House Bill 1621

    Florida House of Representatives - 2000                HB 1621

        By the Committee on Transportation and Representative K.
    Smith





  1                      A bill to be entitled

  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 a seaport are exempt

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

18  the State Constitution. In addition, photographs, maps,

19  blueprints, drawings, and similar materials that depict

20  critical seaport operating facilities are exempt from the

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

22  Constitution, to the extent that a seaport authority created

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

24  or municipality that operates a seaport reasonably determines

25  that such items contain information that is not generally

26  known and that could jeopardize the security of the seaport;

27  however, information relating to real estate leases, layout

28  plans, blueprints, or information relevant thereto is not to

29  be included in this exemption. The exemptions in this section

30  are applicable only to records held by a seaport authority

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

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  1  municipal seaport department that operates a seaport. This

  2  section is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act of

  3  1995 in accordance with s. 119.15, and shall stand repealed on

  4  October 2, 2005, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through

  5  reenactment by the Legislature.

  6         Section 2.  The Legislature finds that seaports

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

  8  contraband and are potential targets for terrorist activities.

  9  The Legislature further finds that an exemption from public

10  disclosure for seaport security plans and certain photographs,

11  maps, blueprints, drawings, and similar materials that depict

12  critical seaport operating facilities is narrowly tailored to

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

14  and security of seaports.

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

16  law.

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19                          HOUSE SUMMARY

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      Exempts specified information of a seaport authority or a
21    seaport department of a county or municipality from
      public records requirements. Provides for future review
22    and repeal. Provides a statement of public necessity.

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