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The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XI
COUNTY ORGANIZATION AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
Chapter 163
INTERGOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS
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163.400 Cooperation by public bodies.
(1) For the purpose of aiding in the planning, undertaking, or carrying out of community redevelopment and related activities authorized by this part, any public body may, upon such terms, with or without consideration, as it may determine:
(a) Dedicate, sell, convey, or lease any of its interest in any property or grant easements, licenses, or other rights or privileges therein to a county or municipality.
(b) Incur the entire expense of any public improvements made by such public body in exercising the powers granted in this section.
(c) Do any and all things necessary to aid or cooperate in the planning or carrying out of a community redevelopment plan and related activities.
(d) Lend, grant, or contribute funds to a county or municipality; borrow money; and apply for and accept advances, loans, grants, contributions, or any other form of financial assistance from the Federal Government, the state, the county, another public body, or any other source.
(e) Enter into agreements, which may extend over any period, notwithstanding any provision or rule of law to the contrary, with the Federal Government, a county, a municipality, or another public body respecting action to be taken pursuant to any of the powers granted by this part, including the furnishing of funds or other assistance in connection with community redevelopment and related activities.
(f) Cause public buildings and public facilities, including parks, playgrounds, recreational, community, educational, water, sewer, or drainage facilities, or any other works which it is otherwise empowered to undertake to be furnished; furnish, dedicate, close, vacate, pave, install, grade, regrade, plan, or replan streets, roads, sidewalks, ways, or other places; plan or replan or zone or rezone any part of the public body or make exceptions from building regulations; and cause administrative and other services to be furnished to the county or municipality.

If at any time title to or possession of any property in a community redevelopment area is held by any public body or governmental agency, other than the county or municipality, but including any agency or instrumentality of the United States, which is authorized by law to engage in the undertaking, carrying out, or administration of community redevelopment and related activities, the provisions of the agreements referred to in this section shall inure to the benefit of and may be enforced by such public body or governmental agency. As used in this subsection, the term “county or municipality” also includes a community redevelopment agency.

(2) Any sale, conveyance, lease, or agreement provided for in this section may be made by a public body without appraisal, public notice, advertisement, or public bidding.
(3) For the purpose of aiding in the planning, undertaking, or carrying out of any community redevelopment and related activities of a community redevelopment agency or a housing authority hereunder, any county or municipality may, in addition to its other powers and upon such terms, with or without consideration, as it determines, do and perform any or all of the actions or things which, by the provisions of subsection (1), a public body is authorized to do or perform, including the furnishing of financial and other assistance.
(4) For the purposes of this section, or for the purpose of aiding in the planning, undertaking, or carrying out of community redevelopment and related activities of a county or municipality, such county or municipality may, in addition to any authority to issue bonds pursuant to s. 163.385, issue and sell its general obligation bonds. Any bonds issued by the county or municipality pursuant to this section shall be issued in the manner and within the limitations prescribed by the applicable laws of this state for the issuance and authorization of general obligation bonds by such county or municipality. Nothing in this section shall limit or otherwise adversely affect any other section of this part.
History.s. 15, ch. 69-305; s. 14, ch. 77-391; s. 79, ch. 79-400; s. 18, ch. 84-356.

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City of Riviera Beach v. Riviera Beach Citizens Task Force, 87 So. 3d 18 (Fla. 4th DCA 2012).

Cited 2 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2012 WL 1108509, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 5166

...This record does not contain the terms of the CRA and the delegation of powers by the City to the CRA. Therefore, we do not know the extent of its powers. Nevertheless, on this record we cannot conclude that the City must condemn the property owned by the CRA in order to effectuate the purposes of this amendment. Section 163.400 permits cooperation between public bodies for the purposes of carrying out community redevelopment....
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1982).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

