Florida Senate - 2023 SB 7004 By the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources 592-02147-23 20237004__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to a review under the Open Government 3 Sunset Review Act; amending s. 373.089, F.S., which 4 provides an exemption from public records requirements 5 for written valuations of surplus lands, documents 6 used to form or pertaining to such a valuation, and 7 written offers to purchase surplus land held by a 8 water management district; removing the scheduled 9 repeal of the exemption; providing an effective date. 10 11 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12 13 Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 373.089, Florida 14 Statutes, is amended to read: 15 373.089 Sale or exchange of lands, or interests or rights 16 in lands.—The governing board of the district may sell lands, or 17 interests or rights in lands, to which the district has acquired 18 title or to which it may hereafter acquire title in the 19 following manner: 20 (1)(a) Any lands, or interests or rights in lands, 21 determined by the governing board to be surplus may be sold by 22 the district, at any time, for the highest price obtainable; 23 however, the selling price may not be less than the appraised 24 value of the lands, or interests or rights in lands, as 25 determined by a certified appraisal obtained within 360 days 26 before the effective date of a contract for sale. 27 (b) A written valuation of land determined to be surplus 28 pursuant to this section; related documents used to form, or 29 which pertain to, the valuation; and written offers to purchase 30 such surplus land are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) 31 and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. This exemption 32 expires 2 weeks before the contract or agreement regarding the 33 purchase, exchange, or disposal of the surplus land is first 34 considered for approval by the district. 35 (c) Before expiration of the exemption established in 36 paragraph (b), and in order to facilitate successful or 37 expedited closure of the sale of surplus land, the district may 38 disclose confidential and exempt valuations and valuation 39 information which are related to surplus land, or written offers 40 to purchase such surplus land, to potential purchasers: 41 1. During negotiations for the sale or exchange of the 42 land; 43 2. During the marketing effort or bidding process 44 associated with the sale, disposal, or exchange of the land; 45 3. When the passage of time has made the conclusions of 46 value invalid; or 47 4. When negotiations or marketing efforts concerning the 48 land are concluded. 49(d) Paragraphs (b) and (c) are subject to the Open50Government Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and51shall stand repealed on October 2, 2023, unless reviewed and52saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature.53 54 If the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund 55 declines to accept title to the lands offered under this 56 section, the land may be disposed of by the district under the 57 provisions of this section. 58 Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2023.