Florida Senate - 2014 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 608
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
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1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete everything after the enacting clause
4 and insert:
5 Section 1. Section 265.0031, Florida Statutes, is created
6 to read:
7 265.0031 POW-MIA Chair of Honor Memorial.—
8 (1) It is the intent of the Legislature to recognize and
9 honor the sacrifices endured by members of the Armed Forces of
10 the United States who were held as prisoners of war or remain
11 missing in action.
12 (2) For purposes of this section, the term “Capitol
13 Complex” has the same meaning as in s. 281.01.
14 (3) There is established the POW-MIA Chair of Honor
15 Memorial.
16 (a) The POW-MIA Chair of Honor Memorial shall be funded by
17 the Florida chapters of Rolling Thunder, Inc., without
18 appropriation of state funds.
19 (b) Pursuant to s. 255.249(1), the Department of Management
20 Services shall approve the design and placement of the POW-MIA
21 Chair of Honor Memorial in the Capitol Complex. The Department
22 of Management Services must consider recommendations from the
23 Department of Veterans’ Affairs, the Florida chapters of Rolling
24 Thunder, Inc., and the Florida Historical Commission in
25 determining the appropriate design and placement of the
26 memorial. The Department of Management Services shall coordinate
27 with the Division of Historical Resources of the Department of
28 State regarding the memorial’s design and placement subject to
29 the division’s powers and duties under s. 267.031.
30 Section 2. Section 265.111, Florida Statutes, is created to
31 read:
32 265.111 Capitol Complex; monuments.—
33 (1) For purposes of this section, the term “monument” means
34 a permanent structure such as a marker, statue, sculpture,
35 plaque, or other artifice, including living plant material,
36 placed in remembrance or recognition of a significant person or
37 event in Florida history. The term does not include any
38 “Official Florida Historical Marker” as defined in s. 267.021.
39 (2) The construction and placement of a monument on the
40 premises of the Capitol Complex, as defined in s. 281.01, is
41 prohibited unless authorized by general law and unless the
42 design and placement of the monument is approved by the
43 Department of Management Services after considering the
44 recommendations of the Florida Historical Commission, pursuant
45 to s. 267.0612(9). The Department of Management Services shall
46 coordinate with the Division of Historical Resources of the
47 Department of State regarding a monument’s design and placement
48 subject to the division’s powers and duties under s. 267.031.
49 (3) The Department of Management Services, in consultation
50 with the Florida Historical Commission, shall set aside an area
51 of the Capitol Complex, not including the State Capital Circle
52 Office Complex, and dedicate a memorial garden on which
53 authorized monuments shall be placed.
54 Section 3. Subsection (9) is added to section 267.0612,
55 Florida Statutes, to read:
56 267.0612 Florida Historical Commission; creation;
57 membership; powers and duties.—In order to enhance public
58 participation and involvement in the preservation and protection
59 of the state’s historic and archaeological sites and properties,
60 there is created within the Department of State the “Florida
61 Historical Commission.” The commission shall serve in an
62 advisory capacity to the director of the Division of Historical
63 Resources to assist the director in carrying out the purposes,
64 duties, and responsibilities of the division, as specified in
65 this chapter.
66 (9) The commission shall provide recommendations to the
67 Department of Management Services on the design and placement of
68 monuments authorized by general law to be placed on the premises
69 of the Capitol Complex pursuant to s. 265.111.
70 Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2014.
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72 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================
73 And the title is amended as follows:
74 Delete everything before the enacting clause
75 and insert:
76 A bill to be entitled
77 An act relating to monuments on the Capitol Complex;
78 creating s. 265.0031, F.S.; providing legislative
79 intent; defining the term “Capitol Complex”;
80 establishing the POW-MIA Chair of Honor Memorial;
81 authorizing the Florida chapters of Rolling Thunder,
82 Inc., to fund the memorial; requiring the commission
83 to consider recommendations of the Department of
84 Veterans’ Affairs, the Florida chapters of Rolling
85 Thunder, Inc., and the Florida Historical Commission,
86 regarding specific aspects of the memorial; requiring
87 the Department of Management Services to coordinate
88 with the Division of Historical Resources regarding
89 design and placement; creating s. 265.111, F.S.;
90 defining the term “monument”; prohibiting the
91 construction and placement of a monument on the
92 premises of the Capitol Complex unless authorized by
93 general law and approved by the Department of
94 Management Services; requiring the Department of
95 Management Services to coordinate with the Division of
96 Historical Resources regarding design and placement of
97 a monument; requiring the Department of Management
98 Services to set aside an area of the Capitol Complex
99 for a memorial garden; establishing requirements for
100 the memorial garden; amending s. 267.0612, F.S.;
101 revising the powers and duties of the Florida
102 Historical Commission to conform to changes made by
103 the act; providing an effective date.