House Bill 1449
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Florida House of Representatives - 1999 HB 1449
By Representative Sorensen
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to official state designations;
3 creating s. 15.0465, F.S.; designating the
4 official flagship of the State of Florida;
5 providing an effective date.
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7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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9 Section 1. Section 15.0465, Florida Statutes, is
10 created to read:
11 15.0465 Official flagship.--The schooner Western
12 Union, a 130 foot historic sailing vessel of the tallship
13 class, built in Key West, Florida, and first launched in 1939,
14 is hereby designated the official flagship of the State of
15 Florida.
16 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
17 law.
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20 HOUSE SUMMARY
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Designates the schooner Western Union, a historic sailing
22 vessel of the tallship class, built in Key West, Florida,
and first launched in 1939, as the official flagship of
23 the State of Florida.
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