| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the West Villages Improvement District, |
| 3 | Sarasota County; amending chapter 2004-456, Laws of |
| 4 | Florida, as amended; revising conditions and requirements |
| 5 | for the exercise of the district's powers, functions, and |
| 6 | duties relating to the acquisition of fee simple title to |
| 7 | real property; providing an effective date. |
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| 9 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 11 | Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subsection (2) of section 3 of |
| 12 | chapter 2004-456, Laws of Florida, as amended by chapter 2006- |
| 13 | 355, Laws of Florida, is amended to read: |
| 14 | Section 3. District powers, functions, and duties.-- |
| 15 | (2) The district is hereby authorized and empowered as |
| 16 | follows: |
| 17 | (d) To acquire by grant, loan, purchase, gift, transfer, |
| 18 | exchange, dedication, lease, devise, or, when reasonably |
| 19 | necessary for the implementation of district-authorized public |
| 20 | infrastructure works, facilities, or services by means of the |
| 21 | exercise of the right of eminent domain pursuant to the laws of |
| 22 | the state and in accordance with section 12 of this act, all |
| 23 | property, real or personal, or any easement, license, estate, or |
| 24 | interest therein necessary, desirable, or convenient for the |
| 25 | purposes of this act, and to sell, convey, transfer, gift, |
| 26 | lease, rent, dedicate, forfeit, abandon, exchange, or assign all |
| 27 | or any part thereof to or with other entities, including |
| 28 | governmental entities and agencies, and to exercise all of its |
| 29 | powers and authority with respect thereto. The district shall |
| 30 | not have the right of eminent domain outside of the boundaries |
| 31 | of the district. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, the |
| 32 | district shall not obtain fee simple title to any real property |
| 33 | within the district except as follows by dedication on an |
| 34 | approved plat: |
| 35 | 1. As to that portion of the district located within the |
| 36 | City of North Port jurisdictional boundaries, with the approval |
| 37 | of the City of North Port Commission or its designee; |
| 38 | 2. As to that portion of the district located within the |
| 39 | unincorporated area, with the approval of the Board of County |
| 40 | Commissioners of Sarasota County or its designee; or |
| 41 | 3. As otherwise required by another governmental entity or |
| 42 | agency. |
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| 44 | Any property interests owned by the district which are used for |
| 45 | nonpublic or private commercial purposes shall be subject to all |
| 46 | ad valorem taxes, intangible personal property taxes, or non-ad |
| 47 | valorem assessments, as would be applicable if said property |
| 48 | were privately owned. |
| 49 | Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. |