Senate Bill sb2562
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Florida Senate - 2003 SB 2562
By Senator Crist
12-1692-03
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to official state designations;
3 creating s. 15.0465, F.S.; designating the
4 official state flagship; providing an effective
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7 WHEREAS, the SS American Victory, which was built in
8 1945 as part of the merchant fleet, played a major role in
9 World War II in transporting troops, ammunition, and supplies
10 for the Allied Forces, and
11 WHEREAS, the SS American Victory continued her service
12 in rebuilding the postwar economy by transporting goods in
13 support of the Marshall Plan, and
14 WHEREAS, the SS American Victory continued her service
15 by supplying the forces of the United States and those of its
16 allies during the Korean and Vietnam Wars, and
17 WHEREAS, the SS American Victory now serves as a museum
18 and memorial to the merchant marines, and
19 WHEREAS, the SS American Victory is fully operational
20 and capable of visiting ports of call, NOW, THEREFORE,
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22 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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24 Section 1. Section 15.0465, Florida Statutes, is
25 created to read:
26 15.0465 Official flagship.--The victory ship SS
27 American Victory, a victory class ship built in 1945 and
28 active in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War,
29 which now serves as the American Victory Mariner's Memorial
30 and Museum Ship and is located in Hillsborough County, is
31 designated as the official state flagship.
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Florida Senate - 2003 SB 2562
12-1692-03
1 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
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5 SENATE SUMMARY
6 Designates the SS American Victory as the official state
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