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A bill to be entitled
An act relating to Marion County; creating the Cold Springs Improvement District; providing district boundaries; prescribing the purposes, powers, privileges, duties, liability, and officials; providing applicability of the provisions of ch. 189, F.S., to said district; providing for the appointment of the first governing board and the election of its future members; defining terms of office; prescribing duties, powers, and qualifications, and fixing compensation; providing for the annual landowner's meeting; providing for the levies of non-ad valorem assessments and ad valorern taxes upon the lands in said district and for the collection and enforcement thereof; providing that ad valorem taxes shall be a lien on lands in the district and providing for the collection and enforcement of district taxes at the same time and in the li e manner as county taxes; providing that said taxes shall be extended by the county property appraiser on the county tax roll and shall be collected by th€ tax collector in the same manner and time as county taxes; providing for the same discounts and penalties as county taxes and providing for the compensation of the county property appraiser and tax collector; providing for the levy, collection and enforcement of
non-ad valorem assessments pursuant to s.
197.3632, F.S.; providing non-ad valorem

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assessments shall be a lien on lands in the
district; providing for the levy of a uniform
acreage tax on lands in said district to be
used for paying expenses in organizing said
district; authorizing said district to borrow
money and issue negotiable or nonnegotiable
notes, bonds, and other evidences of
indebtedness in order to better carry out the
provisions of this act; providing for
administrative unit designation; providing for
reports; providing for interlocal cooperation;
providing for expansion, merger, contraction,
and dissolution; providing severability;
providing for precedence over conflicting laws;
providing an effective date. 16
17	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 18
Section 1.	District creation and boundaries.--For the
purposes of efficient and economical provision of physical
infrastructure and social, environmental, and emer9ency
services within Marion County and for the purposes of
furthering the goals and objectives of the adopted
Comprehensive Plan of Marion County, Florida, and for the
public convenience, welfare, utility, and benefit, and for the
other purposes stated in this act, an independent special
taxing district is hereby created and established in Marion
County, Florida, to be known as the Cold Springs Improvement
District, the territorial boundaries of which shall be as
follows:
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	N 1/2 of Section 3, Township 16 South, Range 18		
2	East;		
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4	AND:	SW 1/4 and NE 1/4 of Section 6, Township		
5	16 South, Range 18 East;		
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7	EXCEPT:	East 760.11 feet of the North 555 feet		
8	thereof;		
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1 0	AND:	N 3/4 and SE 1/4 of SE 1/4 of Section 7,		
11	Township 16 South, Range 18 East;		
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1 3	EXCEPT:	Begin at the Northwest corner of the		
1 4	SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 7, Township 16		
1 5	South, Range 18 East, Marion County, Florida,		
16	thence S 89°29'20" E along the North line of		
17	said SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 a distance of 218.81		
18	feet to a point on the West right-of-way line		
19	of a proposed 104 foot wide road, said point		
20	being 52 feet from, measured at a right angle		
21	to, the centerline of said 104 foot wide road,		
22	thence S 4°08'23" W along said West right-of­		
23	way line a distance of 136.99 feet to the P.C.		
24	of a curve, concave Easterly, having a central		
25	angle of 16°41 '01" and a radius of 1252 feet,		
26	thence Southwesterly and Southeasterly along		
27	the arc of said curve and along said right-of­		
28	way line a distance of 364.56 feet to the P.T.		
29	of said curve, thence continue along said		
30	right-of-way line S 12°32'38" E 757.47 feet to		
31	the P.C. of a curve, concave Westerly, having a
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	central angle of 7°00'38" and a radius of 748		
2	feet, thence Southeasterly along the arc of		
3	said curve and along said right-of-way line a		
4	distance of 91 .52 feet to a point on the South		
5	line of said SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 (chord		
6	bearing and distance between said points being		
7	s 9°02'19" E 91.47 feet), thence N 89°25'01" w		
8	along said South line a distance of 402.23 feet		
9	to the Southwest corner of said SE 1/4 of the		
1 0	SE 1/4 thence N 0°31 '38" W along the West line		
11	of said SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 a distance of		
1 2	1326.56 feet to the Point of Beginning.		
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1 4	AND:	N 1/4 of Section 18, Township 16 South,		
1 5	Range 18 East;		
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17	AND:	NW 1/4 of NW 1/4 of Section 17, Township		
18	16 South, Range 18 East;		
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20	AND:	W 1/2 of E 1/2 of NW 1/4 of Section 17,		
21	Township 16 South, Range 18 East;		
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23	AND:	Begin at the Northeast corner of Section	•	
24	17, Township 16 South, Range 18 East, Marion		
25	County, Florida, thence S 0°41 '45" E along the		
26	East line of said Section 17 a distance of		
27	420.76 feet to a point on the Northeasterly		
28	right-of-way line of the Seaboard Coastline		
29	Railroad (abandoned), now known as the Florida		
30	Power Corporation right-of-way, said point		
31	being 65 feet from, measured at a right angle		
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to, the centerline of said Seaboard Coastline
Railroad (abandoned), now known as the Florida
Power Corporation right-of-way, thence N
60°00'49" W along said Northeasterly right-of-
way line a distance of 825,75 feet to a point
on the North line of said Section 17, thence N
89°21 '10" E along said North line a distance of
710.16 feet to the Point of Beginning,
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1 0	ALL lying and being in Marion County, Florida. 11
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1 4	E 1/2 of SE 1/4 of Section 4, Township 16
1 5	South, Range 18 East, Marion County, Florida.
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AND:· S 82 1 /2 feet of NW 1 /4 of Section 5,
Township 16 South, Range 18 East, Marion
1 9	County, Florida,
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That portion of Township 16 South, Range 18
East, Marion County, Florida, described as
follows:
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27	Section 3 - SW 1 / 4 of SW 1/4 28
Section 4 - E 1/2 of NE 1/4, SW 1/4 of SE 1/4
and SW 1/4 31
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Section 5 - NE 1/4 and SE 1/4 of SE 1/4
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3	Section 6 - NW 1/4 and SE 1/4
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Section 8 - NE 1/4 of NE 1/4, S 1/2 of NE 1/4
and N 1/2 of SE 1/4
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8	Section 9 - All of Section 9.
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1 0	Section 10 - N 1/2 of NW 1/4 and SW 1/4 of NW
11	1/4
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13	Section 16 - All of that part of the N 1/2 of
1 4	Section 16 lying North and East of Seaboard
1 5	Coast Line Rail Road right-of-way.
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1 9	That part of South 200 feet of North 950 feet
of Section 1, Township 16 South, Range 18 East,
lyin9 Wa ■t of ri9ht-of-way of U,S, Hi9hway #41,
Marion County, Florida.
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That part of the North 750 feet of Section 1,
Township 16 South, Range 18 East, lying West of
U.S. Highway #41, Marion County, Florida.
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NW 1/4 of NW 1/4 and W 1/2 of SW 1/4 of NW 1/4
and NE 1/4 of SW 1/4 of NW 1/4 of Section 1,
Township 16 South, Range 18 East, Marion
County, Florida.
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EXCEPT the North 950 feet of the NW 1/4 of the
NW 1/4, thereof.
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11	Lot 47, Block 53, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 4, as
1 2	recorded in Plat Book G, page 95, public
1 3	records of Marion County, Florida.
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1 5	AND:	Lots 45 and 46, Block 53, RAINBOW ACRES,
1 6	Unit 4, as recorded in Plat Book G, page 98E,
17	public records of Marion County, Florida. 18
AND:	Lots 32 and 33, Block 53, RAINBOW ACRES,
Unit 4, as recorded in Plat Book G, page 980,
public records of Marion County, Florida. 22
AND:	Lot 28, Block 53, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 4, ,
as recorded in Plat Book G, page 980, public
records 9f Marion County, Florida. 26
AND:	Lots 30 and 31, Block 53, RAINBOW ACRES,
Unit 4, as recorded in Plat Book G, page 98D,
public records of Marion Courity, Florida. 30
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	AND:	Lot 37, Block 53, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 4,		
2	as recorded in Plat Book G, page 98E, public		
3	records of Marion County, Florida.		
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5	AND:	Lot 29, Block 53, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 4,		
6	as recorded in Plat Book G, page 98D, public		
7	records of Marion County, Florida.		
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9	AND:	Lot 13, Block 35, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 3,		
, 0	as recorded in Plat Book G, pages 97, 97A		
11	through 97E, public records of Marion County,		
, 2	Florida.		
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1 4	AND:	Lot 14, Block 35, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 3,		
15	as recorded in Plat Book G, pages 97, 97A		
16	through 97E, public records of Marion County,		
17	Florida.		
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1 9	AND:	Lot 6, Block 33, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 3,		
20	as recorded in Plat Book G, pages 97, 97A		
21	through 97E, public records of Marion County,		
22	Florida.		
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24	AND:	Lot 11,	Block 49, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 4,		
25	as recorded in Plat Book G, pages 98, 98A		
26	through 98E, public records of Marion County,		
27	Florida,		
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29	AND:	Lot 1, Block 33, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 3,		
30	as recorded in Plat Book G, pages 97C, public		
31	records of Marion County, Florida.		
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	AND:	Lot 17, Block 49, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 4,		
2	as recorded in Plat Book G, page 98E, public		
3	records of Marion County, Florida.		
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5	AND:	Lot 13, Block 33, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 3,		
6	as recorded in Plat Book G, pages 97, 97A, 978		
7	and 97C, public records of Marion County,		
8	Florida.		
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1 0	AND:	Lot 15, Block 33, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 3,		
11	as recorded in Plat Book G, pages 97, 97A		
1 2	through 97E, public records of Marion County,		
1 3	Florida.		
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1 5	AND:	Lot 16, Block 33, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 3,		
1 6	as recorded in Plat Book G, pages 97, 97A		
17	through 97E, public records of Marion County,		
1 8	Florida.		
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20	AND:	Lot 17, Block 33, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 3,		
21	as recorded in Plat Book G, pages 97, 97A		
22	through 97E, public records of Marion County,		
23	Florida.		
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25	AND:	Lot 10, Block 34,	RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 3,		
26	as recorded in Plat Book G, pages 97, 97A		
27	through 97E, public records of Marion County,		
28	Florida.		
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30	AND:	Lot 13, Block 18, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 2,		
31	as recorded in Plat Book G, pages 96, and 96A		
			
