Senate Bill sb2770

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    Florida Senate - 2006        (NP)                      SB 2770

    By Senator Fasano





    11-1794-06                                         See HB 1481

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to the Homosassa Special Water

  3         District, Citrus County; providing for

  4         annexation of specified areas; requiring a

  5         referendum; providing an effective 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

11  for a referendum no later than December 30, 2006, in

12  accordance with provisions of law relating to elections

13  currently in force. The purpose of said referendum shall be to

14  determine whether the lands within Area A as described below

15  will be included within the territorial limits of the district

16  and will be subject to ad valorem taxation at a rate not

17  exceeding 3 mills. Only those registered voters residing

18  within Area A and only those registered voters residing within

19  the existing territorial limits of the district may vote in

20  said referendum.

21         (2)  The legal description of Area A is as follows:

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23         The SE quarter of the NE quarter of Section 16,

24         Township 19 South, Range 17 East.

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26         (3)  If the majority of the voters residing within Area

27  A and a majority of voters residing within the territorial

28  limits of the district voting in the referendum as provided in

29  subsection (1) determine that the lands described in

30  subsection (2) should be included within the territorial

31  limits of the district, said lands shall be included within

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    Florida Senate - 2006        (NP)                      SB 2770
    11-1794-06                                         See HB 1481




 1  the district boundaries 10 days following the date of the

 2  referendum.

 3         Section 2.  Extension of district boundaries; Area B.--

 4         (1)  The Homosassa Special Water District shall call

 5  for a referendum no later than December 30, 2006, in

 6  accordance with provisions of law relating to elections

 7  currently in force. The purpose of said referendum shall be to

 8  determine whether the lands within Area B as described below

 9  will be included within the territorial limits of the district

10  and will be subject to ad valorem taxation at a rate not

11  exceeding 3 mills. Only those registered voters residing

12  within Area B and only those registered voters residing within

13  the existing territorial limits of the district may vote in

14  said referendum.

15         (2)  The legal description of Area B is as follows:

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17         SPRING GARDENS Subdivision as described in Plat

18         Book 11, Page 98, Public Records of Citrus

19         County, Florida.

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21         (3)  If the majority of the voters residing within Area

22  B and a majority of voters residing within the territorial

23  limits of the district voting in the referendum as provided in

24  subsection (1) determine that the lands described in

25  subsection (2) should be included within the territorial

26  limits of the district, said lands shall be included within

27  the district boundaries 10 days following the date of the

28  referendum.

29         Section 3.  Extension of district boundaries; Area C.--

30         (1)  The Homosassa Special Water District shall call

31  for a referendum no later than December 30, 2006, in

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    Florida Senate - 2006        (NP)                      SB 2770
    11-1794-06                                         See HB 1481




 1  accordance with provisions of law relating to elections

 2  currently in force. The purpose of said referendum shall be to

 3  determine whether the lands within Area C as described below

 4  will be included within the territorial limits of the district

 5  and will be subject to ad valorem taxation at a rate not

 6  exceeding 3 mills. Only those registered voters residing

 7  within Area C and only those registered voters residing within

 8  the existing territorial limits of the district may vote in

 9  said referendum.

10         (2)  The legal description of Area C is as follows:

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12         Begin at a point on the West line of Section

13         23, Township 19 South, Range 17 East, said

14         point being the intersection of said West line

15         and the W'LY extension of the North line of

16         Block 178 as shown on the plat of Unit 4 of

17         Homosassa as recorded in Plat Book 1, Page 46,

18         Public Records Of Citrus County, Florida,

19         thence E'LY and NE'LY along the North line of

20         Blocks 178, 179, 182 & 181 as shown on said

21         Plat, to the intersection of the E'LY extension

22         of the North line of said Block 181 and the

23         East line of said Plat, said line also being

24         the West line of Homosassa Highlands as

25         recorded in Plat Book 7, Page 33, Public

26         Records Of Citrus County, Florida, thence N'LY

27         along said West line to the intersection of the

28         South line of Lot 10 of said Plat, thence E'LY

29         along said South line to the SE corner of said

30         Lot, then S'LY along the East line of Lot 9 of

31         said plat to the intersection of the W'LY

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    Florida Senate - 2006        (NP)                      SB 2770
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 1         extension of Lot 27 of said Plat, thence E'LY

