House Bill 1969e1

                                      HB 1969, First Engrossed/ntc



  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to designation of facilities

  3         and structures; designating a specified bridge

  4         in Fort Lauderdale the "E. Clay Shaw, Jr.,

  5         Bridge"; designating a specified portion of

  6         highway in Fort Lauderdale the "Commodore Brook

  7         Memorial Causeway"; providing an effective

  8         date.

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10         WHEREAS, E. Clay Shaw, Jr., has represented Fort

11  Lauderdale and Broward County, serving with distinction in the

12  U.S. House of Representatives since 1981, and in this capacity

13  has authored the welfare reform act, helped obtain funding for

14  Interstate 595, increased funding for U.S. Customs for

15  drug-interdiction and surveillance activities, secured funding

16  for restoration projects for the Everglades, and worked

17  diligently to obtain federal funding for the new 17th Street

18  Causeway Bridge, and

19         WHEREAS, Congressman E. Clay Shaw, Jr., is a native

20  Floridian, and he and his family have made their home in Fort

21  Lauderdale for over 30 years, and

22         WHEREAS, E. Clay Shaw, Jr., has served the City of Fort

23  Lauderdale with distinction, beginning in 1968 as Assistant

24  City Attorney, Chief City Prosecutor, and Associate Municipal

25  Judge; as City Commissioner from 1971 to 1973; as Vice Mayor

26  from 1973 to 1975; and as Mayor from 1975 to 1980, and

27         WHEREAS, during his years of service on the Fort

28  Lauderdale City Commission, E. Clay Shaw, Jr., assured the

29  preservation of the beauty of the city by establishing the

30  tree ordinance, the sign ordinance, and the first city

31  beautification board, and


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                                      HB 1969, First Engrossed/ntc



  1         WHEREAS, E. Clay Shaw, Jr., chaired the blue ribbon

  2  general obligation bond committee whose efforts led to strong

  3  community support for funding the revitalization of Fort

  4  Lauderdale Beach, development of Riverwalk, initiation of

  5  neighborhood enhancements, construction assistance for the

  6  Museum of Discovery and Science, and improvements to the

  7  International Swimming Hall of Fame, and

  8         WHEREAS, E. Clay Shaw, Jr., was recognized with the

  9  Downtowner of the Year Award for his contribution to the

10  revitalization of downtown Fort Lauderdale, and

11         WHEREAS, E. Clay Shaw, Jr., has spent a majority of his

12  adult life serving the people of Fort Lauderdale, ensuring

13  their quality of life and that of future generations, and

14         WHEREAS, Commodore Avylen Harcourt Brook has made

15  significant contributions to the City of Fort Lauderdale and

16  to the state, and

17         WHEREAS, Commodore Brook helped found the Fort

18  Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce and the Fort Lauderdale Rotary

19  Club, and

20         WHEREAS, Commodore Brook led the push to open the

21  city's first municipal swimming pool, which became the

22  International Swimming Hall of Fame, and

23         WHEREAS, Commodore Brook helped set up, and was the

24  Chairman of, the city's Planning and Zoning Board, and

25         WHEREAS, Commodore Brook was Chairman of the Inland

26  Navigation District, and

27         WHEREAS, Commodore Brook championed the free use of the

28  Intracoastal Waterway and coined the designation of the City

29  of Fort Lauderdale as "the Venice of America," NOW, THEREFORE,

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31  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:


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                                      HB 1969, First Engrossed/ntc



  1         Section 1.  The bridge crossing the Intracoastal

  2  Waterway on State Road A1A/Southeast 17th Street in Fort

  3  Lauderdale is designated the E. Clay Shaw, Jr., Bridge, and

  4  that portion of State Road A1A/Southeast 17th Street in Fort

  5  Lauderdale between Southeast 23rd Avenue and the Mercedes

  6  River Bridge and between U.S. 1 and Eisenhower Boulevard is

  7  designated the Commodore Brook Memorial Causeway.

  8         Section 2.  The Department of Transportation is

  9  directed to erect appropriate markers designating the E. Clay

10  Shaw, Jr., Bridge and the Commodore Brook Memorial Causeway.

11         Section 3.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

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