Florida Senate - 2014 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 608
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
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Domestic Security (Altman) recommended the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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5 Delete everything after the enacting clause
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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.
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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.