The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XI
COUNTY ORGANIZATION AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS

Chapter 159
BOND FINANCING

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F.S. 159.03

159.03 General powers.—The governing body of any unit in the state is hereby authorized and empowered:

(1) To acquire by purchase or to construct, or partly acquire and partly construct, and to improve, repair, reconstruct, own, operate and maintain any self-liquidating project, or any combination of one or more projects as a single project, either inside or outside or partly inside and partly outside of the boundaries of the corporate limits of such unit; provided, however, that the consent of the adjoining governmental authority must be first obtained before a project may be effected outside the boundaries of the corporate limits of such unit.

(2) To issue revenue bonds of such unit, payable from earnings and any other special funds pledged therefor as provided herein, to pay the cost of a project or improvement thereof.

(3) To fix and collect rates, fees, tolls, rentals or other charges for the services and facilities furnished by such project.

(4) To acquire in the name of the unit, either by purchase or the exercise of the right of eminent domain, such lands and rights and interests therein, including lands under water and riparian rights, and to acquire such personal property, as it may deem necessary in connection with the construction, reconstruction, improvement, extension, enlargement or operation of any project.

(5) To make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its powers under this part, and to employ such consulting engineers, attorneys, accountants, construction and financial experts, superintendents, managers, and other employees and agents as may, in the judgment of the governing body, be deemed necessary, and to fix their compensation; provided, however, that all such expenses shall be payable solely from funds made available under the provisions of this part.

(6) To receive and accept from any federal agency grants for or in aid of the planning, construction, reconstruction or financing of any project, and to receive and accept aid or contributions from any source of either money, property, labor or other things of value, to be held, used and applied only for the purposes for which such grants and contributions may be made.

History.—s. 3, ch. 28045, 1953; s. 3, ch. 67-550; s. 1, ch. 77-174.

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Amendments to 159.03

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 159.03

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 159.03.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

TRUTH FOUNDATION MINISTRIES, NFP, v. VILLAGE OF ROMEOVILLE,, 387 F. Supp. 3d 896 (N.D. Ill. 2016)

. . . (R.1-3, at 46, Section 159.03.) Use, Permitted. . . . (R.1-3, at 11, Section 159.03.) The Zoning Code defines a "Special Use" as: Special Use. . . . (R.1-3, at 41, Section 159.03.) Use, Special. . . . (R.1-3, at 10, Section 159.03; see also id. , at 32 (defining "Place of Worship" as "(See CHURCH)").) . . .

PORT AUTHORITY POLICE ASIAN JADE SOCIETY OF NEW YORK NEW JERSEY INC. v. PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK NEW JERSEY,, 706 F. Supp. 2d 537 (S.D.N.Y. 2010)

. . . Filing Fees $ 1,050.00 Lexis $ 917.30 Westlaw $ 19,422.01 Library Services $ 1,343.41 Law Journal Search 159.03 . . .

HAYNES, v. THE UNITED STATES,, 51 Fed. Cl. 754 (Fed. Cl. 2002)

. . . See, e.g., Def.’s SJM App. at 27 (showing $159.03 transferred from unapplied account and applied to principal . . .

HARRIS, v. DADE COUNTY,, 13 Fla. Supp. 2d 69 (Fla. Cir. Ct. 1985)

. . . Sections 125.01, 125.355, 127.01 and 159.03, Florida Statutes. . . .

STATE v. CITY OF RIVIERA BEACH, a, 397 So. 2d 685 (Fla. 1981)

. . . The Revenue Bond Act of 1953, part I, chapter 159, Florida Statutes (1979), by section 159.03(1) thereof . . .

SANIBEL- CAPTIVA TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION W. B. v. COUNTY OF LEE,, 132 So. 2d 334 (Fla. 1961)

. . . Section 159.03(4), Florida Statutes, F.S.A., authorized this purchase. . . .

STATE v. CITY OF TAMPA, a, 95 So. 2d 409 (Fla. 1957)

. . . The first contention is negatived by Sections 159.02, 159.03, 167.01, 167.21, 169.02, 169.04, 170.01, . . .

STATE v. CITY OF MELBOURNE,, 93 So. 2d 371 (Fla. 1957)

. . . Section 6, Charter of the City of Melbourne, Section 169.02, Florida Statutes 1955, F.S.A., and Section 159.03 . . .

THE TEXAS AND PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY v. THE UNITED STATES, 28 Ct. Cl. 379 (Ct. Cl. 1893)

. . . annum, being $127.22 per mile for 19.30 miles, between Shreveport and State Line (n. o.), land grant; $159.03 . . . and State Line, land grant, at 127.22 per mile; for service between State Line and Sierra Blanca, at $159.03 . . . over the whole route of 4,211 pounds, whereupon said company became entitled to the statute rate of $159.03 . . . more, since July 1,1886, although entitled, as your petitioner believes, to the full statute rate of $159.03 . . . service between Sierra Blanca and El Paso for the full contract term ending June 30,1890, to wit, $159.03 . . .

v. v., 16 Ct. Cl. 353 (Ct. Cl. 1880)

. . . 33,001”; and that department fixed the compensation- for the carrying of the mails over that route at $159.03 . . .