| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to Grayton Beach State Park; redesignating |
| 3 | Grayton Beach State Park as Bob Graham/Grayton Beach State |
| 4 | Park; directing the Division of Recreation and Parks of |
| 5 | the Department of Environmental Protection to erect |
| 6 | appropriate signs and markers; providing an effective |
| 7 | date. |
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Bob Graham's roots in Walton County go back for |
| 10 | generations, and |
| 11 | WHEREAS, in the 1890s, Bob Graham's grandfather, Dr. Daniel |
| 12 | Simmons, opened a medical practice in Freeport, and |
| 13 | WHEREAS, Bob Graham's mother and her five siblings were |
| 14 | born in Walton County and his mother graduated from Walton |
| 15 | County High School in 1924, and |
| 16 | WHEREAS, in 1985, as Governor, Bob Graham strongly |
| 17 | supported the efforts of the residents of Walton County to |
| 18 | encourage the state to purchase the beachfront and the dunes and |
| 19 | forest land adjacent to Grayton Beach State Park, and |
| 20 | WHEREAS, this valuable addition to the park might never |
| 21 | have occurred without Bob Graham's personal involvement, and |
| 22 | WHEREAS, Bob Graham, as a former United States Senator, |
| 23 | Governor, State Senator, and State Representative for Florida, |
| 24 | is recognized as one of the state's most popular political |
| 25 | leaders and environmental policy advocates, NOW, THEREFORE, |
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| 27 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 29 | Section 1. Bob Graham/Grayton Beach State Park |
| 30 | designation.- |
| 31 | (1) Grayton Beach State Park is redesignated as the Bob |
| 32 | Graham/Grayton Beach State Park. |
| 33 | (2) The Division of Recreation and Parks of the Department |
| 34 | of Environmental Protection is directed to erect appropriate |
| 35 | signs and markers designating the Bob Graham/Grayton Beach State |
| 36 | Park as described in subsection (1). |
| 37 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010. |