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                                      HB 2383, First Engrossed/ntc



  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, five appointed by the

20  Speaker of the House of Representatives and one appointed by

21  the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives. Six

22  members of the commission shall be former or present members

23  of the Senate, five appointed by the President of the Senate

24  and one appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate.  Four

25  members of the commission shall be ex officio members who

26  shall be the Clerk of the House of Representatives, the

27  Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives, the

28  Secretary of the Senate, and the Sergeant at Arms of the

29  Senate. Members of the commission shall serve a term which is

30  concurrent with the term of the presiding officer appointing

31  the member to the commission.


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  1         (3)  Members of the commission shall serve without

  2  compensation except that members shall be entitled to receive

  3  per diem and travel expenses while on business of the

  4  commission as provided for in s. 112.061.

  5         (4)  The commission shall meet at least twice annually

  6  at the call of the chair as necessary to fulfill its

  7  responsibilities. The commission shall elect a chair from

  8  among its members. The commission shall, as one of its first

  9  duties, adopt rules of procedure.

10         (5)  The duties of the Legislative Historic

11  Preservation Commission include the following:

12         (a)  To serve as an advisory body to the Speaker of the

13  House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, the

14  Division of Historical Resources, and the Division of Library

15  and Information Services of the Department of State with

16  respect to the collection and preservation of the historic

17  records of both houses of the Legislature.

18         (b)  To create a systematic method for the collection

19  and preservation of historic data for both houses of the

20  Legislature working in conjunction with the Division of

21  Historical Resources and the Division of Library and

22  Information Services. The commission shall provide a plan for

23  the collection of historical information which is written,

24  oral, anecdotal, or in the nature of artifacts.

25         (c)  To provide for the availability of the historical

26  information identified by the commission by the most

27  appropriate means available, including the Internet and the

28  programs in chapters 257 and 267.

29         (d)  To assist in the development and provision of

30  educational opportunities which illustrate the historical

31  aspects of the legislative process, utilizing the physical


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  1  facilities of the House of Representatives, the Senate, the

  2  Historical Capitol, the R.A. Gray Building, and other

  3  appropriate properties.

  4         (e)  To perform such other duties as the commission

  5  shall deem necessary to the historic preservation of the

  6  records of the Legislature.

  7         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

  8  law.

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