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2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property › Chapter 265 - Memorials, Museums, and Arts and Culture › 265.2863 - State Poet Laureate.

265.2863 State Poet Laureate.—
(1) The honorary position of State Poet Laureate is created within the Department of State.
(2) The Florida Council on Arts and Culture, in accordance with procedures adopted by the department, shall solicit and accept nominations for appointment as the State Poet Laureate. The council shall solicit nominations from a broad array of literary sources and members of the public.
(a) The council shall recommend at least five nominees to the Secretary of State, each of whom must be:
1. A permanent resident of this state;
2. A public literary poet who has significant standing inside and outside the state; and
3. Willing and physically able to perform the duties of the State Poet Laureate as prescribed by the department, which may include, but are not limited to, engaging in outreach and mentoring for the benefit of schools and communities throughout the state and performing readings of his or her own poetry, as requested.
(b) From among the nominees recommended by the council, the Secretary of State shall submit three nominees to the Governor, who shall appoint one nominee as the State Poet Laureate.
(3) The State Poet Laureate shall serve a term of 4 years. A vacancy shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment.
(4) Each of the state’s poets laureate appointed before July 1, 2014, and each State Poet Laureate appointed under this section shall be designated a State Poet Laureate Emeritus or State Poet Laureate Emerita in recognition of his or her service to the state upon the appointment of his or her successor.
(5) The State Poet Laureate and each State Poet Laureate Emeritus or State Poet Laureate Emerita shall serve without compensation.
(6) The department may adopt rules to administer this section.
History.—s. 2, ch. 2014-203.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property › Chapter 265 - Memorials, Museums, and Arts and Culture › 265.2865 - Florida Artists Hall of Fame.

265.2865 Florida Artists Hall of Fame.—
(1) It is the intent of the Legislature to recognize and honor those persons, living or dead, who have made significant contributions to the arts in this state, either as performing artists, or practicing artists in individual disciplines.
(2)(a) There is hereby created the Florida Artists Hall of Fame. The Florida Council on Arts and Culture shall identify an appropriate location in the public area of a building in the Capitol Center that is under the jurisdiction of the Department of Management Services, which location shall be set aside by the department and designated as the Florida Artists Hall of Fame.
(b) Each person who is selected as a member shall have a plaque placed in the Florida Artists Hall of Fame, which plaque shall designate the member’s particular discipline or contribution and shall set forth vital information relating to the member. Each member, or the person designated by the Secretary of State in the case of a posthumous selection, shall also receive a standardized memento of the member’s selection.
(3) The Florida Council on Arts and Culture shall accept nominations annually for persons to be recommended as members of the Florida Artists Hall of Fame. The council shall recommend to the Secretary of State persons to be named as members of the Florida Artists Hall of Fame. The council shall recommend as members of the Florida Artists Hall of Fame persons who were born in Florida or adopted Florida as their home state and base of operation and who have made a significant contribution to the enhancement of the arts in this state.
(4) The Secretary of State shall name no more than four members to the Florida Artists Hall of Fame in any one year.
(5) Any benefactor of the arts who was named to the Florida Artists Hall of Fame before October 1, 1995, shall remain in the Florida Artists Hall of Fame.
(6) The Division of Arts and Culture of the Department of State shall adopt rules necessary to carry out the purposes of this section, including, but not limited to, procedures for accepting nominations to, making recommendations for, and selecting members of the Florida Artists Hall of Fame and providing travel expenses for such recipients. Notwithstanding s. 112.061, the Secretary of State may approve first-class travel accommodations for recipients of the Florida Artists Hall of Fame award and their representatives for health or security purposes.
(7) The Secretary of State shall annually request an appropriation sufficient to carry out the purposes of this section.
History.—s. 1, ch. 86-169; s. 13, ch. 90-267; s. 78, ch. 91-221; s. 5, ch. 91-429; s. 196, ch. 92-279; s. 55, ch. 92-326; s. 2, ch. 93-46; s. 1, ch. 95-235; s. 43, ch. 98-279; s. 8, ch. 2005-207; s. 40, ch. 2010-5; s. 7, ch. 2021-71; s. 12, ch. 2022-4.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property › Chapter 265 - Memorials, Museums, and Arts and Culture › 265.601 - Cultural Endowment Program; Short Title.

265.601 Cultural Endowment Program; short title.—Sections 265.601-265.606 may be cited as the “Cultural Endowment Program.”
History.—s. 1, ch. 85-152; s. 2, ch. 96-386; s. 38, ch. 2014-17.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property › Chapter 265 - Memorials, Museums, and Arts and Culture › 265.602 - Legislative Intent.

