Bill Text: FL S0386 | 2020 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Water Management District Boundaries
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2020-03-14 - Died in Environment and Natural Resources [S0386 Detail]
Download: Florida-2020-S0386-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2020 SB 386 By Senator Bradley 5-00279-20 2020386__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to water management district 3 boundaries; amending s. 373.069, F.S.; revising the 4 boundaries of the Suwannee River Water Management 5 District and the Southwest Florida Water Management 6 District to include all of Levy County within the 7 Suwanee River Water Management District boundary; 8 amending s. 373.0691, F.S.; providing for the transfer 9 on a specified date of land and other incidentals from 10 the Southwest Florida Water Management District to the 11 Suwanee River Water Management District for certain 12 lands within Levy County; providing an effective date. 13 14 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 15 16 Section 1. Paragraphs (b) and (d) of subsection (2) of 17 section 373.069, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 18 373.069 Creation of water management districts.— 19 (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other special or 20 general act to the contrary, the boundaries of the respective 21 districts named in subsection (1) shall include the areas within 22 the following boundaries: 23 (b) Suwannee River Water Management District.—Begin in the 24 Gulf of Mexico on the section line between Sections 29 and 32, 25 Township 15 South, Range 15 East; thence south along the Gulf of 26 Mexico, including the waters of said gulf within the 27 jurisdiction of the State of Florida, to the point of 28 intersection of a line extending westerly from the mouth of the 29 most southern outlet of the Withlacoochee River; thence run in 30 an easterly direction from said point of intersection to a point 31 at the mouth of the most southern outlet of the Withlacoochee 32 River, running in an easterly direction, including all the 33 islands in the mouth of said river, along the thread of said 34 river to the point of intersection with the north right-of-way 35 of the Cross Florida Barge Canal; thence continue east along 36 said north right-of-way line of the Cross Florida Barge Canal 37 through Section 12, Township 17 South, Range 16 East and 38 Sections 5, 6, and 7, Township 17 South, Range 17 East to a 39 point of intersection with the Withlacoochee River; thence 40 continue along the thread of said river to where the range line 41 dividing Ranges 17 East and 18 East intersects said river; 42 thence north on said range line to the township line between 43 Townships 14 South and 15 South; thence east on said township 44 line to the middle line of Township 14 South, Range 19 East; 45 thence north on said middle line to the township line between 46 Townships 11 and 12 South;east along the section lines to the47southwest corner of Section 27, Township 15 South, Range 1748East; thence north along the section line to the northwest49corner of Section 3, Township 15 South, Range 17 East; thence50east along the section line to the easterly right-of-way line of51State Road No. 337; thence northerly along said easterly right52of-way line of State Road No. 337 to the southerly right-of-way53line of State Road No. 24; thence northeasterly along said54southerly right-of-way line of State Road No. 24 to the Levy55Alachua county line; thence south along the Levy-Alachua county56line, also being the range line between Range 17 and 18 East to57the southeast corner of Section 36, Township 11 South, Range 1758East;thence easterly along the Levy-Alachua county line, also 59 being the township line between Townships 11 and 12 South, to 60 the southeast corner of Section 36, Township 11 South, Range 18 61 East; thence north along the range line to the northwest corner 62 of Section 19, Township 9 South, Range 19 East; thence east 63 along the section line to the southeast corner of Section 13, 64 Township 9 South, Range 19 East; thence north along the range 65 line to the northwest corner of Section 6, Township 9 South, 66 Range 20 East; thence eastward along the township line to the 67 southeast corner of Section 36, Township 8 South, Range 20 East; 68 thence north along the township line to the northwest corner of 69 Section 18, Township 8 South, Range 21 East; thence east along 70 the section line to the northeast corner of Section 15, Township 71 8 South, Range 21 East; thence south along the section line to 72 the southwest corner of Section 23, Township 8 South, Range 21 73 East; thence east along the section line to the northeast corner 74 of Section 26, Township 8 South, Range 21 East; thence south 75 along the section line to the southwest corner of the north 1/2 76 of Section 25, Township 8 South, Range 21 East; thence east 77 along a line to the northeast corner of the south half of 78 Section 25, Township 8 South, Range 21 East; thence south along 79 the range line to the southwest corner of Section 30, Township 8 80 South, Range 22 East; thence east along the section line to the 81 northeast corner of Section 32, Township 8 South, Range 22 East; 82 thence south along the section line to the southwest corner of 