Florida Statute 159.26 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XI
COUNTY ORGANIZATION AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS

Chapter 159
BOND FINANCING

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F.S. 159.26

159.26 Legislative findings and purposes.—The Legislature finds and declares that:

(1) The agriculture, tourism, urban development, historic preservation, education, and health care industries, among others, are vital to the economy of the state and to the welfare of the people and need to be enhanced and expanded to improve the competitive position of the state;

(2) There is a need to enhance other economic activity in the state by attracting manufacturing development, business enterprise management, and other activities conducive to economic promotion in order to provide a stronger, more balanced, and stable economy in the state, while providing through pollution control and otherwise for the health and safety of the people;

(3) In order to improve the prosperity and welfare of the state and its inhabitants; to improve education, living conditions, and health care; to promote the preservation of historic structures; to promote the rehabilitation of enterprise zones; to promote improved transportation; to promote effective and efficient pollution control throughout the state; to promote the advancement of education and science and research in and the economic development of the state; and to increase purchasing power and opportunities for gainful employment, it is necessary and in the public interest to facilitate the financing of the projects provided for in this part and to facilitate and encourage the planning and development of these projects without regard to the boundaries between counties, municipalities, special districts, and other local governmental bodies or agencies in order to more effectively and efficiently serve the interests of the greatest number of people in the widest area practicable; and

(4) The purposes to be achieved by such projects and the financing of them in compliance with the criteria and requirements of this part are predominantly the public purposes stated in this section, and such purposes implement the governmental purposes under the State Constitution of providing for the health, safety, and welfare of the people, including implementing the purpose of s. 10(c), Art. VII of the State Constitution.

History.—s. 2, ch. 69-104; s. 1, ch. 75-126; s. 2, ch. 79-101; s. 1, ch. 80-287; s. 7, ch. 82-119; s. 18, ch. 83-271; s. 1, ch. 84-308; s. 3, ch. 85-282.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 159.26

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 159.26

Total Results: 10

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 2008-05-22

Snippet: Opinion 83-18 (1983). 10 Section 159.26(1), Fla. Stat. 11 See s. 159.26, Fla. Stat. 12 The Attorney General's

Linscott v. Orange County Indus. Dev. Auth.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1983-12-22

Citation: 443 So. 2d 97

Snippet: purposes declared by the legislature in section 159.26 of promoting the economic development of Florida

ORANGE COUNTY INDUS. DEVELOP. AUTH. v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1983-01-27

Citation: 427 So. 2d 174, 1983 Fla. LEXIS 2291

Snippet: Dade, 250 So.2d 875, 877 (Fla. 1971). See also § 159.26, Fla. Stat. (1981). Codified as Part II of Chapter

INTERN. BROTH. v. Jacksonville Port Auth.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1982-12-21

Citation: 424 So. 2d 753

Snippet: operation or leasing of the projects. Section 159.26, Florida Statutes (1981), recites the legislative

State v. OSCEOLA CTY. INDUS. DEV. AUTHORITY

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1982-12-16

Citation: 424 So. 2d 739, 1982 Fla. LEXIS 2619

Snippet: proceeding. Ch. 80-287, Laws of Fla. (1980). Section 159.26 now provides: The Legislature finds and declares

State v. Orange County Indus. Dev. Auth.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1982-06-03

Citation: 417 So. 2d 959, 1982 Fla. LEXIS 2474

Snippet: Industrial Development Financing Act. In section 159.26 the legislature made a finding that "agriculture

State v. Leon County

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1981-06-25

Citation: 400 So. 2d 949

Snippet: the legislature specifically found in section 159.26 of chapter 159 that health care industries are

State v. City of Riviera Beach

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1981-04-16

Citation: 397 So. 2d 685

Snippet: (1979). These are referred to as "the Act." Section 159.26 of the Act reads, in part, as follows: The Legislature

State v. Jacksonville Port Authority

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1974-12-18

Citation: 305 So. 2d 166

Snippet: 1969 Florida Laws, Ch. 104, at 473-88. [2] § 159.26, Fla. Stat.

State v. County of Dade

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1971-07-07

Citation: 250 So. 2d 875, 1971 Fla. LEXIS 3562

Snippet: the state and its inhabitants (See Fla.Stat. § 159.26, F.S.A.), both the Board of County Commissioners