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Introduced
11/20/2025
11/20/2025
In Committee
02/12/2026
02/12/2026
Crossed Over
02/12/2026
02/12/2026
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An act relating to Martin and Palm Beach Counties; providing for the transfer of specified real property, together with the improvements thereon, from the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund to the Village Council of the Village of Tequesta; providing requirements for the use, ownership, and sale or disposition of the real property; providing for the conveyance of the real property by a specific date; providing an effective date.
AI Summary
This bill transfers approximately 41.1 acres of real property located in Martin County from the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund to the Village Council of Tequesta. The bill specifies that the Village of Tequesta must use the property exclusively as a public park and greenspace for outdoor recreation, education, conservation, and protection of natural and historical resources. The Village is required to retain ownership of the property in perpetuity, with a specific condition that if the property is ever sold or transferred, ownership will automatically revert back to the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund on behalf of the state. The Board of Trustees is mandated to convey the property to Tequesta within 60 days of the act becoming law, with the act set to take effect either upon becoming law or on June 1, 2026, whichever occurs earlier. The bill includes a detailed legal description of the property's boundaries, which spans sections 19 and 24 in Township 40 South, Ranges 42 and 43 East in Martin County.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources, Government Affairs
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Received (on 02/18/2026)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/4025 |
| Analysis - State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/4025/Analyses/h4025e.SAC.PDF |
| Analysis - State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/4025/Analyses/h4025d.SAC.PDF |
| Analysis - Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/4025/Analyses/h4025c.NRD.PDF |
| Analysis - Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/4025/Analyses/h4025b.NRD.PDF |
| Analysis - Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/4025/Analyses/h4025a.IAS.PDF |
| Analysis - Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/4025/Analyses/h4025.IAS.PDF |
| BillText | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/4025/BillText/Filed/PDF |
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