2003 House Bill 5313 ↩

Senate Roll Call 626: Passed

To revoke the reversion clauses in most tax-reverted land conveyed by the state to school districts, local governments and other public authorities, which would allow these entities to sell the land. The reversion clause provides that if the land is not being used for public purposes, ownership reverts to the state. The bill would divide proceeds from any resulting land sales equally between the state and the selling entity. The first $18 million of state's portion would go to the general fund, and after that could be used to pay local governments for fire protection services provided to state buildings. The bill would affect 75,272 acres came into government possession as tax-reverted property, but would not apply to waterfront property.