Florida HB 4093: Fellsmere Water Control District, Indian River County

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S

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An act relating to the Fellsmere Water Control 2
District, Indian River County; amending chapter 2017-3
203, Laws of Florida; providing that the district is a 4
dependent district of Indian River County; providing 5
that the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River 6
County shall be the governing board of the district; 7
revising the boundaries of the district; providing for 8
maintenance and use of certain canals; providing for 9
certain access to public records; providing a 10
contingent effective date. 11
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13
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Section 1. Chapter 2017-203, Laws of Florida, is amended 15
to read: 16
Section 1. Status and boundaries of Fellsmere Water 17
Control District.—The Fellsmere Water Control District is 18
declared to be a dependent an independent water control district 19
and a public corporation of the state pursuant to chapters 189 20
and 298, Florida Statutes, and the lands lying within the area 21
described as follows in Indian River County shall constitute the 22
Fellsmere Water Control District: 23
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ALL THAT PART OF THE LANDS SITUATED AND BEING IN 25
UNSURVEYED TOWNSHIP 31 SOUTH, RANGE 37 EAST AND 26
UNSURVEYED TOWNSHIP 32 SOUTH, RANGE 37 EAST, INDIAN 27
RIVER COUNTY FLORIDA, EMBRACED WITHIN THE FOLLOWING 28
BOUNDARY LINES: 29
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BEGIN AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF TRACT 123 OF THE 31
"PLAT OF FELLSMERE FARMS COMPANY'S SUBDIVISION OF 32
UNSURVEYED TOWNSHIP 32 SOUTH, RANGE 37 EAST, IN ST. 33
LUCIE COUNTY, STATE OF FLORIDA" AS RECORDED IN PLAT 34
BOOK 2, PAGE 8 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ST. LUCIE 35
COUNTY, NOW INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA; SAID CORNER 36
ALSO BEING ON THE SOUTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF DITCH AND 37
ROAD 24 AS SHOWN ON SAID "PLAT OF FELLSMERE FARMS 38
COMPANY'S SUBDIVISION OF UNSURVEYED TOWNSHIP 32 SOUTH, 39
RANGE 37 EAST, IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY, STATE OF FLORIDA" 40
AND ON THE "PLAT OF FELLSMERE FARMS COMPANY'S 41
SUBDIVISION OF ALL UNSURVEYED TOWNSHIP 31 SOUTH, RANGE 42
37 EAST, IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY, STATE OF FLORIDA" AS 43
RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 2, PAGES 1 AND 2 OF THE PUBLIC 44
RECORDS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, NOW INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, 45
FLORIDA; 46
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THENCE RUN WESTERLY, ALONG SAID SOUTH RIGHT OF WAY 48
LINE OF SAID DITCH AND ROAD 24, APPROXIMATELY 2.32 49

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MILES TO THE EAST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF PARK LATERAL 50
CANAL, A 125-FOOT-WIDE RIGHT OF WAY AS RECORDED IN 51
DEED BOOK 10, PAGE 15, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA 52
PUBLIC RECORDS; 53
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THENCE RUN NORTHERLY, ALONG SAID EAST RIGHT OF WAY 55
LINE OF PARK LATERAL CANAL, APPROXIMATELY 0.01 MILES 56
TO THE NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF SAID DITCH AND ROAD 57
24; 58
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THENCE RUN WESTERLY, ALONG SAID NORTH RIGHT OF WAY 60
LINE OF DITCH AND ROAD 24, APPROXIMATELY 0.02 MILES TO 61
THE WEST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF SAID PARK LATERAL CANAL; 62
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THENCE RUN NORTHERLY, ALONG SAID WEST RIGHT OF WAY 64
LINE OF PARK LATERAL CANAL, APPROXIMATELY 0.99 MILES 65
TO THE NORTH LINE OF TRACT 2128, ALSO BEING THE SOUTH 66
RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF DITCH AND ROAD 20, OF SAID "PLAT 67
OF FELLSMERE FARMS COMPANY'S SUBDIVISION OF ALL 68
UNSURVEYED TOWNSHIP 31 SOUTH, RANGE 37 EAST, IN ST. 69
LUCIE COUNTY, STATE OF FLORIDA"; 70
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THENCE RUN WESTERLY ALONG SAID NORTH LINE OF TRACT 72
2128, APPROXIMATELY 0.03 MILES, TO THE EAST LINE OF 73
THE WEST 405.5 FEET OF SAID TRACT 2128; 74

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THENCE RUN SOUTHERLY ALONG SAID EAST LINE OF THE WEST 76
405.5 FEET OF TRACT 2128, APPROXIMATELY 0.12 MILES, TO 77
THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID TRACT 2128; 78
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THENCE RUN WESTERLY ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID TRACT 80
2128 AND THE SOUTH LINE OF TRACTS 2127, 2126 AND 2125, 81
APPROXIMATELY 0.46 MILES, TO THE WEST LINE OF SAID 82
TRACT 2125, AS SHOWN ON SAID "PLAT OF FELLSMERE FARMS 83
COMPANY'S SUBDIVISION OF ALL UNSURVEYED TOWNSHIP 31 84
SOUTH, RANGE 37 EAST, IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY, STATE OF 85
FLORIDA"; 86
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THENCE RUN NORTHERLY ALONG SAID WEST LINE OF TRACT 88
2125, APPROXIMATELY 0.12 MILES, TO THE NORTHWEST 89
CORNER OF SAID TRACT 2125 AND THE SOUTH RIGHT OF WAY 90
LINE OF SAID DITCH AND ROAD 20 AS SHOWN ON SAID "PLAT 91
OF FELLSMERE FARMS COMPANY'S SUBDIVISION OF UNSURVEYED 92
TOWNSHIP 31 SOUTH, RANGE 37 EAST, IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY, 93
STATE OF FLORIDA"; 94
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THENCE RUN WESTERLY ALON