| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to municipal annexation; amending s. |
| 3 | 171.0413, F.S.; excluding state-owned land from certain |
| 4 | municipal annexation procedures; 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. Subsection (5) of section 171.0413, Florida |
| 10 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 11 | 171.0413 Annexation procedures.--Any municipality may |
| 12 | annex contiguous, compact, unincorporated territory in the |
| 13 | following manner: |
| 14 | (5) If more than 70 percent of the land in an area |
| 15 | proposed to be annexed is owned by individuals, corporations, or |
| 16 | legal entities which are not registered electors of such area, |
| 17 | such area shall not be annexed unless the owners of more than 50 |
| 18 | percent of the land in such area, excluding state-owned land, |
| 19 | consent to such annexation. Such consent shall be obtained by |
| 20 | the parties proposing the annexation prior to the referendum to |
| 21 | be held on the annexation. |
| 22 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2006. |