{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-253.783","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 253.783","heading":"Expenditures for acquisition of land for a canal connecting the waters of the Atlantic Ocean with the Gulf of America via the St. Johns River prohibited.","body":"The department shall make no expenditures for the purpose of acquiring land for constructing, operating, or promoting a canal across the peninsula of Florida connecting the waters of the Atlantic Ocean with the waters of the Gulf of America via the St. Johns River.\nHistory.—ss. 4, 16, ch. 79-167; ss. 2, 5, ch. 84-287; ss. 1, 4, ch. 85-302; ss. 3, 10, ch. 90-328; s. 1, ch. 92-116; s. 59, ch. 93-213; s. 87, ch. 94-356; s. 848, ch. 95-148; s. 3, ch. 97-259; s. 9, ch. 99-205; s. 2, ch. 2013-231; s. 35, ch. 2025-8.","path":["TITLE XVIII PUBLIC LANDS AND PROPERTY","CHAPTER 253 STATE LANDS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0200-0299/0253/0253.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:01:49Z","sha256":"00b91c21920fc9b10f661e487ee8380372bc6dcf362d8d349668f550d063f6ba","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-253.7828","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-253.784"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}