Florida Statute 298.5 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2024 Florida Statutes (including 2025 Special Session C)

Title XXI
DRAINAGE

Chapter 298
DRAINAGE AND WATER CONTROL

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F.S. 298.005

298.005 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, the term:

(1) “Jurisdictional water management district” means the chapter 373 water management district or districts within which the lands encompassed by a water control district are located.

(2) “Owner” means the owner of the freehold estate, subject to assessment pursuant to this chapter, as appears by the deed record. The term does not include reversioners, remaindermen, or mortgagees, who are not to be counted and need not be notified by publication or served by process, but are to be represented by the present owners of the freehold estate in any proceeding under this chapter.

(3) “Water control plan” means the comprehensive operational document that describes the activities and improvements to be conducted by a water control district authorized under this chapter and includes any district “plan of reclamation,” “water management plan,” or “plan of improvement” that details the system of water management improvements implemented by a water control district.

History.—s. 38, ch. 6458, 1913; RGS 1135; CGL 1490; s. 1, ch. 97-40; s. 1, ch. 98-329; s. 4, ch. 2000-308.

Note.—Former s. 298.68.

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Amendments to 298.005

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 298.005

Total Results: 3

Ago

Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Feb 25, 2011 | Docket: 3258090

Published

Gen. Fla. 02-30 (2002) and 04-48 (2004). 9 Section 298.005(3), Fla. Stat. And see Roach v. LoxahatcheeGroves

Ago

Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: May 24, 2000 | Docket: 3256493

Published

supervisors of water control districts. 6 Section 298.005(2), Fla. Stat. 7 Section 298.11(3), Fla. Stat

Ago

Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Jun 2, 1999 | Docket: 3258417

Published

successors shall have been elected and qualified."6 Section 298.005(2), Florida Statutes, defines "Owner" as "the