83 Section 16, Township 9 South, Range 22 East; thence eastward 84 along the section line to the southeast corner of the west 1/8 85 of Section 18, Township 9 South, Range 23 East; thence northward 86 to the northeast corner of the west 1/8 of Section 18, Township 87 9 South, Range 23 East; thence west to the southwest corner of 88 Section 7, Township 9 South, Range 23 East; thence northward 89 along the Bradford-Clay County line to the northeast corner of 90 Section 36, Township 8 South, Range 22 East; thence west along 91 the section line to the southwest corner of the east 1/2 of 92 Section 25, Township 8 South, Range 22 East; thence north to the 93 northeast corner of the west 1/2 of Section 24, Township 8 94 South, Range 22 East; thence west along the section line to the 95 southwest corner of Section 13, Township 8 South, Range 22 East; 96 thence north along the section line to the northwest corner of 97 Section 25, Township 7 South, Range 22 East; thence east along 98 the section line to the southeast corner of Section 24, Township 99 7 South, Range 22 East; thence north along the Bradford-Clay 100 County line to the intersection of the south boundary of Baker 101 County; thence west along the Baker-Bradford County line to the 102 intersection of the east boundary of Union County; thence west 103 along the Union-Baker County line to the southwest corner of 104 Section 18, Township 4 South, Range 20 East; thence north along 105 the range line to the northeast corner of Section 1, Township 3 106 South, Range 19 East; thence west along the township line to the 107 intersection of the east boundary of Columbia County; thence 108 north along the Baker-Columbia County line to the intersection 109 of the north boundary line of the State of Florida; thence 110 westward along the Georgia-Florida line to the northwest corner 111 of Lot Number 155; thence south along the line between Lot 112 Number 154 and 155, 168 and 169 to the Watson Line; thence east 113 along the Watson Line to the northeast corner of Section 24, 114 Township 3 North, Range 5 East; thence south along the range 115 line between Ranges 5 and 6 East to the southeast corner of 116 Section 12, Township 2 North, Range 5 East; thence west along 117 the section line to the northwest corner of the east 1/2 of 118 Section 13, Township 2 North, Range 5 East; thence south to the 119 southwest corner of the east 1/2 of Section 13, Township 2 120 North, Range 5 East; thence east along the section line to the 121 northeast corner of Section 24, Township 2 North, Range 5 East; 122 thence south along the range line between Ranges 5 and 6 East to 123 the southeast corner of Section 36, Township 2 North, Range 5 124 East; thence west along the township line between Townships 1 125 and 2 North to the northwest corner of Section 6, Township 1 126 North, Range 5 East; thence south along the range line between 127 Ranges 4 and 5 East to the southeast corner of Section 36, 128 Township 1 North, Range 4 East; thence west along the 129 Tallahassee Base Line to the northwest corner of Section 2, 130 Township 1 South, Range 3 East; thence south along the section 131 line to the Gulf of Mexico; thence along the shore of the Gulf 132 of Mexico, including the waters of said gulf within the 133 jurisdiction of the State of Florida, to the point of the 134 beginning. 135 (d) Southwest Florida Water Management District.—Begin at 136 the intersection of the north boundary of Lee County with the 137 Gulf of Mexico; thence eastward along the Lee-Charlotte County 138 line to the Southeast corner of Section 33, Township 42 South, 139 Range 24 East; thence North into Charlotte County, along the 140 section lines to the Northeast corner of Section 4, Township 42 141 South, Range 24 East; thence East along the township line 142 between Townships 41 and 42 South to the Southeast corner of 143 Section 36, Township 41 South, Range 25 East; thence north along 144 the section line to the northwest corner of Section 6, Township 145 41 South, Range 26 East; thence east along the section line to 146 the southeast corner of Section 36, Township 40 South, Range 26 147 East; thence North along the range line between Ranges 26 and 27 148 to the Northeast corner of Section 1, Township 40 South, Range 149 26 East, and the Charlotte-Desoto County line; thence east along 150 the Charlotte-Desoto County line to the southeast corner of 151 Section 36, Township 39 South, Range 27 East; thence north along 152 the DeSoto-Highlands County line to the intersection of the 153 South boundary of Hardee County; thence north along the Hardee 154 Highlands County line to the southwest corner of Township 35 155 South, Range 28 East; thence east along the north boundary of 156 Township 36 South to the northeast corner of Section 1, Township 157 36 South, Range 28 East; thence south along the range line to 158 the southeast corner of Section 12, Township 37 South, Range 28 159 East; thence east along the section line to the northeast corner 160 of Section 15, Township 37 South, Range 29 East; thence south 161 along the section line to the southeast corner of Section 34, 162 Township 37 South, Range 29 East; thence east along the township 163 line to the northeast corner of Section 1, Township 38 South, 164 Range 29 East; thence south along the range line to the 165 