265.602 Legislative intent.—The Legislature recognizes the critical need for significant additional funding which is currently being experienced by local cultural organizations in this state. Furthermore, the Legislature recognizes that this supplemental funding should be available on a recurring basis, and should be primarily utilized for the day-to-day expenses incurred by cultural groups. It is, therefore, the intent of the Legislature to create an endowment matching fund program which will guarantee sufficient operating resources for those organizations which participate.
History.—s. 2, ch. 85-152; s. 3, ch. 96-386.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property › Chapter 265 - Memorials, Museums, and Arts and Culture › 265.603 - Definitions Relating to Cultural Endowment Program.

265.603 Definitions relating to Cultural Endowment Program.—The following terms and phrases when used in ss. 265.601-265.606 shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
(1) “Department” means the Department of State.
(2) “Division” means the Division of Cultural Affairs of the Department of State.
(3) “Cultural” means the disciplines of dance, music, theater, visual arts, literature, media arts, interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary, and programs of museums.
(4) “Secretary” means the Secretary of State.
(5) “Sponsoring organization” means a cultural organization which:
(a) Is designated as not for profit pursuant to s. 501(c)(3) or (4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954;
(b) Is described in, and allowed to receive contributions pursuant to, the provisions of s. 170 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954;
(c) Is a corporation not for profit incorporated pursuant to chapter 617; and
(d) Is primarily and directly responsible for conducting, creating, producing, presenting, staging, or sponsoring a cultural exhibit, performance, or event. This provision includes museums owned and operated by political subdivisions of the state, except those constituted pursuant to s. 1004.67.
History.—s. 3, ch. 85-152; s. 1, ch. 88-255; s. 1, ch. 91-132; s. 4, ch. 96-386; s. 931, ch. 2002-387; s. 39, ch. 2014-17.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property › Chapter 265 - Memorials, Museums, and Arts and Culture › 265.605 - Cultural Endowment Program; Rulemaking.

265.605 Cultural Endowment Program; rulemaking.—
(1) The department shall adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this act.
(2) Information which, if released, would identify donors and amounts contributed by donors to the trust fund, or to the local organization’s matching fund, is, at the request of the donor, confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1). Information which, if released, would identify prospective donors is confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) when the department or the local organization has identified the prospective donor itself and has not obtained the name of the prospective donor by copying, purchasing, or borrowing names from another organization or source.
History.—s. 4, ch. 85-152; s. 6, ch. 86-169; s. 4, ch. 88-255; s. 3, ch. 89-55; s. 90, ch. 90-360; s. 2, ch. 91-132; s. 4, ch. 92-77; s. 5, ch. 96-386; s. 118, ch. 96-406; s. 5, ch. 96-418; s. 53, ch. 98-200.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property › Chapter 265 - Memorials, Museums, and Arts and Culture › 265.701 - Cultural Facilities; Grants for Acquisition, Renovation, or Construction; Funding; Approval; Allocation.

265.701 Cultural facilities; grants for acquisition, renovation, or construction; funding; approval; allocation.—
(1) The Division of Arts and Culture may accept and administer moneys appropriated to it for providing grants to counties, municipalities, and qualifying nonprofit corporations for the acquisition, renovation, or construction of cultural facilities.
(2) A county, municipality, or qualified corporation may apply for a grant of state funds for the acquisition, renovation, or construction of a cultural facility. For the purposes of this section, a “qualified corporation” is a corporation which is designated a not-for-profit corporation pursuant to s. 501(c)(3) or (4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, and which is described in, and allowed to receive contributions pursuant to the provisions of, s. 170 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, and which is a corporation not for profit incorporated pursuant to chapter 617. The state grant must be matched by a contribution from the county, municipality, or nonprofit corporation in an amount to be determined by the Department of State.
(3) The Florida Council on Arts and Culture shall review each application for a grant to acquire, renovate, or construct a cultural facility which is submitted pursuant to subsection (2) and shall submit annually to the Secretary of State for approval lists of all applications that are recommended by the council for the award of grants, arranged in order of priority. The division may allocate grants only for projects that are approved or for which funds are appropriated by the Legislature. Projects approved and recommended by the Secretary of State which are not funded by the Legislature shall be retained on the project list for the following grant cycle only. All projects that are retained shall be required to submit such information as may be required by the department as of the established deadline date of the latest grant cycle in order to adequately reflect the most current status of the project.
(4) Any contract administered under this section shall require the recordation of a restrictive covenant by the grantee and property owner or the purchase of a bond as prescribed by rule to ensure that the facility continues to be used as a cultural facility for a period of 10 years following the grant award. If the facility ceases to be used as a cultural facility during the 10 years following the grant award, the grant funds shall be repaid to the department according to an amortization schedule set forth in rule.
(5) The Division of Arts and Culture shall adopt rules prescribing the criteria to be applied by the Florida Council on Arts and Culture in recommending applications for the award of grants and rules providing for the administration of this section.
History.—s. 7, ch. 88-137; ss. 11, 13, ch. 90-267; s. 5, ch. 91-429; s. 10, ch. 2005-207; s. 43, ch. 2010-5; s. 8, ch. 2021-71.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property › Chapter 265 - Memorials, Museums, and Arts and Culture › 265.7015 - Confidentiality of Certain Donor Information; Publicly Owned Performing Arts Centers.

