HB 425

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A bill to be entitled
2An act relating to municipal annexation; amending s.
3171.0413, F.S.; excluding state-owned land from certain
4municipal annexation procedures; providing an effective
5date.
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7Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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9     Section 1.  Subsection (5) of section 171.0413, Florida
10Statutes, is amended to read:
11     171.0413  Annexation procedures.--Any municipality may
12annex contiguous, compact, unincorporated territory in the
13following manner:
14     (5)  If more than 70 percent of the land in an area
15proposed to be annexed is owned by individuals, corporations, or
16legal entities which are not registered electors of such area,
17such area shall not be annexed unless the owners of more than 50
18percent of the land in such area, excluding state-owned land,
19consent to such annexation. Such consent shall be obtained by
20the parties proposing the annexation prior to the referendum to
21be held on the annexation.
22     Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2007.


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