HB 13

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to sovereignty submerged lands;
3	creating s. 253.0347, F.S.; providing for the lease of
4	sovereignty submerged lands for private residential
5	single-family docks and piers, private residential
6	multifamily docks and piers, and private residential
7	multislip docks; providing for the term of the lease
8	and lease fees; providing for inspection of such
9	docks, piers, and related structures by the Department
10	of Environmental Protection; clarifying the authority
11	of the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement
12	Trust Fund and the department to impose additional
13	fees and requirements; providing an appropriation;
14	providing an effective date.
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16	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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18	Section 1.  Section 253.0347, Florida Statutes, is created
19	to read:
20	253.0347  Lease of sovereignty submerged lands for private
21	residential docks and piers.-
22	(1)  The maximum initial term of a standard lease of
23	sovereignty submerged lands for a private residential single-
24	family dock or pier, private residential multifamily dock or
25	pier, or private residential multislip dock is 10 years. A lease
26	is renewable for successive terms of up to 10 years if the
27	parties agree and the lessee complies with all terms of the
28	lease and all applicable laws and rules.
29	(2)(a)  A standard lease contract for sovereignty submerged
30	lands for a private residential single-family dock or pier,
31	private residential multifamily dock or pier, or private
32	residential multislip dock must specify the amount of lease fees
33	as established by the Board of Trustees of the Internal
34	Improvement Trust Fund.
35	(b)  If private residential multifamily docks or piers,
36	private residential multislip docks, and other private
37	residential structures pertaining to the same upland parcel
38	include a total of no more than one wet slip for each approved
39	upland residential unit, the lessee is not required to pay a
40	lease fee on a preempted area of 10 square feet or less of
41	sovereignty submerged lands for each linear foot of shoreline in
42	which the lessee has a sufficient upland interest as determined
43	by the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund.
44	(c)  A lessee of sovereignty submerged lands for a private
45	residential single-family dock or pier, private residential
46	multifamily dock or pier, or private residential multislip dock
47	is not required to pay a lease fee on revenue derived from the
48	transfer of fee simple or beneficial ownership of private
49	residential property that is entitled to a homestead exemption
50	pursuant to s. 196.031 at the time of transfer.
51	(d)  A lessee of sovereignty submerged lands for a private
52	residential single-family dock or pier, private residential
53	multifamily dock or pier, or private residential multislip dock
54	must pay a lease fee on any income derived from a wet slip,
55	dock, or pier in the preempted area under lease in an amount
56	determined by the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement
57	Trust Fund.
58	(3)  The Department of Environmental Protection shall
59	inspect each private residential single-family dock or pier,
60	private residential multifamily dock or pier, private
61	residential multislip dock, or other private residential
62	structure under lease at least once every 10 years to determine
63	compliance with the terms and conditions of the lease.
64	(4)  This section does not prohibit the Board of Trustees
65	of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund or the Department of
66	Environmental Protection from imposing additional application
67	fees, regulatory permitting fees, or other lease requirements as
68	otherwise authorized by law.
69	Section 2.  Beginning with the 2012-2013 fiscal year, the
70	sum of $1 million in recurring funds is appropriated from the
71	General Revenue Fund to the Internal Improvement Trust Fund for
72	purposes of administration, management, and disposition of
73	sovereignty submerged lands.
74	Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2012.

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