Art. IX, § 17, Fla. Const. (1885) · Article XII. SCHEDULE
Bonds; land acquisition for outdoor recreation development.
Text — As revised in 1968 and subsequently amended (Online Sunshine, retrieved 2026-10-04)
The outdoor recreational development council, as created by the 1963 legislature, may issue revenue bonds, revenue certificates or other evidences of indebtedness to acquire lands, water areas and related resources and to construct, improve, enlarge and extend capital improvements and facilities thereon in furtherance of outdoor recreation, natural resources conservation and related facilities in this state; provided, however, the legislature with respect to such revenue bonds, revenue certificates or other evidences of indebtedness shall designate the revenue or tax sources to be deposited in or credited to the land acquisition trust fund for their repayment and may impose restrictions on their issuance, including the fixing of maximum interest rates and discounts.
The land acquisition trust fund, created by the 1963 legislature for these multiple public purposes, shall continue from the date of the adoption of this amendment for a period of fifty years.
In the event the outdoor recreational development council shall determine to issue bonds for financing acquisition of sites for multiple purposes the state board of administration shall act as fiscal agent, and the attorney general shall handle the validation proceedings.
All bonds issued under this amendment shall be sold at public sale after public advertisement upon such terms and conditions as the outdoor recreational development council shall provide and as otherwise provided by law and subject to the limitations herein imposed.
History.—S.J.R. 727, 1963; adopted 1963.
Notes and commentary — not constitutional text
Where the official text prints this provision
The Legislature prints this section of the Constitution of 1885, as amended, in Note 1 to Art. XII, § 9, Fla. Const.
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