| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to cemeteries; amending s. 497.260, F.S.; |
| 3 | exempting from provisions governing cemeteries a |
| 4 | columbarium of a specified size located on the property of |
| 5 | a motorsports entertainment complex; requiring that the |
| 6 | owner and subsequent owners of such complex ensure that |
| 7 | the columbarium is constructed and perpetually kept and |
| 8 | maintained in a certain manner; providing an effective |
| 9 | date. |
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| 11 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 13 | Section 1. Paragraph (j) is added to subsection (1) of |
| 14 | section 497.260, Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 15 | 497.260 Cemeteries; exemption; investigation and |
| 16 | mediation.- |
| 17 | (1) The provisions of this chapter relating to cemeteries |
| 18 | and all rules adopted pursuant thereto shall apply to all |
| 19 | cemeteries except for: |
| 20 | (j) A columbarium consisting of 5 acres or less located |
| 21 | on the property of a motorsports entertainment complex as |
| 22 | defined in s. 549.10. The owner, as defined in s. 549.10, who |
| 23 | establishes the columbarium, or, if the motorsports |
| 24 | entertainment complex changes owners, the subsequent owner, must |
| 25 | ensure that the columbarium is constructed and perpetually kept |
| 26 | and maintained in a manner consistent with subsection (2) and |
| 27 | the intent of this chapter. |
| 28 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011. |