Florida Statute 258.015 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

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Title XVIII
PUBLIC LANDS AND PROPERTY

Chapter 258
STATE PARKS AND PRESERVES

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F.S. 258.015

258.015 Citizen support organizations; use of property; audit.—

(1) DEFINITIONS.—For the purpose of this section, a “citizen support organization” means an organization which is:

(a) A Florida corporation not for profit incorporated under the provisions of chapter 617 and approved by the Department of State;

(b) Organized and operated to conduct programs and activities; raise funds; request and receive grants, gifts, and bequests of money; acquire, receive, hold, invest, and administer, in its own name, securities, funds, objects of value, or other property, real or personal; and make expenditures to or for the direct or indirect benefit of the state park system or individual units of the state park system;

(c) Determined by the Division of Recreation and Parks of the Department of Environmental Protection to be consistent with the goals of the state park system and in the best interests of the state; and

(d) Approved in writing by the division to operate for the direct or indirect benefit of the state park system or individual units of the state park system. Such approval shall be given in a letter of agreement from the division.

(2) USE OF PROPERTY.—

(a) The division may permit, without charge, appropriate use of fixed property and facilities of the state park system by a citizen support organization, subject to the provisions of this section. Such use must be directly in keeping with the approved purposes of the citizen support organization, and may not be made at times or places that would unreasonably interfere with opportunities for the general public to use the park or parks for established recreational purposes.

(b) The division may prescribe by rule any condition with which a citizen support organization shall comply in order to use fixed property or facilities of the state park system.

(c) The division shall not permit the use of any fixed property or facilities of the state park system by a citizen support organization which does not provide equal membership and employment opportunities to all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, or national origin.

(3) PARTNERSHIPS IN PARKS.—

(a) The Legislature recognizes that many of the parks in the state park system need a variety of facilities to enhance their use and potential. Such facilities include, but are not limited to, improved access, camping areas, picnicking shelters, park management offices and facilities, and environmental education facilities. The need for such facilities has exceeded the ability of the state to provide such facilities in a timely manner with moneys available. The Legislature finds it to be in the public interest to provide incentives for partnerships with private organizations with the intent of producing additional revenue to help enhance the use and potential of the state park system.

(b) The Legislature may annually appropriate funds from the Land Acquisition Trust Fund for use only as state matching funds, in conjunction with private donations in aggregates of at least $60,000 matched by $40,000 of state funds for a total minimum project amount of $100,000 for capital improvement facility development at state parks, at either individually designated parks or for priority projects within the overall state park system. Not more than 30 percent of the Land Acquisition Trust Fund unencumbered fund balance or $3 million, whichever is less, shall be reserved, available annually for matching private donations. The amount held in reserve for the state match will be no greater than $6 million for any fiscal year. State funds from the Land Acquisition Trust Fund or other appropriate funding sources shall be used for matching private donations for 40 percent of the projects’ costs. Funds held in reserve for the purposes of this subsection shall be available only after the requirements of s. 375.041(4) are met. Citizen support organizations organized and operating for the benefit of state parks may acquire private donations pursuant to this section, and matching state funds for approved projects may be provided in accordance with this subsection. The department is authorized to properly recognize and honor a private donor by placing a plaque or other appropriate designation noting the contribution on project facilities or by naming project facilities after the person or organization that provided matching funds.

History.—s. 1, ch. 85-47; s. 2, ch. 89-117; s. 87, ch. 90-360; s. 92, ch. 94-356; s. 1, ch. 96-389; s. 2, ch. 96-395; s. 114, ch. 96-406; s. 9, ch. 2014-96; s. 18, ch. 2015-229; s. 7, ch. 2017-5; s. 3, ch. 2019-93.

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 258.015

Total Results: 20

City of Orlando v. West Orange Country Club, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2009-04-24

Citation: 9 So. 3d 1268, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 3458, 2009 WL 1097260

Snippet: '") (quoting Chabot v. Winter Park Co., 34 Fla. 258, 15 So. 756, 759 (1894)). [3] See section 768.28,

Vargas v. Enterprise Leasing Co.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2008-10-31

Citation: 993 So. 2d 614, 2008 WL 4756388

Snippet: Swift & Co. v. Wickham, 382 U.S. 111, 86 S.Ct. 258, 15 L.Ed.2d 194 (1965), and Perez v. Campbell, 402

FL. DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION v. Contractpoint Florida Parks, LLC

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2008-07-10

Citation: 986 So. 2d 1260, 33 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 493, 38 Envtl. L. Rep. (Envtl. Law Inst.) 20173, 2008 Fla. LEXIS 1240, 2008 WL 2678812

Snippet: and ContractPoint. Subsection (3)(a) of section 258.015, Florida Statutes (2000), enacted prior to the

