Florida Senate - 2011                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SPB 7086
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  Comm: FAV            .                                
                  04/01/2011           .                                
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       The Committee on Budget (Hays) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete lines 551 - 571
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 26. In order to implement Specific Appropriation
    6  1578A of the 2011-2012 General Appropriations Act, and
    7  notwithstanding ss. 253.034, 253.0341, and 259.041, Florida
    8  Statutes, the disposition of state-owned lands is exempt from
    9  appraisal requirements under s. 253.034(6)(g)1., Florida
   10  Statutes, and disposition requirements under s. 253.034(15),
   11  Florida Statutes, if the proceeds of such conveyance will be
   12  used to purchase state-owned lands for preservation,
   13  conservation, or recreation purposes. On or before October 1,
   14  2011, all agencies shall submit a list of state-owned lands to
   15  the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund, to
   16  which the lands are titled, which are immediately available for
   17  lease or are surplus lands. Proceeds from the sale of such lands
   18  shall be deposited into the Florida Forever Trust Fund created
   19  by s. 259.1051, Florida Statutes, and used to acquire lands for
   20  preservation, conservation, or recreation purposes pursuant to
   21  the requirements of s. 259.105, Florida Statutes. The board of
   22  trustees shall ensure that, where appropriate, surplus or leased
   23  conservation lands are subject to perpetual conservation
   24  easements or other such restrictive covenants that run with the
   25  land and are duly recorded in the same manner as any other
   26  instrument affecting title to real property. This section
   27  expires July 1, 2012.
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   30         And the title is amended as follows:
   31         Delete lines 78 - 79
   32  and insert:
   33         that the disposition of state-owned lands is exempt
   34         from appraisal requirements and disposition
   35         requirements under certain circumstances;