2008 Florida Code
TITLE II STATE ORGANIZATION
Chapter 7 COUNTY BOUNDARIES  
7.50   Palm Beach County.

17.50  Palm Beach County.--The boundary lines of Palm Beach County are as follows: Beginning on the east boundary of Florida at a point where the south boundary of township forty-seven south, of range forty-three east, produced easterly would intersect the same; thence westerly on said township line to its intersection with the axis or center line of the Hillsborough State Drainage Canal as at present located and constructed; thence westerly along the center line of said canal to its intersection with the section line dividing sections twenty-six and thirty-five of township forty-seven south, range forty-one east; thence westerly on the section line dividing said sections twenty-six and thirty-five and other sections to the northwest corner of section thirty-one, of township forty-seven south, range forty-one east; thence south on the range line dividing ranges forty and forty-one, township forty-seven south, to the northeast corner of section twenty-five of township forty-seven south, range forty east, a distance of one hundred six feet more or less; thence due west on the north boundary of the sections numbered from twenty-five to thirty, inclusive, of townships forty-seven south, ranges thirty-seven to forty east, inclusive, as the same have been surveyed or may hereafter be surveyed by the authority of the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund, to the northwest corner of section thirty, township forty-seven south, range thirty-seven east; thence continuing due west to the range line between ranges thirty-four and thirty-five east, and the east boundary of Hendry County; thence north on said range line, concurrent with the east boundary of Hendry County, to the south shore of Lake Okeechobee; thence continuing north on said range line to the northeast corner of section thirty-six, township forty south, range thirty-four east; thence easterly parallel to and one mile north from the township line dividing townships forty and forty-one south to where the south boundary of section twenty-six, township forty south, range thirty-seven east intersects the normal water level on the boundary of Lake Okeechobee; thence east on the south boundary line of said section twenty-six and other sections across ranges thirty-seven, thirty-eight and thirty-nine, forty, forty-one and forty-two east, to the east line of section twenty-eight, township forty south, range forty-two east; thence north on said east section line to the north line of said section twenty-eight; thence east on the section line between sections twenty-two and twenty-seven of township forty south, range forty-two east, and other sections to the waters of the Atlantic Ocean; thence easterly to the eastern boundary of Florida; thence southward along the coast, including the waters of the Atlantic Ocean within the jurisdiction of the State of Florida, to the place of beginning.

History.--s. 1, ch. 5970, 1909; s. 1, ch. 6934, 1915; s. 1, ch. 7401, 1917; RGS 59; s. 1, ch. 10090, 1925; s. 1, ch. 10180, 1925; s. 1, ch. 10596, 1925; CGL 65, 73; s. 5, ch. 63-200; ss. 27, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 2, ch. 2007-222.

1Note.--

A.  Section 12, ch. 2007-222, provides that "[t]his act shall take effect upon the latter of the date a final order is issued by the Department of Community Affairs, finding the Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment transmitted by Palm Beach County titled University Drive & Riverside Drive TIM & 2020 Map Amendment (DCA No. 07-01) to be in compliance with s. 163.3184, Florida Statutes, or the date a final order is issued by the Administration Commission finding the amendment to be in compliance with s. 163.3184, Florida Statutes, or the date on which the roadway rights-of-way designated in this act are abandoned by Palm Beach County and all appeal periods relating to such abandonment have expired or, if an appeal is filed, a final order confirming the abandonment is issued by a court of competent jurisdiction. The publication by the Department of Community Affairs of a notice of intent to find Palm Beach County Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment No. 07-01 in compliance with s. 163.3184, Florida Statutes, shall be deemed to be a final order if no timely petition is filed challenging the amendment." If ch. 2007-222 takes effect, s. 7.50, as amended by s. 2, ch. 2007-222, will read:

7.50  Palm Beach County.--The boundary lines of Palm Beach County are as follows: Beginning on the east boundary of Florida at a point where the south boundary of township forty-seven south, of range forty-three east, produced easterly would intersect the same; thence westerly on said township line to its intersection with the axis or center line of the Hillsborough State Drainage Canal as at present located and constructed; thence westerly along the center line of said canal to its intersection with the range line dividing ranges forty and forty-one east; thence south on the range line dividing ranges forty and forty-one, township forty-seven south, to the northeast corner of section twenty-five of township forty-seven south, range forty east; thence due west on the north boundary of the sections numbered from twenty-five to thirty, inclusive, of townships forty-seven south, ranges thirty-seven to forty east, inclusive, as the same have been surveyed or may hereafter be surveyed by the authority of the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund, to the northwest corner of section thirty, township forty-seven south, range thirty-seven east; thence continuing due west to the range line between ranges thirty-four and thirty-five east, and the east boundary of Hendry County; thence north on said range line, concurrent with the east boundary of Hendry County, to the south shore of Lake Okeechobee; thence continuing north on said range line to the northeast corner of section thirty-six, township forty south, range thirty-four east; thence easterly parallel to and one mile north from the township line dividing townships forty and forty-one south to where the south boundary of section twenty-six, township forty south, range thirty-seven east intersects the normal water level on the boundary of Lake Okeechobee; thence east on the south boundary line of said section twenty-six and other sections across ranges thirty-seven, thirty-eight and thirty-nine, forty, forty-one and forty-two east, to the east line of section twenty-eight, township forty south, range forty-two east; thence north on said east section line to the north line of said section twenty-eight; thence east on the section line between sections twenty-two and twenty-seven of township forty south, range forty-two east, and other sections to the waters of the Atlantic Ocean; thence easterly to the eastern boundary of Florida; thence southward along the coast, including the waters of the Atlantic Ocean within the jurisdiction of the State of Florida, to the place of beginning.

B.  Section 10, ch. 2007-222, provides that "Palm Beach County and Broward County shall be responsible for the public debt relating to the transferred property as required by s. 1, Art. VIII of the State Constitution. These counties shall execute an interlocal agreement no later than September 30, 2007, agreeing to the payment or apportionment of any such debt."

C.  Section 4, ch. 2007-222, provides that "[a]ll land use and zoning designations applicable to the lands subject to this act shall continue in effect until changed by the entity or entities with jurisdiction over those lands subsequent to the effective date of this act. All development orders, permits, and licenses in existence on the effective date of this act shall remain in effect and be permitted to continue in accordance with their terms, notwithstanding that the lands formerly in Palm Beach County are now a part of Broward County."

D.  Section 5, ch. 2007-222, provides that "[a]ll public roads and the public rights-of-way associated therewith, lying within the lands transferred from Palm Beach County to Broward County by this act, are transferred from Palm Beach County's jurisdiction to the jurisdiction of Broward County, except that those public roads and rights-of-way within the lands annexed by the City of Parkland will be transferred to the jurisdiction of that municipality."

E.  Section 8, ch. 2007-222, provides that "[n]othing in this act shall be construed to affect or abrogate the rights of parties to any contracts, which contracts are in effect prior to the effective date of this act."