265.7015 Confidentiality of certain donor information; publicly owned performing arts centers.—
(1) As used in this section, the term “publicly owned performing arts center” means a facility consisting of at least 200 seats, owned and operated by a county, municipality, or special district, which is used and occupied to promote development of any or all of the performing, visual, or fine arts or any or all matters relating thereto and to encourage and cultivate public and professional knowledge and appreciation of the arts.
(2) If a donor or prospective donor of a donation made for the benefit of a publicly owned performing arts center desires to remain anonymous, information that would identify the name, address, or telephone number of that donor or prospective donor is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
History.—s. 1, ch. 2012-12; s. 1, ch. 2017-68.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property › Chapter 265 - Memorials, Museums, and Arts and Culture › 265.802 - Florida Folklife Programs.

265.802 Florida Folklife Programs.—It is the duty and responsibility of the division to:
(1) Identify, research, interpret, and present Florida folk arts, artists, performers, folklore, traditions, customs, and cultural heritage and make folk cultural resources and folklife projects available throughout the state. The division shall compile, edit, publish, and print directories, books, articles, pamphlets, and other folklife materials to disseminate information about folk cultural resources. The division may sponsor conferences, workshops, festivals, lectures, and exhibitions on Florida folklife and promote the folk cultural resources of the state.
(2) Adopt rules necessary to carry out its duties and responsibilities with respect to such programs; enter into contracts and agreements with other agencies, organizations, associations, corporations, individuals, or federal agencies necessary to carry out its duties; and seek and accept gifts, grants, bequests, loans, and endowments for purposes consistent with its responsibilities.
(3) Adopt rules by which it may advance or reimburse travel and per diem expenses, in the amount and manner provided in s. 112.061, to folklife informants and participants in the Florida Folklife Programs.
(4) Employ a state folklorist, and such other folklorists as deemed necessary, who shall possess such qualifications as the division may prescribe. The state folklorist shall serve at the pleasure of the division director and shall have his or her duties prescribed by the division director.
History.—s. 5, ch. 79-322; s. 3, ch. 81-124; s. 33, ch. 86-163; s. 2, ch. 89-63; s. 98, ch. 90-360; s. 181, ch. 95-148; s. 126, ch. 96-406; s. 2, ch. 98-266; s. 19, ch. 2005-207; s. 17, ch. 2021-71.
Note.—Former s. 265.137; s. 267.16.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property › Chapter 265 - Memorials, Museums, and Arts and Culture › 265.803 - Florida Folklife Council.

265.803 Florida Folklife Council.—
(1)(a) The Florida Folklife Council is created as a part of the Department of State, to consist of seven members appointed by the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State shall appoint each member for a 4-year term and shall appoint a successor for each member within 90 days after the expiration of the member’s term. The Secretary of State shall fill any vacancy for the remainder of the unexpired term within 90 days after the vacancy occurs. Members shall be appointed to provide geographical, ethnic, and professional representation on the council.
(b) The council shall meet at the call of its chair, at the request of a majority of its membership, at the request of the division, or at such times as may be prescribed by its rules. The council shall annually elect from its membership a chair and vice chair. No member may be elected to consecutive terms as chair.
(c) Members of the council shall serve without compensation or honorarium, but shall be entitled to receive reimbursement for per diem and travel expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in s. 112.061.
(d) All actions taken by the council must be by majority vote of those present. The division director or the director’s designee shall serve without voting rights as secretary of the council. The division must provide necessary staff assistance to the council.
(2) The council shall:
(a) Advise and assist the division and the state folklorist with respect to folk arts, folklife, and the following goals of the Florida Folklife Programs:
1. The stimulation and encouragement of statewide public interest and participation in folk arts and folklore; and
2. The development and promotion of Florida folk artists, performers, festivals, folklife projects, and folk resources.
(b) Recommend to the division and the state folklorist projects for the identification, collection, and preservation of Florida folklore, folk arts, traditions, cultural heritage, skills, and customs and make these resources available throughout the state.
(c) Assist the state folklorist in developing proposals and grant applications to fund projects of the Florida Folklife Programs.
History.—s. 4, ch. 79-322; ss. 2, 5, ch. 81-124; ss. 1, 4, ch. 82-46; s. 2, ch. 83-265; s. 32, ch. 86-163; ss. 1, 2, 3, ch. 90-11; s. 5, ch. 91-429; s. 182, ch. 95-148; s. 18, ch. 2021-71.
Note.—Former s. 265.136; s. 267.161.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property › Chapter 267 - Historical Resources › 267.021 - Definitions.