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through 96E, public records of Marion County,
2	Florida.
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AND:	Lot 4, Block SO, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 4,
as recorded in Plat Book G, page 98F, public
records of Marion County, Florida.
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AND:	Lots 3 and 4, Block 33, RAINBOW ACRES,
Unit 3, as recorded in Plat Book G, pages 97,
97A through 97E, public records of Marion
1 1	County, Florida.
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13	ANO:	Lot 21, Block 50, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 4,
1 4	as recorded in Plat Book G, pages 98 and 98A
1 5	through 98G public records of Marion County,
16	Florida.
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ANO:	Lot 3, Block 50, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 4,
as recorded in Plat Book G, pages 98, 98A
through 98G, public records of Marion County,
Florida.
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AND:	Lot 43, Block 14, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 2,
as recorded in Plat Book G, page 96A, public
records of Marion County, Florida. 26
AND:	Lots 2 and 9, Block 33, RAINBOW ACRES,
Unit 3, as recorded in Plat Book G, pages 97,
97A, 97B, 97C, 970 and 97E, public records of
Marion County, Florida. 31
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2	AND:	Lot 33, Block 14, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 2,
as recorded in Plat Book G, page 96, 96A	
3	through 96E, public records of Marion County,		
4	Florida.		
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6	AND:	Lots 43 and 44, Block 53, RAINBOW ACRES,		
7	Unit 4, as recorded in Plat Book G, page 98,		
8	public records of Marion County, Florida.		
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10	AND:	Lots 46 and 47, Block 14, RAINBOW ACRES,		
11	Unit 2, as recorded in Plat Book G, pages 96,		
12	96A through 96E, public records of Marion		
13	County, Florida.		
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15	AND:	Lot 36, Block 14, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 2,		
16	as recorded in Plat Book G, page 97E, public		
17	records of Marion County, Florida.		
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19	AND:	Lot 53, Block 14, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 2,		
20	as recorded in Plat Book G, page 96B, public		
21	records of Marion County, Florida.		
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23	AND:	Lot 51, Block 14, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 2,	
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24	as recorded in Plat Book G, Page 96A, public		
25	records of Marion County, Florida.		
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27	AND:	Lot 30, Block 14, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 2,		
28	as recorded in Plat Book G, Page 96, public		
29	records of Marion County, Florida.		
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AND:	Lot 35, Block 14, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 2,
as recorded in Plat Book G, Page 96, public
records of Marion County, Florida.
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AND:	Lot 41, Block 14, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 2,
as recorded in Plat Book G, Page 96A, public
records of Marion County, Florida.
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9	AND:	Lot SA, Block 7, RAINBOW LAKES ESTA ES,
1 0	Section L, as recorded in Plat Book G, Page 7C,
11	public records of Marion county, Florida.
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1 5	s 1/2 of NW 1/4 of Section 4; 16
17	AND:	SW 1/4 of NE 1/4 of Section 4; 18
19	AND:	NW 1/4 of SE 1/4 of Section 4; 20
ALL in Township 16 South, Range 18 East, Marion
County, Florida. 23
ANO:	N 1/2 of NW 1/4 of Section 4, Township 16
South, Range 18 East, Marion County, Florida 26
AND:	E 1/2 of NW 1/4 and NE 1/4 of SW 1/4 of
Section 1, Township 16 South, Range 18 East,
lying West of U.S. Highway 41; EXCEPT:	U.S.
Highway #41 right-of-way; AND EXCEPT:	That
part of the South 200 feet of the North 950
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2	feet of Section 1, Township 16 South, Range 18
East, lying West of U.S. Highway #41, Marion		
3	County, Florida; AND EXCEPT:	That part of the		
4	North 750 feet of Section 1, Township 16 South,		
5	Range 18 East, lying West of U.S. Highway #41,		
6	Marion County, Florida.		
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8	AND:	N 1/2 of SE 1/4 of Section 5, Township 16		
9	South, Range 18 East, Marion County, Florida.		
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11	PARCEL I		
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1 3	Commencing at the SW corner of thew 1/2 of the		
1 4	NW 1/4 of Section 19, Township 16 South, Range		
1 5	18 East, thence N 0°52'27"E 2643.78 feet,		
16	thence S 87°57'03"E 1317.83 feet, thence S		
17	1°01 '53"W 2649.72 feet, thence N 87°41 '07"W		
18	1310.70 feet to the Point of Beginning; EXCEPT:		
19	Commencing at the SW corner of the W 1/2 of the		
20	NW 1/4 of Section 19, Township 16 South, Range		
21	18 East, thence N 0°52'27"E 1615.22 feet to the		
22	Point of Beginning, thence continue N 0°52'27"E		
23	417.50 feet, thence S 42°18'47"E 572.63 feet,		
24	thence N 89°07'33"W 391 .90 feet to the Point of		
25	Beginning; AND EXCEPT:	Commencing at the SW		
26	corner of the W 1/2 of the NW 1/4 of Section		
27	19, Township 16 South, Range 18 East, thence S		
28	87°41 '07"E 1310.70 feet, thence N 1°01 '53"E		
29	645.14 feet to the Point of Beginning.	From		
30	said Point of Beginning, continue N 1°01 '53"E		
31	679.70 feet, thence S 44°20'53"W 934.20 feet,		
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2	thence s 88°58'07"E 640.89 feet to the Point of
Beginning; AND EXCEPT:	right-of-way for State		
3	Road 336; AND EXCEPT:	Beginning at the NE		
4	corner of the SW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section		
5	19, Township 16 South, Range 18 East, thence N		
6	01°01 '53"E along the East boundary of thew 1/2		
7	of the NW 1/4 of said Section a distance of		
8	39.88 feet, thence S 42°56'29"W a distance of		
9	381 .25 feet to q point on the Northeasterly		
1 0	right-of-way line of State Road 336, thence		
11	Southeasterly along and with said Highway line		
1 2	on an arc distance of 18 feet, thence N		
13	44°20'53"E a distance of 352.12 feet to the		
1 4	Point of Beginning; AND EXCEPT:	road right-of­		
1 5	way.	AND EXCEPT:	Begin at the Southwest		
1 6	corner of the West 1/2 of the NW 1/4 of Section		
17	19, Township 16 South, Range 18 East, Marion		
18	County, Florida, thence S 89°05'08"E along the		
19	South line of said West 1/2 of the NW 1/4 a		
20	distance of 1310.14 feet to the Southeast		
21	corner of said west 1/2 of NW 1/4, thence N		
22	0°21 '57"W along the East line of said West 1/2		
23	of the NW 1/4 a distance of 365.51 feet to a		
24	point on the Southwesterly right-of-way line of		
25	County Road No. 336, said point being 50 feet		
26	from, measured at a right angle to, the		
27	centerline of said County Road No. 336, thence		
28	N 12°05'09" w along said Southwesterly right­		
29	of-way line a distance of 4.66 feet to the P.C.		
30	of a curve, concave Southwesterly, having a		
31	central angle of 31°46'29" and a radius of		
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	l383.40 feet, thence Northwesterly along the	
2	arc of said curve and along said right-of-way		
3	line a distance of 105.99 feet to a point		
4	(chord bearing and distance between said points		
5	being N 14°16'51" W 105.97 feet), thence		
6	leaving said right-of-way line N 89°05'58"W		
7	parallel to said South line a distance of		
8	1285.01 feet to a point on the West line of		
9	said Section 19, thence S 0°31 '28"E along said		
1 0	West line a distance of 472.39 feet to the		
11	Point of Beginning.		
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1 5	Lot 2, Block 19, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 2, as		
1 6	recorded in Plat Book G, Page 96B, public		
17	records of Marion County, Florida.		
1 8			
1 9	AND:	Lot 8, Block 59, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit S,		
20	as recorded in Plat Book H, Page 8B, public		
21	records of Marion County, Florida.		
22			
23	ANO:	Lots 2 and 22, Block SO, RAINBOW ACRES,		
24	Unit 4, as recorded in Plat Book G, Page 98F,		
25	public records of Marion County, Florida.		
26			
27	AND:	Lot 59, Block 14, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 2,		
28	as recorded in Plat Book G, Page 96, public		
29	records of Marion County, Florida.		
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2	AND:	Lot 53, Block 53, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 4,
as recorded in Plat Book G, page 98F, public		
3	records of Marion County, Florida.		
4			
5	AND:	Lot 12, Block 14, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 1,		
6	as recorded in Plat Book G, page 95, public		
7	records of Marion County, Florida.		
8			
9.	AND:	Lots 7 and 8, Block 33, RAINBOW ACRES,		
1 0	Unit 3, as recorded in Plat Book G, Page 97C,		
11	public records of Marion County, Florida.		
1 2			
1 3	AND:	Lots 12 and 13, Block 54, RAINBOW ACRES,		
1 4	Unit 5, as recorded in Plat Book H, Page BB,		
1 5	public records of Marion County, Florida.		
1 6			
17	AND:	Lots 50 and 51, Block 53, RAINBOW ACRES,		
18	Unit 4, as recorded in Plat Book G, pages 98,		
19	98A through 98F, public records of Marion		
20	County, Florida,		
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22	ANO:	Lot 11, Block 54, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 5,		
23	as recorded in Plat Book H, Page 8B, public		
24	records of Marion County, Florida.		
25			
26	AND:	Lot 58, Block 14, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 2,		
27	as recorded in Plat Book G, page 96, public		
28	records of Marion County, Florida.		
29			
30			
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	AND:	Lot 71, Block 14, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 2,		
2	as recorded in Plat Book G, Page 96B, public		
3	records of Marion County, Florida.		
4			
5	AND:	Lot 62, Block 14, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 2,		
6	as recorded in Plat Book G, Page 96B, public		
7	records of Marion County, Florida.		
8			
9	AND:	Lot 60, Block 14, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 2,		
1 0	as recorded in Plat Book G, Page 96B, public		
11	records of Marion County, Florlda.		
1 2			
1 3	AND:	Lot 5, Block 33, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 3,		
1 4	as recorded in Plat Book G, Page 97C, public		
1 5	records of Marion County, Florida.		
1 6			
17	AND:	Lot 12, Block 49, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 4,		
1 8	as recorded in Plat Book G, Page 98E, public		
1 9	records of Marion County, Florida.		
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21	AND:	Lot 23, Block 50, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 4,		
22	as recorded in Plat Book G, page 98F, public		
23	records of Marion County, Florida.		
24			
25	AND:	Lot 6, Block 54, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 5,		
26	as recorded in Plat Book H, Page 8B, public		
27	records of Marion County, Florida.		
28			
29	AND:	Lots 10 and 11, Block 33, RAINBOW ACRES,		
30	Unit 3, as recorded in Plat Book G, Page 97C,		
31	public records of Marion County, Florida.
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2	AND:	Lots 50 and 52, Block 14, RAINBOW ACRES,
Unit 2, as recorded in Plat Book G, Pages 96A		
3	and 968, public records of Marion County,		
4	Florida.		
5			
6	AND:	Lot 1, Block 50, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 4,		
7	as said lot is shown on a map or plat of said		
8	subdivision recorded in Plat Book G, page 98F,		
9	public records of Marion County, Florida.		
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11	AND:	Lots 7 and 8, Block 34, RAINBOW ACRES,		
1 2	Unit 3, as said are shown on a map or plat of		
13	said subdivision recorded in Plat Book G, page		
14	97C, public records of Marion County, Florida.		
1 5			
16	AND:	Lot 1, Block 55, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 5,		
17	as recorded in Plat Book H, Page 8, public		
18	records of Marion County, Florida.		
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20	AND:	Lot 38, Block 53, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 4,		
21	as recorded in Plat Book G, Page 98E, public		
22	records of Marion County, Florida.		
23			
24	AND:	Lot 7, Block 59, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 4,		
25	as recorded in Plat Book H, Page SB, public		
26	records of Marion County, Florida.		
27			
28	AND:	Lot 7, Block 59, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 2,		
29	as recorded in Plat Book G, Page 96B, public		
30	records of Marion County, Florida.		
31	
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AND:	Lot 55, Block 14, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 2,
as recorded in Plat Book G, Page 96B, public
records of Marion County, Florida.
4

