CS for SB 800 First Engrossed (ntc)
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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 (State Plane Coordinate System,
35 Florida East Zone) of 41 degrees north, 4 minutes west, a
36 distance of 6,155 feet, more or less, to a point lying within
37 the water body of the north fork of the St. Lucie River; thence
38 departing said point a bearing direction (State Plane Coordinate
39 System, Florida East Zone) of 45 degrees north, 16 minutes east,
40 a distance of 2,355 feet, more or less, to a point intersecting
41 with the north shore of the north fork of the St. Lucie River
42 and the west edge of the Howard Creek as concurrent with the
43 City of Port St. Lucie municipal boundary limits; thence
44 departing said intersecting shore and edge lines following along
45 the City of Port St. Lucie municipal boundary line north along
46 the west edge of Howard Creek to the south line of the northeast
47 quarter of section twenty-four, township thirty-seven south,
48 range forty east; thence east along said south line of the
49 northeast quarter to the intersection of the east 924.15 feet of
50 section twenty-four, township thirty-seven south, range forty
51 east; thence north along said east 924.15-foot line of section
52 twenty-four, township thirty-seven south, range forty east, to
53 the intersection of the north line of the south 508.15 feet of
54 the northeast quarter of section twenty-four, township thirty
55 seven south, range forty east; thence east along said south
56 508.15-foot line of the northeast quarter of said section
57 twenty-four, township thirty-seven south, range forty east, to
58 an intersection with the west line of township thirty-seven
59 south, range forty-one east, also being the existing Martin
60 County boundary line; thence north concurrent with the Martin
61 County boundary line, along the west line of sections nineteen
62 and eighteen, township thirty-seven south, range forty-one east,
63 other sections to the northwest corner of section eighteen,
64 township thirty-seven south, range forty-one east; thence east
65 on the north line of said section eighteen and other sections to
66 the waters of the Atlantic Ocean; thence easterly to the eastern
67 boundary of the State of Florida; thence southward along the
68 coast, including the waters of the Atlantic Ocean within the
69 jurisdiction of the State of Florida, to the south line of
70 section twenty, township forty south, range forty-three east,
71 produced easterly; thence west on the south line of said section
72 twenty, and other sections, to the southwest corner of section
73 twenty-two, township forty south, range forty-two east; thence
74 south on the east line of section twenty-eight, township forty
75 south, range forty-two east, to the southeast corner of said
76 section twenty-eight; thence west on the south line of said
77 section twenty-eight and other sections to the east shore of
78 Lake Okeechobee; thence continue west in a straight course to
79 the northeast corner of section thirty-six, township forty
80 south, range thirty-four east, being the southwest corner of
81 section thirty, township forty south, range thirty-five east;
82 thence northeasterly in a straight course to the line of normal
83 water level on the boundary of Lake Okeechobee at its
84 intersection with the line dividing ranges thirty-six and
85 thirty-seven east, township thirty-eight south; thence north on
86 said range line to the place of beginning.
