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A bill to be entitled

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An act relating to designations of state facilities;

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designating the Major Claude A. Gnann Memorial Highway and

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the 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, Father

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Emilio Vallina Avenue, and Bishop Victor Tyrone Curry

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Boulevard in Miami-Dade County; designating United States

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Army Specialist Brandon Tyler Thorsen Memorial Highway in

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Levy County; designating John E. Andrews Boulevard, George

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Matthews Boulevard, Angela Webb Hammonds Boulevard, Willie

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F. Faust Boulevard, and James H. Argrett, Sr., Avenue in

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Duval County; designating Veteran's Memorial Parkway in

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Sarasota County; designating a bridge in the city of

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Sarasota as Gil Waters Bridge; designating Raquel Regalado

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Avenue in Miami-Dade County; directing the Department of

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Transportation to erect suitable markers; designating the

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Joseph P. Bertrand Building in Fort Myers; authorizing the

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Department of Management Services to erect suitable

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markers; designating Reverend Dr. C.P. Preston, Jr. Street

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in Miami-Dade County; authorizing the Department of

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Transportation 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; designating

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Rolando Encinosa Road, Henri Levy Boulevard, Manuel Feijoo

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Avenue, All-America Parkway, Katherine Fernandez Rundle

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Avenue, Judy Drucker Boulevard, Will James Johnson Road,

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Martha Flores Way, and Rabbi Barry Tabachnikoff Avenue in

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Miami-Dade County; directing the Department of

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Transportation to erect suitable markers; authorizing

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certain alterations of Old Cutler Road in the Village of

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Palmetto Bay; requiring the official approval of the

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Department of State before any alterations may begin;

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designating the Senator Daniel Webster Building in Orange

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County; directing the Department of Transportation to

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erect suitable markers; providing an effective date.

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

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     Section 1. Major Claude A. Gnann Memorial Highway

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designated; Department of Transportation to erect suitable

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markers.--

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     (1) The portion of State Road 44 in Lake County from County

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Road 46A east to the county line is designated as the "Major

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Claude A. Gnann Memorial Highway."

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     (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect

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suitable markers designating the Major Claude A. Gnann Memorial

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Highway as described in subsection (1).

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     Section 2. Deputy Wayne Koester Memorial Highway

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designated; Department of Transportation to erect suitable

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markers.--

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     (1) The portion of State Road 44 in Lake County from County

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Road 439 east to County Road 46A is designated as the "Deputy

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Wayne Koester Memorial Highway."

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     (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect

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suitable markers designating the Deputy Wayne Koester Memorial

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Highway as described in subsection (1).

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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. Bishop Victor Tyrone Curry Boulevard designated;

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Department of Transportation to erect suitable markers.--

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     (1) The portion of N.W. 135th Street between 7th Avenue and

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27th Avenue in Miami-Dade County is designated as "Bishop Victor

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Tyrone Curry Boulevard."

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     (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect

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suitable markers designating Bishop Victor Tyrone Curry Boulevard

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as described in subsection (1).

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     Section 10. 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 11. 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 12. 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 13. 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 14. 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 15. 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 16. 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 17. Gil Waters Bridge designated; Department of

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Transportation to erect suitable markers.--

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     (1) The portion of SR 789/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 18. Raquel Regalado Avenue designated; Department

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of Transportation to erect suitable markers.--

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     (1) The portion of 27th Avenue in Miami-Dade County from

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Flagler to S.W. 5th Street is designated as "Raquel Regalado

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Avenue."

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     (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect

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suitable markers designating Raquel Regalado Avenue as described

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in subsection (1).

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     Section 19. 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 20. Reverend Dr. C.P. Preston, Jr. Street

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designated; Department of Transportation to erect suitable

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markers.--

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     (1) The portion of SR 934 on N.W. 79th Street between N.W.

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7th Avenue and N.W. 37th Avenue in Miami-Dade County is

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designated as "Reverend Dr. C.P. Preston, Jr. Street."

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     (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect

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suitable markers designating "Reverend Dr. C.P. Preston, Jr.

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Street" as described in subsection (1).

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     Section 21.  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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     Section 22. Rolando Encinosa Road designated; Department of

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Transportation to erect suitable markers.--

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     (1) That portion of SR 972/ SW 22nd Street between SW 22nd

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Avenue and SW 24th Avenue in Miami-Dade County is designated as

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"Rolando Encinosa Road."