ContractPoint Florida Parks, LLC v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2007-06-05

Citation: 958 So. 2d 1035, 2007 WL 1593240

Snippet: use and potential of the state park system. § 258.015(3)(a), Fla. Stat. (emphasis added). The Legislature

Collier v. Brooks

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1994-02-11

Citation: 632 So. 2d 149, 1994 WL 37027

Snippet: of fraud." Chabot v. Winter Park Co., 34 Fla. 258, 15 So. 756, 759 (Fla. 1894). In Maloy v. Boyett, 53

Ranger Ins. Co. v. Bal Harbour Club

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1989-08-31

Citation: 549 So. 2d 1005, 14 Fla. L. Weekly 416, 1989 Fla. LEXIS 814, 1989 WL 101534

Snippet: boards); § 240.364 (in community colleges); §§ 258.015, 267.17 (in citizen support organizations); § 286

McNeal v. Marco Bay Associates

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1986-08-06

Citation: 492 So. 2d 778, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 1740, 1986 Fla. App. LEXIS 9252

Snippet: contract. See Chabot v. Winter Park Co., 34 Fla. 258, 15 So. 756 (1894); National Exhibition Co. v. Ball

Henry v. Ecker

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1982-06-16

Citation: 415 So. 2d 137

Snippet: provides. See Chabot v. Winter Park Co., 34 Fla. 258, 15 So. 756 (1894); Southern Life Ins. and Trust Co

Gennaro v. Leeper

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1975-05-14

Citation: 313 So. 2d 70

Snippet: jurisdiction. See Chabot v. Winter Park Co., 34 Fla. 258, 15 So. 756, 759." It is also the law that the statute

Delta Mobile Homes, Inc. v. Ehmann

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1973-03-27

Citation: 275 So. 2d 269, 1973 Fla. App. LEXIS 7041

Snippet: transaction. Chabot v. Winter Park Company, 34 Fla. 258, 15 So. 756; Asia v. Hiser, 38 Fla. 71, 20 So. 796;

Delray Beach Whitehouse Apts., Inc. v. Hoffmann

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1972-01-26

Citation: 257 So. 2d 550, 1972 Fla. LEXIS 4020

Snippet: with Chabot v. Winter Park Co., 1894, 34 Fla. 258, 15 So. 756; Daubmyre v. Hunter, 1923, 86 Fla. 326

Molina v. Reiss

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1971-11-02

Citation: 254 So. 2d 853, 1971 Fla. App. LEXIS 5818

Snippet: appearing in Chabot v. Winter Park Co., 34 Fla. 258, 15 So. 756, 759, viz: “The specific performance of

Cohen v. Wasserman

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1971-01-05

Citation: 242 So. 2d 466, 1971 Fla. App. LEXIS 5468

Snippet: rule stated in Chabot v. Winter Park Co., 34 Fla. 258, 15 So. 756 (1894). See also Restatement of Contracts

Lasseter v. Dauer

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1968-06-18

Citation: 211 So. 2d 584

Snippet: jurisdiction. See Chabot v. Winter Park Co., 34 Fla. 258, 15 So. 756, 759." This disposition of the cause makes

Carter v. Suggs

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1966-09-20

Citation: 190 So. 2d 784

Snippet: authority of Chabot v. Winter Park Co., 34 Fla. 258, 15 So. 756, 43 Am.St.Rep. 192; Glinski v. Zawadski

Fretwell v. Crisafulli

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1966-04-26

Citation: 185 So. 2d 504, 1966 Fla. App. LEXIS 5265

Snippet: 359; Chabot v. Winter Park Co., 1894, 34 Fla. 258, 15 So. 756. “While time may not be of the essence

Collins v. Pic-Town Water Works, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1964-07-22

Citation: 166 So. 2d 760

Snippet: 889; Chabot v. Winter Park Co., 1894, 34 Fla. 258, 15 So. 756. When a contract calls for the rendition

National Exhibition Company v. Ball

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1962-03-30

Citation: 139 So. 2d 489, 1962 Fla. App. LEXIS 3498

Snippet: effect. Chabot v. Winter Park Co., 1894, 34 Fla. 258, 15 So. 756; Tate v. Pensacola, Gulf, Land & Development

Bliss v. Hallock

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1959-06-04

Citation: 113 So. 2d 889, 1959 Fla. App. LEXIS 2684

Snippet: jurisdiction. See Chabot v. Winter Park Co., 34 Fla. 258, 15 So. 756, 759.” Therefore the decree is affirmed

Perry v. Benson

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1958-12-10

Citation: 107 So. 2d 213

Snippet: cases of Chabot v. Winter Park Co., 1894, 34 Fla. 258, 15 So. 756; Knox v. Spratt, 1887, 23 Fla. 64, 6 So