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. 159.26

159.26 Legislative findings and purposes.—The Legislature finds and declares that:

(1) The agriculture, tourism, urban development, historic preservation, education, and health care industries, among others, are vital to the economy of the state and to the welfare of the people and need to be enhanced and expanded to improve the competitive position of the state;

(2) There is a need to enhance other economic activity in the state by attracting manufacturing development, business enterprise management, and other activities conducive to economic promotion in order to provide a stronger, more balanced, and stable economy in the state, while providing through pollution control and otherwise for the health and safety of the people;

(3) In order to improve the prosperity and welfare of the state and its inhabitants; to improve education, living conditions, and health care; to promote the preservation of historic structures; to promote the rehabilitation of enterprise zones; to promote improved transportation; to promote effective and efficient pollution control throughout the state; to promote the advancement of education and science and research in and the economic development of the state; and to increase purchasing power and opportunities for gainful employment, it is necessary and in the public interest to facilitate the financing of the projects provided for in this part and to facilitate and encourage the planning and development of these projects without regard to the boundaries between counties, municipalities, special districts, and other local governmental bodies or agencies in order to more effectively and efficiently serve the interests of the greatest number of people in the widest area practicable; and

(4) The purposes to be achieved by such projects and the financing of them in compliance with the criteria and requirements of this part are predominantly the public purposes stated in this section, and such purposes implement the governmental purposes under the State Constitution of providing for the health, safety, and welfare of the people, including implementing the purpose of s. 10(c), Art. VII of the State Constitution.

History.—s. 2, ch. 69-104; s. 1, ch. 75-126; s. 2, ch. 79-101; s. 1, ch. 80-287; s. 7, ch. 82-119; s. 18, ch. 83-271; s. 1, ch. 84-308; s. 3, ch. 85-282.

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Amendments to 159.26

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 159.26

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 159.26.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

B. HORNBACK, v. UNITED STATES,, 52 Fed. Cl. 374 (Fed. Cl. 2002)

. . . . § 159.26(b) as the regulatory authority that “grants the Government the necessary jurisdiction to classify . . . classification, it shall be assigned a classification and be marked and safeguarded accordingly. 32 C.F.R. § 159.26 . . .

MARTIN v. MARTINEZ,, 42 Fla. Supp. 2d 130 (Fla. Cir. Ct. 1990)

. . . Stat. section 159.26. . . .

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

. . . The Florida Industrial Development Financing Act, Chapter 159, Florida Statutes, provides: Section 159.26 . . . efficiently serve the interests of the greatest number of people in the widest area practicable; and Section 159.26 . . . City of Tampa, supra, and Sections 159.26(3), 159.27(5) and (11) and 159.34, Florida Statutes. . . .

R. LINSCOTT, v. ORANGE COUNTY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, a, 443 So. 2d 97 (Fla. 1983)

. . . project pledged thereof; (5) the project would serve the purposes declared by the legislature in section 159.26 . . .

ORANGE COUNTY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, v. STATE, 427 So. 2d 174 (Fla. 1983)

. . . See also § 159.26, Fla.Stat. (1981). . . .

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS, LOCAL UNION NO. v. JACKSONVILLE PORT AUTHORITY,, 424 So. 2d 753 (Fla. 1982)

. . . Section 159.26, Florida Statutes (1981), recites the legislative intent that the Florida Industrial Development . . .

STATE v. OSCEOLA COUNTY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY,, 424 So. 2d 739 (Fla. 1982)

. . . Section 159.26 now provides: The Legislature finds and declares that the agriculture, tourism, urban . . . predominately public purposes of promoting the economy and welfare of the people of this state. §§ 159.26 . . .

STATE v. ORANGE COUNTY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY,, 417 So. 2d 959 (Fla. 1982)

. . . In section 159.26 the legislature made a finding that “agriculture, tourism, urban development, and health . . .

STATE v. LEON COUNTY,, 400 So. 2d 949 (Fla. 1981)

. . . question whether the project serves a public purpose, the legislature specifically found in section 159.26 . . .

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

. . . Section 159.26 of the Act reads, in part, as follows: The Legislature finds and declares that, in order . . .

STATE v. JACKSONVILLE PORT AUTHORITY, JACKSONVILLE PORT AUTHORITY, v. STATE, 305 So. 2d 166 (Fla. 1974)

. . . . § 159.26, Fla.Stat. . . .

STATE v. COUNTY OF DADE, a, 250 So. 2d 875 (Fla. 1971)

. . . . § 159.26, F.S.A.), both the Board of County Commissioners and the trial judge concluded that the bond . . .

In HANSON- PEARCE CONST. CO., 43 F.2d 381 (W.D. Okla. 1930)

. . . Highway No. 77, Federal Aid project 210, Section B, in the sum of $159.26.” . . .