HB 1127

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CHAMBER ACTION

1	The Committee on Commerce recommends the following:
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3	Committee Substitute
4	Remove the entire bill and insert:
5	A bill to be entitled
6	An act relating to preserving Florida's history; amending
7	s. 267.031, F.S.; providing additional responsibilities of
8	the Division of Historical Resources of the Department of
9	State relating to preserving archaeological sites and
10	artifacts; authorizing the division to enter into a
11	memorandum of agreement with the University of West
12	Florida for purposes of a network of regional public
13	archaeology centers; amending s. 267.14, F.S.; providing
14	additional legislative intent relating to local
15	archaeology; creating s. 267.145, F.S.; requiring the
16	Department of State to create a network of public
17	archaeology centers for certain purposes; requiring
18	administration of the network through a center at the
19	University of West Florida; providing for establishing
20	additional centers; creating s. 267.174, F.S.; providing a
21	popular name; creating the Discovery of Florida
22	Quincentennial Commemoration Commission within the
23	Department of State for certain purposes; providing for
24	commission membership; providing for terms of members;
25	providing for successor appointment; providing for
26	election of officers; requiring the commission to adopt
27	bylaws; providing for commission meetings; specifying
28	serving without compensation; providing for per diem and
29	travel expenses; requiring the commission to develop a
30	master plan for certain purposes; requiring a timetable
31	and budget for the plan; requiring a report to the
32	Governor and Legislature; providing responsibilities of
33	the department; authorizing the appointment of
34	subcommittees; requiring the Secretary of State to appoint
35	an advisory committee composed of all former living
36	governors of the state; requiring the commission to
37	provide advice and assistance to the Department of State
38	regarding master plan implementation and activities of a
39	citizen support organization; specifying the appointment
40	of two subcommittees; providing compensation only for per
41	diem and travel expenses; requiring the Department of
42	State to provide administrative support and consulting
43	services subject to an appropriation; authorizing the
44	Department of State to enter into contracts or accept
45	loans or grants for money, property, or personal services
46	to implement requirements; providing for assumption of
47	other functions to carry out provisions; providing for the
48	establishment of a citizen support organization for
49	certain purposes; authorizing the organization to receive
50	moneys for certain purposes; authorizing the Secretary of
51	State to adopt a master plan; providing for legislative
52	budget requests; providing for a term of existence of the
53	commission and the citizen support organization; providing
54	for transfer of documents and remaining assets of the
55	commission and citizen support organization upon
56	termination; providing an effective date.
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58	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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60	Section 1.  Paragraph (p) is added to subsection (5) of
61	section 267.031, Florida Statutes, subsections (6) and (7) of
62	said section are renumbered as subsections (7) and (8),
63	respectively, and a new subsection (6) is added to said section,
64	to read:
65	267.031  Division of Historical Resources; powers and
66	duties.--
67	(5)  It is the responsibility of the division to:
68	(p)  Advise and assist, as appropriate, federal and state
69	agencies, local governments, and organizations and individuals
70	in the recognition, protection, and preservation of the
71	archaeological sites and artifacts of this state, directly and
72	through a memorandum of agreement with a network of public
73	archaeology centers as described in s. 267.145.
74	(6)  The division may enter into a memorandum of agreement
75	with the University of West Florida to coordinate the
76	establishment and operation of a network of regional public
77	archaeology centers to provide public outreach and assistance to
78	local governments in identifying, evaluating, developing, and
79	preserving the archaeology in their local areas and in assisting
80	the division in its archaeological responsibilities as outlined
81	in this chapter and the memorandum of agreement.
82	Section 2.  Section 267.14, Florida Statutes, is amended to
83	read:
84	267.14  Legislative intent.--It is hereby declared to be
85	the public policy of the state to preserve archaeological sites
86	and objects of antiquity for the public benefit and to limit
87	exploration, excavation, and collection of such matters to
88	qualified persons and educational institutions possessing the
89	requisite skills and purpose to add to the general store of
90	knowledge concerning history, archaeology, and anthropology. It
91	is further declared to be the public policy of the state to
92	provide public outreach and assistance to local governments in
93	identifying, evaluating, developing, and preserving the
94	archaeology in their local areas through the establishment of a
95	network of regional public archaeology centers. It is further
96	declared to be the public policy of the state that field
97	investigation activities on privately owned lands should be
98	discouraged except in accordance with both the provisions and
99	spirit of ss. 267.11-267.145 267.14; and persons having
100	knowledge of the location of archaeological sites are encouraged
101	to communicate such information to the division.
102	Section 3.  Section 267.145, Florida Statutes, is created
103	to read:
104	267.145  Florida network of public archaeology centers.--
105	(1)  The Department of State shall create, through a
106	memorandum of agreement, a Florida network of public archaeology
107	centers to help stem the rapid deterioration of this state's

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