Florida Statutes
Title XIII - Planning and Development

186.503 - Definitions Relating to Florida Regional Planning Council Act. - (1) “Comprehensive planning districts” means the geographic areas within the...

186.504 - Regional Planning Councils; Creation; Membership. - (1) A regional planning council shall be created in each...

186.505 - Regional Planning Councils; Powers and Duties. - (1) To adopt rules of procedure for the regulation of...

186.506 - Executive Office of the Governor; Powers and Duties. - (1) Arbitrate and settle disputes between regional planning councils. (2)...

186.507 - Strategic Regional Policy Plans. - (1) A strategic regional policy plan shall contain regional goals...

186.508 - Strategic Regional Policy Plan Adoption; Consistency With State Comprehensive Plan. - (1) Each regional planning council shall submit to the Executive...

186.509 - Dispute Resolution Process. - History.—s. 15, ch. 84-257; s. 1, ch. 92-182; ss. 35,...

186.511 - Evaluation of Strategic Regional Policy Plan; Changes in Plan. - History.—s. 16, ch. 84-257; s. 14, ch. 86-191; s. 102,...

186.512 - Designation of Regional Planning Councils. - (1) The territorial area of the state is subdivided into...

186.513 - Reports. - History.—ss. 3, 5, ch. 80-315; s. 4, ch. 82-46; s....

186.515 - Creation of Regional Planning Councils Under Chapter 163. - History.—ss. 4, 5, ch. 80-315; s. 4, ch. 82-46; s....

186.801 - Ten-Year Site Plans. - (1) Each electric utility shall submit to the Public Service...

186.803 - Use of Geographic Information by Governmental Entities. - History.—s. 9, ch. 96-416.

186.901 - Population Census Determination. - (1) The Office of Economic and Demographic Research shall annually...

Chapter 187 - State Comprehensive Plan

187.101 - Description of Plan; Legislative Intent; Construction and Application of Plan. - (1) The State Comprehensive Plan shall provide long-range policy guidance...

187.201 - State Comprehensive Plan Adopted. - (1) CHILDREN.— (a) Goal.—Florida shall provide programs sufficient to protect...

Chapter 189 - Uniform Special District Accountability Act

Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 189.01-189.019)

189.01 - Short title. - History.—s. 1, ch. 89-169; s. 6, ch. 2014-22. Note.—Former s....

189.011 - Statement of legislative purpose and intent. - (1) It is the intent of the Legislature through the...

189.012 - Definitions. - (1) “Department” means the Department of Economic Opportunity. (2) “Dependent...

189.013 - Special districts; creation, dissolution, and reporting requirements. - History.—s. 4, ch. 89-169; s. 5, ch. 97-255; s. 11,...

189.014 - Designation of registered office and agent. - (1) Within 30 days after the first meeting of its...

189.015 - Meetings; notice; required reports. - (1) The governing body of each special district shall file...

189.016 - Reports; budgets; audits. - (1) When a new special district is created, the district...

189.017 - Rulemaking authority. - History.—s. 59, ch. 89-169; s. 22, ch. 97-255; s. 67,...

189.018 - Fee schedule; Grants and Donations Trust Fund. - History.—s. 64, ch. 89-169; s. 41, ch. 93-120; s. 15,...

189.019 - Codification. - (1) Each district, by December 1, 2004, shall submit to...

Part II - Dependent Special Districts (Ss. 189.02-189.022)

189.02 - Dependent special districts. - (1) A charter for the creation of a dependent special...

189.021 - Refund of certain special assessments. - History.—s. 12, ch. 97-255; s. 26, ch. 2014-22. Note.—Former s....

189.022 - Status statement. - History.—s. 6, ch. 2016-22.

Part III - Independent Special Districts (Ss. 189.03-189.033)

189.03 - Statement of legislative purpose and intent; independent special districts. - (1) The Legislature finds that: (a) There is a need...

189.031 - Legislative intent for the creation of independent special districts; special act prohibitions; model elements and other requirements; local general-purpose government/Governor and Cabinet creation authorizations. - (1) LEGISLATIVE INTENT.—It is the intent of the Legislature that,...

189.0311 - Independent special districts; charter requirements. - (1) Notwithstanding any general law, special act, or ordinance of...

189.033 - Independent special district services in disproportionally affected county; rate reduction for providers providing economic benefits. - History.—s. 8, ch. 2012-127; s. 15, ch. 2014-22. Note.—Former s....

Part IV - Elections (Ss. 189.04-189.042)

189.04 - Elections; general requirements and procedures. - (1) If a dependent special district has an elected governing...

189.041 - Elections; special requirements and procedures for districts with governing bodies elected on a one-acre/one-vote basis. - (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section: (a) “Qualified elector” means...

189.042 - Special district bond referenda. - History.—s. 15, ch. 89-169; s. 31, ch. 2014-22. Note.—Former s....

