HOUSE AMENDMENT
Bill No. HB 1157
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CHAMBER ACTION
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11 Representative(s) Wiles offered the following:
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13 Amendment to Amendment (863673) (with title amendment)
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17 Section 1. (1) The Coastal Management Program of the
18 Department of Community Affairs and the Division of Historical
19 Resources of the Department of State shall undertake a study
20 of the lighthouses in the state. The study must determine the
21 location, ownership, condition, and historical significance of
22 all lighthouses in the state and ensure that all historically
23 significant lighthouses are nominated for inclusion on the
24 National Register of Historic Places. The study must assess
25 the condition and restoration needs of historic lighthouses
26 and develop plans for appropriate future public access and
27 use. The Coastal Management Program and the Division of
28 Historical Resources shall take a leadership role in
29 implementing plans to stabilize lighthouses and associated
30 structures and to preserve and protect them from future
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1 buildings should be made available to the public for
2 educational and recreational purposes. The Department of
3 Community Affairs should consider these responsibilities to be
4 a priority of the Florida Coastal Management Program and
5 implementation of this act should be a priority in the use of
6 coastal management funds.
7 (2) The Department of Community Affairs and the
8 Department of State shall request in their annual legislative
9 budget requests funding necessary to carry out the duties and
10 responsibilities specified in this act. Funds for the
11 rehabilitation of lighthouses should be allocated through
12 matching grants-in-aid to state and local government agencies
13 and to nonprofit organizations. The Department of Community
14 Affairs may assist the Division of Historical Resources in
15 projects to accomplish lighthouse identification, assessment,
16 restoration, and interpretation.
17 (3) There are hereby appropriated in fiscal year
18 2001-2002 the sums of $50,000 from nonrecurring General
19 Revenue to the Department of State and $50,000 from
20 nonrecurring General Revenue to the Department of Community
21 Affairs to implement the study required by this section.
22 (4) This section shall take effect upon this act
23 becoming a law.
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27 And the title is amended as follows:
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1 and the Department of State to conduct a study
2 of lighthouses in the state; providing
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5 directing each department to make a budget
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