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The Committee on Transportation (Baker) recommended the following

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amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Between lines 27 and 28,

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insert:

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     Section 3. Lt. Colonel Robert T. Heagy, Jr., Memorial

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Highway designated; Department of Transportation to erect

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suitable markers.--

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     (1) The portion of U.S. Highway 441 between County Road 318

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and NW 193rd Street in Marion County is designated as the "Lt.

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Colonel Robert T. Heagy, Jr., Memorial Highway."

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     (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect

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suitable markers designating the Lt. Colonel Robert T. Heagy,

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Jr., Memorial Highway, as described in subsection (1).

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     Section 4. Cutler Bay Boulevard designated; Department of

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Transportation to erect suitable markers.--

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     (1) The portion of U.S. 1 in Miami-Dade County from S.W.

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184th Street to S.W. 112th Avenue, inclusive, is designated as

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"Cutler Bay Boulevard."

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     (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect

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suitable markers designating Cutler Bay Boulevard as described in

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subsection (1).

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     Section 5. Palmetto Bay Boulevard designated; Department of

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Transportation to erect suitable markers.--

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     (1) The portion of U.S. 1 in Miami-Dade County from S.W.

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136th Street to S.W. 184th Street, inclusive, is designated as

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"Palmetto Bay Boulevard."

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     (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect

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suitable markers designating Palmetto Bay Boulevard as described

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in subsection (1).

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     Section 6. American Legion Way designated; Department of

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Transportation to erect suitable markers.--

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     (1) The portion of S.W. 59th Avenue in Miami-Dade County

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from S.W. 80th Street to S.W. 72nd Street is designated as

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"American Legion Way."

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     (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect

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suitable markers designating American Legion Way as described in

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subsection (1).

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     Section 7. Honorable Robert B. Ingram, Ph.D., Boulevard

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designated; Department of Transportation to erect suitable

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markers.--

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     (1) The portion of Opa-Locka Boulevard/N.W. 135th Street in

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Miami-Dade County between N.W. 7th Avenue and N.W. 47th Avenue is

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designated as "Honorable Robert B. Ingram, Ph.D., Boulevard."

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     (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect

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suitable markers designating Honorable Robert B. Ingram, Ph.D.,

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Boulevard as described in subsection (1).

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     Section 8. Father Emilio Vallina Avenue designated;

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Department of Transportation to erect suitable markers.--

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     (1) The portion of West Flagler Street in Miami-Dade County

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between 13th Avenue and 14th Avenue is designated as "Father

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Emilio Vallina Avenue."

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     (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect

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suitable markers designating Father Emilio Vallina Avenue as

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described in subsection (1).

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     Section 9. United States Army Specialist Brandon Tyler

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Thorsen Memorial Highway designated; Department of Transportation

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to erect suitable markers.--

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     (1) The portion of U.S. Highway 19/98 (State Road 55) and

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U.S. Alternate 27 (State Road 500) in Levy County in front of the

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Chiefland High School is designated as "United States Army

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Specialist Brandon Tyler Thorsen Memorial Highway."

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     (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect

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suitable markers designating United States Army Specialist

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Brandon Tyler Thorsen Memorial Highway as described in subsection

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(1).

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     Section 10. John E. Andrews Boulevard designated; Department

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of Transportation to erect suitable markers.--

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     (1) The portion of Edgewood Avenue in Duval County between

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Beaver Street and Roosevelt Boulevard is designated as "John E.

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Andrews Boulevard."

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     (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect

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suitable markers designating John E. Andrews Boulevard as

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described in subsection (1).

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     Section 11. George Matthews Boulevard designated;

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Department of Transportation to erect suitable markers.--

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     (1) The portion of Wilson Boulevard in Duval County between

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I-295 South and Old Middleburg Road is designated as "George

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Matthews Boulevard."

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     (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect

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suitable markers designating George Matthews Boulevard as

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described in subsection (1).

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     Section 12. Angela Webb Hammonds Boulevard designated;

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Department of Transportation to erect suitable markers.--

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     (1) The portion of New Kings Road in Duval County between

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Davis Street and Myrtle Avenue is designated as "Angela Webb

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Hammonds Boulevard."

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     (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect

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suitable markers designating Angela Webb Hammonds Boulevard as

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described in subsection (1).