AND:	Lot 27, Block 53, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 4,
as recorded in Plat Book G, Page 980, public
records of Marion County, Florida.
8

9	AND:	Lot 16, Block 49, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 4,
1 0	as recorded in Plat Book G, Page 98E, public
11	records of Marion County, Florida.
1 2

1 3	AND:	Lots 1 and 2, Block 58, RAINBOW ACRES,
14	Unit 5, as recorded in Plat Book H, Page 8B,
1 5	public records of Marion C unty, Florida. 16
17       ANO: Lot 12, Block 33, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 3, 1 8 as recorded in Plat Book G, pages 97, 97A, 97B 1 9	an_d 97C, public records of Marion County,
20	Florida. 21
AND:	Lot 54, Block 14, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 2,
as recorded in Plat Book G, pages 96, 96A, 96B, 1
96C, 960 and 96E, public records of Marion
County, Florida. 26
AND:	Lot 31, Block 55, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 5,
as recorded in Plat Book H, paga 8, public
records of Marion County, Florida.
30
31
1 9	3128
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AND:	Lot 32, Block 55, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 5,
as recorded in Plat Book H, page 8,	public
records of Marion County, Florida.
4
AND:	Lot 15, Block 14, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 1,
as recorded in Plat Book H, pages 95, 95A, 95B,
95C, 95D, and 95E, public records of Marion
County, Florida.
9

1 0	AND:	Lot 10, Block 54, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 5,
11	as recorded in Plat Book H, page 8, public
1 2	records of Marion County, Florida.
1 3

1 4	AND:	Lot 63, Block 14, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 2,
1 5	as recorded in Plat Book H, pages 96, 96A, 968,
96C, 96D and 96E, public records of Marion
County, Florida. 18
AND:	Lot 64, Block 14, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 2,
as recorded in Plat Book H, pages 96, 96A, 96B,
96C, 96D and 96E, public records of Marion
County, Florida. 23
AND:	Lot 65, Block 14, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 2,
as recorded in Plat Book H, pages 96, 96A, 968,
96C, 96D and 96E, public records of Marion
County, Florida.
28
AND:	Lot 8, Block 14, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 1,
as recorded in Plat Book H, pages 95, 95A, 958, 31
20	-  ·	312,S
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9SC, 95D and 95E, public records of Marion
2	County, Florida.
3

AND:	Lot 13, Block 49, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 4,
as recorded in Plat Book G, Page 98E, public
records of Marion County, Florida.
7

AND:	Lot 14, Block 49, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 4,
as recorded in Plat Book G, Page 98E, public
1 0	records of Marion County, Florida. 11
1 2	AND:	NW 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section 4,
1 3	Township 16 South, Range 18 East, Marion
1 4	County, Florida.
1 5

1 6	PARCEL K
17

Lot 49, Block 53, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 4, as
recorded in Plat Book G, Page 98E, public
records of Marion County, Florida. 21
AND:	Lot 42, Block 53, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 4,
as recorded in Plat Book G, Page 98E, public
records of Marion county, Florida. 25
AND:	Lot 3, Block 58, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 5,
as recorded in Plat Book H, Page 98E, public
records of Marion County, Florida. 29
30
31

21	312S
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AND:	Lot 4, Block 58, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 5,
as recorded in Plat Book H, Page 98B, public
records of Marion County, Florida.
4

AND:	Lot 14, Block 18, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 2,
as recorded in Plat Book G, Page 96A, public
records of Marion County, Florida.
8

9	AND:	Lot 15, Block 18, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 2,
1 0	as recorded in Plat Book G, Page 96A, public
11	records of Marion County, Florida.
1 2

1 3	AND:	Lot 16, Block 18, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 2,
1 4	as recorded in Plat Book G, Page 96A, public
1 5	records of Marion County, Florida.
1 6

17	AND:	Lot 17, Block 18, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 2,
1 8	as recorded in Plat Book G, Page 96A, public
1 9	records of Marion County, Florida. 20
AND:	Lot 18, Block 18, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 2,
as recorded in Plat Book G, Page 96A, public
records of Marion county, Florida.
24

AND:	Lot 16, Block 14, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 1,
as recorded in Plat Book G, Page 95D, public
records of Marion County, Florida.
28
ANO:	Lot 17, Block 14, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 1,
as recorded in Plat Book G, Page 950, public
records of Marion county, Florida.
22	- · 312

2	AND:	Lot 18, Block 14, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit,,
as recorded in Plat Book G, Page 950, public		
3	records of Marion County, Florida.		
4			
5	AND:	Lot 75, Block 14, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 2,		
6	as recorded in Plat Book G, Page 96B, public		
7	records of Marion County, Florida.		
8			
9
1 o	AND:	Lot 24, Block 50, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 4,
Plat Book G, Page 98F, public records of Marion		
11	County, Florida.		
1 2			
1 3	PARCELL		
1 4			
1 5	SW 1/4 of SE 1/4 of Section 5, and NW 1/4 of NE		
1 6	1/4 of Section 8, All in Township 16 South,		
17	Range 18 East, Marion County, Florida.		
18			
19	AND:	w 1/2 of Section 5 Township 16 South,		
20	Range 18 East, Marion County, Florida; EXCEPT:		
21	North 455 feet of the West 306,89 feet thereof;		
22	AND EXCEPT:	South 82 1/2 feet of the NW 1/4		
23	thereof;		
24			
25	AND:	W 1/2 of Section 8, S 1/2 of SE 1/4 of		
26	Section 8, NW 1/4 of NE 1/4 of Section 1 7, and		
27	E 1 / 4 of NW 1 / 4 of Section 17, All in Township		
28	16 South, Range 18 East, Marion County,		
29	Florida.		
30			
31	PARCEL M		
			
	23	31 -2 S	

Commence at the Northwest corner of Section 19,
Township 16 South, Range 18 East, Marion
County, Florida, thence s 0°31 '28"E along the
West line of said Section 19 a distance of
470.61 feet to a point on the Northerly right­
of-way line of County Road No. 336, said point
being so feet from, measured at a right angle
to the centerline of said County Road No. 336,
thence s 43°51 '38"E along said right-of-way a
1 0	distance of 352.02 feet to a point on the
11	Easterly right-of-way line of a proposed 104
1 2	foot wide road, thence N 46°08'22"E along said
13	proposed Easterly right-of-way line a distance 1 4	of 1029.53 feet to a point on the North line of 1 5	said Section 19, said point being the Point of 1 6	the Beginning, said point also being on the
1 7	South line of Section 18, Township 16 South,
Range 18 East, thence continue N 46°08'22"E
122.24 feet to the P.C. of a curve, concave
Northwesterly, having a central angle of 35°40'
and a radius of 1252.00 feet, thence
Northeasterly along the arc of said curve a
distance of 779,37 feet to the P.T. of said
curve, (chord bearing and distance between said
points being N 28°18'22"E 766.85 feet), thence
N 10°28'22"E 126.23 feet to a point on the
South line of Wildlife Tunnel No. 1, thence
along the Southerly, Easterly and Northerly
line of said tunnel the following courses and
distances:	S 79°31 '38" E 10.00 feet, thence N 31		10°28'22" E so.co feet, thence N 79°31 '38"W

