THE BILL ITSELF
CS/CS/HB 425
Historic Cemeteries Program
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An act relating to the Historic Cemeteries Program;
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amending s. 267.21, F.S.; requiring local governments
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to approve applications from historic African-American
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cemeteries to change the land use category and zoning
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district of excess vacant land under certain
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conditions to allow development consistent and
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compatible with adjacent land uses; providing an
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effective date.
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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Section 1. Subsection (3) of section 267.21, Florida
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Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (4), and a new subsection
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(3) is added to that section, to read:
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267.21 Historic Cemeteries Program.—
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(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a
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historic African-American cemetery recorded in the Florida
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Master Site File pursuant to this section with excess vacant
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land sells or enters into a contract to sell such land for the
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express purpose of funding the cemetery's long-term maintenance
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and upkeep, the county or municipality where such cemetery is
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located must administratively approve an application to rezone
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or change the land use designation of such land to allow
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development consistent and compatible with adjacent land uses. A
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county or municipality may use reasonable discretion in
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determining the new zoning or land use designation, provided
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that the zoning or land use designation is consistent and
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compatible with the surrounding area.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.