Terms Used In Florida Statutes 616.21

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • association: means an association not for profit incorporated under this chapter for the purpose of conducting and operating public fairs or expositions. See Florida Statutes 616.001
  • Department: means the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. See Florida Statutes 616.001
  • Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it.
Appropriated funds may not be expended except upon approval and with the recommendation of the department. Further, the appropriation may not be expended for the construction of a building unless fee simple title to the land on which the building is to be constructed is vested in the county, municipality, or fair association for which the building is to be constructed.