HB 767

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A bill to be entitled
2An act relating to local government; amending s. 125.35,
3F.S.; authorizing a board of county commissioners to
4negotiate the lease of certain real property for a limited
5period; amending s. 337.29, F.S.; authorizing transfers of
6right-of-way between local governments by deed; providing
7an effective date.
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9Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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11     Section 1.  Subsection (1) of section 125.35, Florida
12Statutes, is amended to read:
13     125.35  County authorized to sell real and personal
14property and to lease real property.-
15     (1)(a)  The board of county commissioners is expressly
16authorized to sell and convey any real or personal property, and
17to lease real property, belonging to the county, whenever the
18board determines that it is to the best interest of the county
19to do so, to the highest and best bidder for the particular use
20the board deems to be the highest and best, for such length of
21term and such conditions as the governing body may in its
22discretion determine.
23     (b)  Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a), the
24board of county commissioners is expressly authorized, without
25undertaking the process required by paragraph (a), to:
26     1.  Negotiate the lease of an airport or seaport facility;
27     2.  Negotiate the lease of real property, other than an
28airport or seaport facility, for a term not to exceed 5 years;
29     3.2.  Modify or extend an existing lease of real property
30for an additional term not to exceed 25 years, where the
31improved value of the lease has an appraised value in excess of
32$20 million; or
33     4.3.  Lease a professional sports franchise facility
34financed by revenues received pursuant to s. 125.0104 or s.
35212.20;
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37under such terms and conditions as negotiated by the board.
38     (c)  A No sale of any real property may not shall be made
39unless notice thereof is published once a week for at least 2
40weeks in some newspaper of general circulation published in the
41county, calling for bids for the purchase of the real estate so
42advertised to be sold. In the case of a sale, the bid of the
43highest bidder complying with the terms and conditions set forth
44in such notice shall be accepted, unless the board of county
45commissioners rejects all bids because they are too low. The
46board of county commissioners may require a deposit to be made
47or a surety bond to be given, in such form or in such amount as
48the board determines, with each bid submitted.
49     Section 2.  Subsection (3) of section 337.29, Florida
50Statutes, is amended to read:
51     337.29  Vesting of title to roads; liability for torts.-
52     (3)  Title to all roads transferred in accordance with the
53provisions of s. 335.0415 shall be in the governmental entity to
54which such roads have been transferred, upon the recording of a
55deed or a right-of-way map by the appropriate governmental
56entity in the public land records of the county or counties in
57which such rights-of-way are located. To the extent that
58sovereign immunity has been waived, liability for torts shall be
59in the governmental entity having operation and maintenance
60responsibility as provided in s. 335.0415. Except as otherwise
61provided by law, a municipality shall have the same
62governmental, corporate, and proprietary powers with relation to
63any public road or right-of-way within the municipality which
64has been transferred to another governmental entity pursuant to
65s. 335.0415 that the municipality has with relation to other
66public roads and rights-of-way within the municipality.
67     Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2011.


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