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     (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect

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suitable markers designating Rolando Encinosa Road as described

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in subsection (1).

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     Section 23. Henri Levy Boulevard designated; Department of

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Transportation to erect suitable markers.--

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     (1) That portion of 71st Street between Collins Avenue and

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Bay Drive in the City of Miami Beach in Miami-Dade County is

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designated as "Henri Levy Boulevard."

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     (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect

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suitable markers designating Henri Levy Boulevard as described in

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subsection (1).

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     Section 24. Manuel Feijoo Avenue designated; Department of

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Transportation to erect suitable markers.--

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     (1) That portion of S.W. 72nd Avenue between S.W. 21st

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Street and North Waterway Drive in Miami-Dade County is

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designated as "Manuel Feijoo Avenue."

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     (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect

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suitable markers designating Manuel Feijoo Avenue as described in

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subsection (1).

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     Section 25. All-America Parkway designated; Department of

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Transportation to erect suitable markers.--

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     (1) That portion of U.S. Highway 1 between S.W. 80th Street

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and S.W. 57th Avenue in Miami-Dade County designated as "South

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Miami All-American Parkway" by chapter 2003-298, Laws of Florida,

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is redesignated as "All America Parkway."

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     (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect

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suitable markers redesignating the South Miami All-American

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Parkway as All America Parkway as described in section (1).

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     Section 26. Katherine Fernandez Rundle Avenue designated;

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Department of Transportation to erect suitable markers.--

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     (1) That portion of 12th Avenue between 8th Street S.W. and

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64th Street N.W. in Miami-Dade County is designated as "Katherine

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Fernandez Rundle Avenue."

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     (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect

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suitable markers designating Katherine Fernandez Rundle Avenue as

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described in subsection (1).

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     Section 27. Judy Drucker Boulevard designated; Department

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of Transportation to erect suitable markers.--

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     (1) The portion of Biscayne Boulevard in Miami-Dade County

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between N.E. 13th Street and N.E. 14th Street is designated as

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"Judy Drucker Boulevard."

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     (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect

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suitable markers designating Judy Drucker Boulevard as described

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in subsection (1).

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     Section 28. Will James Johnson Road designated; Department

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of Transportation to erect suitable markers.--

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     (1) The portion of State Road 976/S.W. 40th Street in

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Miami-Dade County from Hibiscus Street to Ohio Street is

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designated as "Will James Johnson Road."

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     (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect

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suitable markers designating Will James Johnson Road as described

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in subsection (1).

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     Section 29. Martha Flores Way designated; Department of

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Transportation to erect suitable markers.--

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     (1) The portion of 8th Street in Miami-Dade County from SW

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42nd Avenue to SW 47th Avenue is designated as "Martha Flores

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Way."

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     (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect

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suitable markers designating Martha Flores Way as described in

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subsection (1).

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     Section 30. Rabbi Barry Tabachnikoff Avenue designated;

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Department of Transportation to erect suitable markers.--

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     (1) The portion of SW 87th Ave from SW 94th St to SW 95th

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Street is designated as "Rabbi Barry Tabachnikoff Avenue."

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     (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect

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suitable markers designating Rabbi Barry Tabachnikoff Avenue as

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described in subsection (1).

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     Section 31. Notwithstanding any provision of chapter 74-8

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400, Laws of Florida, public funds may be used for the alteration

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of Old Cutler Road, between Southwest 136th Street and Southwest

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184th Street, in the Village of Palmetto Bay.

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     (1) The alteration may include the installation of

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sidewalks, curbing, and landscaping to enhance pedestrian access

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to the road.

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     (2) The official approval of the project by the Department

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of State must be obtained before any alteration is started.

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     Section 32. Senator Daniel Webster Building designated;

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Department of Transportation to erect suitable markers.--

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     (1) The Department of Transportation Turnpike District

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Headquarters Building located at the Turkey Lake Service Plaza at

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Turnpike Mile Post 263 is designated as the "Senator Daniel

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Webster Building."

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     (2) The Department of Transportation may erect suitable

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markers designating the "Senator Daniel Webster Building" as

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described in subsection (1).

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     Section 33.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2008.