No. HB 4085
Filed under Local Government.
Okeechobee Utility Authority, Okeechobee County; Provides for conveyance of specified lands to Okeechobee Utility Authority.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDThe Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund must transfer 407 acres of state land in Okeechobee County to the Okeechobee Utility Authority. This transfer is a mandatory conveyance in fee simple, meaning the utility gains full ownership of the property.
The transfer must be completed within 30 days after the act takes effect. The act takes effect on July 1, 2026, or upon becoming law, whichever occurs later. This creates a strict deadline for the state to finalize the land transfer.
The land is located in Sections 26, 27, 34, and 35, Township 36 South, Range 35 East. The bill provides a detailed legal description of the parcel's boundaries, including specific distances and bearings along Cemetery Road and an abandoned railroad right-of-way.
This transfer moves state-owned land from the Internal Improvement Trust Fund to a local utility authority. The utility will hold the land in fee simple, giving it full control over the property without state oversight or restrictions specified in this act.
AIRequires the state to transfer 406.89 acres of state-owned land to the Okeechobee Utility Authority in fee simple.
AIMandates the state complete the land conveyance within 30 days of the act's effective date.