10.00 feet to a point on said Easterly right­
of-way line, thence N 10°28'22"E 131 .49 feet to
the P.C. of a curve concave Southeasterly,
having a central angle of 15°18'22" and a
radius of 1148.00 feet, thence Northeasterly
along the arc of said curve a distance of
306.68 feet to the most Westerly corner of
Drainage Detention Area No. 4, (chord bearing
and distance between said points being N
1 0	18°07'33"E 305.77 feet), thence along the
1 1	Southerly, Easterly and Northerly line of said
1 2	Drainage Detention Area No. 4 the following
1 3	courses and distances:	s 64°13'16"E 36.97
1 4	feet, thence N 65°06'29"E 50.69 feet, thence N
1 5	66°03'22" E 52.07 feet, thence N 73°34'47"
1 6	56.63 feet, thence N 73°34'47"E 91.11 feet,
thence N 30°55'22"E 271 .65 feet, thence N
59°04'38"W 200.00 feet to a point on said
1 9	Easterly right-of-way line, thence N 30°55'22"E
41 .41 feet to the P.C. of a curve concave
Southeasterly having a central angle of
29°26'26" and a radius of 1148.00 feet, thence
Northeasterly along the arc of said curve a
distance of 589.88 feet to a point (chord
bearing and distance between said points being
N 45°38'35"E 583.41 feet), said point being the
most Westerly corner of Drainage Detention Area
No. 5, thence along the Southwesterly,
Southeasterly and Easterly line of said
Drainage Detention Area No. 5 the following
courses and distances:	s 29°38'12"E 48.80 feet

thence s 82°10'10" E 41.93 feet, thence s
2	82°10'10"E 178.18 feet, thence N 63°18'22"E
3	341.36 feet, thence N 28°37'25"W 175.70 feet,
to a point on said Easterly right-of-way line
said point also being on a curve concave
Northeasterly, having a central angle of
53°39'51" and a radius of 1052.00 feet, thence
Northeasterly along the arc of said curve
1020.76 feet to a point (chord bearing and
1 0	distance between said points being N 34°32'39"E
11	949.69 feet), said point also being the most
1 2	Westerly corner of Drainage Detention Area No. 1 3	7, thence Southerly, Easterly and Northeasterly 1 4	along said Drainage Detention Area No. 7 the
1 5	following courses and distances:	S 82°17'17"E
1 6	36.81 feet, thence N 8°13'57"E 48.06 feet,
17	thence N 61°13'24"E 116.92 feet, thence N
18	80°17'01"E 55.87 feet, thence N 3°25'13"E 80.24
19	feet, thence N 37°37'20"E 44.66 feet, thence N 20	65°11'45"E 58.70 feet, thence N 13°35'44"W
21	177.67 feet, thence N 72°31 '40"W 81.14 feet,
thence N 56°12'56"W 72.25 feet, thence N
81°04'40"W 55.25 feet to a point on said East
right-of-way line, said point also being on a
curve concave Southeasterly, having a central
angle of 18°49'56" and a radius of 748.00 feet,
thence Northeasterly along the arc of said
curve a distance of 245.86 feet to a point on
the North line of the South 3/4 of Section 18,
Township 16 South, Range 18 East (chord bearing
and distance between said points being N
26	312-S

18°20'18"E 244.75 feet), thence N 89°25'38"W
along said North line a distance of 115.09 feet
to a point on the Westerly right-of-way line of
a said 104 foot wide road, said point also
being on a curve concave Southeasterly, having
a central angle of 18°20'38" and a radius of
852.00 feet, thence Southwesterly along the arc
of said curve a distance of 272.78 feet to the
P.T. of said curve (chord bearing and distance
between said points being S 15°02'41"W 271.61
feet), thence S 5°52'22"W 395.42 feet to a
point on the North line of Wildlife Tunnel No.
2, thence along the Northerly, Westerly and
Southerly line of said Wildlife Tunnel No. 2
the following courses and distances:	N
16	84°07'38"W 10.00 feet, thence s 5°52'22"W 28.03
feet to the P.C. of a curve, concave
Northwesterly having a central angle of
1°19'40" and a radius of 938.00 feet, thence
Southwesterly along the arc of said curve a
distance of 21 .74 feet to a point (chord
bearing and distance between said points being 23	s 6°32'13"W 21.74 feet), thence s 82°47'57"E
10,00 feet to a point on said Westerly right-
of-way line, said point also being on a curve
concave, Northwesterly having a central angle
of 56°06'20" and a radius of 948.00 feet,
thence Southeasterly along the arc of said
curve and along said Westerly right-of-way line
a distance of 928.31 feet to the P.T. of said
curve (chord bearing and distance between said
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points being S 35°15'12"W 891.66 feet), thence
S 63°18'22"W along said Westerly right-of-way
line 424,93 feet to the P.C. of a curve concave
Southeasterly, having a central angle of 32°23'
and a radius of 1252.00 feet, thence
Southwesterly along the arc of said curve and
along said Westerly right-of-way line a
distance of 707,63 feet to the P.T. of said
curve (chord bearing and distance between said
1 0	points being S 47°06'52"W 698.24 feet), thence
11	S 30°55'22"W along said Westerly right-of-way
1 2	line 406,62 feet to the P.C. of a curve concave
1 3	Southeasterly, having a central angle of 20°27'
1 4	and a radius of 1252,00 feet, thence
1 5	Southwesterly along the arc of said curve and
1 6	along said Westerly right-of-way line a
distance of 446.68 feet to the P.T. of said
curve (chord bearing and distance between said
1 9	points being S 20°41 '52"W 444.50 feet), thence
s 10°28'22"W along said Westerly right-of-way
line 131 ,49 feet to a point on the North line
of Wildlife Tunnel No. 1, thence along the
Northerly, Westerly and Southerly line of said •
tunnel the following courses and distances:	N 25	79°31 '38"W 10.00 feet, thence S 10°28'22"W
26	50.00 feet, thence S 79°31 '38"E 10.00 feet to a
point on said Westerly right-of-way line,
thence s 10°28'22"W along said Westerly right­
of-way line 126.23 feet to the P.C. of a curve
concave Northwesterly, having a central angle
of 9°29'26" and a radius of 1148,00 feet,
28 ·	31.2S

thence Southeasterly along the arc of said
curve and along said Westerly right-of-way line
a distance of 190,16 feet to a point on the
North line of Drainage Detention Area No. 3
(chord bearing and distance between said points
beings 15°13'05"W 189.94 feet), thence
Northerly, Westerly and Southerly along said
Drainage Detention Area No. 3 the following
courses and distances:	N 70°02'12"W 164.10
1 0	feet, thence S 45°59'23"W 27.15 feet, thence S 11	58°26'06"W 41,04 feet, thence S 72°13'21"W
1 2	59.93 feet, thence S 75°43'11"W 22.46 feet,
1 3	thence S 43°50'12"W 259.56 feet, thence S
1 4	46°09'48"E 300.00 feet to a point on sai
1 5	Westerly right-of-way line, said point also
being on a curve concave Northwesterly, having
a central angle of 2°18'10" and a radius of
1148.00 feet, thence Southwesterly along the
arc of said curve and along said Westerly
right-of-way line a distance of 46.14 feet to
the P.T. of said curve (chord bearing and
distance between said points being S 44°59'17"W
46.14 feet), thence S 46°08'22"W and along said,
Westerly right-of-way line 228,07 feet to a
point on the aforesaid South line of Section
18, said point also being on the aforesaid
North line of Section 19, thence S 89°21 '42"E
along said South line and along said North line
a distance of 148.38 feet to the Point of
Beginning. 31
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	PARCEL N		
2			
3	Project:		
4			
5	Lot 7, Block 19, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 2, as		
6	recorded in Plat Book G, Page 96B, Public		
7	Records of Marion County, Florida.		
8			
9	AND:	Lot 11, Block 14, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 1,		
1 0	as recorded in Plat Book G, Pages 95, 95A		
11	through 95E inclusive, Public Records of Marion		
1 2	County, Florida.		
13			
1 4	AND:	Lots 19 and 20, Block 14, RAINBOW ACRES,		
1 5	Unit 1, as recorded in Plat Book G, Page 95,		
1 6	Public Records of Marion County, Florida.		
17			
18	AND:	Lot 44, Block 14, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 2,		
19	as recorded in Plat Book G, Pages 97, 97A		
20	through 97E, inclusive, Public Records of		
21	Marion County, Florida.		
22			
23	AND:	Lot 18, Block 33, RAINBOW ACRES, Unit 3,		
24	as recorded in Plat Book G, Pages 97, 97A		
25	through 97E, inclusive, Public Records of		
26	Marion County, Florida.		
27			
28	AND:	Lots 19, 20 and 21, Block 33, RAINBOW		
29	ACRES, Unit 3, as recorded in Plat Book G, Page		
30	97C, Public Records of Marion County, Flori da.		
31			
	30	3 1 2 .-:;	

2
3
4
5
6
7
term:

It is hereby determined, declared, and enacted that the creation of the district with the power vested in it by this act is in the interest of and conducive to public welfare, health, and convenience.

