Florida Senate - 2014 SENATOR AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for HB 731
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
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Floor: 1/AD/2R . Floor: SENA1/C
04/23/2014 10:17 AM . 05/02/2014 01:26 PM
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Senator Hukill moved the following:
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) The Department of Management Services shall approve the
20 design and placement of the POW-MIA Chair of Honor Memorial in
21 the Capitol Complex. The Department of Management Services must
22 consider recommendations from the Department of Veterans’
23 Affairs, the Florida chapters of Rolling Thunder, Inc., and the
24 Florida Historical Commission in determining the appropriate
25 design and placement of the memorial. The Department of
26 Management Services shall coordinate with the Division of
27 Historical Resources of the Department of State regarding the
28 memorial’s design and placement subject to the division’s powers
29 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. The provisions of s. 265.111, Florida Statutes,
71 as created by this act, do not apply to a monument constructed
72 and placed on the premises of the Capitol Complex before July 1,
73 2014.
74 Section 5. This act shall take effect July 1, 2014.
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76 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================
77 And the title is amended as follows:
78 Delete everything before the enacting clause
79 and insert:
80 A bill to be entitled
81 An act relating to monuments on the Capitol Complex;
82 creating s. 265.0031, F.S.; providing legislative
83 intent; defining the term “Capitol Complex”;
84 establishing the POW-MIA Chair of Honor Memorial;
85 authorizing the Florida chapters of Rolling Thunder,
86 Inc., to fund the memorial; requiring the Department
87 of Management Services to consider recommendations of
88 the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, the Florida
89 chapters of Rolling Thunder, Inc., and the Florida
90 Historical Commission, regarding specific aspects of
91 the memorial; requiring the Department of Management
92 Services to coordinate with the Division of Historical
93 Resources regarding design and placement; creating s.
94 265.111, F.S.; defining the term “monument”;
95 prohibiting the construction and placement of a
96 monument on the premises of the Capitol Complex unless
97 authorized by general law and approved by the
98 Department of Management Services; requiring the
99 Department of Management Services to coordinate with
100 the Division of Historical Resources regarding design
101 and placement of a monument; requiring the Department
102 of Management Services to set aside an area of the
103 Capitol Complex for a memorial garden; establishing
104 requirements for the memorial garden; amending s.
105 267.0612, F.S.; revising the powers and duties of the
106 Florida Historical Commission to conform to changes
107 made by the act; providing for applicability;
108 providing an effective date.