Senate Bill sb0868er

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  2         An act relating to installations honoring

  3         military veterans and their families; providing

  4         a short title; providing purpose; authorizing

  5         the Department of Transportation to contract

  6         with a not-for-profit group or organization for

  7         the installation of plaques, markers,

  8         monuments, memorials, or various retired

  9         military equipment at rest stops; providing for

10         a committee to approve proposals for the

11         contracts; providing for membership and terms

12         of members of the committee; requiring approval

13         by the committee for such contracts; providing

14         conditions for approval; providing that the

15         group or organization shall be responsible for

16         costs; requiring that the group or organization

17         provide a bond to secure certain costs;

18         providing an effective date.

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20  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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22         Section 1.  This act may be cited as the "Ellwood

23  Robinson 'Bob' Pipping, Jr., Memorial Act."

24         Section 2.  The purpose of this act is to create an

25  environment in which state residents and visitors will be

26  reminded of the accomplishments made by military veterans in

27  past conflicts and the continuing sacrifices made by veterans

28  and their families to protect the freedoms we enjoy today.

29         Section 3.  The Department of Transportation is

30  authorized to enter into contract with any not-for-profit

31  group or organization that has been operating for not less


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    2005 Legislature                         SB 868, 1st Engrossed



 1  than 2 years for the installation of monuments and memorials

 2  honoring Florida's military veterans at highway rest areas

 3  around the state pursuant to the provisions of this section.

 4         (1)  Proposals for contracts must be approved by a

 5  committee composed of the Secretary of Transportation or the

 6  secretary's designee, the executive director of the Department

 7  of Veterans' Affairs or the executive director's designee, and

 8  three members of the Florida Commission on Veterans' Affairs

 9  appointed by the chair of the commission. Appointed members

10  shall be appointed for terms not to exceed 2 years and may be

11  reappointed to the committee. Appointed members' terms expire

12  on January 31 of each even-numbered year.

13         (2)  Installations may consist of monuments or other

14  memorials, plaques, markers, or retired military equipment

15  that honor the accomplishments of military veterans and the

16  sacrifices made by them and their families.

17         (3)  The group or organization making the proposal

18  shall be responsible for all costs of the monument and its

19  installation.

20         (4)  The group or organization making the proposal

21  shall provide a 10-year bond securing the cost of removal of

22  the monument and any modifications made to the site as part of

23  the placement of the monument should the Department of

24  Transportation determine it necessary to remove or relocate

25  the monument. Such removal or relocation shall be approved by

26  the committee described in subsection (1). Prior to

27  expiration, the bond shall be renewed for another 10-year

28  period if the memorial is to remain in place.

29         Section 4.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

30  law.

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