Section 2.	Definitions.--As used in this act, the

a.	"Board," "governing board," or "board of
supervisors" means the governing board of the Cold Springs
Improvement District.
1 2	b.	"District" means the Cold Springs Improvement
13	District.
1 4	c.	"County" means Marion County.
1 5	d.	"Engineer" or "district engineer" means the
individual engineer or engineering firm appointed by the
governing board of the district to provide general engineering
services to the district from year to year.
1 9	e.	"Primary infrastructure" means roads and bridges,
drainage and stormwater systems, and potable water and
sanitary sewer systems constructed, operated, and maintained
by the district.
f.	"Unit," "administrative unit," or "financial• unit"
means financial, development, or administrative subdistricts
within the district which may be created in the discretion of
the board for all or a portion of the district.
g.	"Urban area" means, in addition to urban area
defined pursuant to section 189.4051 (2)(b), Florida Statutes,
all areas within the district served by all completed primary
infrastructure and, at minimum, a pro rata percentage of 31

conservation and open space acreage as defined in the PUD
Performance Standards for Cold Springs Villages.
Section 3.	Compliance.--The Cold Springs Improvement
District shall comply with all planning requirements contained
herein, all applicable requirements within chapter 189,
Florida Statutes, the development order for the Cold Springs
Villages Florida Quality Development and any amendments
thereto.	All governmental, planning, environmental, and land
development laws, regulations, and ordinances apply to all
development of land within the district.	In the execution of
the powers and authorities granted in this act, the district's
actions shall be consistent with the applicable provisions of
the Marion County Comprehensive Plan and its ordinances and
regulations.
Section 4.	General powers of the district.--The
district shall have and the board may exercise the following
powers:
a.	To sue and be sued in the name of the district; to
adopt and use a seal and authorize the use of a facsimile
thereof; to acquire, by purchase, gift, devise, or otherwise,
real and personal property, or any estate therein; and to make
and execute contracts and other instruments necessary or
convenient to the exercise of its powers.
b.	To apply for coverage of its employees under the
state retirement system or any other available programs·.
However, members of the board of supervisors shall not be
deemed employees for purposes of this provision.
c,	To contract for the services of consultants to
perform planning, engineering, legal, administrative, or other
appropriate services of a professional nature. 31

d. To borrow money and accept gifts; apply for and use
grants or loans of money or other property from the United
States, the state, a unit of local government, or any person
for any district purposes and enter into agreements required
in connection therewith; and to hold, use, and dispose of such
moneys or property for any district purposes in accordance
with the terms of the gift, grant, loan, or agreement relating
thereto.
e.	To adopt rules and orders pursuant to the
provisions of chapter 120, Florida Statutes, prescribing the
powers, duties, and functions of the officers of the district,
the conduct of the business of the district, the maintenance
of records, and the form of all other documents and records of
the district.	The board may also adopt resolutions necessary
for the conduct of district business.
f.	To maintain an office at such place or places as it
17	may designate within the county in which the district is
located, pursuant to chapter 189, Florida Statutes.
g.	To hold, control, and acquire by donation,
purchase, or condemnation property, any public easements,
dedications to public use, platted reservations for public
purposes, or any reservations for those purposes authorized by
this act and to make use of such property, easements,
dedications, or reservations for any of the purposes
authorized by this act.
h.	To lease as lessor or lessee to or from any person,
firm, corporation, association, or body, public or private,
any projects of the type that the district is authorized to
undertake and facilities, vehicles, equipment, or property of
any.nature for the use of the district to carry out any of the
purposes authorized by this act.

To borrow money and issue bonds, certificates,
warrants, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness as
hereinafter provided; to levy such tax and non-ad valorem
assessments as may be authorized; and to charge, collect, and
enforce fees and other user charges,
j,	To raise, by user charges or fees authorized by	\
rule, order, or resolution of the board, amounts of money
which are necessary for the conduct of the district activities
and services and to enforce their receipt and collection in
the manner prescribed by law.	However, no charges or fees
shall be established until after a public hearing by the board
of the district at which all affected persons shall be given
an opportunity to be heard,
1 4	k.	In the event the district enters into an impact fee
credit agreement with Marion County where the district
constructs or makes contributions for public facilities for
which impact fee credits would be available, the agreement may
provide that such impact ee	credits shall inure to the
landowners within the district in proportion to their relative
assessments, and the district shall, from time to time,
execute such instruments (such as assignments of impact fee
credits) as may be necessary or desirable to accomplish or
confirm the foregoing.
1,	To exercise the right and power of eminent domain,
pursuant to the provisions of chapters 73 and 74, Florida
Statutes, with prior approval of the Marion County Commission,
over any property within Marion County, except municipal,
county, state, federal, or other public property, for the uses
and purposes of the district relating to the implementation of
its powers prescribed by this section. 31
34	-	·  31_ ,,:.,),-":)

m.	To cooperate with, or contract with, other
governmental agencies as may be necessary, convenient,
incidental, or proper in connection with any of the powers,
duties, or purposes authorized by this act.
n.	To assess .and impose upon lands in the district ad
valorem taxes, and non-ad valorem assessments, as provided by
this act and chapter 197, Florida Statutes.
o.	To impose and foreclose tax and non-ad valorem
assessment liens as provided by this act and chapter 197,
Florida Statutes.
p.	To exercise all of the powers necessary,
convenient, incidental, or proper in connection with any of
the powers, duties, or purposes authorized by this act.
g.	To exercise such specific powers as may be
authorized by this act.
1 6	r.	The district shall not have and the board shall not
exercise the powers set forth in subparagraphs a. thorough g.,
except subparagraph m., upon lands to be acquired for the
proposed e tension of Florida's turnpike, future improvements
to U.S. 41 (S.R. 45) and any additional lands including
approximately 40 acres for a proposed interchange of U.S. 41
and the northern extension of the turnpike not to exceed a
total of 400 acres which the Department of Transportati n
identifies to the district in writing no later than October
31, 1994, as land the department intends to acquire for
transportation purposes.	In the event the department
subsequently locates the northern extension of Florida's
Turnpike, U.S. 41 (S.R. 45) or other projects on lands not
identified, the department shall only be liable to the
district for the district's actual costs in replacing existing
infrastructure and any net loss in taxes, assessments or fees
35	312-S
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which secure district debt or obligations and which results
solely from the relocation of the northern extension of the
turnpike, U.S. 41 (S,R. 45) or other projects.	Lands
identified but not utilized by the department for the northern
extension of the turnpike, U.S. 41, or other projects shall be
subject to all district powers if not included in the final
rights-of-way acquiring by the department.
Section 5.	Specific powers of the district.--In
addition, the district shall have, and the board may exercise,
subject to the regulatory jurisdiction and permitting
authority of all applicable governmental bodies, agencies, and
special districts having authority with respect to any area
included therein, any or all of the following special powers
relating to public improvements and community facilities
within the district and Marion County.	To plan, establish,
acquire, construct or reconstruct, enlarge or extend, equip,
operate, and maintain systems and facilities for the following
basic infrastructures:
1 9	a.	Water management and control, drainage and
irrigation, and to connect some or any of such facilities with
roads and bridges.
b.	Potable water supply, sewer, and wastewater
management, including reuse facilities.
c.	Roads, bridges, and related facilities as permitted
by the county.
d.	Nonautomotive transportation corridors and related
facilities.
e.	Lighting.
f.	Parks and facilities for indoor and outdoor
recreational, cultural, and educational uses and programs. 31
36	31 2·S
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g.	Fire prevention and control, including the
construction or purchase of fire stations, water mains and
plugs, fire trucks, and other vehicles and equipment
consistent with any adopted Marion County ordinances, rules,
and regulations.	The district shall not levy non-ad valorem
assessments for activities, programs, or property for which
Marion County is levying such assessments, without an
interlocal agreement with the county.
h.	Cemeteries.
i.	Security, including, but not limited to,
guardhouses, fences and gates, electronic intrusion-detection
systems, and patrol vehicles, when authorized by proper
governmental agencies; except that the district may not
exercise any police power, but may contract with the
appropriate local general-purpose government agencies for an
increased level of such services within the district
boundaries.
j.	Waste and garbage collection.
k.	Conservation and environmental mitigation
activities.
l.	Construction and operation of other public
utilities including communication systems, consistent with
chapters 364 and 366, Florida Statutes.	Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the district shall not establish a local exchange
telecommunications service as described in and regulated by
chapter 364, Florida Sta.tute s, or an electric utility service
as regulated by chapter 366, Florida Statutes.
Section 6.	Board of supervisors; election of first
board; organization, powers, duties, and terms of office.--
There is created a governing board of the Cold Springs
Improvement District which shall be known as the board of
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supervisors.	The board shall consist of five persons, who,
except as herein otherwise provided, shall hold office for a
term of 4 years and until their successors shall be duly
elected and qualified.	The first governing board of the
district shall be elected at a landowners' meeting to be held
within 30 days of the effective date of this act.	The
election shall be conducted pursuant to section 8.	The three
members receiving the highest number of votes overall shall be
elected for a term of 4 years and until their successors shall
be elected at the landowners' meeting of 1998.	The two
remaining members of the board shall be elected for a term of
2 years and until their successors shall be elected at the
landowners' meeting of 1996.	A member may succeed himself in
office.	All vacancies or expirations on the board shall be
filled as required by this act.	The first supervisors of the
Cold Springs Improvement District and those subsequently
elected on a 1-acre, one-vote basis shall be residents of the
state and citizens of the United States.	Conversion of the
board to a popularly elected board shall be pursuant to
sections 189.405 and 189.4051, Florida Statutes, and popularly
elected board members shall comply with all applicable
provisions of the Florida Election Code, chapters 97-106,
Florida Statutes, including residency and citizenship ,
requirements for elected public officials.	Election of
popularly elected board members shall be by electors of the
district as defined by chapter 189, Florida Statutes.
Elections shall be held at the time of the second primary
unless otherwise required by general election law.	The
district shall cooperate with the Marion County supervisor of
elections to locate adequate polling facilities for district
elections consistent with the Voting Accessibility for the
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Elderly and Handicapped Act and the Americans with
Disabilities Act.	In case of a vacancy in the membership of
the board, the remaining supervisors shall fill such vacancy
until the next regular meeting of the landowners, when his
successor shall be elected by the landowners for the unexpired
term.	As soon as practicable after their election, the
governing board of the district shall organize by choosing one
of their number president of the board and by electing some
suitable person secretary, who may but need not be a member of
the board.	The governing board may adopt a seal which shall
be the seal of the district.	At each annual meeting of the
landowners of the district, the board shall report all work
undertaken or completed during the preceding year and the
financial status of the district.	All board members shall
hold office until their successors shall be elected and
qualified.	Whenever any election is authorized or required by
this act to be held by the landowners, at any particular or
stated time or day, and if for any reason such election shall
not or cannot be held at such time or on such day, then in
such event the power or duty to hold such election shall not
cease or lapse, but such election shall be held thereafter as
soon as practicable and consistent with this act.
Section 7.	Compensation of board.--Each governing
board member shall be paid a salary for each day of service,
in the amount established by the board not to exceed $250 per
day, not to exceed $4,800 per year, per supervisor.	In
addition to salary, they shall receive reimbursement for
travel and expenses as provided by law.	For purposes of
determining the election qualification fee for candidates for
popularly elected board membership, annual salary shall be
deemed to be 12 days' salary.
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Section 8.	Meetings of landowners; election of board
members.--Every 2 years during the month of October, beginning
with October 1996, a meeting of the landowners of said
district shall be held for the purpose of electing board
members to take the place of the retiring members and of
hearing reports of the governing board.	The board shall have
the power to call special meetings of the landowners at any
time to receive reports or consider and act upon any matter
upon which the governing board may request advice.	Notice of
all meetings of the landowners shall be'given by the board of
supervisors pursuant to chapter 189, Florida Statutes.	The
landowners, when assembled for the landowners' meeting, shall
organize by electing a chairman who shall preside at the
meeting.	The secretary of the governing board shall be the
secretary of such meeting.	At all such landowners' meetings,
each and every acre or fraction thereof of land in the
district shall represent on• vote, and each owner shall be
entitled to cast one vote for each vacant board position in
person or by written proxy for every acre or fraction thereof
of land owned by him in the district.	The person receiving
the highest number of votes for each vacant board position
shall be declared and elected as such member,	At any
landowners' meeting, a quorum shall constitute the acreage of
those landowners present in person or by proxy.	Guardians may
represent their wards; personal representatives may rep esent
the estates of deceased person; trustees may represent lands
held by them in trust; and private corporations may be
represented by their officers or duly authorized agents.
Guardians, personal representatives, trustees, and
corporations may vote by proxy. 31

