Florida Senate - 2014 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 608 Ì132914#Î132914 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate . House Comm: RCS . 03/06/2014 . . . . ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Domestic Security (Altman) recommended the following: 1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 2 3 4 5 Delete everything after the enacting clause 6 and insert: 7 Section 1. Section 265.0031, Florida Statutes, is created 8 to read: 9 265.0031 POW-MIA Chair of Honor Memorial.— 10 (1) It is the intent of the Legislature to recognize and 11 honor the sacrifices endured by members of the Armed Forces of 12 the United States who were held as prisoners of war or remain 13 missing in action. 14 (2) For purposes of this section, the term “Capitol 15 Complex” has the same meaning as in s. 281.01. 16 (3) There is established the POW-MIA Chair of Honor 17 Memorial. 18 (a) The POW-MIA Chair of Honor Memorial shall be funded by 19 the Florida chapters of Rolling Thunder, Inc., without 20 appropriation of state funds. 21 (b) Pursuant to s. 267.0612(9), the Florida Historical 22 Commission shall approve the design and placement of the POW-MIA 23 Chair of Honor Memorial in the Capitol Complex. In addition to 24 recommendations from the Department of Management Services, the 25 commission shall consider recommendations from the Department of 26 Veterans’ Affairs and the Florida chapters of Rolling Thunder, 27 Inc., in determining the appropriate design and placement of the 28 memorial. 29 Section 2. Section 265.111, Florida Statutes, is created to 30 read: 31 265.111 Capitol Complex; monuments.— 32 (1) For purposes of this section, the term “monument” means 33 a permanent structure such as a marker, statue, sculpture, 34 plaque, or other artifice, including living plant material, 35 placed in remembrance or recognition of a significant person or 36 event in Florida history. 37 (2) The construction and placement of a monument on the 38 premises of the Capitol Complex, as defined in s. 281.01, is 39 prohibited unless authorized by general law and unless the 40 design and placement of the monument is approved by the Florida 41 Historical Commission, pursuant to s. 267.0612(9). The 42 Department of Management Services shall submit recommendations 43 to the Florida Historical Commission regarding the design and 44 placement of an authorized monument. 45 (3) The Department of Management Services, in consultation 46 with the Florida Historical Commission, shall set aside an area 47 of the Capitol Complex and dedicate a memorial garden on which 48 authorized monuments shall be placed. Except for historically 49 authenticated monuments from the restoration of the Historic 50 Capitol, monuments situated on the Capitol Complex, as of July 51 1, 2014, may be moved to the memorial garden as directed by the 52 Florida Historical Commission. The memorial garden may not be 53 placed in an area within 50 feet of the outer perimeter of the 54 grounds surrounding the Historic Capitol. 55 Section 3. Subsection (9) is added to section 267.0612, 56 Florida Statutes, to read: 57 267.0612 Florida Historical Commission; creation; 58 membership; powers and duties.—In order to enhance public 59 participation and involvement in the preservation and protection 60 of the state’s historic and archaeological sites and properties, 61 there is created within the Department of State the “Florida 62 Historical Commission.” The commission shall serve in an 63 advisory capacity to the director of the Division of Historical 64 Resources to assist the director in carrying out the purposes, 65 duties, and responsibilities of the division, as specified in 66 this chapter. 67 (9) The commission shall approve the design and placement 68 of a monument authorized by general law to be placed on the 69 premises of the Capitol Complex pursuant to s. 265.111. Prior to 70 approval, the commission shall consider the recommendations of 71 the Department of Management Services regarding the design and 72 placement of such a monument. 73 Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2014. 74 75 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================ 76 And the title is amended as follows: 77 Delete everything before the enacting clause 78 and insert: 79 A bill to be entitled 80 An act relating to monuments on the Capitol Complex; 81 creating s. 265.0031, F.S.; providing legislative 82 intent; defining the term “Capitol Complex”; 83 establishing the POW-MIA Chair of Honor Memorial; 84 requiring the Florida chapters of Rolling Thunder, 85 Inc., to fund the memorial; subjecting the memorial to 86 approval by the Florida Historical Commission; 87 requiring the commission to consider recommendations 88 of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs and the Florida 89 chapters of Rolling Thunder, Inc., regarding specific 90 aspects of the memorial; creating s. 265.111, F.S.; 91 defining the term “monument”; prohibiting the 92 construction and placement of a monument on the 93 premises of the Capitol Complex unless authorized by 94 general law; subjecting the design and placement of a 95 monument to the approval of the Florida Historical 96 Commission; requiring the Department of Management 97 Services to submit recommendations to the Florida 98 Historical Commission; requiring the Department of 99 Management Services to set aside an area of the 100 Capitol Complex for a memorial garden; establishing 101 requirements for the memorial garden; amending s. 102 267.0612, F.S.; revising the powers and duties of the 103 Florida Historical Commission to conform to changes 104 made by the act; providing an effective date.