House Bill 0881c1

    Florida House of Representatives - 2000              CS/HB 881

        By the Committee on Governmental Operations and
    Representative Prieguez





  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to the Secretary of State;

  3         creating s. 15.0465, F.S.; authorizing the

  4         Secretary of State to designate certain sailing

  5         vessels as vessels of historic significance;

  6         providing an effective date.

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

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10         Section 1.  Section 15.0465, Florida Statutes, is

11  created to read:

12         15.0465  Vessel of historic significance.--The

13  Secretary of State is authorized to designate, via

14  proclamation, a sailing vessel as a vessel of historic

15  significance. In order to achieve such designation:

16         (1)  The vessel must have been substantially

17  constructed, restored, or maintained within the state.

18         (2)  The hailing port for such vessel must be a

19  political subdivision of the state.

20         (3)  The vessel must be seaworthy at the time of such

21  designation.

22         (4)  The vessel must have significantly contributed to

23  the commercial, trade, political, or societal heritage of the

24  state.

25         (5)  The vessel must be on the National Register of

26  Historic Places.

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

28  law.

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