267.021 Definitions.—For the purpose of this act, the term:
(1) “Agency” means any state, county, or municipal officer, department, division, board, bureau, commission, or other separate unit of government created or established by law.
(2) “Division” means the Division of Historical Resources of the Department of State.
(3) “Florida history museum” means a public or private nonprofit institution which is established permanently in this state for the purpose of promoting and encouraging knowledge and appreciation of Florida history through the collection, preservation, exhibition, and interpretation of artifacts and other historical properties related to Florida history and the primary role of which is to collect and care for artifacts and other objects of intrinsic historical or archaeological value and exhibit them regularly through a facility or facilities owned or operated by the institution.
(4) “Historic property” or “historic resource” means any prehistoric or historic district, site, building, object, or other real or personal property of historical, architectural, or archaeological value, and folklife resources. These properties or resources may include, but are not limited to, monuments, memorials, Indian habitations, ceremonial sites, abandoned settlements, sunken or abandoned ships, engineering works, treasure trove, artifacts, or other objects with intrinsic historical or archaeological value, or any part thereof, relating to the history, government, and culture of the state.
(5) “Historical museum” means a department or agency of state or local government or a public or private nonprofit organization located in Florida and operating on a permanent basis for the primary purpose of sponsoring, producing, and exhibiting educational programs that are related to the historical resources of Florida.
(6) “National Register of Historic Places” means the list of historic properties significant in American history, architecture, archaeology, engineering, and culture, maintained by the Secretary of the Interior, as established by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended.
(7) “Official Florida Historical Marker” means any marker, plaque, or similar device awarded, approved, or administered by the Division of Historical Resources for the purpose of recognizing and informing the general public about historic properties, persons, events, and other topics relating to the history and culture of the state.
(8) “Preservation” or “historic preservation” means the identification, evaluation, recordation, documentation, analysis, recovery, interpretation, curation, acquisition, protection, management, rehabilitation, restoration, stabilization, maintenance, or reconstruction of historic properties.
History.—s. 2, ch. 67-50; ss. 10, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 72, ch. 71-377; s. 3, ch. 79-322; s. 1, ch. 81-124; s. 1, ch. 85-281; s. 43, ch. 86-163; s. 4, ch. 89-359; s. 2, ch. 94-190; s. 1, ch. 98-266; s. 12, ch. 2021-71.
Note.—Subsection (6) former s. 265.135.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property › Chapter 267 - Historical Resources › 267.062 - Naming of State Buildings and Other Facilities.

267.062 Naming of state buildings and other facilities.—
(1) Except as specifically provided by law, no state building, road, bridge, park, recreational complex, or other similar facility shall be named for any living person.
(2) The division shall, after consulting with the Florida Historical Commission, recommend several persons whose contributions to the state have been of such significance that the division may recommend that state buildings and facilities be named for them.
(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) or s. 1013.79(11), any state building, road, bridge, park, recreational complex, or other similar facility of a state university may be named for a living person by the university board of trustees in accordance with regulations adopted by the Board of Governors of the State University System.
History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 71-267; s. 50, ch. 86-163; s. 7, ch. 2001-199; s. 5, ch. 2007-246; s. 18, ch. 2011-177.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property › Chapter 267 - Historical Resources › 267.071 - Historical Museums.

267.071 Historical museums.—It is the duty of the division to:
(1) Promote and encourage throughout the state knowledge and appreciation of Florida history by encouraging the people of the state to engage in the preservation and care of artifacts, museum items, treasure trove, and other historical properties; the collection, research, fabrication, exhibition, preservation, and interpretation of historical materials; the publicizing of the state’s history through media of public information; and other activities in historical and allied fields.
(2) Encourage, promote, maintain, and operate historical museums, including the Museum of Florida History, mobile museums, and other Florida history museums.
(3) Plan and develop, in cooperation with other state agencies and with municipalities, programs to promote and encourage the teaching of Florida’s history and heritage in Florida schools and other educational institutions and other such educational programs as may be appropriate.
(4)(a) Establish professional standards for the preservation, exclusive of acquisition, of each of the collections under state ownership or control.
(b) Take such other actions as are necessary or appropriate to locate, acquire, preserve, operate, interpret, and promote the location, acquisition, protection, preservation, operation, and interpretation of historical artifacts and resources to foster an appreciation of Florida history and culture.
History.—s. 7, ch. 67-50; ss. 10, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 6, ch. 81-173; s. 8, ch. 91-221; s. 10, ch. 2008-199; s. 13, ch. 2021-71.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property › Chapter 267 - Historical Resources › 267.0731 - Great Floridians Program.