southeast corner of Section 1, Township 39 South, Range 29 East; 166 thence east along the section line to the northwest corner of 167 Section 11, Township 39 South, Range 30 East; thence north along 168 the section line to the southwest corner of Section 35, Township 169 38 South, Range 30 East; thence east along the township line to 170 the southeast corner of the west 1/4 of Section 35, Township 38 171 South, Range 30 East; thence north along the 1/4-section line of 172 Sections 35, 26, and 23, Township 38 South, Range 30 East to the 173 northeast corner of the west 1/4 section of Section 23, Township 174 38 South, Range 30 East; thence west along the section line to 175 the northwest corner of Section 23, Township 38 South, Range 30 176 East; thence north along the section line to the northwest 177 corner of Section 2, Township 37 South, Range 30 East; thence 178 west along the township line to the southwest corner of Section 179 34, Township 36 South, Range 30 East; thence north along the 180 section line to the northwest corner of Section 3, Township 36 181 South, Range 30 East; thence west along the township line to the 182 southwest corner of Section 31, Township 35 South, Range 30 183 East; thence north along the range line between Ranges 29 and 30 184 East, through Townships 35, 34, and 33 South, to the northeast 185 corner of Township 33 South, Range 29 East, being on the 186 Highlands-Polk County line; thence west along the Highlands-Polk 187 County line to the southeast corner of Township 32 South, Range 188 28 East; thence north along the range line between Ranges 28 and 189 29 East, in Townships 32 and 31 South, to the northeast corner 190 of Section 12 in Township 31 South, Range 28 East; thence east 191 along the section line to the northeast corner of Section 7, 192 Township 31 South, Range 29 East; thence north along the section 193 line to the northwest corner of Section 17, Township 30 South, 194 Range 29 East; thence east along the section line to the 195 northeast corner of the west 1/2 of Section 17, Township 30 196 South, Range 29 East; thence north along the 1/2-section line to 197 the northeast corner of the west 1/2 of Section 5, Township 30 198 South, Range 29 East; thence west along the section line to the 199 southwest corner of Section 32, Township 29 South, Range 29 200 East; thence north along the section line to the northeast 201 corner of Section 19 in Township 29 South, Range 29 East; thence 202 west along the north boundaries of Section 19, Township 29 203 South, Range 29 East, and Sections 24, 23, 22, 21, and 20, 204 Township 29 South, Range 28 East, to the northwest corner of 205 said Section 20; thence north along the section line to the 206 intersection of said section line with the west shore line of 207 Lake Pierce in Township 29 South, Range 28 East; thence 208 following the west shore of Lake Pierce to its intersection 209 again with the west section line of Section 5, Township 29 210 South, Range 28 East; thence north along the section line to the 211 northwest corner of Section 5, Township 29 South, Range 28 East; 212 thence east along the township line to the southwest corner of 213 Section 33, Township 28 South, Range 28 East; thence north along 214 the section line to the northwest corner of the southwest 1/4 of 215 the southwest 1/4 of Section 28, Township 28 South, Range 28 216 East; thence east along the 1/4-section line to the intersection 217 of said 1/4-section line with Lake Pierce; thence follow the 218 shore line northeasterly to its intersection with the 1/2 219 section line of Section 28, Township 28 South, Range 28 East; 220 thence north on the 1/2-section line to the northwest corner of 221 the southeast 1/4 of Section 28, Township 28 South, Range 28 222 East; thence east to the northeast corner of the southeast 1/4 223 of Section 28, Township 28 South, Range 28 East; thence south 224 along the section line to the northwest corner of Section 3, 225 Township 29 South, Range 28 East; thence east along the section 226 line to the northeast corner of Section 3, Township 29 South, 227 Range 28 East; thence north along the section line to the 228 northwest corner of Section 23, Township 28 South, Range 28 229 East; thence west along the section line to the southwest corner 230 of Section 16, Township 28 South, Range 28 East; thence north 231 along the section line to the northwest corner of Section 16, 232 Township 28 South, Range 28 East; thence west along the section 233 line to the southwest corner of Section 8, Township 28 South, 234 Range 28 East; thence north along the section line to the 235 northwest corner of Section 5, Township 28 South, Range 28 East; 236 thence west along the township line to the intersection of said 237 township line with Lake Marion; thence following the south shore 238 line of Lake Marion to its intersection again with said township 239 line; thence west along the township line to the southeast 240 corner of Section 36, Township 37 South, Range 27 East; thence 241 north along the range line between Ranges 27 and 28 East to the 242 intersection of said range line with Lake Marion; thence 243 following the west shore of Lake Marion to its intersection 244 again with the range line between Ranges 27 and 28 East; thence 245 north along said range line, in Townships 27 and 