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Section 9.	Establishment and dissolution of the
district.--The Cold Springs Improvement District has been
created by the Florida Legislature and may only be dissolved
pursuant to legislative act.	Notwithstanding sections
189.4044 and 189.4045, Florida Statutes, no assets or
liabilities of the district shall be transferred to Marion
County without county permission in the event the district is
dissolved.
Section 10.	Amendment of district charter.--The
charter for the Cold Springs Improvement District may be
amended only by legislative act.
Section 11.	Financial disclosure, notices, and
reporting requirements.--The Cold Springs Improvement District
and its officers and employees shall be subject to all
applicable provisions of chapter 112, Florida Statutes, and
all financial disclosure, public notice, public meeting, and
reporting requirements contained within chapter 189, Florida
Statutes.
Section 12.	Ad valorem; millage rate.--In addition to
millage levied for the payment of bonds, and taxes levied for
periods no longer than 2 years when authorized by vote of the
electors of the district, upon approval by referendum of
electors of the district, the Cold Springs Improvement,
District shall be entitled to levy an annual ad valorem tax of
up to 5 mills to carry out the administration and programs of
the district.
Section 13.	District development plan adoption; plan
amendment; form of notice; objections, hearing, and
determination on resolution.--
a.	District infrastructure and works shall be
implemented pursuant to a development plan.	Any development
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plan shall be consistent with the provisions of the
development order for the Cold Springs Villages Florida
Quality Development and amendments thereto.	All governmental,
planning, environmental, and land development laws,
regulations, and ordinances apply to all development of land
within the district.	In the execution of the powers and
authorities granted in this act, the district's action shall
be consistent with the applicable provisions of the Marion
County Comprehensive Plan and its ordinances and regulations.
The board of supervisors shall, by resolution at a regularly
scheduled meeting determine to consider adoption of a
development plan or amend or change the development plan of
the district.	Notice, hearing, and final approval of any
proposed plan or amendment shall comply with all provisions of
this section.	Lands may only be added to or deleted from the
district by legislative modification of this act and the
written consent of the landowners of lands to be added or
deleted and the Marion County Commission.
1 9	b.	As soon as the resolution has been filed with the
district secretary, the board shall give notice by causing
publication to be made once a week for 2 consecutive weeks in
a newspaper of general circulation published in each county in
which land and other property described in the resolut on are
situated.	The notice shall be in substantially the following
form:
26
Notice of Hearing
To the owners and all persons interested in the lands
corporate, and other property in and adjacent to Cold Springs

Improvement District. 31

You, and each of you, are hereby notified that the Cold
Springs Improvement District has filed in the office of the
Secretary of the district a resolution to consider approval of
a development plan or an amendment to the development plan to
provide (insert summary),	At its regularly scheduled meeting
of (date and time), the governing board will direct the
district engineer pursuant to section 14 of the district's
enabling act to identify property to be taken, assess benefits
and damages and estimate the cost of improvements.	Said
engineer shall prepare and file a report with the Secretary of
the district pursuant to sections 14 and 15 of the enabling
act.	Exceptions and objections to the resolution and report
must be filed with the Secretary of this district pursuant to 1 4	section 17 of the enabling act within 20 days of filing said
engineer's report with the Secretary of the district or within
20 days of the last published notice of filing the engineer's
report whichever is later.	Final hearing on approval of the
proposed plan or amendment, and engineer's report shall be
duly noticed as prescribed by law and held at a regularly
scheduled governing board meeting within 45 days of filing the
engineer's report. 22
23	Date of first publication --------' 19
24	 	
(President, board of supervisors)
Marion County, Florida
c.	In addition to the publication of notice, a copy of
the resolution shall be served by first class mail on any
owner of land within the district, the water management
district created pursuant to chapter 373, Florida Statutes, in
which lands described in the petition are situated, on the

board of county commissioners of the county, and the governing
body of any municipality, in which the lands are situated.
d.	Any owner of lands located in the district, the
applicable water management district created pursuant to
chapter 373, Florida Statutes, the board of county
commissioners of the county and the governing board of any
municipality in which district lands are situated, shall have
the right to file objection to the approval of the proposed
development plan, plan amendment, or boundary change and
report within the time allowed by section 13.
Section 14.	Appraisal of lands for rights-of-way,
etc.--Upon passage of the resolution to consider the
development plan or plan amendment, the board of supervisors
shall direct the district engineer to appraise the lands
within and without said district to be acquired for rights-of-
way, and other works of the district, and to assess benefits
and damages accruing to all lands in the district by reason of
the execution of the development plan or plan amendment.
Section 15.	Proceedings of engineer; duties of
district attorney; assessment; change of plan; property
assessable; compensation; assessment of lands outside
district.--
a.	Upon approval of the resolution of the governing
board and direction pursuant to sections 13 and 14, the
engineer	hall begin his duties.	He may at any time call upon
the attorney of the district for legal advice and information
relative to his duties.	The engineer shall proceed to view
the premises and determine the value of all lands, within or
without the district, to be acquired by purchase or
condemnation and used for rights-of-way, or other works set
out in the development plan.	The engineer shall assess the
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amount of benefits, and the amount of damages also, if any,
that will accrue to each subdivision of land (according to
ownership), from carrying out and putting into effect the plan
or plan amendment considered.	The engineer shall assess only
such benefits as will be derived from the construction of the
works and improvements set out in the plan.	The engineer
shall have no power to change the development plan or plan
amendment change provided for in accordance with this act.
b.	The engineer shall prepare a report of his
findings, which shall be arranged in tabular form, the columns
of which shall be headed as follows:	column one, "owner of
property assessed"; column two, "description of property
assessed''; column three, "number of acres assessed"; column
four, "amount annual assessment assessed"; column five,
"county property appraiser's valuation"; column six, "number
of acres to be taken for rights-of-way, district works, etc.";
column seven, "value of property to be taken"; column eight,
"estimated increase in property value from improvement."	He
shall also, by and with the advice of other employees of the
district, estimate the cost of the works set out in the
development plan which estimate shall include the cost of
property required for rights-of-way, and other works and
damages, and the probable expense of organization and
administration, as estimated by the board of supervisors, and
shall tabulate the same.	If the county property appraiser's
total valuation of the assessed property or the engineer's
estimate of increased property value exceeds the total amount
of assessments, benefits shall be deemed to exceed damages.	A
maintenance assessment recommendation shall also be included
in each engineer's report considered by the board.	However,
such maintenance assessment shall not be considered as part of
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the costs of installation or construction specified by the
plan or plan amendment in determining whether benefits exceed
damages.	Said' report shall be signed by the engineer and
filed in the office of the secretary of the district.	The
secretary of the district, or his deputy, shall, under the
advice, supervision, and direction of the attorney and
engineer for the district, assist in preparation of the
report.
Section 16.	Form of notice of filing of engineer's
report; publication of notice.--
a.	Upon the filing of the engineer's report, the board
of supervisors shall give notice thereof, by causing
publication together with a geographic depiction of the
district to be made once a week for 2 consecutive weeks in a
newspaper of general circulation in each county in the
1 6	district.	The last publication shall be made at least 20 days
before a return date, to be named in such notice, on which
exceptions may be filed,	It shall not be necessary to name

