Florida Statute 373.076 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXVIII
NATURAL RESOURCES; CONSERVATION, RECLAMATION, AND USE

Chapter 373
WATER RESOURCES

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373.076 Vacancies in the governing board; removal from office.—

(1) Vacancies occurring in the governing board of a district prior to the expiration of the affected term shall be filled for the unexpired term.

(2) The Governor shall have authority to remove from office any officer of said district in the manner and for cause defined by the laws of this state applicable to situations which may arise in said district.

History.—s. 14, part I, ch. 72-299; s. 1, ch. 82-46; s. 25, ch. 88-242; ss. 1, 2, ch. 89-279; ss. 11, 12, ch. 90-217.

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United States Ex Rel. Lesinski v. South Florida Water Mgmt. Dist., 739 F.3d 598 (11th Cir. 2014).

Cited 11 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 37 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 660, 2014 WL 23737, 2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 14

...2d 1358, 1366 (S.D. Fla. 2002) (Middlebrooks, J.). The District is governed by a board appointed by the Governor of Florida and approved by the Florida Senate. See Fla. Stat. § 373.073(1)(a). The Governor may remove any officer of the District. See id. § 373.076(2)....

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Grimshaw v. South Florida Water Mgmt. Dist., 195 F. Supp. 2d 1358 (S.D. Fla. 2002).

Cited 2 times | Published | District Court, S.D. Florida | 2002 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6933, 2002 WL 538055

...The Governor, subject to confirmation by the Florida Senate, appoints the members of the District's governing board. FLA. STAT. § 373.073. The Governor has the authority to remove from office any officer of a water management district. FLA. STAT. § 373.076(2)....

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