Florida Senate - 2012 CS for SB 800
By the Committee on Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax; and
Senator Negron
593-02257-12 2012800c1
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to county boundary lines; amending s.
3 7.43, F.S.; incorporating a portion of St. Lucie
4 County into Martin County; revising the legal
5 description of Martin County; amending s. 7.59, F.S.;
6 revising the legal description of St. Lucie County, to
7 conform; transferring certain roads and associated
8 rights-of-way; requiring that St. Lucie County and
9 Martin County enter into an interlocal agreement that
10 provides for a feasible plan for the transfer of
11 county services, buildings, infrastructure, waterways,
12 and employees and for the transfer of income generated
13 from the area transferred by a time certain; limiting
14 the annual loss of revenue from the transferred land;
15 providing that the transfer is contingent upon
16 approval of a referendum by the qualified electors
17 residing in the area being transferred from St. Lucie
18 County to Martin County; providing effective dates.
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20 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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22 Section 1. Section 7.43, Florida Statutes, is amended to
23 read:
24 7.43 Martin County.—The boundary lines of Martin County are
25 as follows: Beginning at the northwest corner of township
26 thirty-eight south, range thirty-seven east; thence east,
27 concurrent with the south boundary line of St. Lucie County, to
28 the southwest corner of section thirty-one, township thirty
29 seven south, range forty-one east; thence north on the west line
30 of said section thirty-one and section thirty, township thirty
31 seven south, range forty-one east, 6,459 feet to a point lying
32 within the water body of the north fork of the St. Lucie River;
33 thence departing said line within the north fork of the St.
34 Lucie River a bearing direction of 41 degrees north, 4 minutes
35 west, a distance of 6,155 feet, more or less, to a point lying
36 within the water body of the north fork of the St. Lucie River;
37 thence departing said point a bearing direction of 45 degrees
38 north, 16 minutes east, a distance of 2,355 feet, more or less,
39 to a point intersecting with the south shore of the north fork
40 of the St. Lucie River and the west edge of the Howard Creek as
41 concurrent with the City of Port St. Lucie municipal boundary
42 limits; thence departing said intersecting shore and edge lines
43 following along the City of Port St. Lucie municipal boundary
44 line north along the west edge of Howard Creek to the south line
45 of the northeast quarter of section twenty-four, township
46 thirty-seven south, range forty east; thence east along said
47 south line of the northeast quarter to the intersection of the
48 east 924.15 feet of section twenty-four, township thirty-seven
49 south, range forty east; thence north along said east 924.15
50 foot line of section twenty-four, township thirty-seven south,
51 range forty east, to the intersection of the north line of the
52 south 508.15 feet of the northeast quarter of section twenty
53 four, township thirty-seven south, range forty east; thence east
54 along said south 508.15-foot line of the northeast quarter of
55 said section twenty-four, township thirty-seven south, range
56 forty east, to an intersection with the west line of township
57 thirty-seven south, range forty-one east, also being the
58 existing Martin County boundary line; thence north concurrent
59 with the Martin County boundary line, along the west line of
60 sections nineteen and eighteen, township thirty-seven south,
61 range forty-one east, other sections to the northwest corner of
62 section eighteen, township thirty-seven south, range forty-one
63 east; thence east on the north line of said section eighteen and
64 other sections to the waters of the Atlantic Ocean; thence
65 easterly to the eastern boundary of the State of Florida; thence
66 southward along the coast, including the waters of the Atlantic
67 Ocean within the jurisdiction of the State of Florida, to the
68 south line of section twenty, township forty south, range forty
69 three east, produced easterly; thence west on the south line of
70 said section twenty, and other sections, to the southwest corner
71 of section twenty-two, township forty south, range forty-two
72 east; thence south on the east line of section twenty-eight,
73 township forty south, range forty-two east, to the southeast
74 corner of said section twenty-eight; thence west on the south
75 line of said section twenty-eight and other sections to the east
76 shore of Lake Okeechobee; thence continue west in a straight
77 course to the northeast corner of section thirty-six, township
78 forty south, range thirty-four east, being the southwest corner
79 of section thirty, township forty south, range thirty-five east;
80 thence northeasterly in a straight course to the line of normal
81 water level on the boundary of Lake Okeechobee at its
82 intersection with the line dividing ranges thirty-six and
83 thirty-seven east, township thirty-eight south; thence north on
84 said range line to the place of beginning.