19	the	parties interested, but it shall be sufficient to say:	
20			
21		Notice of Filing Engineer's	
22		Report for Cold Springs Improvement District	
Notice is hereby given to all persons interested in the
following described land and property in Marion County, in the
State of Florida, viz.:	(Here describe land and property)
included within Cold Springs Improvement District, that the
engineer hereto appointed to assess benefits and damages to
the property and lands situated in said district and to
appraise the cash value of the land necessary to be taken for
rights-of-way, and other works of the district, within or
without the limits of said district, filed his report in the
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Office of the Secretary of the district, Marion County,
Florida, on the 	day of 	, 19 , and you
and each of you are hereby notified that you may examine said
report and file exception to all, or any part thereof, on or
before 	, 19_.	The report recommends (describe
assessment schedule).	If approved, the assessment will be
collected by the county tax collector.	A hearing to consider
approval of the report and plan or plan amendment shall be
held (time, place and date at least 30 days following final
notice). 11
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1 3	(President, board of supervisors)
14	Marion County, Florida
1 5	b.	A copy of _the above notice as published shall be
served by first class mail on each person owning land within
the district, as shown on the current tax roll, the water
management district created under chapter 373, Florida
Statutes, in which the lands are situated: the board of county
commissioners of the county, and the governing body of any
municipality, in which the lands are situated together with
written notice that a copy of the complete engineer's report
is available for inspection at the office of the secretp.ry of
the district.
Section 17.	Filing exceptions to report; hearing;
determination by board, etc.--
a.	Any water management district created pursuant to
chapter 373, Florida Statutes, the board of county
commissioners of a county or the governing board of a
municipality within which district lands are located or
landowners within the district boundaries may file exception
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to any part, or all, of the report of said engineer within the
time specified in section 13,
b.	All exceptions shall be heard and determined by the
governing board of the district in a full and complete hearing
so as to carry out liberally the purposes and needs of the
district.	If it is shown, upon the hearing of all of said
exceptions, that the estimated cost of construction of
improvements contemplated in the development plan is less than
the benefits assessed against the lands in said district, the
governing board of the district shall approve and confirm said
engineer's report; but if the governing board of the district,
upon hearing the objections filed, finds that any or all such
objections should be sustained, it shall order the report
changed to conform with such findings, and when so changed the
governing board of the district shall approve and confirm such
report and enter its order approving the report and plan or
plan amendment accordingly.	When any land or other property
is shown by engineer's report to be needed for rights-of-way,
or other works, the governing board shall institute
proceedings pursuant to chapter 73 or chapter 74, Florida
Statutes, in the circuit court of the proper county to condemn
the lands and other property that must be taken or damaged in
the making of such improvements with the right and pri ilege
of paying into court a sum to be fixed by the circuit court
judge, and proceeding with the work, before the assessment by
the jury.
c.	Any party identified pursuant to section 16, may
challen;• the deciaion o	the board in the manner and time
provided by the Florida Rules of Civil and Appellate
Procedure.	If it is determined that any tract or lot or land,
or parts thereof upon which a non-ad valorem assessment is
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authorized and levied, will not be benefited by or receive any
benefit from the completion of the development plan or will be
burdened disproportionately to other similarly benefited
landowners, then the non-ad valorem assessment shall not be
levied against that land.
Section 18.	Assessing land for development;
apportionment of tax.--After the engineer's report has been
approved by the governing board of the district, the
development plan or plan amendment has been finally adopted
and the lists of lands, with the assessed benefits have been
filed in the office of the secretary of the district, then the
board of supervisors shall levy a non-ad valorem assessment,
on all lands in the district to which benefits have been
assessed, as approved by the board of supervisors to pay the
costs of the completion of the proposed works and
improvements, as shown in said plan and in carrying out the
objectives of said district; and, in addition thereto, 10
percent of said total amount for contingencies.	The
assessment shall be apportioned to, and levied on, each
assessable tract of land in said district.	The board of
supervisors may also levy a maintenance assessment on all
lands in the district to which benefits have been assessed as
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and activities.	A maintenance assessment recommendation shall
be included in each engineer's report considered by the board.
Section 19.	When plan insufficient, supervisors have
power to make new plans; additional levy; may issue bonds;
procedure.--
a.	Where the works set out in an original or amended
development plan of the district are found insufficient to
develop in whole or in part, any or all of the lands of the
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district, the board of supervisors shall have the right to
formulate new or amended plans, containing new or modified
public infrastructure or other works authorized pursuant to
this act and additional assessments may be made in conformity
with the provisions of sections 13-18, the same to be made in
proportion to the increased benefits accruing to the lands
because of the additional works.
b.	If it should be found at any time that the amount
of total assessments levied under the provisions of sections
13-18, or that the funds derived from the sale of bonds are
insufficient to pay the cost of works set out in the
development plan, the board of supervisors may make an
additional levy to provide funds to complete the work and, in
addition thereto, up to 10 percent of said total amount for
contingencies; and, if in their judgment it seems best, may
issue bonds not to exceed the amount of said additiorial levy.
c.	If it should be found, at any time, that the
development plan as adopted requires modification or improving
the works authorized by the development plan, and that the
amount of the total assessments levied under the provisions of
sections 13-18, or that the funds derived from the sale of
bonds are not sufficient to carry out the plan with such
modification, the board of supervisors may initiate am ndment
proceedings pursuant to section 13.
d,	After the governing board resolution and engineer's
report, prepared and filed pursuant to this act, have been
approved by the governing board of the district, then the
board shall have power to levy a non-ad valorem assessment on
all lands in the district to which benefits have been assessed
to pay the increased cost of the completion of the proposed
works and improvements, as shown in the development plan as
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amended.	The assessment may include the cost of maintaining
and operating the facilities, and all incidental expenses in
connection therewith; and, in addition thereto, up to 10
percent of said total amount for contingencies.	The board may
also issue bonds not to exceed the amount of said additional
levy.	The additional assessments authorized to be levied
under the provisions of this section shall be levied and
collected in the same manner as assessments levied under the
provisions of section 18,
1 0	e.	Bonds issued under the provisions of this section
shall draw interest at a rate in compliance with general law,
payable semiannually, and shall be made payable at such time
and at such place as the board of supervisors may determine.
Any additional assessment authorized to be levied upon each
tract of land in said district in proportion to the benefits
assessed and not in excess thereof, and in case bonds are
issued as herein provided, then the amount of the interest (as
estimated by said board of supervisors), which will accrue on
such bonds, shall be included and added to said additional
levy.	The interest to accrue on said bonds shall not be
included as part of the cost of construction, in determining
whether the expenses and costs of making the improvements
shown in the development plan are equal to, or in exce s of
the benefits assessed.
Section 20,	Assessments and costs a· lien on land
against which taxes levied,--All non-ad valorem assessments
and taxes provided for in this act, together with all
penalties for default in payment of the same and all costs in
collecting the same, shall, from the date of assessment
thereof until paid, con■titute a lien of equal dignity with
the liens for county taxes, and other taxes of equal dignity
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with county taxes, upon all the lands against which such
assessments shall be levied, assessed, and collected pursuant
to section 197,3632, Florida Statutes.
Section 21.	Levies of assessments on land less than 1
acre.--In levying and assessing assessments based upon
acreage, each tract or parcel of land less than 1 acre in area
shall be assessed as a full acre, and each tract or parcel of
land more than 1 acre in area which contains a fraction of an
acre shall be assessed at the nearest whole number of acres, a
fraction of one half or more to be assessed as a full acre.
Section 22.	When unpaid assessments delinquent;.
penalty.--All non-ad valorem assessments and taxes provided
for in this act shall be and become delinquent and bear
penalties on the amount of said taxes in the same manner as
county taxes.	Said assessment and tax shall be a lien until
paid on the property against which assessed and enforceable in
like manner as county taxes.
Section 23.	Enforcement of taxes.--The collection and
enforcement of all non-ad valorem assessments and taxes levied
by the district shall be at the same time and in like manner
as county taxes, and the provisions of the Florida Statutes
relating to the sale of lands for unpaid and delinquent county
taxes, the issuance, sale, and delivery of tax certific;ates
for such unpaid and delinquent county taxes, the redemption
thereof, the issuance to individuals of tax deeds based
thereon, and all other procedures in connection therewith,
shall be applicable to the district and the delinquent and
unpaid assessments and taxes of the district to the same
extent as if said statutory provisions were expressly set
forth in this act.	All taxes shall be subject to the same
discounts as county taxes.
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Section 24,	Uniform acreage assessment for payment of
expenses.--There is hereby levied by the Legislature of the
State of Florida upon each and every acre of land within the
Cold Springs Improvement District as defined in this act a
uniform assessment of $20 per acre for the year 1994 to be
used by the district, through its governing board, for the
purpose of district administration, paying expenses incurred
or to be incurred in making surveys of the lands in the
district and assessing benefits and damages, and other
expenses necessarily incurred, as may be estimated or
determined by the governing board, before the board shall have
funds under the subsequent provisions of this act.	The
assessment shall be a lien upon the lands in the district from
the effective date of this act and shall be collected by the
district.	If it shall appear to the governing board to be
necessary to obtain funds to pay any expenses incurred or to
be incurred in organizing the district, or any other expenses
of the conduct and operation of the district before a
sufficient sum can be obtained by the collection of the
acreage assessment levied by this section, the board may
borrow a sufficient sum of money for any of said purposes and
22	may issue negotiable notes or bonds therefor signed by the
members of said board of supervisors, and may pledge aey and
all assessments of said acreage assessment levied under the
provisions of this section for the repayment thereof.	The
governing board may issue negotiable evidence of debt to any
person or persons performing work or services or furnishing
anything of value in the organization of the district and for
any other expenses necessarily incurred before the receipt of
funds arising from assessments or benefits.
Section 25.	Short-term borrowing; bonds.--
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ISSUANCE OF BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES.--In addition
to the other powers provided for in this act, the district
shall have the power to borrow money in anticipation of the
sale of bonds and to issue bond anticipation notes in a
principal sum not in excess of the authorized maximum amount
of such bond issue.	Such notes shall be in such denomination
or denominations, bear interest at such rate as the district
board may determine in compliance with general law, mature at
such time or times not later than 5 years from the date of
issuance, and be in such form and executed in such manner as
the district board shall prescribe.	Such notes may be sold at
either public or private sale or, if such not'es shall be
renewal notes, may be exchanged for notes then outstanding on
such terms as the district board shall determine.	Such notes
shall be paid from the proceeds of such bonds when issued.
The district board may, in its discretion, in lieu of retiring
the notes by means of bonds, retire them by means of current
revenues or from any taxes or assessments levied for the
payment of such bonds, but in such event a like amount of the
bonds authorized shall not be issued.
b.	SHORT-TERM BORROWING.--The district at any time may
obtain loans, in such amount and on such terms and conditions
as the district board may approve, for the purpose of F¥3ying
any of the expenses of the district or any costs incurred or
that may be incurred in connection with any of the projects of
the district, which loans shall bear such interest as the
district board may determine in compliance with general law,
and may be payable from and secured by a pledge of such funds,
revenues, taxes, and assessments as the board may determine.
The district may issue negotiable notes, warrants, or other
evidence of debt to be payable at such times, to bear such
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interest as the district board may determine in compliance
with general law, and to be sold or discounted at such price
or prices not less than 95 percent of par value and on such
terms as the district board may deem advisable.	The district
board shall have the right to provide for the payment thereof
by pledging the whole or any part of the funds, revenues,
taxes, and assessments of the district.	The approval of the
electors residing in the district shall not be necessary
except when required by the State Constitution.
c.	AUTHORIZATION AND FORMS OF BONDS.--Any general
obligation bonds, assessment bonds, or revenue bonds may be
authorized by resolution or resolutions of the district board
which shall be adopted by a majority of all the members
thereof then in office.	Such resolution or resolutions may be
adopted at the same meeting at which they are introduced and
need not be published or posted.	The district board may, by
resolution, authorize the issuance of bonds and fix the
aggregate amount of bonds to be issued; the purpose or
purposes for which the moneys derived therefrom shall be
expended; the rate or rates of interest, in compliance with
general law; the denomination of the bonds; whether or not the
bonds are to be issued in one or more series; the date or
dates of maturity, which shall not exceed 40 years fro their
respective dates of issuance; the medium of payment; the place
or places within or without the state where payment shall be
made; registration privileges; redemption terms and
privileges, whether with or without premium; the manner of
execution; the form of the bonds; the manner of execution of
bonds; and any and all other terms, covenants, and conditions
thereof and the establishment of revenue or other funds.	Such
authorizing resolution shall further provide that such bonds
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shall be executed in accordance with chapter 279, Florida
Statutes, the Registered Public Obligations Act of Florida.
The seal of the district may be affixed, lithographed,
engraved, or otherwise reproduced in facsimile on such bonds.
In case any officer whose signature shall appear on any bonds
or coupons shall cease to be such officer before the delivery
of such bonds, such signature or facsimile shall nevertheless
be valid and sufficient for all purposes the same as if he had
remained in office until such delivery.
1 0	d.	ISSUANCE OF ADDITIONAL BONDS.--The district board
11	may authorize the iss.uance of additional bonds, upon such
terms and conditions as the district board may provide in the
resolution authorizing the issuance thereof, but only in
compliance with the resolution or other proceedings
authorizing the issuance of the original bonds.
1 6	e.	REFUNDING BONDS.--The district shall have the power
to issue bonds to provide for the retirement or refunding of
any bonds or obligations of the district that at the time of
such issuance are or subsequently thereto become due and
payable, or that at the time of issuance have been called or
are or will be subject to call for redemption within 10 years
the eafter, or the surrender of which can be procured from the
holders thereof at prices satisfactory to the district ,board.
Refunding bonds may be issued at any time when in the judgment
of the district board such issuance will be advantageous to
the district.	No approval of the electors residing in the
district shall be required for the issuance of refunding bonds
except in cases in which such approval is required by the
State Constitution.	The district board may by resolution
confer upon the holders of such refunding bonds all rights,
powers, and remedies to which the holders would be entitled if

