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Title XVIII - Public Lands ...
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Chapter 253 - State Lands
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, 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.