HB 1127

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

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