[Appropriation of overflowed lands contiguous of water supply dam.]

Tampa Related Laws, art. XXI, § 21.05

in effect

Sec. 21.05. - [Appropriation of overflowed lands contiguous of water supply dam.] [(A)] That the City of Tampa, a municipal corporation, be and it is hereby authorized and empowered to appropriate for the use of its Water Department in supplying its inhabitants and the inhabitants of surrounding territory with water such lands of private owners as shall or may be overflowed or flooded by the construction by said City of a dam across the Hillsborough River in Hillsborough County, Florida, for the purpose of impounding the waters of said Hillsborough River, and may appropriate any land lying contiguous to said river necessary for the preservation or protection of the waters thereof from diversion or contamination, upon making due compensation according to law to such private owners. [(B)] That for said purposes the right and power of eminent domain be and the same is hereby granted to the City of Tampa, and in the exercise of such right the absolute fee simple title to all property so taken and acquired shall vest in said City of Tampa, unless said City seeks to condemn a particular right or estate in such property. [(C)] That in addition and as supplemental to the right of eminent domain herein granted and conferred upon the City of Tampa said City shall have and is hereby given the right, power and authority to take possession and title in advance of final judgment in condemnation proceedings of the lands as to which the power of eminent domain is herein granted to said City, and such right to take possession and title in advance of final judgment in condemnation proceedings shall and may be exercised in the same manner and upon like proceedings as those set forth in Chapter 74, Florida Statutes, 1941, governing the taking of property by State and other agencies and Housing Authorities for certain purposes. [(D)] That the right, power and authority conferred upon the City of Tampa under this Act [section] shall be in addition to any right, power and authority conferred by General or Special Laws of the State of Florida under which condemnation proceedings may be conducted, and shall not be construed as limiting, abrogating or modifying any such power or authority. (Laws of Fla. 1945, Ch. 23561, §§ 1—4; Compiled Charter 1958, §§ 786—789)

Source: City of Tampa, Code of Ordinances and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/fl/tampa/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CHRELA_PTBRELA_ARTXXIUTATSY_DIV1GE_S21.05APOVLACOWASUDAFetched: 10/28/2026