Senate Bill 1256er

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  2         An act relating to public records exemptions;

  3         creating s. 311.13, F.S.; exempting specified

  4         information relating to seaports from public

  5         records requirements; providing for future

  6         review and repeal; providing a statement of

  7         public necessity; providing an effective date.

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

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11         Section 1.  Section 311.13, Florida Statutes, is

12  created to read:

13         311.13  Certain information exempt from

14  disclosure.--Seaport security plans of a seaport authority

15  created by act of the Legislature or of a seaport department

16  of a county or municipality that operates an international

17  seaport are exempt from provisions of s. 119.07(1) and s.

18  24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. In addition,

19  photographs, maps, blueprints, drawings, and similar materials

20  that depict critical seaport operating facilities are exempt

21  from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of

22  the State Constitution, to the extent that a seaport authority

23  created by act of the Legislature or a seaport department of a

24  county or municipality that operates a seaport reasonably

25  determines that such items contain information that is not

26  generally known and that could jeopardize the security of the

27  seaport; however, information relating to real estate leases,

28  layout plans, blueprints, or information relevant thereto, is

29  not to be included in this exemption. The exemptions in this

30  section are applicable only to records held by a seaport

31  authority created by act of the Legislature or to records of a


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  1  county or municipal seaport department that operates a

  2  seaport. The exemptions contained in this section are subject

  3  to the Open Government Sunset Review Act of 1995, in

  4  accordance with s. 119.15, and this section shall stand

  5  repealed on October 2, 2005, unless reviewed and saved from

  6  repeal through reenactment by the Legislature.

  7         Section 2.  The Legislature finds that seaports

  8  constitute a major point of entry for illicit drugs and other

  9  contraband and are potential target for terrorist activities.

10  The Legislature further finds that an exemption from public

11  disclosure for seaport security plans and certain photographs,

12  maps, blueprints, drawings and similar materials that depict

13  critical seaport operating facilities is narrowly tailored to

14  serve a public purpose and is necessary to ensure the safety

15  and security of seaports.

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

17  law.

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