253.001Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund; duty to hold lands in trust253.002Department of Environmental Protection, water management districts, Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; duties with respect to state lands253.01Internal Improvement Trust Fund established253.02Board of trustees; powers and duties253.025Acquisition of state lands253.0251Alternatives to fee simple acquisition253.027Emergency archaeological property acquisition253.03Board of trustees to administer state lands; lands enumerated253.031Land office; custody of documents concerning land; moneys; plats253.0325Modernization of state lands records253.033Inter-American Center property; transfer to board; continued use for government purposes253.034State-owned lands; uses253.0341Surplus of state-owned lands253.0345Special events; submerged land leases253.0346Lease of sovereignty submerged lands for marinas, boatyards, mooring fields, and marine manufacturers and retailers253.0347Lease of sovereignty submerged lands for private residential docks and piers253.035Coastal anchorage areas253.036Forest management253.037Use of state-owned land for correctional facilities253.04Duty of board to protect, etc., state lands; state may join in any action brought253.05Prosecuting officers to assist in protecting state lands253.111Riparian owners of land253.115Public notice and hearings253.12Title to tidal lands vested in state253.121Conveyances of such lands heretofore made, ratified, confirmed, and validated253.1221Bulkhead lines; reestablishment253.1241Studies253.1252Citation of rule253.126Legislative intent253.127Enforcement253.128Enforcement; board or agency under special law253.1281Review by board253.129Confirmation of title in upland owners253.135Construction of ss. 253.12, 253.126, 253.127, 253.128, and 253.129253.14Rights of riparian owners; board of trustees to defend suit253.141Riparian rights defined; certain submerged bottoms subject to private ownership253.21Board of trustees may surrender certain lands to the United States and receive indemnity253.29Board of trustees to refund money paid where title to land fails253.34Transfer of notes owned by board253.36Title to reclaimed marshlands, wetlands, or lowlands in board of trustees253.37Survey to be made; sale of lands; preference to buyers253.38Riparian rights not affected253.381Unsurveyed marshlands; sale to upland owners253.382Oyster beds, minerals, and oils reserved to state253.39Surveys approved by chief cadastral surveyor validated253.40To what lands applicable253.41Plats and field notes filed in office of Board of Trustees of Internal Improvement Trust Fund253.42Board of trustees may exchange lands253.421Lands proposed for exchange considered of equal value; time limit for exchange; public purpose requirement; reverter clauseRepealed253.422"Chapman Exchange" lands; time limit for exchange; satisfaction of constitutional requirementsRepealed253.43Convey by deed253.431Agents may act on behalf of board of trustees253.44Disposal of lands received253.45Sale or lease of phosphate, clay, minerals, etc., in or under state lands253.451Construction of term "land the title to which is vested in the state."253.47Board of trustees may lease, sell, etc., bottoms of bays, lagoons, straits, etc., owned by state, for petroleum purposes253.51Oil and gas leases on state lands by the board of trustees253.511Reports by lessees of oil and mineral rights, state lands253.512Applicants for lease of gas, oil, or mineral rights; report as to lease holdings253.52Placing oil and gas leases on market by board253.53Sealed bids required253.54Competitive bidding253.55Limitation on term of lease253.56Responsibility of bidder253.57Royalties253.571Proof of financial responsibility required of lessee prior to commencement of drilling253.60Conflicting laws253.61Lands not subject to lease253.62Board of trustees authorized to convey certain lands without reservation253.66Change in bulkhead lines, Pinellas County253.665Grant of easements, licenses, and leases253.67Definitions253.68Authority to lease or use submerged lands and water column for aquaculture activities253.69Application to lease submerged land and water column253.70Public notice253.71The lease contract253.72Marking of leased areas; restrictions on public use253.73Rules; ss. 253.67-253.75253.74Penalties253.75Studies and recommendations by the department and the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; designation of recommended traditional and other use zones; supervision of aquaculture operations253.763Judicial review relating to permits and licenses253.77State lands; state agency authorization for use prohibited without consent of agency in which title vested; concurrent processing requirements253.781Retention of state-owned lands along former Cross Florida Barge Canal route; creation of Cross Florida Greenways State Recreation and Conservation Area; authorizing transfer to the Federal Government for inclusion in Ocala National Forest253.782Retention of state-owned lands in and around Lake Rousseau and the Cross Florida Barge Canal right-of-way from Lake Rousseau west to the Withlacoochee River253.7821Cross Florida Greenways State Recreation and Conservation Area assigned to the Department of Environmental Protection253.7822Boundaries of the Cross Florida Greenways State Recreation and Conservation Area; coordination of management activities253.7823Disposition of surplus lands; compensation of counties located within the Cross Florida Canal Navigation District253.7824Sale of products; proceeds253.7825Recreational uses253.7826Canal structuresRepealed253.7827Transportation and utility crossings of greenways lands253.7828Impairment of use or conservation by agencies prohibited253.7829Management plan for retention or disposition of former Cross Florida Barge Canal lands; authority to manage lands until dispositionRepealed253.783Expenditures for acquisition of land for a canal connecting the waters of the Atlantic Ocean with the Gulf of America via the St. Johns River prohibited253.784Contracts253.785Liberal construction of act253.787Florida Greenways Coordinating Council; composition; dutiesRepealed253.80Murphy Act lands; costs and attorney fees for quieting title253.81Murphy Act; tax certificates barred253.82Title of state or private owners to Murphy Act lands253.83Construction of recodification253.84Acquisition of lands by the stateRepealed253.85Contract requirement for use of state funds to purchase or improve real propertyRepealed253.86Management and use of state-owned or other uplands; rulemaking authority253.87Inventory of state, federal, and local government conservation lands by the Department of Environmental Protection253.90Southeast Florida Coral Reef Ecosystem Conservation Area