Florida Statutes
Chapter 253 - State Lands
253.51 - Oil and Gas Leases on State Lands by the Board of Trustees.

Florida Statutes

Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property

Chapter 253 - State Lands

253.001 - Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund; Duty to Hold Lands in Trust.

253.002 - Department of Environmental Protection, Water Management Districts, Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; Duties With Respect to State Lands.

253.01 - Internal Improvement Trust Fund Established.

253.02 - Board of Trustees; Powers and Duties.

253.025 - Acquisition of State Lands.

253.0251 - Alternatives to Fee Simple Acquisition.

253.027 - Emergency Archaeological Property Acquisition.

253.03 - Board of Trustees to Administer State Lands; Lands Enumerated.

253.031 - Land Office; Custody of Documents Concerning Land; Moneys; Plats.

253.0325 - Modernization of State Lands Records.

253.033 - Inter-American Center Property; Transfer to Board; Continued Use for Government Purposes.

253.034 - State-Owned Lands; Uses.

253.0341 - Surplus of State-Owned Lands.

253.0345 - Special Events; Submerged Land Leases.

253.0346 - Lease of Sovereignty Submerged Lands for Marinas, Boatyards, Mooring Fields, and Marine Retailers.

253.0347 - Lease of Sovereignty Submerged Lands for Private Residential Docks and Piers.

253.035 - Coastal Anchorage Areas.

253.036 - Forest Management.

253.037 - Use of State-Owned Land for Correctional Facilities.

253.04 - Duty of Board to Protect, etc., State Lands; State May Join in Any Action Brought.

253.05 - Prosecuting Officers to Assist in Protecting State Lands.

253.111 - Riparian Owners of Land.

253.115 - Public Notice and Hearings.

253.12 - Title to Tidal Lands Vested in State.

253.121 - Conveyances of Such Lands Heretofore Made, Ratified, Confirmed, and Validated.

253.1221 - Bulkhead Lines; Reestablishment.

253.1241 - Studies.

253.1252 - Citation of Rule.

253.126 - Legislative Intent.

253.127 - Enforcement.

253.128 - Enforcement; Board or Agency Under Special Law.

253.1281 - Review by Board.

253.129 - Confirmation of Title in Upland Owners.

253.135 - Construction of Ss. 253.12, 253.126, 253.127, 253.128, and 253.129.

253.14 - Rights of Riparian Owners; Board of Trustees to Defend Suit.

253.141 - Riparian Rights Defined; Certain Submerged Bottoms Subject to Private Ownership.

253.21 - Board of Trustees May Surrender Certain Lands to the United States and Receive Indemnity.

253.29 - Board of Trustees to Refund Money Paid Where Title to Land Fails.

253.34 - Transfer of Notes Owned by Board.

253.36 - Title to Reclaimed Marshlands, Wetlands, or Lowlands in Board of Trustees.

253.37 - Survey to Be Made; Sale of Lands; Preference to Buyers.

253.38 - Riparian Rights Not Affected.

253.381 - Unsurveyed Marshlands; Sale to Upland Owners.

253.382 - Oyster Beds, Minerals, and Oils Reserved to State.

253.39 - Surveys Approved by Chief Cadastral Surveyor Validated.

253.40 - To What Lands Applicable.

253.41 - Plats and Field Notes Filed in Office of Board of Trustees of Internal Improvement Trust Fund.

253.42 - Board of Trustees May Exchange Lands.

253.43 - Convey by Deed.

253.431 - Agents May Act on Behalf of Board of Trustees.

253.44 - Disposal of Lands Received.

253.45 - Sale or Lease of Phosphate, Clay, Minerals, etc., in or Under State Lands.

253.451 - Construction of Term “Land the Title to Which Is Vested in the state.”

253.47 - Board of Trustees May Lease, Sell, etc., Bottoms of Bays, Lagoons, Straits, etc., Owned by State, for Petroleum Purposes.

253.51 - Oil and Gas Leases on State Lands by the Board of Trustees.

253.511 - Reports by Lessees of Oil and Mineral Rights, State Lands.

253.512 - Applicants for Lease of Gas, Oil, or Mineral Rights; Report as to Lease Holdings.

253.52 - Placing Oil and Gas Leases on Market by Board.

253.53 - Sealed Bids Required.

253.54 - Competitive Bidding.

253.55 - Limitation on Term of Lease.

253.56 - Responsibility of Bidder.

253.57 - Royalties.

253.571 - Proof of Financial Responsibility Required of Lessee Prior to Commencement of Drilling.

253.60 - Conflicting Laws.

253.61 - Lands Not Subject to Lease.

253.62 - Board of Trustees Authorized to Convey Certain Lands Without Reservation.

253.66 - Change in Bulkhead Lines, Pinellas County.

253.665 - Grant of Easements, Licenses, and Leases.

253.67 - Definitions.

253.68 - Authority to Lease or Use Submerged Lands and Water Column for Aquaculture Activities.

253.69 - Application to Lease Submerged Land and Water Column.

253.70 - Public Notice.

253.71 - The Lease Contract.

253.72 - Marking of Leased Areas; Restrictions on Public Use.

253.73 - Rules; Ss. 253.67-253.75.

253.74 - Penalties.

253.75 - Studies and Recommendations by the Department and the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; Designation of Recommended Traditional and Other Use Zones; Supervision of Aquaculture Operations.

253.763 - Judicial Review Relating to Permits and Licenses.

253.77 - State Lands; State Agency Authorization for Use Prohibited Without Consent of Agency in Which Title Vested; Concurrent Processing Requirements.

253.781 - Retention of State-Owned Lands Along Former Cross Florida Barge Canal Route; Creation of Cross Florida Greenways State Recreation and Conservation Area; Authorizing Transfer to the Federal Government for Inclusion in Ocala National Forest.

253.782 - Retention of State-Owned Lands in and Around Lake Rousseau and the Cross Florida Barge Canal Right-of-Way From Lake Rousseau West to the Withlacoochee River.

253.7821 - Cross Florida Greenways State Recreation and Conservation Area Assigned to the Department of Environmental Protection.

253.7822 - Boundaries of the Cross Florida Greenways State Recreation and Conservation Area; Coordination of Management Activities.

253.7823 - Disposition of Surplus Lands; Compensation of Counties Located Within the Cross Florida Canal Navigation District.

253.7824 - Sale of Products; Proceeds.

253.7825 - Recreational Uses.

253.7827 - Transportation and Utility Crossings of Greenways Lands.

253.7828 - Impairment of Use or Conservation by Agencies Prohibited.

253.783 - Expenditures for Acquisition of Land for a Canal Connecting the Waters of the Atlantic Ocean With the Gulf of Mexico via the St. Johns River Prohibited.

253.784 - Contracts.

253.785 - Liberal Construction of Act.

253.80 - Murphy Act Lands; Costs and Attorney Fees for Quieting Title.

253.81 - Murphy Act; Tax Certificates Barred.

253.82 - Title of State or Private Owners to Murphy Act Lands.

253.83 - Construction of Recodification.

253.86 - Management and Use of State-Owned or Other Uplands; Rulemaking Authority.

253.87 - Inventory of State, Federal, and Local Government Conservation Lands by the Department of Environmental Protection.

253.90 - Southeast Florida Coral Reef Ecosystem Conservation Area.