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Florida Statute 253.037 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 253.037 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
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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. Cent. & S. Fla. Flood Con. Dist., 178 So. 2d 900 (Fla. 2d DCA 1965).

Cited 9 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal

is now in the State of Florida." Section 2 (Section 253.37, Fla.Stats., F.S.A.) authorized the Trustees
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·Conoley v. Naetzker, 137 So. 2d 6 (Fla. 2d DCA 1962).

Cited 5 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal

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