Senate Bill 2246c1

    Florida Senate - 1999                           CS for SB 2246

    By the Committee on Regulated Industries and Senator Sullivan





    315-2197-99

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to historical preservation;

  3         providing legislative findings with respect to

  4         the ownership of Hialeah Park, located in

  5         Hialeah, Florida; providing that it is in the

  6         public's best interest that the park be owned

  7         by the state or a municipality; repealing s.

  8         550.72, F.S., relating to a study of Hialeah

  9         Park; providing an effective date.

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

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13         Section 1.  Notwithstanding any other law, the

14  Legislature finds that, pursuant to a study conducted by the

15  Department of State and the Office of the Mayor of the City of

16  Hialeah, it is in the best interest of the public that Hialeah

17  Park, located in Hialeah, Florida, be owned by the state or a

18  municipality in order to conserve the acreage of the park and

19  preserve its historical and recreational significance.

20         Section 2.  Section 550.72, Florida Statutes, as

21  created by section 12 of chapter 98-190, Laws of Florida, is

22  repealed.

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

24  law.

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26          STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
                       COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
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29  Sets out legislative findings regarding state acquisition of
    Hialeah Park; and
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    Repeals obsolete Hialeah Park study provisions.
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