 2         along the North line of said Lot and the North

 3         line of Lots 23, 24, 25, & 26 of said plat to

 4         the intersection of the E'LY extension of the

 5         North line of said Lot 23 and the West line of

 6         Lot 56 of said plat, thence N'LY along said

 7         West line to the NW corner of lands described

 8         in OR Book 1459, Page 143, Public Records Of

 9         Citrus County, Florida, thence E'LY and S'LY

10         along said lands to the South line of said Lot

11         56, thence E'LY along the South line of said

12         lot and the E'LY extension thereof to the East

13         line of said plat also being the East line of

14         said Section 23.

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16         AND

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18         The SE 1/4 and the S 1/2 of the SW 1/4 of

19         Section 24, Township 19 South, Range 17 East.

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21         AND

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23         The N 1/2 of the NE 1/4 and the N 1/2 of the NW

24         1/4, Section 25, Township 19 South, Range 17

25         East.

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27         AND

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29         Begin at the SE corner of Lot 13, Block 12,

30         Green Acres, Addition 6, Unit 3, as recorded in

31         Plat Book 8, Page 94, Public Records Of Citrus

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 1         County, Florida, said point also being on the

 2         East line of Section 26, Township 19 South,

 3         Range 17 East, thence W'LY and NW'LY along the

 4         S'LY line of said Block 12 to the intersection

 5         the SW'LY line of Lot 11 of said Block, and the

 6         NE'LY extension of Lot 1, Block 11 of said

 7         plat, thence SW'LY along said extension to the

 8         most E'LY corner of said Lot 1, thence continue

 9         SW'LY, NW'LY and SE'LY along the SE'LY line of

10         said lot to the SE'LY corner of Lot 9 of said

11         Block, thence SW'LY along the South line of

12         said Lot 9 to the SE'LY corner of Lot 6 of said

13         Block, thence NW'LY along the SW'LY line of

14         said lot and as extended to a point on the

15         SE'LY line of Lot 3, Block 15 of said plat,

16         thence SW'LY along said line and the SE'LY of

17         Lot 4 of said block to the most S'LY corner of

18         said Lot 4, thence NW'LY along the SW'LY line

19         of said Lot 4 and the SW'LY line of Lot 5 of

20         said Block to an intersection of said SW'LY

21         line of Lot 5 and the NE'LY extension of the

22         SE'LY line of Lot 9, Block 14 of said plat,

23         thence SW'LY along said extension and said

24         SE'LY line of said Lot 9 to a point on the West

25         boundary of said plat, said point also being on

26         the East line of the NW 1/4 of said section,

27         and the North 1/2 of the NW 1/4 of said Section

28         less UNIT 4 of HOMOSASSA PB 1, PG 46, LOTS 6,

29         7, 8, 9, 10, 11, & 12 & N 20 FT OF LTS 19 THRU

30         25 BLK 166.

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 1         AND

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 3         The SE 1/4 and the S 1/2 of the SW 1/4 of

 4         Section 19, Township 19 South, Range 18 East.

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 6         AND

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 8         The N 1/2 of the NE 1/4 and the N 1/2 of the NW

 9         1/4 of Section 30, Township 19 South, Range 18

10         East.

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12         (3)  If the majority of the voters residing within Area

13  C and a majority of voters residing within the territorial

14  limits of the district voting in the referendum as provided in

15  subsection (1) determine that the lands described in

16  subsection (2) should be included within the territorial

17  limits of the district, said lands shall be included within

18  the district boundaries 10 days following the date of the

19  referendum.

20         Section 4.  Sections 1, 2, and 3 of this act shall take

21  effect only upon their approval by a majority vote of those

22  qualified electors authorized under such sections and voting

23  in a referendum election to be called by the Homosassa Special

24  Water District to be held before December 30, 2006, in

25  accordance with the provisions of law relating to elections

26  currently in force, except that this section shall take effect

27  upon becoming a law.

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