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2An act relating to Lee County; amending chapter 2000-
3384, Laws of Florida; revising the boundaries of the
4Iona-McGregor Fire Protection and Rescue Service
5District; repealing chapters 2000-422 and 2008-275,
6Laws of Florida, relating to the Fort Myers Beach Fire
7Control District; providing for the merger of the
8districts; providing for transition of the governing
9body; transferring assets and liabilities of the Fort
10Myers Beach Fire Control District to the Iona-McGregor
11Fire Protection and Rescue Service District; requiring
12a referendum; providing effective dates.
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14Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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16Section 1.  Subsection (3) of section 2 of section 3 of
17chapter 2000-384, Laws of Florida, is amended to read:
18Section 2.  District creation; status; charter amendments;
19boundaries.—
20(3)     The lands to be included within the district are the
21following described lands in Lee County:
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23In Township 45 South, Range 24 East, the unincorporated
24portions of Section 2 and 3, all of Sections 9 and 10, the
25west half ( 1/2) of the northwest quarter ( 1/4) and the
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26west half ( 1/2) of the southwest quarter ( 1/4) of Section
2711, all of Sections 15 and 16, the east half ( 1/2) of
28Section 17, all of sections 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31,
2932, 33, 34, and in Township 46 South, Range 24 East, that
30portion of Section 2 lying west of the waters of Hendry
31Creek, all of sections 3, 4, 5, 6, the north half ( 1/2) of
327, all of sections 8, 9, 10, those portions of sections 11
33and 14 lying west of the waters of Hendry Creek, all of
34sections 15, 16, 17, 22, that portion of Section 23 lying
35west of the waters of Hendry Creek, and in Township 45
36South, Range 23 East, the south half ( 1/2) of Section 25,
37the south half ( 1/2) of Section 27, the southeast quarter
38( 1/4) of Section 28, all of sections 33, 34, 35, 36, and
39in Township 46 South, Range 23 East, all of Sections 1, 2,
403, 4, 9, 10, 11, and 12 less and except the southeast
41quarter ( 1/4) thereof, the west half ( 1/2) of 13, and the
42east half ( 1/2) of 14 less and except that portion located
43within the territorial limits, of the Fort Myers Beach Fire
44Control District, and less and except that portion of all
45the above described lands located within the municipal
46boundaries of the City of Fort Myers.
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48TOGETHER WITH
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50All that part of Lee County that is located and situated
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51within San Carlos Island; Estero Island; Easterly One-Half
52(1/2) of Section 13, Township 46 South, Range 23 East;
53Section 18, Township 46 South, Range 24 East; and section
547, Township 46 South, Range 24 East except that part which
55is located and situated north of the old railroad grade.
56Section 2.  Chapters 2000-422 and 2008-275, Laws of
57    Florida, are repealed.
58Section 3.  Transition.—
59(1)     As of the effective date of this act, the Fort Myers
60    Beach Fire Control District is merged into the Iona-McGregor
61    Fire Protection and Rescue Service District. The Board of
62    Commissioners of the Iona-McGregor Fire Protection and Rescue
63    Service District, as provided in this act and chapter 2000-384,
64    Laws of Florida, shall serve as the governing body of the
65    district and is authorized to exercise all powers that may be
66    exercised by the board pursuant to chapter 2000-384, Laws of
67    Florida.
68(2)     Notwithstanding s. 191.005, Florida Statutes, and
69    chapter 97-340, Laws of Florida, from the effective date of this
70    act until the next general election, the governing body of the
71    Iona-McGregor Fire Protection and Rescue Service District shall
72    be composed of the five members of the Iona-McGregor Fire
73    Protection and Rescue Service District Board of Commissioners as
74    of the effective date of this act and the two members of the
75    governing board of the Fort Myers Beach Fire Control District
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76     elected pursuant to chapter 2000-422, Laws of Florida, whose
77     terms expire at the 2028 general election.
78(3)     All assets and liabilities, including any pension
79     liabilities, of the Fort Myers Beach Fire Control District as of
80     the effective date of this act shall be transferred to the Iona-
81     McGregor Fire Protection and Rescue Service District.
82Section 4.  Referendum.—
83(1)     The referendum election called for by this act shall
84     be held on November 3, 2026, concurrent with the 2026 general
85     election.
86(2)     The ballot title for the referendum question shall be
87     in substantially the following form:
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89     MERGER OF FORT MYERS BEACH AND IONA-MCGREGOR FIRE CONTROL AND
90     RESCUE SERVICE DISTRICTS
91(3)     The referendum question shall be placed on the ballot
92     in substantially the following form:
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94     Shall Chapter 2026- , Laws of Florida, amending the boundaries
95     of the Iona-McGregor Fire Protection and Rescue Service District
96     to include all territories currently included in the Fort Myers
97     Beach Fire Control District, abolishing the Fort Myers Beach
98     Fire Control District, providing for a transitional board, and
99     transferring the assets and liabilities of the Fort Myers Beach
100    Fire Control District to the Iona-McGregor Fire Protection and
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101    Rescue Service District, become effective?
102    ( ) YES.
103    ( ) NO.
104(4)     In the event this question is answered affirmatively
105    by a majority of the qualified voters in each district voting in
106    the referendum, this act shall take effect. The referendum
107    election shall be conducted by the Supervisor of Elections of
108    Lee County in accordance with the Florida Election Code.
109Section 5.  This act shall take effect upon its approval by
110    a majority vote of those qualified electors of the Fort Myers
111    Beach Fire Control District and the Iona-McGregor Fire
112    Protection and Rescue Service District voting in a referendum to
113    be held on November 3, 2026, except that this section and
114    section 4 shall take effect upon becoming a law.
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