HB 5073

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to the Department of State; amending s.
3	15.09, F.S.; eliminating the fee charged by the department
4	for searching of papers or records; amending s. 267.031,
5	F.S.; eliminating the requirement for the establishment of
6	regional offices for the purpose of assisting the
7	department in the delivery of historic preservation
8	services; amending s. 267.173, F.S.; eliminating reference
9	to contracting with the University of West Florida as a
10	regional office serving a specified area, to conform;
11	repealing s. 267.174, F.S., relating to the Discovery of
12	Florida Quincentennial Commemoration Commission; providing
13	an effective date.
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15	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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17	Section 1.  Subsection (1) of section 15.09, Florida
18	Statutes, is amended to read:
19	15.09  Fees.--
20	(1)  The fees, except as provided by law, to be collected
21	by the Department of State, are:
22	(a)  For searching of papers or records, $3.50, except that
23	there shall be no charge for telephone requests for general
24	corporate information, including the corporation's status, names
25	of officers and directors, address of principal place of
26	business, and name and address of resident agent.
27	(a)(b)  For providing a certificate with seal, $8.75;
28	however, no fee shall be charged for providing a certificate
29	with seal to any officer appointed to an office requiring Senate
30	confirmation.
31	(b)(c)  For furnishing statistical information and for
32	copying any document not mentioned, $1 per page or fraction
33	thereof.
34	Section 2.  Paragraph (m) of subsection (5) of section
35	267.031, Florida Statutes, is amended, and paragraphs (n)
36	through (p) of that subsection are redesignated as paragraphs
37	(m) through (o), respectively, to read:
38	267.031  Division of Historical Resources; powers and
39	duties.--
40	(5)  It is the responsibility of the division to:
41	(m)  Establish regional offices for the purpose of
42	assisting the division in the delivery of historic preservation
43	services to the counties and municipalities of the state and to
44	the citizens of the State of Florida. Historic preservation
45	regional offices shall be established in at least three areas of
46	the state which the division deems appropriate. For each
47	regional office established, the division shall establish a
48	citizen advisory board to provide assistance, advice, and
49	recommendations to the regional office. The members of each
50	citizen advisory board shall be appointed by the Secretary of
51	State.
52	Section 3.  Subsection (5) of section 267.173, Florida
53	Statutes, is amended, and subsections (6) through (8) of that
54	section are renumbered as subsections (5) through (7),
55	respectively, to read:
56	267.173  Historic preservation in West Florida; goals;
57	contracts for historic preservation; powers and duties.--
58	(5)  The Division of Historical Resources in the Department
59	of State may contract with the University of West Florida to
60	serve as the regional office for the West Florida region of the
61	state from the Apalachicola River to the western boundaries of
62	the state. In lieu of the establishment of a citizen advisory
63	board as required by s. 267.031(5)(m), the University of West
64	Florida may use an existing direct-support organization of the
65	university provided that the membership of the direct-support
66	organization is representative of the area of the state to be
67	served and provides the needed expertise in the area of historic
68	preservation.
69	Section 4.  Section 267.174, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
70	Section 5.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2008.

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