# Fla. Stat. § 1004.31: 1004.31 Assent to Hatch Act and Morrill Land-Grant Act

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVIII_C1004_PII_S1004.31

## Section

- **Citation:** Fla. Stat. § 1004.31
- **Heading:** 1004.31 Assent to Hatch Act and Morrill Land-Grant Act
- **Jurisdiction:** Florida
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Florida Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 1004 / Part II / Section 1004.31

## Text

The assent of the Legislature is given to the provisions and requirements of the Acts of Congress commonly known as the “Hatch Act of 1887,” the “First Morrill Act of 1862,” the “Second Morrill Act of 1890,” and all acts supplemental thereto. The University of Florida Board of Trustees may receive grants of money appropriated for the benefit of the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences in the case of the First Morrill Act, the Hatch Act, and all acts supplemental thereto. The Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Board of Trustees may receive grants of money appropriated for the benefit of Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University in the case of the Second Morrill Act and all acts supplemental thereto. The provisions of chapter 3564, 1885, Laws of Florida, and s. 7, chapter 1776, 1870, Laws of Florida, are made applicable to said universities insofar as the same are or can be made effective; and all estate, right, property claim, and emoluments, and the rents and issues thereof, or any substitutions thereof, and all claims and demands arising or that may or can arise thereunder, or any Act of Congress in that regard, are hereby preserved, maintained, and transferred to the University of Florida Board of Trustees and the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Board of Trustees for the use and benefit of said universities under the terms of said acts.

History: s. 175, ch. 2002-387.

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