they continued to be the owners and had possession of the
bonds for the refinancing of which such refunding bonds are
issued, including, but not limited to, the preservation of the
lien of such bonds on the revenues of any project or on
pledged funds, without extinguishment, impairment, or
diminution thereof.	The provisions of this act pertaining to
bonds of the district shall, unless the context otherwise
requires, govern the issuance of refunding bonds, the form and
other details thereof, the rights of the holders thereof, and
the duties of the district board with respect thereto.
1 1	f.	REVENUE OR ASSESSMENT BONDS.--The district shall
have the power to issue revenue or assessment bonds from time
to time.	Such bonds may be secured by, or payable from, the
gross or net pledge of the revenues to be derived from any
facility or combination of facilities, from the rates, fees,
or other charges to be collected from the users of any
facility or facilities; from any non-ad valorem assessments or
revenue-producing undertaking or activity of the district; or
from any other sources or pledges of security.	Such bonds
shall not constitute an indebtedness of the district, and the
approval of the qualified electors shall not be required
unless such approval is required by the State Constitution.
g.	GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.--
(1) The district shall have the power from time to
time to issue general obligation bonds to finance or refinance
capital projects or to refund outstanding bonds in an
aggregate principal amount of bonds outstanding at any one
time not in excess of 35 percent of the assessed value of the
taxable property within the diatrict •• shown on th• pertinent
tax records at the time of the authorization of the general
obligation bonds for which the full faith and credit of the

district is pledged.	Except for refunding bonds, no general
obligation bonds shall be issued unless the bonds are issued
to finance or refinance a capital project and the issuance has
been approved at an election held in accordance with the
requirements for such election as prescribed by the State
Constitution.	Such elections shall be called by the board of
the district.	Calling and holding an election shall be at the
expense of the district, and the district shall reimburse the
supervisor of elections for any expenses incurred in calling
or holding such election.
(2) Subject to referendum approval, the district may
pledge its full faith and credit for the payment of the
principal and interest on such general obligation bonds and
for any reserve funds provided therefor and may
unconditionally and irrevocably pledge itself to levy ad
valorem taxes on all taxable property in the district, to the
extent necessary for the payment thereof. ,
(3)	If the district board determines to issue general
obligation bonds for more than one capital project, the
approval of the issuance of the bonds for each and all such
projects may be submitted to the electors on the same ballot.
The failure of the electors to approve the issuance of bonds
for any one or more capital projects shall not defeat tpe
approval of bonds for any other capital project which has been
approved on the same ballot by the electors.
h,	LIMITATION ON ISSUANCE OF BONDS.--
(1)	Ad valorem funding shall not be used to support
the issuance of bonds, unless the bond issue has been approved
by referendum.
i.	ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.--The district shall have the
authority to determine whether to issue taxable or tax-exempt

bonds under this section and whether the bonds are to bear
interest at a fixed rate or a variable rate or rates, and the
district shall have the authority to determine the security
for the bonds, including any credit enhancements.
j,	DEFAULT.--A default of any bonds or obligations of
the district shall not constitute a debt or obligation of
Marion County.
Section 26.	Unit development; powers of supervisors to
designate units of district; financing assessments for each
unit.--The governing board of' the Cold Springs Improvement
District shall have the power and is hereby authorized in its
discretion to designate areas or parts of said district as
separate administrative and financial "units."	Unit
development shall be accomplished as a part of the development
plan or as a plan amendment pursuant to sections 13-18.	The
units into which said district may be so divided shall be
given appropriate numbers or names by the governing board so
that the units may be readily identified and distinguished.
The board shall have the power to fix and determine the
location, area, and boundaries of the lands to be included in
each and all such units, the type and amount of work needed
therein, the order of development thereof, and the method of
carrying on the work in each unit.	The unit system prQvided
by this section may be conducted, and all the proceedings by
this section and this act authorized in respect to such unit
or units may be carried on and conducted, at any time as the
governing board in its discretion may determine to be
appropriate.	If the board shall determine it is advisable to
implement the district infrastructure and service plans by
units, as authorized by this section, the board shall, by
resolution duly adopted and entered upon its minutes, declare

its purpose to conduct such work accordingly, and shall at the
same time and manner fix the number, location, and boundaries
of and description of lands within such unit or units and give
them appropriate numbers or names.	All the provisions of this
act shall apply within all of such units, and the enumeration
of or reference to specific powers or duties of the
supervisors, or any other officers or other matters in this
act as hereinabove set forth, shall not limit or restrict the
application of any and all of the proceedings and powers
herein to such units.	All assessments, levies, taxes, bonds,
and other obligations made, levied, assessed, or issued for or
in respect to any such unit or units shall be a lien and
charge solely and only upon the lands in such unit or units,
respectively, for the benefit of which the same shall be
levied, made, or issued, and not upon the remaining units or
lands in said district.	The governing board may at any time
amend its resolutions by changing the location and description
of lands in any such unit or units; and provided, further,
that if the location of or description of lands located in any
such unit or units is so changed, proceedings shall be had and
done in that regard as are provided in this section for the
original creation of such unit or units.	However, if after
the approval of the engineer's report of benefits in s ch unit
or units or the issuance of bonds or other obligations which
are payable from taxes or assessments for benefits levied upon
lands within such unit or units, the governing board finds the
infrastructure or service plan for any such unit or units
insufficient or inadequate for efficient development, the plan
29	may be amended or changed and the unit or units may be amended
or changed as provided in this section by changing the
location and description of lands in any such unit or units,

by detaching lands therefrom, or by adding lands thereto
pursuant to sections 13-18.	However, no change or amendment
to a designated unit shall be authorized which has the effect
of impairing a debt or other obligation of the unit or the
district.
Section 27.	Interlocal cooperation.--For purposes of
implementing the powers and authority of the district and
assuring adequate funding for the construction, maintenance,
and operation of infrastructure, and to insure the security
for any bonds issued by the Cold Springs Improvement District
remains unimpaired, said district is empowered to enter into
interlocal agreements pursuant to chapter 163, Florida
Statutes, to exercise jointly with any other public agency of
the state or Federal Government any power, privilege, or
authority which such agencies or the district might exercise 1 6		jointly.
17	Section 28.	Property appraiser, tax collector, fees or
commissions.--The Marion County Property Appraiser and Tax
Collector shall be entitled to applicable fees, commissions,
and costs for the levy and collection of ad valorem taxes and
non-ad valorem assessments pursuant to sections 197.3632 and
192.091, Florida Statutes.
Section 29.	If any provision of this act or th
application thereof to any person or circumstance is held
invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or
applications of the act which can be given effect without the
invalid provision or application, and to this end the
provisions of this act are declared severable.
Section 30.	This act shall take effect upon becoming
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