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SB 2506 — Capitol Complex
by Appropriations Committee
This summary is provided for information only and does not represent the opinion of any Senator, Senate Officer, or Senate Office.
Prepared by: Appropriations Committee (AP)
The bill, relating to the Capitol Complex, conforms statutes to the funding decisions in the General Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2023-2024, which appropriates $2 million in nonrecurring funds from the Architects Incidental Trust Fund for the design and development of the Memorial Park. Specifically, the bill:
Revises the definition of “Capitol Complex” to include the Holland Building, Elliot Building, R.A. Gray Building, and the associated parking garages. However, the bill specifically excludes the Supreme Court Building and public streets adjacent thereto.
Modifies the boundaries of the Capitol Complex to include the state-owned lands and public streets adjacent within an area bounded by and including Calhoun Street, East Pensacola Street, Monroe Street, Jefferson Street, West Pensacola Street, Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, and Gaines Street.
Designates a specified portion of the Capitol Complex as “Memorial Park.”
Defines “Memorial Park” as the portion of the Capitol Complex existing between and including the Elliot Building and the Holland Building within an area bounded by and including Monroe Street, Gaines Street, Calhoun Street, and East Pensacola Street.
Requires authorized monuments be placed within Memorial Park.
If approved by the Governor, or allowed to become law without the Governor’s signature, these provisions take effect July 1, 2023.
Vote: Senate 38-0; House 97-13