Part V - Finance (Ss. 189.05-189.056)

189.05 - Collection of non-ad valorem assessments. - History.—s. 14, ch. 89-169; s. 30, ch. 2014-22. Note.—Former s....

189.051 - Bond issuance. - (1) The bonds were rated in one of the highest...

189.052 - Assessments levied on facilities regulated under chapter 513. - History.—s. 9, ch. 2000-355; s. 42, ch. 2014-22. Note.—Former s....

189.053 - Purchases from purchasing agreements of special districts, municipalities, or counties. - History.—s. 1, ch. 2009-217; s. 44, ch. 2014-22. Note.—Former s....

189.054 - Purchase, sale, or privatization of water, sewer, or wastewater reuse utility by special district. - (1) The most recent available income and expense statement for...

189.055 - Treatment of special districts. - History.—s. 53, ch. 2014-22.

189.056 - Downtown development districts; ad valorem taxation. - (1) It is the intent of the Legislature to encourage...

Part VI - Oversight and Accountability (Ss. 189.06-189.0695)

189.06 - Legislative intent; centralized location. - (1) Improve the enforcement of statutes currently in place that...

189.061 - Official list of special districts. - (1)(a) The department shall maintain the official list of special...

189.062 - Special procedures for inactive districts. - (1) The department shall declare inactive any special district in...

189.063 - Education programs for new members of district governing bodies. - (1) The department may provide, contract for, or assist in...

189.064 - Special District Accountability Program; duties and responsibilities. - (1) Electronically publishing special district noncompliance status reports from the...

189.065 - Special districts; oversight of state funds use. - (1) Reporting the existence of the program to the Special...

189.0651 - Oversight of special districts created by special act of the Legislature. - (1) This section applies to any special district created by...

189.0652 - Oversight of special districts created by local ordinance or enacted by local resolution. - (1) This section applies to any special district created by...

189.0653 - Information before public hearing on noncompliance. - (1) The district’s annual financial report for the previous fiscal...

189.066 - Effect of failure to file certain reports or information. - (1) If an independent special district fails to file the...

189.067 - Failure of district to disclose financial reports. - (1)(a) If notified pursuant to s. 189.066(1), (4), or (5),...

189.068 - Special districts; authority for oversight; general oversight review process. - (1) The Legislature finds it to be in the public...

189.069 - Special districts; required reporting of information; web-based public access. - (1) Beginning on October 1, 2015, or by the end...

189.0695 - Independent special districts; performance reviews. - (1) For purposes of this section, the term “performance review”...

Part VII - Merger and Dissolution (Ss. 189.07-189.0761)

189.07 - Definitions. - (1) “Component independent special district” means an independent special district...

189.071 - Merger or dissolution of a dependent special district. - (1) The merger or dissolution of a dependent special district...

189.072 - Dissolution of an independent special district. - (1) VOLUNTARY DISSOLUTION.—If the governing body of an independent special...

189.073 - Legislative merger of independent special districts. - History.—s. 1, ch. 2012-16; s. 20, ch. 2014-22. Note.—Former s....

189.074 - Voluntary merger of independent special districts. - (1) INITIATION.—Merger proceedings may commence by: (a) A joint resolution...

189.075 - Involuntary merger of independent special districts. - (1) INDEPENDENT SPECIAL DISTRICTS CREATED BY SPECIAL ACT.—In order for...

189.076 - Financial allocations. - (1) The government formed by merger of existing special districts...

189.0761 - Exemptions. - History.—s. 8, ch. 89-169; s. 8, ch. 97-255; s. 1,...

Part VIII - Comprehensive Planning (Ss. 189.08-189.082)

189.08 - Special district public facilities report. - (1) It is declared to be the policy of this...

189.081 - Activities of special districts; local government comprehensive planning. - (1) Construction or expansion of a public facility, or major...

189.082 - Water management district technical assistance; local government comprehensive planning. - History.—s. 22, ch. 89-169; s. 8, ch. 2010-205; s. 37,...

Chapter 190 - Community Development Districts

190.001 - Short Title. - History.—s. 2, ch. 80-407.

190.002 - Legislative Findings, Policies, and Intent. - (1) The Legislature finds that: (a) There is a need...

190.003 - Definitions. - (1) “Ad valorem bonds” means bonds which are payable from...

190.004 - Preemption; Sole Authority. - (1) This act constitutes the sole authorization for the future...

190.005 - Establishment of District. - (1) The exclusive and uniform method for the establishment of...

190.006 - Board of Supervisors; Members and Meetings. - (1) The board of the district shall exercise the powers...

190.007 - Board of Supervisors; General Duties. - (1) The board shall employ, and fix the compensation of,...

190.008 - Budget; Reports and Reviews. - (1) The district shall provide financial reports in such form...