...community redevelopment project serves a public purpose, s 163.335 (3), F.S., among other things, provides that the powers conferred by the Community Redevelopment Act `are for public uses and purposes for which public money may be expended . . . .' Section 163.400 (1)(a), F.S., provides that `[f]or the purpose of aiding in the planning, undertaking, or carrying out of a community redevelopment project and related activities authorized by this part, any public body (defined by s 163.340 [2] to mean `any ....
...district, or any other public body of the state') may, upon such terms, with or without consideration, as it may determine: Dedicate, sell, convey, or lease any part of its interest in any property or grant easements, licenses, or other rights or privileges therein to a county or municipality.' And s 163.400 (1)(e) empowers any public body to enter into agreements with a municipality respecting action to be taken pursuant to any of the powers granted by Part III of Ch. 163, including the furnishing of funds or other assistance in connection with a community redevelopment project and related activities. Subsection (2) of s 163.400 goes on to authorize or permit `[a]ny sale, conveyance, lease, or agreement provided for in this section [to] be made by a public body without appraisal, public notice, advertisement, or public bidding.' The conveyance of real property by a b...
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 2009).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

...such a plan." See also s. 163.340 (10) and (11), Fla. Stat., respectively, defining "[c]ommunity redevelopment area" and "[c]ommunity redevelopment plan." 6 Section 163.356 , Fla. Stat. 7 Section 163.370 , Fla. Stat. 8 Section 163.385 , Fla. Stat. 9 Section 163.400 , Fla....
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 2002).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

...nt district or can such debt be retired at any time during the life of the district? 3. Is there a minimum amount of debt at which increment revenues need no longer be pledged under Part III, Chapter 163 , Florida Statutes, for repayment? In sum: 1. Section 163.400 , Florida Statutes, authorizes the City of Fort Myers to make interest-free loans of properly appropriated municipal funds to the Community Redevelopment Agency for the City of Fort Myers for projects declared by the city to represent a municipal purpose....
...activity to be a proper subject for the expenditure of public funds. 10 If the purpose to be achieved constitutes a valid public purpose, then the means to be applied to obtain such a purpose are largely within the discretion of the Legislature. 11 Section 163.400 (1)(e), Florida Statutes, authorizes municipalities 12 to: "Enter into agreements, which may extend over any period, notwithstanding any provision or rule of law to the contrary, with the Federal Government, a county, a municipality,...
...her assistance in connection with community redevelopment and related activities." Thus, the loan of municipal funds for community redevelopment activities is clearly authorized by Part III, Chapter 163 , Florida Statutes. Further, subsection (3) of 163.400 , Florida Statutes, authorizes a municipality to furnish such assistance "with or without consideration": "For the purpose of aiding in the planning, undertaking, or carrying out of any community redevelopment and related activities of a community redevelopment agency ....
...The Legislature has determined that a community redevelopment project undertaken pursuant to Part III, Chapter 163 , Florida Statutes, is a proper subject for the expenditure of public funds and serves a public purpose 13 and has authorized the loan of municipal funds for carrying out community redevelopment. 14 Section 163.400 , Florida Statutes, clearly authorizes a municipality to provide financial assistance for community redevelopment purposes and such assistance may be extended with or without consideration....
...ject for the expenditure of public funds, it would appear that the municipality may loan properly appropriated municipal funds to a redevelopment agency without consideration to facilitate community redevelopment. 15 Therefore, it is my opinion that section 163.400 , Florida Statutes, authorizes the City of Fort Myers to make interest-free loans of properly appropriated municipal funds to the Community Redevelopment Agency for the City of Fort Myers for projects declared by the city to represent a municipal purpose....
...ch a plan." See also , ss. 163.340 (10) and (11), Fla. Stat., respectively defining "[c]ommunity redevelopment area" and "[c]ommunity redevelopment plan." 6 Section 163.356 , Fla. Stat. 7 Section 163.370 , Fla. Stat. 8 Section 163.385 , Fla. Stat. 9 Section 163.400 , Fla....
...11 See generally, 81A C.J.S. States s. 205(b), p. 729. Cf., Florida Power Corporation v. Pinellas Utility Board , 40 So.2d 350 (Fla. 1949). 12 See, s. 163.340 (2), Fla. Stat., defining the term "[p]ublic body" to include a municipality. 13 Section 163.335 (3), supra . 14 Section 163.400 (1), supra ....
...the local governing body or of the state or of any political subdivision thereof is pledged to the payment of the principal of, or the interest on, such bonds." 20 Section 163.385 (1)(a), Fla. Stat. 21 Section 163.385 (1)(b), Fla. Stat. 22 And see , s. 163.400 (4), Fla....
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 2001).

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discretion of the Legislature.11 Pursuant to section 163.400(1), Florida Statutes, a municipality12 may

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