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	Record Group Number:	000593
	Series/Collection Number:	.S 2714
	Creator:	Florida. Trustees of Internal Improvement Fund.
	Title, Dates:	Geological surveys and project field notes, 1969-1976.
	Amount:	1 cubic ft.
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	Organization/Arrangement:	Arranged by project.
	Restrictions:	*RESTRICTED*The St. Joe Paper Co. legal file contains personal identifying information. Archives staff must review requested file and redact confidential information before providing to researchers.
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	Biographical/Historical:	The General Assembly of 1850 created the Internal Improvement Board to manage the swamp and overflow lands and the 500,000 acres of public lands transferred to state ownership when Florida entered the Union (Ch. 332, Laws of Florida). In 1854, the Internal Improvement Fund was created to control the funds already accumulated and any future funds resulting from sales (Ch. 610, Laws). The Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund was also established and was given the power to transfer and sell lands; to collect revenues from railroad companies; to approve the building of railroads, bridges, and canals; and to invest surplus monies in United States stocks, stocks of other states, or internal improvement bonds. In 1963, the Board also took control of the State Land Office from the Commissioner of Agriculture (Ch. 63-294, Laws). In 1969, the name was changed to Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund (Ch. 69-106, Laws). The powers and duties of the Board concerning state lands were transferred to the Department of Natural Resources in 1975 (Ch. 75-22, Laws) and its Division of State Lands in 1979 (Ch. 79-255, Laws). In 1993, the Division was transferred intact to the Department of Environmental Protection. The Board currently holds title to state lands held in trust for the use and benefit of the people of Florida (Article X, Section 11, 1968 Constitution) and maintains the State Land Office (Ch. 253.031, Florida Statutes).
	Summary:	This series contains records and correspondence generated by and for the Internal Improvement Fund, pertaining to land surveys, development projects, and land use planning. Records include geological surveys, plat maps, aerial photography, dredge and fill activity documentation, data sets, and business correspondence. Also included is a folder of case notes and travel reimbursement logs for a St. Joe Paper Company v Trustees of Gulf County, 1973.
	Finding Aids:	Box listing available.
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	General Note:	This series consists of found materials with unknown provenance.
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	Subject Access Fields:	Aerial photography. Geological surveys Florida Land use Planning Court records. Dredging Florida. Reports. aat Maps. aat Business records. aat Letters. aat Aerial photographs. aat Field notes. aat Collier County (Fla.) Manatee County (Fla.) Key Largo (Fla.) Lee County (Fla.) Hernando County (Fla.) Gulf County (Fla.) Leon County (Fla.) Bay County (Fla.) Homosassa Springs (Fla.)
	Added Entries	Florida. Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund.