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Florida Statute 285.03 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 285.03 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 285.03 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
285.03 Grant of Florida lands to Seminole Indians.—
(1)(a) A grant is made, for use of the Seminole Indians of Florida, of a tract of land situated in Broward County, described as follows:
(b) Beginning 330 feet west of the northeast corner of lot fourteen, of section thirty-six, township fifty south, range forty-one east; thence west 495 feet; thence south 1,320 feet, thence east 495 feet, thence north 1,320 feet to point of beginning, being 15 acres, more or less.
(2) The said described lands shall become a part of the Seminole Indian Reservation, reserved by Act of Legislature, 1931, to use of the Seminole Indians of Florida.
(3) If, at any time, said lands should be abandoned or not used for the purpose for which granted, such lands would revert to the State of Florida.
History.—ss. 1, 4, ch. 16175, 1933; CGL 1936 Supp. 1995(1).

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·Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida v. USA, 716 F.3d 535 (11th Cir. 2013).

Cited 66 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 43 Envtl. L. Rep. (Envtl. Law Inst.) 20119, 2013 WL 1984423, 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 9756

...As a result, the Florida legislature resolved to move the Seminole reservation; it withdrew the 99,200 acres in Monroe County, Fla. Stat. § 285.06, and granted 104,800 acres in Broward County as the new site for the Seminole reservation, Fla. Stat. § 285.03.29 The Broward County reservation included land 27 Swamp and Overflowed Lands Act, 9 Stat....
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Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida v. USA (11th Cir. 2013).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

...As a result, the Florida legislature resolved to move the Seminole reservation; it withdrew the 99,200 acres in Monroe County, Fla. Stat. § 285.06, and granted 104,800 acres in Broward County as the new site for the Seminole reservation, Fla. Stat. § 285.03.29 The Broward County reservation included land 27 Swamp and Overflowed Lands Act, 9 Stat....
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Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida v. USA (11th Cir. 2013).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

...As a result, the Florida legislature resolved to move the Seminole reservation; it withdrew the 99,200 acres in Monroe County, Fla. Stat. § 285.06, and granted 104,800 acres in Broward County as the new site for the Seminole reservation, Fla. Stat. § 285.03.29 The Broward County reservation included land 27 Swamp and Overflowed Lands Act, 9 Stat....

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