85 Section 2. Section 7.59, Florida Statutes, is amended to
86 read:
87 7.59 St. Lucie County.—The boundary lines of St. Lucie
88 County are as follows: Beginning on the eastern boundary of the
89 State of Florida at a point where the north section line of
90 section thirteen, township thirty-seven south, range forty-one
91 east, produced easterly, would intersect the same; thence
92 westerly on the north line of said section and other sections to
93 the northwest corner of section eighteen, township thirty-seven
94 south, range forty-one east; thence south along the range line
95 between ranges forty east and forty-one east which is concurrent
96 with the St. Lucie County and Martin County boundary lines to
97 the intersection with the north line of the south 508.15 feet of
98 the northeast quarter of section twenty-four, township thirty
99 seven south, range forty east; thence west along the south
100 508.15-foot line of the northeast quarter of section twenty
101 four, township thirty-seven south, range forty east and
102 concurrent with the municipal boundary line of the City of Port
103 St. Lucie to the intersection of the east 924.15-foot line of
104 section twenty-four, township thirty-seven south, range forty
105 east; thence south along the east 924.15-foot line of section
106 twenty-four, township thirty-seven south, range forty east and
107 continuing along the municipal boundary line of the City of Port
108 St. Lucie, to the intersection of the south line of the
109 northeast quarter of section twenty-four, township thirty-seven
110 south, range forty east; thence west along the south line of the
111 northeast quarter of section twenty-four, township thirty-seven
112 south, range forty east to the intersection with the west edge
113 of Howard Creek; thence southerly and along with the west edge
114 of Howard Creek being concurrent with the municipal boundary
115 line of the City of Port St. Lucie to the intersection of the
116 south shore of the north fork of the St. Lucie River and the
117 west edge of Howard Creek as concurrent with the City of Port
118 St. Lucie municipal boundary; thence departing said south shore
119 of the north fork of the St. Lucie River and the municipal
120 boundary line of the City of Port St. Lucie, south 45 degrees,
121 16 minutes west, 2,355 feet more or less, to a point within the
122 body of water of the north fork of the St. Lucie River; thence
123 departing said point south 41 degrees, 4 minutes east, 6,155
124 feet more or less to a point located in the body of the north
125 fork of the St. Lucie River which intersects with the west line
126 of section thirty, township thirty-seven south, range forty-one
127 east; thence south 6,459 feet along the west line of sections
128 thirty and thirty-one, township thirty-seven south, range forty
129 one east, to the intersection with on the range line between
130 ranges forty and forty-one east, to the township line between
131 townships thirty-seven and thirty-eight south; also being the
132 southwest corner of section thirty-one, township thirty-seven,
133 range forty-one east; thence west on the said township line to
134 the range line dividing ranges thirty-six and thirty-seven east;
135 thence north on said range line, concurrent with the east
136 boundary of Okeechobee County, to the northwest corner of
137 township thirty-four south, range thirty-seven east; thence east
138 on the township line dividing townships thirty-three and thirty
139 four south, to the Atlantic Ocean; thence continuing easterly to
140 the eastern boundary of the State of Florida; thence southerly
141 along said east boundary, including the waters of the Atlantic
142 Ocean within the jurisdiction of the State of Florida, to the
143 place of beginning.
144 Section 3. All public roads, and the public rights-of-way
145 associated therewith, lying within the limits of the lands being
146 incorporated into Martin County as described in sections 1 and 2
147 are transferred from the jurisdiction of St. Lucie County to the
148 jurisdiction of Martin County on the effective date of the
149 change in county boundaries pursuant to this act.
150 Section 4. The governing bodies of St. Lucie County and
151 Martin County shall enter into an interlocal agreement by
152 October 1, 2012, which must include a feasible plan to transfer
153 from St. Lucie County to Martin County the county services,
154 buildings, infrastructure, waterways, and employees. The
155 interlocal agreement must also include a gradual transfer of
156 revenue generated from the area being incorporated into Martin
157 County from St. Lucie County, which must be completed within 5
158 years after the agreement is signed. Any loss of revenue to St.
159 Lucie County may not exceed 20 percent per year of the revenues
160 that would have been raised from the land transferred to Martin
161 County in section 1 of this act.
162 Section 5. This act shall take effect only upon its
163 approval by a majority vote of those qualified electors residing
164 in the area being transferred from St. Lucie County to Martin
165 County as described in section 1 voting in a referendum to be
166 held by the Board of County Commissioners and conducted by the
167 Supervisor of Elections of St. Lucie County in conjunction with
168 the next general, special, or other election to be held in St.
169 Lucie County, in accordance with the provisions of law relating
170 to elections currently in force, except that this section shall
171 take effect upon becoming a law.