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Florida House of Representatives - 1997 HB 1689
By the Committee on Tourism and Representatives Barreiro,
Livingston, Culp, Melvin, Harrington and D. Prewitt
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to historic preservation
3 boards; repealing parts II, IV, V, VI, VII and
4 VIII of chapter 266, F.S.; eliminating the
5 Historic St. Augustine Preservation Board of
6 Trustees, the Historic Tallahassee Preservation
7 Board of Trustees, the Historic Florida Keys
8 Preservation Board of Trustees, the Historic
9 Palm Beach County Preservation Board of
10 Trustees, the Historic Tampa-Hillsborough
11 Preservation Board of Trustees, the Ybor City
12 Historic District, the Barrio Latino
13 Commission, and the Historic Broward County
14 Preservation Board of Trustees; redesignating
15 part III of chapter 266, F.S., the Historic
16 Pensacola Preservation Board of Trustees as
17 part II of said chapter; amending s. 267.061,
18 F.S., relating to state policy and
19 responsibilities with respect to historic
20 properties; providing that the Division of
21 Historical Resources of the Department of State
22 shall establish regional offices for the
23 purpose of assisting in the delivery of
24 historic preservation services; providing
25 locations at which regional offices are to be
26 established; providing for the establishment of
27 citizen support organizations; requiring the
28 Department of State to contract with the City
29 of St. Augustine for the management of
30 state-owned properties managed by the Historic
31 St. Augustine Preservation Board of Trustees;
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1 providing for use of proceeds from the
2 management of state-owned properties by the
3 City of St. Augustine; providing for the
4 transfer of specified funds to the City of St.
5 Augustine; providing for transfer of ownership
6 and responsibility of specified items to assist
7 in the transition of management; requiring the
8 Department of State to contract with specified
9 nonprofit corporations for the purpose of
10 continuing work performed by specified historic
11 preservation boards; providing for use of
12 proceeds from the management of state-owned
13 properties by such corporations; providing for
14 the transfer of specified funds to such
15 corporations; providing legislative intent with
16 respect to the 1997-1998 General Appropriations
17 Act; providing an effective date.
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19 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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21 Section 1. Part II of chapter 266, Florida Statutes,
22 consisting of sections 266.0001, 266.0002, 266.0005, 266.0006,
23 and 266.0007, Florida Statutes, sections 266.003 and 266.004,
24 Florida Statutes, as amended by chapter 95-148, Laws of
25 Florida, and section 266.0008, Florida Statutes, as amended by
26 chapters 95-125, 95-148, and 96-406, Laws of Florida, is
27 repealed.
28 Section 2. Part IV of chapter 266, Florida Statutes,
29 consisting of sections 266.0021, 266.0022, 266.0025, 266.0026,
30 and 266.0027, Florida Statutes, sections 266.0023, 266.0024,
31 and 266.00275, Florida Statutes, as amended by chapter 95-148,
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1 Laws of Florida, and section 266.0028, Florida Statutes, as
2 amended by chapters 95-125, 95-148, and 96-406, Laws of
3 Florida, is repealed.
4 Section 3. Part V of chapter 266, Florida Statutes,
5 consisting of sections 266.0031, 266.0032, 266.0035,
6 266.00355, 266.0036, and 266.0037, Florida Statutes, sections
7 266.0033 and 266.0034, Florida Statutes, as amended by chapter
8 95-148, Laws of Florida, and section 266.0038, Florida
9 Statutes, as amended by chapters 95-125, 95-148, and 96-406,
10 Laws of Florida, is repealed.
11 Section 4. Part VI of chapter 266, Florida Statutes,
12 consisting of sections 266.0041, 266.0042, 266.0045, 266.0046,
13 266.0047, and 266.00475, Florida Statutes, sections 266.0043
14 and 266.0044, Florida Statutes, as amended by chapter 95-148,
15 Laws of Florida, and section 266.0048, Florida Statutes, as
16 amended by chapters 95-125, 95-148, and 96-406, Laws of
17 Florida, is repealed.
18 Section 5. Part VII of chapter 266, Florida Statutes,
19 consisting of:
20 (1) Sections 266.0051, 266.0052, 266.0055, 266.0056,
21 266.0057, and 266.00575, Florida Statutes, sections 266.0053
22 and 266.0054, Florida Statutes, as amended by chapter 95-148,
23 Laws of Florida, and section 266.0058, Florida Statutes, as
24 amended by chapters 95-125, 95-148, and 96-406, Laws of
25 Florida, is repealed.
26 (2) Section 266.00572, Florida Statutes, is repealed
27 December 31, 1997.
28 Section 6. Part VIII of chapter 266, Florida Statutes,
29 consisting of sections 266.0061, 266.0062, 266.0065, and
30 266.0066, Florida Statutes, sections 266.0063 and 266.0064,
31 Florida Statutes, as amended by chapter 95-148, Laws of
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1 Florida, and section 266.0068, Florida Statutes, as amended by
2 chapters 95-125, 95-148, and 96-406, Laws of Florida, is
3 repealed.
4 Section 7. Part III of chapter 266, Florida Statutes,
5 is redesignated as part II of said chapter.
6 Section 8. Paragraph (o) is added to subsection (3) of
7 section 267.061, Florida Statutes, 1996 Supplement, to read:
8 267.061 Historic properties; state policy,
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10 (3) DIVISION RESPONSIBILITY.--It is the responsibility
11 of the division to:
12 (o) Establish regional offices for the purpose of
13 assisting the division in the delivery of historic
14 preservation services to the counties and municipalities of
15 the state and to the citizens of the State of Florida.