267.0731 Great Floridians Program.—The division shall establish and administer a program, to be entitled the Great Floridians Program, which shall be designed to recognize and record the achievements of Floridians, living and deceased, who have made major contributions to the progress and welfare of this state.
(1)(a) The division shall nominate present or former citizens of this state, living or deceased, who during their lives have made major contributions to the progress of the nation or this state and its citizens. Nominations shall be submitted to the Secretary of State who shall select from those nominated not less than two persons each year who shall be honored with the designation “Great Floridian,” provided no person whose contributions have been through elected or appointed public service shall be selected while holding any such office.
(b) To enhance public participation and involvement in the identification of any person worthy of being nominated as a Great Floridian, the division shall seek advice and assistance from persons qualified through the demonstration of special interest, experience, or education in the dissemination of knowledge about the state’s history.
(2) Upon designation of a person as a Great Floridian by the Secretary of State, the division shall undertake appropriate activities intended to achieve wide public knowledge of the person designated.
(a) The division may seek to initiate production of a film or videotape depicting the life and contributions of the designee to this state and to the nation. If technology surpasses the use of film or videotape, another medium of equal quality may be used.
1. The Department of State shall be the repository of the original negative, the original master tape, and all cuttings, of any film or videotape produced under the authority of this paragraph. The division also may exercise the right of trademark over the terms “Great Floridian” or “Great Floridians” pursuant to s. 286.031.
2. The division shall arrange for the distribution of copies of all films to the general public, public television stations, educational institutions, and others and may establish a reasonable charge to recover costs associated with production and to provide a source of revenue to assist with reproduction, marketing, and distribution of Great Floridians films. Proceeds from such charges shall be deposited into the Historical Resources Operating Trust Fund.
(b) Deceased persons designated as Great Floridians typically shall be recognized by markers affixed to properties significantly associated with the major contributions of the designee. Such markers shall be erected pursuant to the provisions of s. 267.074.
History.—s. 1, ch. 97-305; s. 35, ch. 2000-258; s. 10, ch. 2001-199; s. 17, ch. 2005-207; s. 11, ch. 2008-199; s. 3, ch. 2020-144.
Note.—Former s. 267.072(1)(d).
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property › Chapter 267 - Historical Resources › 267.0743 - State Historical Marker Council.

267.0743 State Historical Marker Council.—In order to enhance public participation and involvement in the identification and interpretation of subjects relating to the history and culture of Florida, there is created the “State Historical Marker Council.”
(1) The council shall consist of three members who represent different areas of the state, are appointed by the Secretary of State, and are qualified through the demonstration of special interest, experience, or education in interpretation of the state’s history and historical properties. Each member shall have professional training and experience in one or more of the following fields: history, historic preservation, architecture, architectural history, or archaeology.
(2) Members shall be appointed for 2-year terms, except for an appointment to fill an unexpired term, in which event the appointment shall be for the remainder of the unexpired term only. No person shall serve more than two consecutive terms on the council.
(3) The director of the division or his or her designee shall serve without voting rights as secretary to the council. The division shall provide necessary staff assistance to the council.
(4) The council shall meet at the request of the division or at the request of a majority of its membership to carry out its responsibilities, however, the council need not convene a meeting but may give advice by means of written or telephonic communication. Members shall serve without pay, but shall be entitled to reimbursement for their expenses in carrying out their official duties, as provided in s. 112.061.
(5) It shall be the responsibility of the council to provide assistance, advice, and recommendations to the division in evaluating proposals for Official Florida Historical Markers and identifying goals for the State Historical Marker Program. The process of evaluation shall seek to establish the significance of the subject proposed for a marker, but neither the division nor the council shall make proposal or evaluation requirements so complex or onerous as to preclude private citizens from directly submitting proposals without professional assistance.
History.—s. 12, ch. 2001-199.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property › Chapter 267 - Historical Resources › 267.076 - Confidentiality of Certain Donor Information Related to Publicly Owned House Museums Designated as National Historic Landmarks.

267.076 Confidentiality of certain donor information related to publicly owned house museums designated as National Historic Landmarks.—Information that would identify a donor or prospective donor to a publicly owned house museum designated by the United States Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark who desires to remain anonymous is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
History.—s. 1, ch. 2007-213; s. 1, ch. 2012-217.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property › Chapter 267 - Historical Resources › 267.081 - Publications.

