The Florida Senate

288.982  Exemptions from public records and meeting requirements; Governor's Advisory Council on Base Realignment and Closure, Enterprise Florida, Inc., and the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development; United States Department of Defense Base Realignment and Closure 2005 process.--

(1)  The following records held by the Governor's Advisory Council on Base Realignment and Closure, Enterprise Florida, Inc., or the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution:

(a)  That portion of a record which relates to strengths and weaknesses of military installations or military missions in Florida relative to the selection criteria for the realignment and closure of military bases and missions under the United States Department of Defense Base Realignment and Closure 2005 process.

(b)  That portion of a record which relates to strengths and weaknesses of military installations or military missions in other states or territories and the vulnerability of such installations or missions to base realignment or closure under the United States Department of Defense Base Realignment and Closure 2005 process and any agreements or proposals to relocate or realign military units and missions from other states or territories.

(c)  That portion of a record which relates to the state's strategy to retain its military bases during the United States Department of Defense Base Realignment and Closure 2005 process and any agreements or proposals to relocate or realign military units and missions.

(2)  Meetings or portions of meetings of the Governor's Advisory Council on Base Realignment and Closure, or a committee or subcommittee of the advisory council, at which records are presented or discussed which are confidential and exempt under subsection (1) are exempt from s. 286.011 and s. 24(b), Art. I of the State Constitution.

(3)  Any records generated during those portions of meetings which are closed to the public under subsection (2), including, but not limited to, minutes, tape recordings, videotapes, transcriptions, or notes, are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.

(4)  Any person who willfully and knowingly violates this section commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083

(5)  On May 31, 2006, this section shall stand repealed, and the records made confidential and exempt shall be available for public inspection and copying.

History.--s. 1, ch. 2004-28.