Florida Statute 125.011 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title XI
COUNTY ORGANIZATION AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS

Chapter 125
COUNTY GOVERNMENT

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125.011 Definitions.—As used in ss. 125.011-125.019:

(1) “County” means any county operating under a home rule charter adopted pursuant to ss. 10, 11, and 24, Art. VIII of the State Constitution of 1885, as preserved by Art. VIII, s. 6(e) of the State Constitution, which county, by resolution of its board of county commissioners, elects to exercise the powers herein conferred. Use of the word “county” within the above provisions shall include “board of county commissioners” of such county.

(2) “Project” includes any one or any combination of two or more of the following:

(a) Public mass transportation, harbor, port, shipping, and airport facilities of all kinds and includes, but is not limited to, harbors, channels, turning basins, anchorage areas, jetties, breakwaters, waterways, canals, locks, tidal basins, wharves, docks, piers, slips, bulkheads, public landings, warehouses, terminals, refrigerating and cold storage plants, railroads and motor terminals for passengers and freight, rolling stock, car ferries, boats, conveyors and appliances of all kinds for the handling, storage, inspection and transportation of freight and the handling of passenger traffic, airport facilities of all kinds for land and sea planes, including, but not limited to, landing fields, water areas for the landing and taking off of aircraft, hangars, shops, buses, trucks, and all other facilities for the landing, taking off, operating, servicing, repairing, and parking of aircraft, and the loading and unloading and handling of passengers, mail, express and freight;

(b) Administration buildings, toll highways, tunnels, causeways and bridges connected therewith or incident or auxiliary thereto, and may include all property, rights, easements, and franchises relating to any such project and deemed necessary or convenient for the acquisition, construction, purchase, or operation thereof; and

(c) Export trading companies, foreign sales corporations, consulting services corporations, cargo clearance centers, and customs clearance facilities as provided in s. 125.012(26).

(3) “Cost,” as applied to improvements, means the cost of constructing or acquiring improvements, as defined in subsection (2), and shall embrace the cost of all labor and materials, machinery and equipment, financing charges, engineering and legal expenses, plans, specifications, and such other expenses as may be necessary or incident to such construction or acquisition.

(4) “Cost,” as applied to a project acquired, constructed, extended, or enlarged, includes the purchase price of any project acquired; the cost of improvements; the cost of construction, extension or enlargement; the cost of all lands, properties, rights, easements and franchises acquired; the cost of all machinery and equipment, financing charges, interest during construction; and, if deemed advisable, for 1 year after completion of construction, cost of investigations, audits, and engineering and legal services; and all other expenses necessary or incident to determining the feasibility or practicability of such acquisition or construction, administrative expense and such other expenses as may be necessary or incident to the financing herein authorized and to the acquisition or construction of a project and the placing of the same in operation. Any obligation or expense incurred by the county prior to the issuance of revenue bonds under the provisions of s. 125.013 for engineering studies and for estimates of cost and of revenues, and for other technical, financial, or legal services in connection with the acquisition or construction of any project, may be regarded as a part of the cost of such project.

(5) “Board of county commissioners” includes all members of the board of county commissioners in a county whether their offices are created by the Constitution, the Legislature, or by any home rule charter.

History.—s. 1, ch. 71-249; s. 1, ch. 79-291; s. 1, ch. 87-144; s. 22, ch. 91-45.

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Cases Citing Statute 125.011

Total Results: 13

In Re May

12 B.R. 618, 1980 Bankr. LEXIS 4287

District Court, N.D. Florida | Filed: Oct 16, 1980 | Docket: 348564

Cited 51 times | Published

p. 1409 (cases cited fn. 9); 1 Cowans, § 124, § 125; 11 U.S.C. § 1(7) [Act of 1898]. Any such secreting

Golden Nugget Group v. METROPOLITAN DADE

464 So. 2d 535, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 113, 1985 Fla. LEXIS 2932

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Feb 8, 1985 | Docket: 1661167

Cited 4 times | Published

VIII, s. 6(e) of the Constitution of 1968." See § 125.011(1), Fla. Stat. (1983). Dade, Hillsborough, and

American V.I.P. Limousines, Inc. v. Dade County Board of County Commissioners

757 F. Supp. 1382, 1991 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2399, 1991 WL 25699

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Feb 13, 1991 | Docket: 1193593

Cited 2 times | Published

relation to a "project", which is defined in Section 125.011(2) to include an "airport", and specifically

Angelo's Aggregate Materials, Ltd. v. Pasco County

118 So. 3d 971, 2013 WL 4081010, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 12643

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 14, 2013 | Docket: 60233513

Cited 1 times | Published

rule powers. See art. VIII, § 1(f), Fla. Const; § 125.011(1), Fla. Stat. (2011). However, the same provision

Gretna Racing, LLC v. Florida Department of Business And Professional Regulation, etc.

225 So. 3d 759, 42 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 593, 2017 WL 2210389, 2017 Fla. LEXIS 1084

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: May 18, 2017 | Docket: 6063847

Published

exercise the powers” conferred on such counties. § 125.011(1), Fla. Stat. (2013). The second clause has no

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Oct 13, 2009 | Docket: 3257422

Published

city's jurisdiction. The court again relied on section 125.011(2), Florida Statutes, and stated that "The

Homestead Hospital, Inc. v. Miami-Dade County

829 So. 2d 259, 2002 Fla. App. LEXIS 12780, 2002 WL 2009463

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 4, 2002 | Docket: 64818566

Published

arguments raised by the parties. Affirmed. . Section 125.011(1), Florida Statutes (1991), provides: "County”

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Jul 16, 1997 | Docket: 3258118

Published

census, other than a county as defined in section 125.011, Florida Statutes, on whether the school board

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Jan 8, 1991 | Docket: 3258265

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to respond to your third inquiry. RAB/tjw 1 Section 125.011(1), F.S., defines "County" to mean "any county

City of Dania v. Hertz Corp.

518 So. 2d 1387, 13 Fla. L. Weekly 342, 1988 Fla. App. LEXIS 339, 1988 WL 6058

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 3, 1988 | Docket: 64632155

Published

without the jurisdiction of said municipality. Section 125.011(2) defines a “project” as: [A]ny one or any

City of Opa-Locka v. Dade County

384 So. 2d 937, 1980 Fla. App. LEXIS 16917

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 17, 1980 | Docket: 64576693

Published

municipality.’ The word ‘project’ is defined in Section 125.011(2), Florida Statutes, 1977, thus: ‘ “Project”

Interair Services, Inc. v. Insurance Co. of North America

375 So. 2d 317, 1979 Fla. App. LEXIS 14959

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 27, 1979 | Docket: 64572032

Published

repair, and operate any project as defined in § 125.011, either within or without the territorial boundaries

Ginsberg v. 1966 Spring Term Grand Jury ex rel. Dade County

211 So. 2d 570, 1968 Fla. LEXIS 2225

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jun 12, 1968 | Docket: 64505777

Published

128, 129 and 142, Florida Statutes, and by Section 125.11, Florida Statutes. Absent a statute like Chapter

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