Florida HB 4095: Headwaters Water Control District, Indian River County

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An act relating to the Headwaters Water Control 2
District, Indian River County; creating the Headwaters 3
Water Control District as a public corporation; 4
providing the district's charter; providing status and 5
boundaries; providing minimum charter requirements; 6
providing for maintenance and use of certain canals; 7
providing requirements for charter amendments; 8
providing applicability of specified laws to the 9
district; providing severability; 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. Status and boundaries of Headwaters Water 15
Control District.—The Headwaters Water Control District is 16
hereby declared to be an independent water control district and 17
a public corporation of the state pursuant to chapters 189 and 18
298, Florida Statutes, and the lands lying within the area 19
described as follows in Indian River County shall hereby 20
constitute the Headwaters Water Control District: 21
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ALL THAT PART OF THE LANDS SITUATED AND BEING IN PART 23
OF THE UNSURVEYED TOWNSHIP 31 SOUTH, RANGE 36 EAST; 24
UNSURVEYED TOWNSHIP 32 SOUTH, RANGE 36 EAST; 25

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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
BEGIN AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF TRACT 123 OF THE 30
"PLAT OF FELLSMERE FARMS COMPANY'S SUBDIVISION OF 31
UNSURVEYED TOWNSHIP 32 SOUTH, RANGE 37 EAST, IN ST. 32
LUCIE COUNTY, STATE OF FLORIDA" AS RECORDED IN PLAT 33
BOOK 2, PAGE 8 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ST. LUCIE 34
COUNTY, NOW INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA; SAID CORNER 35
ALSO BEING ON THE SOUTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF DITCH AND 36
ROAD 24 AS SHOWN ON SAID "PLAT OF FELLSMERE FARMS 37
COMPANY'S SUBDIVISION OF UNSURVEYED TOWNSHIP 32 SOUTH, 38
RANGE 37 EAST, IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY, STATE OF FLORIDA" 39
AND ON THE "PLAT OF FELLSMERE FARMS COMPANY'S 40
SUBDIVISION OF ALL UNSURVEYED TOWNSHIP 31 SOUTH, RANGE 41
37 EAST, IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY, STATE OF FLORIDA" AS 42
RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 2, PAGES 1 AND 2 OF THE PUBLIC 43
RECORDS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, NOW INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, 44
FLORIDA; 45
THENCE RUN SOUTHERLY ALONG SAID EAST LINE OF 46
UNSURVEYED TOWNSHIP 32 SOUTH, RANGE 37 EAST, 47
APPROXIMATELY 2.56 MILES TO THE INTERSECTION WITH A 48
LINE BEING 200 FEET SOUTH OF, NORMAL TO AND PARALLEL 49
WITH THE NORTH LINE OF TRACT 1123 OF SAID "PLAT OF 50

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FELLSMERE FARMS COMPANY'S SUBDIVISION OF UNSURVEYED 51
TOWNSHIP 32 SOUTH, RANGE 37 EAST, IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY, 52
STATE OF FLORIDA" AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 2, PAGE 8 53
OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, NOW INDIAN 54
RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA; 55
THENCE RUN WESTERLY ALONG SAID 200 FOOT PARALLEL LINE 56
APPROXIMATELY 0.26 MILES, ACROSS SAID TRACT 1123, TO 57
THE EAST LINE OF TRACT 1122 OF SAID "PLAT OF FELLSMERE 58
FARMS COMPANY'S SUBDIVISION OF UNSURVEYED TOWNSHIP 32 59
SOUTH, RANGE 37 EAST, IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY, STATE OF 60
FLORIDA"; 61
THENCE RUN SOUTHERLY ALONG SAID EAST LINE OF SAID 62
TRACT 1122 APPROXIMATELY 0.20 MILES TO THE SOUTH LINE 63
OF SAID TRACT 1122 OF "PLAT OF FELLSMERE FARMS 64
COMPANY'S SUBDIVISION OF UNSURVEYED TOWNSHIP 32 SOUTH, 65
RANGE 37 EAST, IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY, STATE OF FLORIDA"; 66
THENCE RUN WESTERLY APPROXIMATELY 2.06 MILES, ALONG 67
THE SOUTH LINES OF TRACTS 1122, 1121, 1120, ACROSS A 68
30 FEET WIDE ROAD RIGHT OF WAY, AND ALONG THE SOUTH 69
LINES OF TRACTS 1119, 1118, 1117, 1116, AND ACROSS A 70
60 FEET WIDE ROAD RIGHT OF WAY, AND ALONG THE SOUTH 71
LINE OF TRACT 1115 OF SAID "PLAT OF FELLSMERE FARMS 72
COMPANY'S SUBDIVISION OF UNSURVEYED TOWNSHIP 32 SOUTH, 73
RANGE 37 EAST, IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY, STATE OF FLORIDA" 74
TO THE WEST LINE OF SAID TRACT 1115; 75

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THENCE RUN NORTHERLY, ALONG SAID WEST LINE OF TRACT 76
1115, APPROXIMATELY 0.20 MILES TO THE INTERSECTION 77
WITH A LINE BEING 200 FEET SOUTH OF, NORMAL TO AND 78
PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH LINES OF TRACTS 1114, 1113, 79
1112, 1111, 1110, 1109, 1108, 1107, 1106, 1105, 1104, 80
1103, 1102, 1101, 1100 OF SAID "PLAT OF FELLSMERE 81
FARMS COMPANY'S SUBDIVISION OF UNSURVEYED TOWNSHIP 32 82
SOUTH, RANGE 37 EAST"; 83
THENCE RUN WESTERLY, ALONG SAID 200 FOOT PARAL