Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida v. South Florida Water Management District

This case is before the Court on appeal from a circuit court judgment validating a proposed bond issue. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(2), Fla. Const. For the reasons expressed below, we affirm in part and reverse in part the circuit court’s judgment.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In October 2008, the South Florida Water Management District (the District), filed a complaint in the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit seeking validation of certificates of participation (COPs), pursuant to Chapter 75 of the Florida Statutes, in order to purchase land owned by the United States Sugar Corporation…