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Uplands
For the Division of State Lands' purposes, uplands are defined as
those lands above the mean high water line (or ordinary high water
line), title to which is vested in the Board of Trustees of the
Internal Improvement Trust Fund of the State of Florida. The Board
of Trustees has ownership of over 3.3 million acres of upland
property. State-owned uplands are managed for a variety of uses
including parks, forests, wildlife management areas, historic sites,
educational facilities (including public universities), and
correctional institutions.
The Division of State Lands' Bureau of Public Land Administration
includes an Uplands Section which, as staff to the Board of
Trustees, administers the state-owned uplands for use by state and
federal agencies, state universities and community colleges, cities,
counties and various public and private entities.
The following instruments for the use of state-owned uplands are
prepared by the Uplands Section:
- leases,
- subleases,
- easements,
- consent of use agreements,
- releases of lease,
- amendments, and
- other authorizations.
In addition, the Uplands Section prepares agenda items for
requests to use state-owned lands to present to the:
The Uplands Section processes incoming correspondence related to
local government issues for state-owned lands including:
- notice of owners,
- public hearing notices,
- notices of non-payment,
- notices of non-valorem assessment fees,
- stormwater fee notices,
- notices of code violation,
- zoning notices,
- notices of annexation,
- notices of building re-certification, and
- any other related notices.
To view the approved instruments, agenda items or a wide range of
other information related to state-owned land, please click on the
following link:
Division of State Lands Records
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