| 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 specified motorsports entertainment complex; requiring |
| 6 | that the owner and subsequent owners of such complex |
| 7 | ensure that the columbarium is constructed and perpetually |
| 8 | kept and maintained in a certain manner, subject to |
| 9 | certain provisions; providing an effective 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 in Volusia County consisting of 5 acres |
| 21 | or less located on the property of a motorsports entertainment |
| 22 | complex as defined in s. 549.10. The owner, as defined in s. |
| 23 | 549.10, who 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, subject to the following provisions: |
| 28 | 1. The Daytona Beach City Commission by resolution |
| 29 | designates the columbarium acreage as a municipal cemetery; |
| 30 | 2. The Daytona Beach Racing and Recreational Facilities |
| 31 | Commission by resolution consents to the establishment of a |
| 32 | columbarium on the property; and |
| 33 | 3. The owner of the motorsports entertainment complex |
| 34 | establishes a care and maintenance fund pursuant to s. 497.268. |
| 35 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011. |