26 South, to 246 the northeast corner of Township 26 South, Range 27 East, being 247 on the Polk-Osceola County line; thence west along the Polk 248 Osceola County line to the northwest corner of Township 26 249 South, Range 27 East; thence north along the section line to the 250 Lake-Polk County line; thence west along the county line to the 251 southwest corner of Section 32, Township 24 South, Range 26 252 East; thence into Lake County, north along the section lines to 253 the northeast corner of Section 30, Township 24 South, Range 26 254 East; thence west along the section lines to the northeast 255 corner of Section 28, Township 24 South, Range 25 East; thence 256 north along the section lines to the northeast corner of Section 257 16, Township 24 South, Range 25 East; thence west along the 258 section line to the northwest corner of Section 16, Township 24 259 South, Range 25 East; thence north along the section line to the 260 northeast corner of Section 8, Township 24 South, Range 25 East; 261 thence west along the section lines to the range line between 262 Ranges 24 and 25; thence north along the range line to the 263 northeast corner of Section 1, Township 23 South, Range 24 East, 264 also being on the township line between Townships 22 and 23 265 South; thence west along the township line to the northwest 266 corner of Section 6, Township 23 South, Range 24 East also being 267 on the Sumter-Lake County line; thence north along the Sumter 268 Lake County line, also being the range line between Ranges 23 269 and 24, to the northeast corner of Section 1, Township 18 South, 270 Range 23 East and the Marion County line; thence west, along the 271 Sumter-Marion County line, also being the township line between 272 Townships 17 and 18 South, to the westerly right-of-way line of 273 Interstate Highway 75; thence northerly along the westerly 274 right-of-way line of Interstate Highway 75 to the Alachua-Marion 275 County line, said line also being the township line between 276 Townships 11 and 12 South; thence west along the Alachua-Marion 277 County line to the northwest corner of Section 3, Township 12 278 South, Range 19 East and the Levy County line; thence south 279 along the middle line of Township 12 South, Range 19 East to the 280 township line between Townships 14 and 15 South; thence west on 281 said township line to the range line dividing Ranges 17 and 18; 282 thence south along said range line to where it intersects the 283 Withlacoochee River; thence continue along the thread of said 284 river in a westerly direction to the point of intersection with 285 the north right-of-way of the Cross Florida Barge Canal; thence 286 continue west along said north right-of-way line of the Cross 287 Florida Barge Canal through Sections 5, 6, and 7, Township 17 288 South, Range 17 East and Section 12, Township 17 South, Range 16 289 East to a point of intersection with the Withlacoochee River; 290 thence along the thread of said river in a westerly direction to 291 the most southern outlet of the Withlacoochee River; thence 292 westerly to a point of intersection with the Gulf of Mexico 293thence westerly along the Levy-Alachua County line, also being294the township line between Townships 11 and 12 South, to the295southeast corner of Section 36, Township 11 South, Range 17296East; thence north along the Levy-Alachua County line, also297being the range line between Ranges 17 and 18 East, to the298southerly right-of-way line of State Road No. 24; thence299southwesterly along said southerly right-of-way line to the300easterly right-of-way line of State Road No. 337; thence301southerly, along said easterly right-of-way line of State Road302No. 337, to the south line of Section 35, Township 14 South,303Range 17 East; thence west along the section line to the304northwest corner of Section 3, Township 15 South, Range 17 East;305thence south along the section lines to the southwest corner of306Section 27, Township 15 South, Range 17 East; thence westto the307Gulf of Mexico; thence south along the Gulf of Mexico, including 308 the waters of said gulf within the jurisdiction of the State of 309 Florida, to the point of beginning. 310 Section 2. Present subsection (3) of section 373.0691, 311 Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (4), and a new 312 subsection (3) is added to that section, to read: 313 373.0691 Transfer of areas.— 314 (3) Effective at 12:01 a.m. on July 1, 2020, that portion 315 of Levy County formerly within the Southwest Florida Water 316 Management District as set forth in s. 373.069 is transferred to 317 the Suwanee River Water Management District. With respect to the 318 area transferred and at the time of change of boundaries, all 319 contractual obligations of the Southwest Florida Water 320 Management District, all real property interests owned by the 321 Southwest Florida Water Management District, all regulatory 322 responsibilities of the Southwest Florida Water Management 323 District, all equipment and other personal property used solely 324 by the Southwest Florida Water Management District in that area, 325 and all records of the Southwest Florida Water Management 326 District shall be transferred and delivered to the Suwanee River 327 Water Management District. 328 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2020.