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CHAPTER 2000-393

 

House Bill No. 867

 

An act relating to the Immokalee Fire Control District, Collier County;

providing legislative intent; providing for a codification of the special

laws relating to the Immokalee Fire Control District pursuant to s.

191.015, F.S.; codifying, reenacting, and amending all prior special

acts; creating and establishing a fire control and rescue district as

an independent district in Collier County and fixing the boundaries

of the district; providing for a governing body; prescribing the powers

of the board; authorizing the board to establish and maintain

emergency medical services and equipment; authorizing the board

to make policies, rules, regulations, and a fire code; providing for

assessing and collecting taxes, assessments, impact fees, and user

charges; providing that this act shall be construed liberally; providing

for severability; providing for the repeal of chapters 55-30666,

57-1236, 78-490, 80-485, 87-499, 88-513, 91-368, and 98-489, Laws

of Florida, as said laws relate to the district; providing an effective

date.

 

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

 

Section 1. Pursuant to section 191.015, Florida Statutes, this act constitutes

the codification of all special acts relating to the Immokalee Fire

Control District. It is the intent of the Legislature to provide a single,

comprehensive special act charter for the Immokalee Fire Control District

which includes all current legislative authority granted to the district by

general law and by its several legislative enactments, as said laws may be

amended from time to time, and any additional authority granted by this

act.

 

Section 2. Chapters 55-30666, 57-1236, 78-490, 80-485, 87-499, 88-513,

91-368, and 98-489, Laws of Florida, relating to the Immokalee Fire Control

District, are hereby codified, reenacted, and amended as herein provided.

 

Section 3. The Immokalee Fire Control District is re-created and the

charter for such district is re-created and reenacted to read:

 

Section 1. There is hereby made, created and established the Immokalee

Fire Control District, an independent special district, hereinafter referred

to as the district, through the codification and reenactment of the district’s

several legislative enactments, which shall include the following described

lands:

Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20,

21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, and 36 of Township

46 South Range 28 East and Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,

13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32,

33, 34, 35, and 36 of Township 46 South Range 29 East and Sections 1,

2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23,

24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, and 36 of Township 46 South

Range 30 East and Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15,

16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35,

and 36 of Township 47 South Range 29 East and Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,

6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26,

27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, and 36 of Township 47 South Range 30

East and Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, and

18 of Township 48 South Range 29 East and Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,

8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27,

28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, and 36 of Township 48 South Range 30 East.

All of said land being located in Collier County as set forth in public

records thereof.

 

Section2. Governing body.—The district shall be governed by a board

which shall consist of five resident electors of the district elected by a vote

of the electors of the district pursuant to the laws of Florida, as said laws

may be amended from time to time.

 

Section 3. Officers; powers.—Within 60 days after the election of members

of the board, the members shall meet and elect from the membership

a chairman, a vice chairman, a secretary, and a treasurer; provided, however,

the same member may be both secretary and treasurer. The district

shall have and the board may exercise those general and special powers

prescribed by chapter 191, Florida Statutes, or any other applicable general

law or special law, as said laws may be amended from time to time.

 

Section 4. Emergency medical and rescue response services.—The district

is authorized to establish and maintain emergency medical and rescue

response services and acquire and maintain rescue, medical, transport, and

other emergency equipment, as prescribed by general law and special law,

as said laws may be amended from time to time.

 

Section 5. Policies, rules and regulations, and fire code.—The board is

authorized to make and adopt policies, rules, regulations, and a fire code for

the prevention of fires, for fire control, and for the provision of rescue services

within the district. Such policies, rules, regulations, and fire code shall

be adopted in accordance with applicable general law and special law, as

said laws may be amended from time to time.

 

Section 6. Taxes; non-ad valorem assessments; impact fees; user

charges.—The district board shall fix and cause to be levied on all property

of the district, a millage sufficient to meet the requirements of the adopted

budget; provided, however, 2 mills is the maximum that can be levied in any

1 year, except as provided in chapter 191, Florida Statutes, or any other

applicable general law or special law, as said laws may be amended from

time to time. In addition, the district shall have such authority to levy

non-ad valorem assessments and charge impact fees and user charges as

prescribed in chapter 191, Florida Statutes, and all other applicable general

law or special law, as said laws may be amended from time to time.

 

Section 7. Assessment and collection of taxes, assessments, impact fees,

and user charges.—Taxes, assessments, impact fees, and user charges as

provided herein shall be assessed and collected in the manner prescribed by

applicable general law or special law, as said laws may be amended from

time to time.

 

Section 4. This act shall be construed as a remedial act and shall be

liberally construed to promote the purpose for which it is intended which is

a codification, reenactment, and repeal of the several legislative enactments

of the district.

 

Section 5. If any clause, section, or provision of this act is declared unconstitutional

or invalid for any cause or reason it shall be eliminated from this act, and

the remaining portion of the act shall remain in full force and effect

as if said unconstitutional or invalid portion had not been incorporated

herein.

 

Section 6. Chapters 55-30666, 57-1236, 78-490, 80-485, 87-499, 88-513,

91-368, and 98-489, Laws of Florida, as said laws relate to the district, are

repealed.

 

Section 7. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.

Approved by the Governor May 22, 2000.

Filed in Office Secretary of State May 22, 2000.