Florida Statute 180.6 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XII
MUNICIPALITIES

Chapter 180
MUNICIPAL PUBLIC WORKS

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F.S. 180.06

180.06 Activities authorized by municipalities and private companies.—Any municipality or private company organized for the purposes contained in this chapter, is authorized:

(1) To clean and improve street channels or other bodies of water for sanitary purposes;

(2) To provide means for the regulation of the flow of streams for sanitary purposes;

(3) To provide water and alternative water supplies, including, but not limited to, reclaimed water, and water from aquifer storage and recovery and desalination systems for domestic, municipal or industrial uses;

(4) To provide for the collection and disposal of sewage, including wastewater reuse, and other liquid wastes;

(5) To provide for the collection and disposal of garbage;

(6) And incidental to such purposes and to enable the accomplishment of the same, to construct reservoirs, sewerage systems, trunk sewers, intercepting sewers, pumping stations, wells, siphons, intakes, pipelines, distribution systems, purification works, collection systems, treatment and disposal works;

(7) To construct airports, hospitals, jails and golf courses, to maintain, operate and repair the same, and to construct and operate in addition thereto all machinery and equipment;

(8) To construct, operate and maintain gas plants and distribution systems for domestic, municipal and industrial uses; and

(9) To construct such other buildings and facilities as may be required to properly and economically operate and maintain said works necessary for the fulfillment of the purposes of this chapter.

However, a private company or municipality shall not construct any system, work, project or utility authorized to be constructed hereunder in the event that a system, work, project or utility of a similar character is being actually operated by a municipality or private company in the municipality or territory immediately adjacent thereto, unless such municipality or private company consents to such construction.

History.—s. 3, ch. 17118, 1935; s. 1, ch. 17119, 1935; CGL 1936 Supp. 3100(8); s. 5, ch. 93-51; s. 6, ch. 95-323.

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Total Results: 24

Bobby Auton, Etc. v. Dade City, Florida, a Municipal Corporation

783 F.2d 1009

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Mar 3, 1986 | Docket: 865432

Cited 15 times | Published

neutral toward this conduct because Fla.Stat. § 180.06 is merely a vague enabling statute more analogous

City of Key West v. Florida Keys Community College

81 So. 3d 494, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 519, 2012 WL 126858

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 18, 2012 | Docket: 2414874

Cited 10 times | Published

are not interchangeable. More importantly, section 180.06, Florida Statutes (2009), which specifically

Falls Chase Special Taxing District Elba, Inc. Sunshine Land Development, Inc. And E. Lamar Bailey Associates v. City of Tallahassee

788 F.2d 711, 1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 24878, 54 U.S.L.W. 2625

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: May 6, 1986 | Docket: 791843

Cited 7 times | Published

neutral toward this conduct because Fla.Stat. § 180.06 is merely a vague enabling statute more analogous

City of Dania v. Central & So. Florida Flood Con. Dist.

134 So. 2d 848

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 20, 1961 | Docket: 1343261

Cited 6 times | Published

municipalities, among other things, provides, in § 180.06, Florida Statutes, F.S.A.: "Any municipality or

Basic Energy Corp. v. Hamilton County

652 So. 2d 1237, 1995 WL 147367

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 6, 1995 | Docket: 1385399

Cited 5 times | Published

its authority to construct jails pursuant to section 180.06, Florida Statutes, as the valid municipal purpose

City of Mount Dora v. JJ's Mobile Homes, Inc.

579 So. 2d 219, 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 3766, 1991 WL 61812

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 25, 1991 | Docket: 1728842

Cited 4 times | Published

adjacent to the Defendant. Therefore, pursuant to Section 180.06, Florida Statutes (1989), the Defendant must

B & S UTILITIES, INC. v. Baskerville-Donovan, Inc.

