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FL H4017

Bill

Status

Passed

7/8/2025

Primary Sponsor

Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Ratifies and confirms the original March 12, 1965, circuit court decree that created and incorporated the Bermont Drainage District in Charlotte County as a public corporation and independent water control district under chapters 189 and 298, Florida Statutes
  • Establishes the district's charter and defines its boundaries as approximately 2,900.24 acres within Township 40 South, Range 26 East in Charlotte County, encompassing portions of Sections 23–26 and Section 36
  • Provides for a three-member Board of Supervisors elected by landowners on a 1-acre, one-vote basis, with board members required to be landowners within the district, Florida residents, and U.S. citizens
  • Authorizes the district to assess and levy a uniform per-acre maintenance tax, issue bonds and other debt instruments, and collect non-ad valorem assessments under applicable state law
  • Declares the act remedial in nature and retroactive to March 12, 2025, with the charter amendable only by special act of the Legislature

Legislative Description

Bermont Drainage District, Charlotte County

Last Action

Chapter No. 2025-228

7/8/2025

Committee Referrals

State Affairs3/20/2025
Ways and Means Committee3/10/2025
Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee2/26/2025

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