16 Historic preservation regional offices shall be established in
17 St. Augustine, Tampa, Palm Beach County, and in other areas of
18 the state which the division deems appropriate. For each
19 regional office established, the division shall establish a
20 citizen support organization in accordance with s. 267.17. The
21 board of directors of each citizen support organization shall
22 be appointed by the Secretary of State.
23 Section 9. The Barrio Latino Commission created by s.
24 266.00572, Florida Statutes, shall continue in existence until
25 its scheduled repeal on December 31, 1997, as provided for in
26 section 5 of this act, in order to allow a sufficient period
27 of time for the enactment of local ordinances which will
28 continue the existence of the commission.
29 Section 10. The Department of State shall contract
30 with the City of St. Augustine for the management of the
31 various state-owned properties presently managed by the
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1 Historic St. Augustine Preservation Board of Trustees. The
2 contract shall provide that the City of St. Augustine may use
3 all proceeds derived from the management of state-owned
4 properties for the purpose of maintaining the state-owned
5 buildings and advancing historic preservation in the City of
6 St. Augustine. Additionally, the department may appropriate
7 all remaining funds in the Historic St. Augustine Preservation
8 Board Operating Trust Fund to the City of St. Augustine for
9 maintenance of the state-owned buildings and advancing
10 historic preservation in the City of St. Augustine. The
11 Department of State may transfer ownership of and
12 responsibility for any artifacts, documents, equipment, and
13 other forms of tangible personal property to the City of St.
14 Augustine to assist in the City's transition of the management
15 of the state-owned properties.
16 Section 11. In order to continue the work performed by
17 the Historic Tallahassee Preservation Board of Trustees and
18 the Historic Florida Keys Preservation Board of Trustees, the
19 Department of State shall contract with not-for-profit
20 corporations established for the purpose of advancing historic
21 preservation in these areas to manage the various state-owned
22 properties presently managed by the Historic Tallahassee
23 Preservation Board of Trustees and the Historic Florida Keys
24 Preservation Board of Trustees. The contract shall provide
25 that the not-for-profit corporations may use all proceeds
26 derived from the management of state-owned properties for the
27 purpose of maintaining the state-owned buildings and for the
28 purpose of advancing historic preservation in their areas.
29 Additionally, the department may appropriate all remaining
30 funds in the Historic Florida Keys Preservation Board
31 Operating Trust Fund and the Historic Tallahassee Preservation
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1 Board Operating Trust Fund to the not-for-profit corporations
2 for their use.
3 Section 12. (1) Language shall be included in the
4 1997-1998 General Appropriations Act which will ensure the
5 continuation of sufficient funding to allow the Department of
6 State to complete the transition of the management of
7 state-owned properties specified in this act to the
8 not-for-profit corporations designated for such purpose, as
9 specified in this act.
10 (2) Language shall be included in the 1997-1998
11 General Appropriations Act which will ensure the continuation
12 of sufficient funding to allow the Department of State to
13 complete the transition of the management of state-owned
14 properties specified in this act to the City of St. Augustine.
15 Section 13. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
16 law.
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2 HOUSE SUMMARY
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Repeals parts II, IV, V, VI, VII, and VIII of chapter
4 266, F.S., relating to historic preservation boards, for
the purpose of eliminating the Historic St. Augustine
5 Preservation Board of Trustees, the Historic Tallahassee
Preservation Board of Trustees, the Historic Florida Keys
6 Preservation Board of Trustees, the Historic Palm Beach
County Preservation Board of Trustees, the Historic
7 Tampa-Hillsborough Preservation Board of Trustees, the
Ybor City Historic District, and the Historic Broward
8 County Preservation Board of Trustees.
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Provides that the Barrio Latino Commission shall continue
10 in existence until December 31, 1997, to allow a
sufficient period of time for the enactment of local
11 ordinances which will enable the continued existence of
the commission.
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13 Provides that the Division of Historical Resources of the
Department of State shall be responsible for the
14 establishment of regional offices for the purpose of
assisting in the delivery of historic preservation
15 services within the state. Provides that such regional
offices shall be established in St. Augustine, Tampa,
16 Palm Beach County, and other areas of the state the
division deems appropriate. Provides for the
17 establishment of citizen support organizations for each
regional office. Provides for the appointment by the
18 Secretary of State of a board of directors for each
citizen support organization.
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20 Requires the Department of State to contract with the
City of St. Augustine for the management of state-owned
21 properties presently managed by the Historic St.
Augustine Preservation Board of Trustees, and with
22 specified nonprofit corporations for the purpose of
continuing work presently performed by the Historic
23 Tallahassee Preservation Board of Trustees and the
Historic Florida Keys Preservation Board of Trustees.
24 Authorizes the City of St. Augustine and the nonprofit
corporations to use all proceeds derived from the
25 management of such state-owned properties for the purpose
of maintaining state-owned buildings and advancing
26 historic preservation in their respective areas.
Provides that the department may appropriate all
27 remaining funds in the operating trust funds of the
respective preservation boards to the City of St.
28 Augustine and the nonprofit corporations.
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Provides legislative intent with respect to the 1997-1998
30 General Appropriations Act to ensure the continuation of
sufficient funding for the Department of State to
31 complete the transition of the management of state-owned
properties to the nonprofit corporations provided for by
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