Florida Statute 253.37 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title XVIII
PUBLIC LANDS AND PROPERTY

Chapter 253
STATE LANDS

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F.S. 253.037

253.037 Use of state-owned land for correctional facilities.—

(1) The Department of Environmental Protection shall review, identify, and secure state-owned lands which may be used for correctional facilities subject to determination by the Department of Corrections of where sites are needed and their appropriateness for use as prisons or other correctional facilities.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 253.025, the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund may purchase federal surplus lands for use as sites for correctional facilities, using federal land purchasing procedures, regulations, and requirements.

History.—s. 30, ch. 83-131; s. 69, ch. 94-356; s. 141, ch. 2001-266.

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Padgett v. Central & Southern Fla. Flood Con. Dist.

178 So. 2d 900

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 7, 1965 | Docket: 1326711

Cited 9 times | Published

is now in the State of Florida." Section 2 (Section 253.37, Fla.Stats., F.S.A.) authorized the Trustees

Conoley v. Naetzker

137 So. 2d 6

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 17, 1962 | Docket: 1476087

Cited 5 times | Published

Trustees of the Internal Improvement Fund. Section 253.37, F.S.A., confers upon the Trustees the power