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     Section 13. Willie F. Faust Boulevard designated;

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Department of Transportation to erect suitable markers.--

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     (1) The portion of Martin Luther King, Jr., Boulevard in

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Duval County between Myrtle Avenue and Moncrief Road is

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designated as "Willie F. Faust Boulevard."

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     (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect

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suitable markers designating Willie F. Faust Boulevard as

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described in subsection (1).

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     Section 14. James H. Argrett, Sr., Avenue designated;

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Department of Transportation to erect suitable markers.--

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     (1) The portion of Edgewood Avenue West in Duval County

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between Avenue B and Moncrief Road is designated as "James H.

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Argrett, Sr., Avenue."

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     (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect

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suitable markers designating James H. Argrett, Sr., Avenue as

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described in subsection (1).

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     Section 15. Veteran's Memorial Parkway designated;

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Department of Transportation to erect suitable markers.--

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     (1) The portion of State Road 72 in Sarasota County from a

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point immediately east of I-75 to the entrance of the National

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Veterans Cemetery in Sarasota is designated as "Veteran's

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Memorial Parkway."

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     (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect

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suitable markers designating Veteran's Memorial Parkway as

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described in subsection (1).

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     Section 16. Gil Waters Bridge designated; Department of

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Transportation to erect suitable markers.--

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     (1) The portion of SR 890/GulfStream Avenue in Sarasota

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between Sunset Drive and Bird Key Drive is designated as "Gil

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Waters Bridge."

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     (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect

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suitable markers designating Gil Waters Bridge as described in

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subsection (1).

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     Section 17. Joseph P. Bertrand Building designated;

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Department of Management Services to erect suitable markers.--

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(1) The Regional Transportation Management Center in Fort

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Myers is designated the "Joseph P. Bertrand Building".

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     (2) The Department of Management Services may erect

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suitable markers designating the "Joseph P. Bertrand Building" as

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described in subsection (1).

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     Section 18.  Section 589.19, Florida Statutes, is amended to

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read:

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     589.19  Creation of certain state forests; naming of certain

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state forests.--

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     (1)  When the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement

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Trust Fund, any state agency, or any agency created by state law,

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authorized to accept reforestation lands in the name of the

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state, approve the recommendations of the Division of Forestry in

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reference to the acquisition of land and acquire such land, the

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said board, state agency, or agency created by state law, may

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formally designate and dedicate any area as a reforestation

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project, or state forest, and where so designated and dedicated

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such area shall be under the administration of the division which

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shall be authorized to manage and administer said area according

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to the purpose for which it was designated and dedicated.

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(2)  The first state forest acquired by the Board of

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Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund in Baker County

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is to be named the John M. Bethea State Forest. This is to honor

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Mr. John M. Bethea who was Florida's fourth state forester and

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whose distinguished career in state government spanned 46 years

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and who is a native of Baker County.

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     (3) The state forest managed by the Division of Forestry in

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Seminole County is to be named the Charles H. Bronson State

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Forest to honor Charles H. Bronson, the tenth Commissioner of

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Agriculture, for his distinguished contribution to this state's

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agriculture and natural resources.

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================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     Delete line(s) 2-6

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and insert:

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An act relating to designations of state facilities;

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designating Major Claude A. Gnann Memorial Highway and

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Deputy Wayne Koester Memorial Highway in Lake County;

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designating Lt. Colonel Robert T. Heagy, Jr., Memorial

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Highway in Marion County; designating Cutler Bay

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Boulevard, Palmetto Bay Boulevard, American Legion Way,

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Honorable Robert B. Ingram, Ph.D., Boulevard, and Father

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Emilio Vallina Avenue in Miami-Dade County; designating

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United States Army Specialist Brandon Tyler Thorsen

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Memorial Highway in Levy County; designating John E.

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Andrews Boulevard, George Matthews Boulevard, Angela Webb

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Hammonds Boulevard, Willie F. Faust Boulevard, and James

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H. Argrett, Sr., Avenue in Duval County; designating

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Veteran's Memorial Parkway in Sarasota County; designating

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a bridge in the city of Sarasota as Gil Waters Bridge;

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directing the Department of Transportation to erect

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suitable markers; designating the Joseph P. Bertrand

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Building in Fort Myers; authorizing the Department of

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Management Services to erect suitable markers; amending s.

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589.19, F.S.; designating the state forest in Seminole

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County as the Charles H. Bronson State Forest; providing

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an effective date.

4/4/2008  12:01:00 PM     596-06664-08