Florida Senate - 2007                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. SB 572
                        Barcode 275140
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11  The Committee on Community Affairs (Geller) recommended the
12  following amendment:
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14         Senate Amendment (with directory and title amendments) 
15         On page 1, lines 19-22, delete those lines
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17  and insert:  than 50 percent of the land in such area consent
18  to such annexation. Such consent shall be obtained by the
19  parties proposing the annexation prior to the referendum to be
20  held on the annexation. In a county that has a population
21  greater than 500,000, that contains more than 20
22  municipalities, and that contains at least one municipality
23  having a population greater than 250,000, state-owned lands
24  may not be included for purposes of determining whether:
25         (a)  More than 70 percent of the property to be annexed
26  is not owned by registered electors; and
27         (b)  The owners of more than 50 percent of the land in
28  the area proposed to be annexed consent to annexation.
29         (6)  Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), if the
30  area proposed to be annexed does not have any registered
31  electors on the date the ordinance is finally adopted, a vote
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    1:47 PM   03/02/07                              s0572.ca31.001

Florida Senate - 2007 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 572 Barcode 275140 1 of electors of the area proposed to be annexed is not 2 required. In addition to the requirements of subsection (5), 3 the area may not be annexed unless the owners of more than 50 4 percent of the parcels of land in the area proposed to be 5 annexed consent to the annexation. If the governing body does 6 not choose to hold a referendum of the annexing municipality 7 pursuant to subsection (2), then the property owner consents 8 required pursuant to subsection (5) shall be obtained by the 9 parties proposing the annexation prior to the final adoption 10 of the ordinance, and the annexation ordinance shall be 11 effective upon becoming a law or as otherwise provided in the 12 ordinance. The consent requirements in this subsection do not 13 include consent with respect to state-owned land in a county 14 that has a population greater than 500,000, that contains more 15 than 20 municipalities, and that contains at least one 16 municipality having a population greater than 250,000. 17 18 19 ==== D I R E C T O R Y C L A U S E A M E N D M E N T ==== 20 And the directory clause is amended as follows: 21 On page 1, lines 10 and 11, delete those lines 22 23 and insert: 24 Section 1. Subsections (5) and (6) of section 25 171.0413, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 26 27 28 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 29 And the title is amended as follows: 30 On page 1, lines 4-5, delete those lines, 31 2 1:47 PM 03/02/07 s0572.ca31.001
Florida Senate - 2007 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 572 Barcode 275140 1 and insert: 2 state-owned lands when determining certain 3 required thresholds for land ownership and 4 landowners' consent to annexation; providing an 5 effective 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 3 1:47 PM 03/02/07 s0572.ca31.001