Senate Bill sb1470
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Florida Senate - 2004 SB 1470
By Senator Haridopolos
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to seaport security; amending
3 s. 311.12, F.S., relating to seaport security
4 standards; requiring any public or private
5 entity that operates within the boundaries of
6 an active seaport in the state to meet minimum
7 statewide standards for security; providing an
8 effective date.
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10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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12 Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 311.12, Florida
13 Statutes, is amended to read:
14 311.12 Seaport security standards.--
15 (1)(a) The statewide minimum standards for seaport
16 security for each seaport identified in s. 311.09 shall be
17 those based upon the Florida Seaport Security Assessment 2000
18 and set forth in the "Port Security Standards--Compliance
19 Plan" delivered to the Speaker of the House of Representatives
20 and the President of the Senate on December 11, 2000, pursuant
21 to this section. The statewide minimum standards are hereby
22 adopted. The Office of Drug Control within the Executive
23 Office of the Governor shall maintain a sufficient number of
24 copies of the standards for use of the public, at its offices,
25 and shall provide copies to each affected seaport upon
26 request.
27 (b) The Department of Law Enforcement may exempt any
28 seaport identified in s. 311.09 from all or part of the
29 requirements of subsections (1)-(5) if the department
30 determines that the seaport is not active. The department
31 shall periodically review exempted seaports to determine if
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1 there is maritime activity at the seaport. A change in status
2 from inactive to active may warrant removal of all or part of
3 any exemption provided by the department.
4 (c) If a seaport is designated as active, all
5 entities, whether public or private, owning or operating on
6 land within the boundaries of the seaport shall meet the
7 required minimum standards for security required for port
8 operation according to the statewide minimum standards for
9 seaport security pursuant to this section.
10 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
11 law.
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14 SENATE SUMMARY
15 Requires public and private entities operating within the
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