Florida HB 4081: Eastpoint Water and Sewer District, Franklin County

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An act relating to the Eastpoint Water and Sewer 2
District, Franklin County; amending chapter 2023-7, 3
Laws of Florida; modifying the boundaries of the 4
district to include additional lands; providing 5
additional powers of the board; providing for 6
referenda; providing construction; providing effective 7
dates. 8
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10
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Section 1. Effective upon approval by a majority vote of 12
those qualified electors as provided in section 4 of this act, 13
section 2 of section 2 of chapter 2023-7, Laws of Florida, is 14
amended to read: 15
Section 2. Boundaries.—The Eastpoint Water and Sewer 16
District shall include all that portion of Eastpoint in said 17
county described as follows: 18
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All of Sections 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 28, and 20
Section 30 and all of Fractional Sections 27, 29, 31, 21
and 32 in Township 8 South, Range 6 West; All of 22
Fractional Sections 25 and 36 in Township 8 South, 23
Range 7 West; All of Fractional Section 1 in Township 24
9 South, Range 7 West; and all of Fractional Section 6 25

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in Township 9 South, Range 6 West. 26
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Section 2. Effective upon approval by a majority vote of 28
those qualified electors as provided in section 5 of this act, 29
section 2 of section 2 of chapter 2023-7, Laws of Florida, is 30
amended to read: 31
Section 2. Boundaries.—The Eastpoint Water and Sewer 32
District shall include all that portion of Eastpoint in said 33
county described as follows: 34
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All of Section 30 and all of Fractional Sections 29, 36
31, and 32 in Township 8 South, Range 6 West; All of 37
Fractional Sections 25 and 36 in Township 8 South, 38
Range 7 West; All of Fractional Section 1 in Township 39
9 South, Range 7 West; and all of Fractional Section 6 40
in Township 9 South, Range 6 West. 41
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All of St. George Island. 45
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Section 3. Subsection (19) is added to section 8 of 47
section 2 of chapter 2023-7, Laws of Florida, to read: 48
Section 8. Powers of board.— The board may: 49
(19) Inspect septic tanks within the district to ensure 50

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the septic tanks are being operated in compliance with 51
applicable permits and provide reasonable penalties for 52
violations. 53
Section 4. Referendum election.— 54
(1) A referendum of those qualified electors within the 55
area proposed to be annexed into the district as described in 56
section 1 of this act shall be held on November 3, 2026, 57
concurrent with the 2026 general election. 58
(2) The ballot title for the referendum question shall be 59
in substantially the following form: 60
"EXPANDING BOUNDARIES OF THE EASTPOINT WATER AND SEWER 61
DISTRICT." 62
(3) The referendum question shall be placed on the ballot 63
in substantially the following form: 64
Shall section 1 of Chapter 2026-___, Laws of Florida, 65
amending the charter of the Eastpoint Water and Sewer 66
District, Franklin County, to expand the boundaries of the 67
district to contain the lands described therein, become 68
effective? 69
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( ) YES. 71
( ) NO. 72
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(4) The referendum shall be conducted by the Supervisor of 74
Elections of Franklin County in accordance with the Florida 75

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Election Code. 76
Section 5. Referendum election.— 77
(1) A referendum of those qualified electors within the 78
area proposed to be annexed into the district as described in 79
section 2 of this act shall be held at the first general 80
election after the district reaches an irrevocable agreement to 81
acquire the water utility serving St. George Island by the 82
Eastpoint Water and Sewer District, unless the acquisition 83
occurs within 120 days before a general election, in which case 84
such referendum shall be held at the second general election 85
after the acquisition. 86
(2) The ballot title for the referendum question shall be 87
in substantially the following form: 88
"EXPANDING BOUNDARIES OF THE EASTPOINT WATER AND SEWER 89
DISTRICT." 90
(3) The referendum question shall be placed on the ballot 91
in substantially the following form: 92
Shall section 2 of Chapter 2026-___, Laws of Florida, 93
amending the charter of the Eastpoint Water and Sewer 94
District, Franklin County, to expand the boundaries of the 95
district to contain the lands described t