988 So. 2d 17, 2008 Fla. App. LEXIS 8981, 2008 WL 2403694

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 16, 2008 | Docket: 1384308

Cited 2 times | Published

public records subject to chapter 119. Citing section 180.06, Florida Statutes,[4] however, the circuit

City of Auburndale v. Town of Polk City

898 So. 2d 1101, 2005 WL 711707

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 30, 2005 | Docket: 1732333

Cited 2 times | Published

statutory language as the source of this right. Section 180.06, Florida Statutes (2003), titled "Activities

MATLACHA CIVIC ASSOC., INC. v. CITY OF CAPE CORAL, FLORIDA

273 So. 3d 243

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 22, 2019 | Docket: 15658395

Published

statutory definition. Instead, it relied on section 180.06, Florida Statutes (2003), and claimed that

City of Oak Hill v. City of Edgewater

917 So. 2d 943, 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 19955, 2005 WL 3439916

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 16, 2005 | Docket: 64841623

Published

wastewater services to the annexed property under section 180.06, this authorization to provide water and wastewater

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Jun 1, 2005 | Docket: 3258014

Published

1977), affirmed, 372 So.2d 913 (Fla. 1978). 6 Section 180.06(3), Fla. Stat. 7 Section 180.02(3), Fla. Stat

Central Waterworks, Inc. v. Town of Century

754 So. 2d 814, 2000 Fla. App. LEXIS 3918, 2000 WL 342641

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 4, 2000 | Docket: 64796325

Published

geographical region in Escambia County, Florida. § 180.06, Fla. Stat.; Ch. 57-1313, Laws of Fla. (1957)

Lake Utility Services, Inc. v. City of Clermont

727 So. 2d 984, 1999 Fla. App. LEXIS 500, 1999 WL 22430

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 22, 1999 | Docket: 64786613

Published

prohibited from providing water service to Lennar by section 180.06(9), Florida Statutes (1991). LUS alleged finally

Town of Jupiter v. Village of Tequesta

713 So. 2d 429, 1998 Fla. App. LEXIS 5964, 1998 WL 264109

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 27, 1998 | Docket: 1732687

Published

water facilities. Jupiter claimed that under section 180.06 Tequesta was required to obtain its consent

Bennett Electric Co. v. Village of Miami Shores

11 F. Supp. 2d 1348, 1998 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8473, 1998 WL 310651

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: May 6, 1998 | Docket: 2132420

Published

traditional municipal function. See Fla. Stat. § 180.06(5) (1997) (authorizing municipalities to "provide

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Apr 5, 1994 | Docket: 3256116

Published

and (4), Fla. Stat. (1993). Mr. Richard S. 2 Section 180.06(6), Fla. Stat. (1993). 3 Section 180.24(1)

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Mar 9, 1992 | Docket: 3257324

Published

Corporations s. 141. 2 See, s. 180.06, F.S. 3 Section 180.06(6), F.S. 4 Section 180.191(1)(a) and (b), F

Ortega Utility Co. v. City of Jacksonville

564 So. 2d 1156, 1990 Fla. App. LEXIS 4891, 1990 WL 95333

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 6, 1990 | Docket: 64651997

Published

under the facts of this case, the provisions of section 180.06, Florida Statutes, apply to the City of Jacksonville

City of Jacksonville v. Ortega Utility Co.

531 So. 2d 370, 13 Fla. L. Weekly 2117, 1988 Fla. App. LEXIS 4045, 1988 WL 93069

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 9, 1988 | Docket: 64637133

Published

on the grounds it has the legal right under section 180.06, Florida Statutes, to provide water to its

City of Sunrise v. Town of Davie

472 So. 2d 458, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 349, 1985 Fla. LEXIS 3494

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jun 27, 1985 | Docket: 64613016

Published

bonds may possibly be used in violation of section 180.06, Florida Statutes (1983), is not a pertinent

City of Pinellas Park v. Cross-State Utilities Co.

205 So. 2d 704, 1968 Fla. App. LEXIS 6128

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 5, 1968 | Docket: 64503610

Published

franchise area by virtue of the prohibition of § 180.06, Fla.Stats., F.S.A., which provides in pertinent

City of Pinellas Park v. Cross-State Utilities Co.

205 So. 2d 704, 1968 Fla. App. LEXIS 6128

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 5, 1968 | Docket: 64503610

Published

franchise area by virtue of the prohibition of § 180.06, Fla.Stats., F.S.A., which provides in pertinent

City of Palm Bay v. General Development Utilities, Inc.

201 So. 2d 912, 1967 Fla. App. LEXIS 4716

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 10, 1967 | Docket: 64502204

Published

corporation by the Florida Statutes. Florida Statutes § 180.06 F.S.A., provides : “Activities authorized by municipalities

City Gas Co. v. Miller Gas Co.

137 So. 2d 836

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 15, 1962 | Docket: 60201555

Published

by the defendant will defeat the purpose of Section 180.06; that plaintiff has never consented to such