87 Section 2. Section 7.59, Florida Statutes, is amended to
88 read:
89 7.59 St. Lucie County.—The boundary lines of St. Lucie
90 County are as follows: Beginning on the eastern boundary of the
91 State of Florida at a point where the north section line of
92 section thirteen, township thirty-seven south, range forty-one
93 east, produced easterly, would intersect the same; thence
94 westerly on the north line of said section and other sections to
95 the northwest corner of section eighteen, township thirty-seven
96 south, range forty-one east; thence south along the range line
97 between ranges forty east and forty-one east which is concurrent
98 with the St. Lucie County and Martin County boundary lines to
99 the intersection with the north line of the south 508.15 feet of
100 the northeast quarter of section twenty-four, township thirty
101 seven south, range forty east; thence west along the south
102 508.15-foot line of the northeast quarter of section twenty
103 four, township thirty-seven south, range forty east and
104 concurrent with the municipal boundary line of the City of Port
105 St. Lucie to the intersection of the east 924.15-foot line of
106 section twenty-four, township thirty-seven south, range forty
107 east; thence south along the east 924.15-foot line of section
108 twenty-four, township thirty-seven south, range forty east and
109 continuing along the municipal boundary line of the City of Port
110 St. Lucie, to the intersection of the south line of the
111 northeast quarter of section twenty-four, township thirty-seven
112 south, range forty east; thence west along the south line of the
113 northeast quarter of section twenty-four, township thirty-seven
114 south, range forty east to the intersection with the west edge
115 of Howard Creek; thence southerly and along with the west edge
116 of Howard Creek being concurrent with the municipal boundary
117 line of the City of Port St. Lucie to the intersection of the
118 north shore of the north fork of the St. Lucie River and the
119 west edge of Howard Creek as concurrent with the City of Port
120 St. Lucie municipal boundary; thence departing said north shore
121 of the north fork of the St. Lucie River and the municipal
122 boundary line of the City of Port St. Lucie, a bearing direction
123 (State Plane Coordinate System, Florida East Zone) of south 45
124 degrees, 16 minutes west, 2,355 feet more or less, to a point
125 within the body of water of the north fork of the St. Lucie
126 River; thence departing said point a bearing direction (State
127 Plane Coordinate System, Florida East Zone) of south 41 degrees,
128 4 minutes east, 6,155 feet more or less to a point located in
129 the body of the north fork of the St. Lucie River which
130 intersects with the west line of section thirty, township
131 thirty-seven south, range forty-one east; thence south 6,459
132 feet along the west line of sections thirty and thirty-one,
133 township thirty-seven south, range forty-one east, to the
134 intersection with on the range line between ranges forty and
135 forty-one east, to the township line between townships thirty
136 seven and thirty-eight south; also being the southwest corner of
137 section thirty-one, township thirty-seven, range forty-one east;
138 thence west on the said township line to the range line dividing
139 ranges thirty-six and thirty-seven east; thence north on said
140 range line, concurrent with the east boundary of Okeechobee
141 County, to the northwest corner of township thirty-four south,
142 range thirty-seven east; thence east on the township line
143 dividing townships thirty-three and thirty-four south, to the
144 Atlantic Ocean; thence continuing easterly to the eastern
145 boundary of the State of Florida; thence southerly along said
146 east boundary, including the waters of the Atlantic Ocean within
147 the jurisdiction of the State of Florida, to the place of
148 beginning.
149 Section 3. All public roads, and the public rights-of-way
150 associated therewith, lying within the limits of the lands being
151 incorporated into Martin County as described in sections 1 and 2
152 are transferred from the jurisdiction of St. Lucie County to the
153 jurisdiction of Martin County on the effective date of the
154 change in county boundaries pursuant to this act.
155 Section 4. The governing bodies of St. Lucie County and
156 Martin County shall enter into an interlocal agreement by
157 December 1, 2012, which must include a feasible plan to transfer
158 from St. Lucie County to Martin County the county services,
159 buildings, infrastructure, waterways, and employees. The
160 interlocal agreement must also include a gradual transfer of
161 revenue generated from the area being incorporated into Martin
162 County from St. Lucie County, which must be completed within 5
163 years after the agreement is signed. Any loss of revenue to St.
164 Lucie County may not exceed 20 percent per year of the revenues
165 that would have been raised from the land transferred to Martin
166 County in s. 7.43, Florida Statutes, as amended by this act.
167 Section 5. This act shall take effect July 1, 2013, upon
168 its approval by a majority vote of those qualified electors
169 residing in the area being transferred from St. Lucie County to
170 Martin County as described in section 1 voting in a referendum
171 to be held by the Board of County Commissioners and conducted by
172 the Supervisor of Elections of St. Lucie County in conjunction
173 with the next general, special, or other election to be held in
174 St. Lucie County, in accordance with the provisions of law
175 relating to elections currently in force, except that this
176 section shall take effect upon becoming a law.