described in subsection |
| 52 | (2) should be included within the territorial limits of the |
| 53 | district, said lands shall be included within the district |
| 54 | boundaries 10 days following the date of the referendum. |
| 55 | Section 3. Extension of district boundaries; Area C.-- |
| 56 | (1) The Homosassa Special Water District shall call for a |
| 57 | referendum no later than December 30, 2006, in accordance with |
| 58 | provisions of law relating to elections currently in force. The |
| 59 | purpose of said referendum shall be to determine whether the |
| 60 | lands within Area C as described below will be included within |
| 61 | the territorial limits of the district and will be subject to ad |
| 62 | valorem taxation at a rate not exceeding 3 mills. Only those |
| 63 | registered voters residing within Area C and only those |
| 64 | registered voters residing within the existing territorial |
| 65 | limits of the district may vote in said referendum. |
| 66 | (2) The legal description of Area C is as follows: |
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| 68 | Begin at a point on the West line of Section 23, |
| 69 | Township 19 South, Range 17 East, said point being the |
| 70 | intersection of said West line and the W'LY extension |
| 71 | of the North line of Block 178 as shown on the plat of |
| 72 | Unit 4 of Homosassa as recorded in Plat Book 1, Page |
| 73 | 46, Public Records Of Citrus County, Florida, thence |
| 74 | E'LY and NE'LY along the North line of Blocks 178, |
| 75 | 179, 182 & 181 as shown on said Plat, to the |
| 76 | intersection of the E'LY extension of the North line |
| 77 | of said Block 181 and the East line of said Plat, said |
| 78 | line also being the West line of Homosassa Highlands |
| 79 | as recorded in Plat Book 7, Page 33, Public Records Of |
| 80 | Citrus County, Florida, thence N'LY along said West |
| 81 | line to the intersection of the South line of Lot 10 |
| 82 | of said Plat, thence E'LY along said South line to the |
| 83 | SE corner of said Lot, then S'LY along the East line |
| 84 | of Lot 9 of said plat to the intersection of the W'LY |
| 85 | extension of Lot 27 of said Plat, thence E'LY along |
| 86 | the North line of said Lot and the North line of Lots |
| 87 | 23, 24, 25, & 26 of said plat to the intersection of |
| 88 | the E'LY extension of the North line of said Lot 23 |
| 89 | and the West line of Lot 56 of said plat, thence N'LY |
| 90 | along said West line to the NW corner of lands |
| 91 | described in OR Book 1459, Page 143, Public Records Of |
| 92 | Citrus County, Florida, thence E'LY and S'LY along |
| 93 | said lands to the South line of said Lot 56, thence |
| 94 | E'LY along the South line of said lot and the E'LY |
| 95 | extension thereof to the East line of said plat also |
| 96 | being the East line of said Section 23. |
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| 98 | AND |
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| 100 | The SE 1/4 and the S 1/2 of the SW 1/4 of Section 24, |
| 101 | Township 19 South, Range 17 East. |
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| 103 | AND |
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| 105 | The N 1/2 of the NE 1/4 and the N 1/2 of the NW 1/4, |
| 106 | Section 25, Township 19 South, Range 17 East. |
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| 108 | AND |
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| 110 | Begin at the SE corner of Lot 13, Block 12, Green |
| 111 | Acres, Addition 6, Unit 3, as recorded in Plat Book 8, |
| 112 | Page 94, Public Records Of Citrus County, Florida, |
| 113 | said point also being on the East line of Section 26, |
| 114 | Township 19 South, Range 17 East, thence W'LY and |
| 115 | NW'LY along the S'LY line of said Block 12 to the |
| 116 | intersection the SW'LY line of Lot 11 of said Block, |
| 117 | and the NE'LY extension of Lot 1, Block 11 of said |
| 118 | plat, thence SW'LY along said extension to the most |
| 119 | E'LY corner of said Lot 1, thence continue SW'LY, |
| 120 | NW'LY and SE'LY along the SE'LY line of said lot to |
| 121 | the SE'LY corner of Lot 9 of said Block, thence SW'LY |
| 122 | along the South line of said Lot 9 to the SE'LY corner |
| 123 | of Lot 6 of said Block, thence NW'LY along the SW'LY |
| 124 | line of said lot and as extended to a point on the |
| 125 | SE'LY line of Lot 3, Block 15 of said plat, thence |
| 126 | SW'LY along said line and the SE'LY of Lot 4 of said |
| 127 | block to the most S'LY corner of said Lot 4, thence |
| 128 | NW'LY along the SW'LY line of said Lot 4 and the SW'LY |
| 129 | line of Lot 5 of said Block to an intersection of said |
| 130 | SW'LY line of Lot 5 and the NE'LY extension of the |
| 131 | SE'LY line of Lot 9, Block 14 of said plat, thence |
| 132 | SW'LY along said extension and said SE'LY line of said |
| 133 | Lot 9 to a point on the West boundary of said plat, |
| 134 | said point also being on the East line of the NW 1/4 |
| 135 | of said section, and the North 1/2 of the NW 1/4 of |
| 136 | said Section less UNIT 4 of HOMOSASSA PB 1, PG 46, |
| 137 | LOTS 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, & 12 & N 20 FT OF LTS 19 THRU |
| 138 | 25 BLK 166. |
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| 140 | AND |
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| 142 | The SE 1/4 and the S 1/2 of the SW 1/4 of Section 19, |
| 143 | Township 19 South, Range 18 East. |
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| 145 | AND |
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| 147 | The N 1/2 of the NE 1/4 and the N 1/2 of the NW 1/4 of |
| 148 | Section 30, Township 19 South, Range 18 East. |
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| 150 | (3) If the majority of the voters residing within Area C |
| 151 | and a majority of voters residing within the territorial limits |
| 152 | of the district voting in the referendum as provided in |
| 153 | subsection (1) determine that the lands described in subsection |
| 154 | (2) should be included within the territorial limits of the |
| 155 | district, said lands shall be included within the district |
| 156 | boundaries 10 days following the date of the referendum. |
| 157 | Section 4. Sections 1, 2, and 3 of this act shall take |
| 158 | effect only upon their approval by a majority vote of those |
| 159 | qualified electors authorized under such sections and voting in |
| 160 | a referendum election to be called by the Homosassa Special |
| 161 | Water District to be held before December 30, 2006, in |
| 162 | accordance with the provisions of law relating to elections |
| 163 | currently in force, except that this section shall take effect |
| 164 | upon becoming a law. |