190.009 - Disclosure of Public Financing. - (1) The district shall take affirmative steps to provide for...

190.011 - General Powers. - (1) To sue and be sued in the name of...

190.012 - Special Powers; Public Improvements and Community Facilities. - (1) To finance, fund, plan, establish, acquire, construct or reconstruct,...

190.0125 - Purchase, Privatization, or Sale of Water, Sewer, or Wastewater Reuse Utility by District. - (1) The most recent available income and expense statement for...

190.013 - Water Management and Control Plan. - (1) The board shall cause to be made by the...

190.014 - Issuance of Bond Anticipation Notes. - History.—s. 2, ch. 80-407; s. 9, ch. 83-215; s. 9,...

190.015 - Short-Term Borrowing. - History.—s. 2, ch. 80-407; s. 80, ch. 81-259; s. 10,...

190.016 - Bonds. - (1) SALE OF BONDS.—Bonds may be sold in blocks or...

190.017 - Trust Agreements. - History.—s. 2, ch. 80-407.

190.021 - Taxes; Non-Ad Valorem Assessments. - (1) AD VALOREM TAXES.—An elected board shall have the power...

190.022 - Special Assessments. - (1) The board may levy special assessments for the construction,...

190.023 - Issuance of Certificates of Indebtedness Based on Assessments for Assessable Improvements; Assessment Bonds. - (1) The board may, after any assessments for assessable improvements...

190.024 - Tax Liens. - History.—s. 2, ch. 80-407; s. 33, ch. 82-226; s. 202,...

190.025 - Payment of Taxes and Redemption of Tax Liens by the District; Sharing in Proceeds of Tax Sale. - (1) The district has the right to: (a) Pay any...

190.026 - Foreclosure of Liens. - History.—s. 2, ch. 80-407; s. 11, ch. 2007-160.

190.031 - Mandatory Use of Certain District Facilities and Services. - History.—s. 2, ch. 80-407.

190.033 - Bids Required. - (1) No contract shall be let by the board for...

190.035 - Fees, Rentals, and Charges; Procedure for Adoption and Modifications; Minimum Revenue Requirements. - (1) The district is authorized to prescribe, fix, establish, and...

190.036 - Recovery of Delinquent Charges. - History.—s. 2, ch. 80-407.

190.037 - Discontinuance of Service. - History.—s. 2, ch. 80-407; s. 82, ch. 81-259.

190.041 - Enforcement and Penalties. - History.—s. 2, ch. 80-407; s. 83, ch. 81-259.

190.043 - Suits Against the District. - History.—s. 2, ch. 80-407.

190.044 - Exemption of District Property From Execution. - History.—s. 2, ch. 80-407.

190.046 - Termination, Contraction, or Expansion of District. - (1) A landowner or the board may petition to contract...

190.047 - Incorporation or Annexation of District. - (1) Upon attaining the population standards for incorporation contained in...

190.048 - Sale of Real Estate Within a District; Required Disclosure to Purchaser. - History.—s. 15, ch. 84-360; s. 3, ch. 90-46; s. 44,...

190.0485 - Notice of Establishment. - History.—s. 45, ch. 99-378.

190.049 - Special Acts Prohibited. - History.—s. 2, ch. 80-407; s. 16, ch. 84-360; s. 47,...

Chapter 191 - Independent Special Fire Control Districts

191.001 - Short Title. - History.—s. 1, ch. 97-256.

191.002 - Legislative Intent. - (1) Provide standards, direction, and procedures concerning the operations and...

191.003 - Definitions. - (1) “Board” means the governing board of a district. (2)...

191.004 - Preemption of Special Acts and General Acts of Local Application. - History.—s. 4, ch. 97-256.

191.005 - District Boards of Commissioners; Membership, Officers, Meetings. - (1)(a) With the exception of districts whose governing boards are...

191.006 - General Powers. - (1) To sue and be sued in the name of...

191.007 - Exemption From Taxation. - History.—s. 7, ch. 97-256.

191.008 - Special Powers. - (1) Establish and maintain emergency medical and rescue response services...

191.009 - Taxes; Non-Ad Valorem Assessments; Impact Fees and User Charges. - (1) AD VALOREM TAXES.—An elected board may levy and assess...

191.011 - Procedures for the Levy and Collection of Non-Ad Valorem Assessments. - (1) A district may provide for the levy of non-ad...

191.012 - District Issuance of Bonds, Notes, Bond Anticipation Notes, or Other Evidences of Indebtedness. - (1) A district may issue general obligation bonds, assessment bonds,...

191.013 - Intergovernmental Coordination. - (1) The fire chiefs of each county are urged to...

191.014 - District Creation and Expansion. - (1) New districts may be created only by the Legislature...

191.015 - Codification. - History.—s. 15, ch. 97-256; s. 4, ch. 98-320; s. 73,...

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