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~ • STATE Olr FLORIDA
SOARD OF 1ltUSTSBS OF THB INTSRNAL IIitPROVBI~tENT TRUST FUNU
No. 72-2 ' RSSOLUT ION
WHTsRSAS, the State of Florida, by virtue of its sovereiqnty,
is the owner of the beds of all naviqable waters, salt and fresh,
lyinq within its territory, with certain minor exceptions, and is
also the owner of certain other lands derived from various
sources; and
WHSRSAS, tit2e to these sovereignty and certain other lands
has been vested by the Florida Legislature in the State of Florida
8oard of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund, to be
held, protected and managed for the long-range benefit of the
peopl~ of Florida; and
WHERBAS, the State of Florida Board of Trustees of the ~
Internal Improvement Trust Fund, as a part of its overall
manaqement program for Florida's state-owned lands, does desire
to insure the perpetual protection, preservation and public
enjoyment of certain specific areas of exceptional guality and
value by settinq aside forever these certain areas as aquatic
preserves or sanctuaries; and
WHEREAS, the ad hoc_Florida Inter-Aqency Advisory Committee
on Submerqed Land Manaqement has selected through careful study
and deliberation a number of specific areas of state-owned land
havinq exceptional biological, aesthetic and scientific value,~and
has recommended to the State of Florida Board of Trustees of the
Internal Improvement Trust Fund that these selected areas be
officially recognized and established as the initial elements of
a statewide system of aquatic preserves for Florida;
NOW, TIiEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the State of Florida Board
of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund;
THAT the state-owned lands within the following described
boundaries be hereby recognized for their exceptional public
value and dedicated in perpetuity as an aquatic preserve and ~.s
an element of a statewide system of aquatic preserves:
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