267.081 Publications.—
(1) It is the duty of the division to:
(a) Promote and encourage the writing of Florida history.
(b) Collect, edit, publish, and print pamphlets, papers, manuscripts, documents, books, monographs, and other materials relating to Florida history. The division may establish a reasonable charge for such publications.
(c) Cooperate with and coordinate research and publication activities of other agencies, organizations, historical commissions and societies, corporations, and individuals, which relate to historical matters.
(d) Hold any moneys received from the sale of publications by the division in the operating trust fund of the division or in a separate depository account in the name of a citizen support organization formed pursuant to s. 267.17 and subject to the provision of a letter of agreement with the division.
(2) The division may exercise the right of trademark and service mark over the terms “Florida History & the Arts” or “Florida History and the Arts” pursuant to s. 286.031.
History.—s. 8, ch. 67-50; ss. 10, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 8, ch. 81-173; s. 53, ch. 86-163; s. 3, ch. 99-216; s. 13, ch. 2001-199.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property › Chapter 267 - Historical Resources › 267.11 - Designation of Archaeological Sites.

267.11 Designation of archaeological sites.—The division may publicly designate an archaeological site of significance to the scientific study or public representation of the state’s historical, prehistoric, or aboriginal past as a “state archaeological landmark.” In addition, the division may publicly designate an interrelated grouping of significant archaeological sites as a “state archaeological landmark zone.” However, no site or grouping of sites shall be so designated without the express written consent of the private owner thereof. Upon designation of an archaeological site, the owners and occupants of each designated state archaeological landmark or landmark zone shall be given written notification of such designation by the division. Once so designated, no person may conduct field investigation activities without first securing a permit from the division.
History.—s. 1, ch. 73-166; s. 55, ch. 86-163.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property › Chapter 267 - Historical Resources › 267.135 - Location of Archaeological Sites.

267.135 Location of archaeological sites.—Any information identifying the location of an archaeological site held by the Division of Historical Resources of the Department of State is exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution, if the Division of Historical Resources finds that disclosure of such information will create a substantial risk of harm, theft, or destruction at such site.
History.—s. 1, ch. 2001-162; s. 1, ch. 2006-106.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property › Chapter 267 - Historical Resources › 267.14 - Legislative Intent.

267.14 Legislative intent.—It is hereby declared to be the public policy of the state to preserve archaeological sites and objects of antiquity for the public benefit and to limit exploration, excavation, and collection of such matters to qualified persons and educational institutions possessing the requisite skills and purpose to add to the general store of knowledge concerning history, archaeology, and anthropology. It is further declared to be the public policy of the state to provide public outreach and assistance to local governments in identifying, evaluating, developing, and preserving the archaeology in their local areas through the establishment of a network of regional public archaeology centers. It is further declared to be the public policy of the state that field investigation activities on privately owned lands should be discouraged except in accordance with both the provisions and spirit of ss. 267.11-267.145; and persons having knowledge of the location of archaeological sites are encouraged to communicate such information to the division.
History.—s. 1, ch. 73-166; s. 57, ch. 86-163; s. 16, ch. 2001-199; s. 2, ch. 2004-91.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property › Chapter 267 - Historical Resources › 267.145 - Florida Network of Public Archaeology Centers.

267.145 Florida network of public archaeology centers.—
(1) The Department of State shall create, through a memorandum of agreement, a Florida network of public archaeology centers to help stem the rapid deterioration of this state’s buried past and to expand public interest in archaeology. The network of public archaeology centers shall work in cooperation with the State Historic Preservation Officer and the division through the cooperative memorandum of agreement.
(2) The network of public archaeology centers shall be administered through a public archaeology center at the University of West Florida. Additional centers shall be established throughout the state with each center located in an existing facility, free of charge, of a state university with a local archaeological program, a regional historic preservation office, the facility of a nonprofit organization that is involved in the archaeology of the region, or other locations as set forth in the memorandum of agreement.
History.—s. 3, ch. 2004-91.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property › Chapter 267 - Historical Resources › 267.172 - Tallahassee; Florida Keys; Contracts for Historic Preservation.

267.172 Tallahassee; Florida Keys; contracts for historic preservation.—In order to continue the work performed by the Historic Tallahassee Preservation Board of Trustees and the Historic Florida Keys Preservation Board of Trustees, the Department of State may contract with not-for-profit corporations established for the purpose of advancing historic preservation in these areas to manage the various state-owned properties presently managed by the Historic Tallahassee Preservation Board of Trustees and the Historic Florida Keys Preservation Board of Trustees. The contract, which shall at a minimum contain those requirements provided in s. 267.17, for citizen support organizations, including the use of public property and the performance of an annual audit, shall provide that the not-for-profit corporations may use all proceeds derived from the management of state-owned buildings and for the purpose of advancing historic preservation in their areas.
History.—s. 9, ch. 97-68; s. 3, ch. 2000-208.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property › Chapter 267 - Historical Resources › 267.21 - Historic Cemeteries Program.

