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2 An act relating to to administrative
3 procedures; amending s. 120.551, F.S.;
4 eliminating the Internet publication pilot
5 project; defining terms; providing that notices
6 required to be published in the Florida
7 Administrative Weekly by the Department of
8 Environmental Protection and the Board of
9 Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund
10 shall be published on an Internet website;
11 specifying Internet website requirements;
12 specifying publication requirements; directing
13 the Department of State to publish a statement
14 in the Florida Administrative Weekly that
15 indicates the Internet website address;
16 providing for the future repeal of the section;
17 providing an effective date.
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19 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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21 Section 1. Section 120.551, Florida Statutes, is
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23 120.551 Internet publication pilot project.--
24 (1) For purposes of this section, the term:
25 (a) "Agency" means the Department of Environmental
26 Protection and the Board of Trustees of the Internal
27 Improvement Trust Fund.
28 (b) "Internet website" means a centralized Internet
29 website that is established and maintained by the Department
30 of Environmental Protection, is provided to the public without
31 charge, and permits the public to:
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1 1. Search notices by type, publication date, program
2 area, or rule number;
3 2. Search a permanent database that archives all
4 notices published on the website; and
5 3. Subscribe to an automated e-mail notification of
6 selected notice types.
7 (2) Whenever the agency is required to publish notices
8 in the Florida Administrative Weekly, the agency shall instead
9 publish the complete notice On or before December 31, 2001,
10 the Department of Environmental Protection and the State
11 Technology Office shall establish and commence a pilot project
12 to determine the cost-effectiveness of publication of notices
13 on the Internet website in lieu of complete publication in the
14 Florida Administrative Weekly. Notices published on the
15 Internet website shall clearly state the date the notice was
16 first published and shall be published only on the same days
17 as the Florida Administrative Weekly is published. The pilot
18 project shall end on July 1, 2003. Under this pilot project,
19 notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever the
20 Department of Environmental Protection is required to publish
21 notices in the Florida Administrative Weekly, the Department
22 of State shall Environmental Protection instead may publish a
23 statement summary of such notice in the Florida Administrative
24 Weekly that indicates along with the specific URL or Internet
25 address for the Internet website where the complete notice
26 required by law shall be published. The agency Department of
27 Environmental Protection shall publish all other notices in
28 the manner prescribed by law. Notices published on the
29 Internet under this section shall clearly state the date the
30 notice was first posted on the Internet and shall be initially
31 posted only on the same days the Florida Administrative Weekly
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1 is published. Notices related to rulemaking published on the
2 Internet under this provision shall be maintained on the
3 Internet for a period of at least 12 months after the
4 effective date of the rule or at least 3 months after the
5 publication of a notice of withdrawal of the proposed rule.
6 All other notices published on the Internet under this
7 provision shall be maintained on the Internet for a period of
8 at least 3 months after the date first posted. A searchable
9 database or other electronic system to be permanently
10 maintained on the Internet for the purpose of archiving all
11 notices published on the Internet and allowing citizens
12 permanent electronic access to such archived records shall
13 also be established by the pilot project. No notice posted on
14 the Internet shall be removed until the searchable database is
15 implemented.
16 (3) This section is repealed effective July 1, 2004,
17 unless reviewed and reenacted by the Legislature before that
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19 (2) The Department of State shall publish notice of
20 this pilot project in each weekly publication of the Florida
21 Administrative Weekly. The notice shall state: "Under a
22 temporary pilot project, in conjunction with the State
23 Technology Office, to determine the cost-effectiveness of
24 Internet publication of notices in lieu of complete
25 publication in the Florida Administrative Weekly, summaries of
26 notices of the Department of Environmental Protection are
27 being published in the Florida Administrative Weekly along
28 with a reference to the specific Internet URL or address where
29 the complete notice required by law shall be published."
30 (3) No later than January 31, 2003, the Department of
31 Environmental Protection, the State Technology Office, and the
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1 Department of State shall submit a report to the Governor, the
2 President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
3 Representatives containing findings on the cost-effectiveness
4 of publication of notices on the Internet in lieu of
5 publication in the Florida Administrative Weekly, and
6 recommendations, including legislative or rule changes, for
7 modifications to the process necessary to effectuate
8 publication of notices on the Internet.
9 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
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