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SOCIAL WELFARE

Chapter 421
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F.S. 421.55

421.55 Relocation of displaced persons.—

(1) It is the intent of the Legislature to authorize the state and its departments, agencies, political subdivisions, and legislatively established port and airport authorities to comply with the provisions and requirements of the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987, Pub. L. No. 100-17, in those public projects or programs for which federal or federal-aid funds are available and are used.

(2) As used in this section:

(a) “State” means the State of Florida, any department, agency or political subdivision thereof, or any port or airport authority established by the Legislature.

(b) “Public Law No. 100-17” means the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 adopted by the United States Congress.

(c) “Displaced person” means any individual, partnership, corporation, or association that is required to move from any real property on or after March 20, 1972, as a result of the acquisition of such real property for public purposes, or who, as the result of the acquisition for public purposes of real property on which such person is conducting a business or farm operation as defined in Pub. L. No. 100-17, is required to move said business or farm operation.

(3) The state is authorized and empowered, in acquiring real property for use in any public project or program in which federal or federal-aid funds are used, to make all such relocation and other payments to or for displaced persons as are required under the provisions of Pub. L. No. 100-17, and to provide such displaced persons with relocation services and make available to them replacement dwellings, as required by Pub. L. No. 100-17.

(4) The state is authorized and empowered, in acquiring real property for use in any public project or program in which federal or federal-aid funds are used, to follow and conform with the land acquisition policies set forth in Pub. L. No. 100-17, and to pay or reimburse owners of property so acquired in the manner specified in Pub. L. No. 100-17. This authority shall include, as to federal-aid highways and airports, as a last resort, the use of eminent domain powers to acquire real property for replacement housing as required by Pub. L. No. 100-17.

History.—ss. 1, 2, 3, 4, ch. 72-71; s. 2, ch. 89-209.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 421.55

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 421.55.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 421.55

Total Results: 7

Solomon v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2016-12-16T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 206 So. 3d 822, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 18458

Snippet: v. United States, 220 U.S. 338, 342, 31 S.Ct. 421, 55 L.Ed. 489 (1911)); see also § 775.021(4)(a) (“[

Coulter v. St. Johns Water Management District

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2001-08-31T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 799 So. 2d 267, 2001 Fla. App. LEXIS 12257, 2001 WL 991571

Snippet: URA), 42 U.S.C. section 4601 et seq., and section 421.55 Florida Statutes. Section 46221 of the URA requires…provide assistance to displaced persons. Section 421.55, Florida Statutes, authorizes state agencies to…provide assistance to dislocated persons. Section 421.55, Florida Statutes, authorizes state agencies to…accordance with section 4625(c)(3) of this title. .421.55 Relocation of displaced persons (1) It is the intent

Forman's Dairy Palm Nursery v. Department of Transportation, State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1992-10-21T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 608 So. 2d 76, 1992 Fla. App. LEXIS 10965, 1992 WL 295428

Snippet: We disagree. The applicable state law is section 421.55, Florida Statutes (1987), which provided3 in pertinent…federal-aid funds are available and are used. Section 421.55(1), Fla.Stat. (1987). The statute also defined …to move said business or farm operation. Section 421.55(2)(c), Fla.Stat. (1987). The general right under…to the claimed expenses is contained, as section 421.55(1) says, in the following: § 4622. Moving and Related…would control. .The legislature amended section 421.55 in 1989 to conform to changes made by the 1987

Skiff's Workingman's Nursery v. DOT

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1990-02-27T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 557 So. 2d 233

Snippet: pay all costs of relocation permitted by section 421.55[1], Florida Statutes (1981). Skiff's moved …LETTS and WARNER, JJ., concur. NOTES [1] Section 421.55 was enacted in conjunction and requires compliance

Florida Bar v. Apgar

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1984-09-27T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 456 So. 2d 895, 9 Fla. L. Weekly 427, 1984 Fla. LEXIS 3429

Snippet: the costs of these proceedings in the amount of $421.55. It is so ordered. OVERTON, A.C.J., and ALDERMAN

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1983-02-21T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: authorized by the statutes. It may be possible that s 421.55, F.S., would provide authority to the school board…school board should consider the applicability of s 421.55, F.S. and 42 U.S.C. § 4601, et. seq.,

Baker v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1982-12-07T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 425 So. 2d 36

Snippet: Gavieres v. United States, 220 U.S. 338, 31 S.Ct. 421, 55 L.Ed. 489 (1911), appellant was charged, convicted