§410n Drainage of Lands; Right-of-way

Summary

The Secretary must allow water to be drained through the park’s natural waterways and to build, run, and keep up any needed waterworks for reclaiming specific lands east of the park, unless after notice and a hearing the Secretary finds the work would seriously harm the park’s plants or animals. The lands are in township 54 south, ranges 31 and 32 east; township 55 south, ranges 32 and 33 east; and township 56 south, range 33 east, and the work may be for the State of Florida, its local governments, or drainage districts. Permission can be given only after the State of Florida approves a master drainage plan and the Secretary finds the plan is engineerable and designed to limit damage to the park. Any right-of-way given can be revoked if conditions are broken, the rules can be enforced, and the holder must remove improvements and restore the land if revoked.