Title: Florida Space Exploration Monument

Summary: Establishes Florida Space Exploration Monument; provides for administration of monument; provides that design shall be chosen by committee from entries submitted by public; requires certain entities to establish procedures & criteria for such submissions; directs DMS to develop specified plan for placement & cost of monument & submit plan to Governor & Legislature by specified date.

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An act relating to the Florida Space Exploration Monument; creating s. 265.008, F.S.; providing legislative intent; establishing the Florida Space Exploration Monument; providing for the administration of the monument; providing that the design shall be chosen by a committee from entries submitted by the public; requiring certain entities to establish procedures and criteria for such submission s; directing the Department of Management Services to develop a specified plan for the placement and cost of the monument and submit the plan to the Governor and Legislature by a specified date; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Section 265.008, Florida Statutes, is created to read: 265.008 Florida Space Exploration Monument.-(1) It is the intent of the Legislature to recognize the importance that space exploration has had, and continu es to have, in shaping the history, culture, and industry of Florida, and to honor the contributions of all the men and women who have gone unrecognized for their part in this endeavor. HB 2020 (2) There is established the Florida Space Exploration Monument. (a) The monument is administered by the Department of Management Services. (b) Notwithstanding s. 265.111(2), the Department of Management Services, in consultation with Space Florida, shall select members of a committee whose purpose is to select the design of the monument from entries submitted by the public. The department and Space Florida shall determine the procedure and criteria for such submissions. (c) After the selection of the design, the department shall develop a plan for the placement and cost of the monument. The plan shall include the designation of an appropriate public area for the monument on the premises of the Capitol Complex, as defined in s. 281.01, not including the State Capital Circle Office Complex. The department shall consider the recommendations of the Florida Historical Commission as required pursuant to ss. 265.111 and 267.0612(9) and coordinate with the Division of Historical Resources of the Department of State in developing the plan. The department shall submit the plan to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by March 9, 2021. Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.