General Appropriations Act; Provides moneys for annual period beginning July 1, 2024, & ending June 30, 2025, & supplemental appropriations for period ending June 30, 2024, to pay salaries & other expenses, capital outlay—buildings & other improvements, & for other specified purposes of various agencies of state government. APPROPRIATION: $117,463,274,374
This bill officially establishes the boundaries of the Three Rivers Stewardship District in Sarasota County, Florida. It defines the district as a special area covering approximately 2,802 acres across several specific land sections while explicitly excluding a particular parcel owned by the local school board. The legislation provides the legal framework for this independent district to manage land and resources within the newly outlined territory.
City of North Port, Sarasota County; Creates Star Farms Village at North Port Stewardship District; establishes boundaries; provides for board of supervisors & election, membership, terms, meetings, & duties of board; provides method for transition of board from landowner control to control by resident electors; provides for district manager & treasurer; provides general & special powers of district; provides for bonds, borrowing, future ad valorem taxation, special assessments, issuance of certificates of indebtedness, & tax liens; provides for fees & charges; provides for referendum.
Relief/Julia Perez/St. Johns County Sheriff's Office; Provides for relief of Julia Perez by the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office; provides for appropriation of funds to compensate Julia Perez for personal injuries & damages sustained as result of negligence of employee of St. Johns County Sheriff's Office; provides legislative intent for waiver of certain lien interests; provides limitation on compensation & payment of attorney fees. CLAIM: $6,300,000
Midway Fire District, Santa Rosa County; Removes district's authority to levy ad valorem taxes; establishes maximum rates for non-ad valorem assessments; provides exception to general law relating to initial levy of non-ad valorem assessments.
This bill updates the official boundaries of the Collier Mosquito Control District in Collier County to include new lands. The change was approved by voters in a previous referendum and is now being formalized through this legislation. By amending the district's charter, the law ensures that the mosquito control agency's authority and tax powers now cover the expanded geographic area.
Municipal Service District of Ponte Vedra Beach, St. Johns County; Revises provisions relating to terms of office of District Trustees; revises capital expenditure amount required to be approved by voters of district; revises authority of district to approve such expenditure; revises limitation on amount of district's contingency reserves.
Town of Horseshoe Beach, Dixie County; Provides exception to general law; requires Division of Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco of DBPR to issue special alcoholic beverage license to certain restaurants which meet space, seating, & minimum gross revenue requirements; provides conditions for revocation of such license or denial of pending application for such license.
Coral Springs Improvement District, Broward County; Prohibits board of supervisors of district from receiving bids on certain contracts; provides exception; requires board to comply with certain statutory bidding procedures; authorizes board to reject all bids if such rejection is in best interests of district; provides that competitive bidding for certain contracts is subject to statutory provisions; authorizes district to apply to DMS to purchase certain commodities & contractual services.
Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority, Monroe County; Removes provision prohibiting combination of water system with sewer system within geographic boundaries of authority for purposes of financing.
Avalon Beach-Mulat Fire Protection District, Santa Rosa County; Removes district's authority to levy ad valorem taxes; establishes maximum rates for non-ad valorem assessments; provides exception to general law relating to initial levy of non-ad valorem assessments.
St. Lucie County; Provides an exception to general law; limits compensation to health care provider that provides medical services for inmate housed in St. Lucie County detention center if provider does not have contract with county to provide such services; limits compensation to entity that provides emergency medical transportation services for inmate housed in St. Lucie County detention center if entity does not have contract with county to provide such services.
