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The Honorable Buzz Ritchie Representative District 2

Question:

May the Legislature create a new municipality which would be made up of land previously conveyed by the United States Government to Escambia County under a deed of conveyance restricting further conveyance either back to the federal government or to the State of Florida or an agency of the state?

In sum:

While the Legislature possesses the power to create municipalities, such action attempting to transfer property and leasehold payments to a newly created municipality in contravention of the conditions of the deed of conveyance may…