267.21 Historic Cemeteries Program.—
(1) The Historic Cemeteries Program is created within the division. The State Historic Preservation Officer shall serve as the director of the program and shall, subject to legislative appropriation, employ three full-time employees to operate the program. The program shall have the following duties and responsibilities:
(a) Serve as the organizational center for recording and updating in the Florida Master Site File records of cemeteries in this state established at least 50 years ago.
(b) Develop guidelines for use by state agencies, local governments, and developers in the identification, location, and maintenance of abandoned and historic cemeteries.
(c) Serve as an interagency governmental liaison to municipalities, planning departments, colleges and universities, and community organizations to facilitate collaboration and the sharing of information relating to abandoned and historic cemeteries.
(d) Coordinate with the University of South Florida’s Black Cemetery Network to facilitate the inclusion of abandoned African-American cemeteries in the Black Cemetery Network.
(e) Research, identify, and record abandoned cemeteries, with an emphasis on abandoned African-American cemeteries.
(f) When abandoned cemeteries are located, provide notification and guidance to relevant persons and assist with efforts to identify relatives and descendants, funeral directors, religious organizations, qualified nonprofit organizations, and property owners.
(g) Assist constituents, descendant communities, state and federal agencies, local governments, and other stakeholders with inquiries relating to abandoned cemeteries.
(h) In coordination with the Department of Education, develop a curriculum relating to abandoned and historic cemeteries, with a focus on citizenship, social responsibility, and history.
(i) Establish a priority for the placement of historical markers for erased, forgotten, lost, or abandoned African-American cemeteries.
(2) The Historic Cemeteries Program shall, subject to legislative appropriation, provide grants to the following entities:
(a) Research institutions, colleges and universities, and qualified nonprofit organizations, for the purpose of conducting genealogical and historical research necessary to identify and contact the relatives and descendants of persons buried in abandoned African-American cemeteries.
(b) Local governments and qualified nonprofit organizations, for the purposes of repairing, restoring, and maintaining abandoned African-American cemeteries.
(3) The division may adopt rules to implement this section.
History.—s. 1, ch. 2023-142.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property › Chapter 267 - Historical Resources › 267.22 - Historic Cemeteries Program Advisory Council.

267.22 Historic Cemeteries Program Advisory Council.—
(1) The Historic Cemeteries Program Advisory Council, an advisory council as defined in s. 20.03(7), is created within the division and shall consist of nine members appointed by the Secretary of State after considering the recommendations of the director of the division. The council must be composed of an inclusive group of members who are regionally distributed and representative of communities throughout this state. Members shall serve 4-year terms; however, for the purpose of providing staggered terms, four of the appointees initially shall be appointed to 2-year terms and the remaining five shall be appointed to 4-year terms. All subsequent appointments shall be for 4-year terms. As soon as practicable after July 1, 2023, the council shall meet to elect a chair from its membership. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the council shall operate in a manner consistent with s. 20.052.
(2) The council shall provide guidance and recommendations to the division regarding the duties and responsibilities of the Historic Cemeteries Program created under s. 267.21.
(3) Members of the council shall serve without compensation but may receive per diem and reimbursement for travel expenses pursuant to s. 112.061.
History.—s. 2, ch. 2023-142.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property › Chapter 270 - Public Lands › 270.01 - Grant to Aid Construction of Certain Railroads Accepted.

270.01 Grant to aid construction of certain railroads accepted.—The lands, rights and privileges granted to, and conferred upon, the state by the Act of Congress entitled “An Act granting public lands in alternate sections to the States of Florida and Alabama, to aid in the construction of certain railroads in said states,” approved May 17, 1856, are accepted upon the terms, conditions and restrictions in said Act of Congress.
History.—s. 1, ch. 776, 1856; RS 447; GS 636; RGS 1215; CGL 1760.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property › Chapter 270 - Public Lands › 270.02 - Titles of Purchasers and Transferees of Railroad Companies Confirmed.

