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Florida House of Representatives - 2000 HB 2383
By the Committee on Rules & Calendar and Representative
Arnall
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to historic preservation;
3 creating s. 11.801, F.S.; creating the
4 Legislative Historic Preservation Commission;
5 providing for appointment of members, terms,
6 powers, and duties; providing an effective
7 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 11.801, Florida Statutes, is
12 created to read:
13 11.801 Legislative Historic Preservation Commission
14 created; powers and duties.--
15 (1) There is created the Legislative Historic
16 Preservation Commission within the Legislature.
17 (2) The commission shall be composed of 16 members.
18 Six members of the commission shall be former or present
19 members of the House of Representatives appointed by the
20 Speaker of the House of Representatives and six members of the
21 commission shall be former or present members of the Senate
22 appointed by the President of the Senate. Four members of the
23 commission shall be ex officio members who shall be the Clerk
24 of the House of Representatives, the Sergeant at Arms of the
25 House of Representatives, the Secretary of the Senate, and the
26 Sergeant at Arms of the Senate. Members of the commission
27 shall serve a term which is concurrent with the term of the
28 presiding officer appointing the member to the commission.
29 (3) Members of the commission shall serve without
30 compensation except that members shall be entitled to receive
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1 per diem and travel expenses while on business of the
2 commission as provided for in s. 112.061.
3 (4) The commission shall meet at least twice annually
4 at the call of the chair as necessary to fulfill its
5 responsibilities. The commission shall elect a chair from
6 among its members. The commission shall, as one of its first
7 duties, adopt rules of procedure.
8 (5) The duties of the Legislative Historic
9 Preservation Commission include the following:
10 (a) To serve as an advisory body to the Speaker of the
11 House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, the
12 Division of Historical Resources, and the Division of Library
13 and Information Services of the Department of State with
14 respect to the collection and preservation of the historic
15 records of both houses of the Legislature.
16 (b) To create a systematic method for the collection
17 and preservation of historic data for both houses of the
18 Legislature working in conjunction with the Division of
19 Historical Resources and the Division of Library and
20 Information Services. The commission shall provide a plan for
21 the collection of historical information which is written,
22 oral, anecdotal, or in the nature of artifacts.
23 (c) To provide for the availability of the historical
24 information identified by the commission by the most
25 appropriate means available, including the Internet and the
26 programs in chapters 257 and 267.
27 (d) To assist in the development and provision of
28 educational opportunities which illustrate the historical
29 aspects of the legislative process, utilizing the physical
30 facilities of the House of Representatives, the Senate, the
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1 Historical Capitol, the R.A. Gray Building, and other
2 appropriate properties.
3 (e) To perform such other duties as the commission
4 shall deem necessary to the historic preservation of the
5 records of the Legislature.
6 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
7 law.
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10 HOUSE SUMMARY
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Creates the Legislative Historic Preservation Commission
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