# Fla. Stat. § 253.01: 253.01 Internal Improvement Trust Fund established > Florida · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXVIII_C253_S253.01 ## Section - **Citation:** Fla. Stat. § 253.01 - **Heading:** 253.01 Internal Improvement Trust Fund established - **Jurisdiction:** Florida - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Florida Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 253 / Section 253.01 ## Text (1)(a) So much of the 500,000 acres of land granted to this state for internal improvement purposes by an Act of Congress passed March 3, A. D. 1845, as remains unsold, and the proceeds of the sales of such lands heretofore sold as now remain on hand and unappropriated, and all proceeds that may hereafter accrue from the sales of such lands; and all the swampland or lands subject to overflow granted this state by an Act of Congress approved September 28, A. D. 1850, together with all the proceeds that have accrued or may hereafter accrue to the state from the sale of such lands, are set apart, and declared a separate and distinct fund called the Internal Improvement Trust Fund of the state, and are to be strictly applied according to the provisions of this chapter. (b) All revenues received from application fees charged by the Division of State Lands for the use in any manner, lease, conveyance, or release of any interest in or for the sale of state lands, except revenues from such fees charged by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for aquaculture leases under ss. 253.71(2) and 597.010, must be deposited into the Internal Improvement Trust Fund. The fees charged by the division for reproduction of records relating to state lands must also be placed into the fund. Revenues received by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for aquaculture leases under ss. 253.71(2) and 597.010 shall be deposited in the General Inspection Trust Fund of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. (c) Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, if title to any state-owned lands is vested in the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund and the lands are located within the Everglades Agricultural Area, then all proceeds from the sale of any such lands shall be deposited into the Internal Improvement Trust Fund. The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to those lands acquired pursuant to s. 607.0505 and former s. 620.192 or chapter 895. (2) All revenues accruing from sources designated by law for deposit in the Internal Improvement Trust Fund shall be used for the acquisition, management, administration, protection, and conservation of state-owned lands. History: s. 1, ch. 610, 1854; RS 428; GS 616; RGS 1054; CGL 1384; s. 2, ch. 61-119; s. 1, ch. 82-185; s. 13, ch. 84-330; s. 23, ch. 89-175; s. 3, ch. 89-279; s. 16, ch. 89-324; s. 3, ch. 91-80; s. 1, ch. 91-187; s. 2, ch. 91-286; s. 1, ch. 92-109; s. 41, ch. 93-164; s. 489, ch. 94-356; s. 2, ch. 2000-364; ss. 40, 53, ch. 2001-254; s. 4, ch. 2003-2; s. 26, ch. 2006-1; s. 40, ch. 2007-73; s. 34, ch. 2008-153; s. 7, ch. 2010-4; s. 20, ch. 2013-41; s. 7, ch. 2015-3. ## Nearby sections - [Fla. Stat. § 253.001 253.001 Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund; duty to hold lands in trust.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXVIII_C253_S253.001.md) - [Fla. Stat. § 253.01 253.01 Internal Improvement Trust Fund established.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXVIII_C253_S253.01.md) - [Fla. Stat. § 253.02 253.02 Board of trustees; powers and duties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXVIII_C253_S253.02.md) - [Fla. Stat. § 253.002 253.002 Department of Environmental Protection, water management districts, Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; duties with respect to state lands.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXVIII_C253_S253.002.md) - [Fla. Stat. § 253.03 253.03 Board of trustees to administer state lands; lands enumerated.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXVIII_C253_S253.03.md) - [Fla. Stat. § 253.04 253.04 Duty of board to protect, etc., state lands; state may join in any action brought.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXVIII_C253_S253.04.md) - [Fla. Stat. § 253.05 253.05 Prosecuting officers to assist in protecting state lands.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXVIII_C253_S253.05.md) - [Fla. Stat. § 253.12 253.12 Title to tidal lands vested in state.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXVIII_C253_S253.12.md) - [Fla. Stat. § 253.14 253.14 Rights of riparian owners; board of trustees to defend suit.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXVIII_C253_S253.14.md) - [Fla. Stat. § 253.21 253.21 Board of trustees may surrender certain lands to the United States and receive indemnity.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXVIII_C253_S253.21.md) - [Fla. Stat. § 253.025 253.025 Acquisition of state lands.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXVIII_C253_S253.025.md) - [Fla. Stat. § 253.027 253.027 Emergency archaeological property acquisition.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXVIII_C253_S253.027.md) - [Fla. Stat. § 253.29 253.29 Board of trustees to refund money paid where title to land fails.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXVIII_C253_S253.29.md) - [Fla. Stat. § 253.031 253.031 Land office; custody of documents concerning land; moneys; plats.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXVIII_C253_S253.031.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXVIII_C253_S253.01. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.