270.02 Titles of purchasers and transferees of railroad companies confirmed.—To remove all doubt as to the title of the purchasers and transferees, and their assigns, from the several railroad companies, of the land granted by the United States to the state, to aid in the construction of certain railroads in this state, by Act of Congress, approved May 17, 1856, the state has granted and confirmed to the purchasers and transferees from the several railroad companies which accepted the provisions of the act entitled, “An Act to provide for and encourage a liberal system of internal improvements in this state,” approved January 6, 1855, and their assigns, the lands and titles thereto, which were granted to the state by the United States to aid in the construction of certain railroads in this state by Act of Congress, approved May 17, 1856; which said lands were afterwards selected and located for the several railroad companies accepting the provisions of this act as aforesaid, along the line of their respective roads, to the extent and in the proportion to which they severally became entitled under the said act to provide for and encourage a liberal system of internal improvements in this state, and the said Act of Congress granted the same.
History.—Ch. 3152, 1879; RS 448; GS 637; RGS 1216; CGL 1761.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property › Chapter 270 - Public Lands › 270.07 - Certain Public Lands Not to Be Sold Without Advertisement.

270.07 Certain public lands not to be sold without advertisement.—Any lands in the state that are now, or may hereafter be, vested in the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund of the state may not be sold, conveyed, or disposed of by the board of trustees until notice as provided in s. 253.115 has been given; however, this section does not apply to homestead, railroad, or canal grants, as provided for by law, nor to any conveyance under s. 253.111.
History.—s. 1, ch. 5943, 1909; RGS 1222; CGL 1767; s. 1091, ch. 19355, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 892(410); s. 2, ch. 61-119; s. 2, ch. 65-324; ss. 27, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 76, ch. 71-355; s. 498, ch. 94-356.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property › Chapter 270 - Public Lands › 270.08 - Notice of Sale of Public Lands.

270.08 Notice of sale of public lands.—When the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund considers it expedient to sell any of the lands that are vested in the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund of the state, it must give notice of the sale as provided in s. 253.115. This section does not limit the applicability of s. 253.111.
History.—s. 2, ch. 5943, 1909; s. 1, ch. 6452, 1913; RGS 1223; CGL 1768; s. 1092, ch. 19355, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 892(411); s. 2, ch. 61-119; s. 3, ch. 65-324; ss. 27, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 76, ch. 71-355; s. 499, ch. 94-356.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property › Chapter 270 - Public Lands › 270.10 - Sections Not to Impair Law Relative to Homesteads, Preemptions, or Grants of Lands for Certain Purposes.

270.10 Sections not to impair law relative to homesteads, preemptions, or grants of lands for certain purposes.—Sections 270.07 and 270.08 shall in nowise impair the law of the state relative to homesteads or preemptions, or the law relative to the granting of lands for the construction of highways, public roads and canals.
History.—s. 4, ch. 5943, 1909; RGS 1225; CGL 1770; s. 1094, ch. 19355, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 892(413); s. 38, ch. 99-13.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XVIII - Public Lands and Property › Chapter 270 - Public Lands › 270.11 - Contracts for Sale of Public Lands to Reserve Certain Mineral Rights; Prohibition on Exercise of Right of Entry in Certain Cases.

270.11 Contracts for sale of public lands to reserve certain mineral rights; prohibition on exercise of right of entry in certain cases.—
(1) Unless the applicable agency chooses not to reserve such interest and except as otherwise provided by law, in all contracts and deeds for the sale of land executed by the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund or by any local government, water management district, or other agency of the state, there shall be reserved for such local government, water management district, other agency of the state, or the board of trustees and its successors an undivided three-fourths interest in, and title in and to an undivided three-fourths interest in, all the phosphate, minerals, and metals that are or may be in, on, or under the said land and an undivided one-half interest in all the petroleum that is or may be in, on, or under said land with the privilege to mine and develop the same.
(2)(a) The Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund may, in its discretion, sell or release any reserved interest or any portion thereof in or as to any particular parcel of land, and the State Board of Education may sell or release any such interest or any portion thereof which was reserved for said board pursuant to this section prior to September 1, 1967. Such sale or release shall be made on application of the owner of the title to the particular parcel of land with statement of reason justifying such sale or release.
(b) A local government, a water management district, or an agency of the state may, at its discretion, sell or release reserved interest in any parcel of land, except that such sale or release shall be made upon petition of the owner of the parcel of land with a statement of reasons justifying such sale or release.
(3) The right of entry to any interest in phosphate, minerals, and metals or any interest in petroleum reserved in favor of the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund, the State Board of Education, a local government, a water management district, or other agency of the state is released for any parcel of property that is, or ever has been, a contiguous tract of less than 20 acres in the aggregate under the same ownership.
(4) Any state agency, except a water management district, which receives royalties for parcels shall remit any such moneys into the General Revenue Fund, unless otherwise provided by law.
History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 6159, 1911; RGS 1226; CGL 1771; s. 1095, ch. 19355, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 892(414); s. 1, ch. 26849, 1951; s. 1, ch. 59-220; s. 2, ch. 61-119; ss. 27, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 76, ch. 71-355; s. 1, ch. 86-205; s. 1, ch. 86-257; s. 9, ch. 2001-256; s. 1, ch. 2019-85.