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15	15		An act relating to monuments; creating s. 265.009, 2
16	16		F.S.; providing legislative intent; establishing the 3
17	17		Florida Space Exploration Monument; providing for 4
18	18		administration of the monument by the Department of 5
19	19		Management Services; providing for the creation of a 6
20	20		design contest and selection committee; requiring the 7
21	21		department to develop a plan for the design, 8
22	22		placement, and cost of the monument; requiring the 9
23	23		plan to be submitted to the Governor and the 10
24	24		Legislature by a specified date; providing an 11
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27	27		WHEREAS, Florida's history with space exploration can be 14
28	28		traced back to 1865, when Jules Verne envisioned the state as 15
29	29		the launch site of the "C olumbiad" cannon in his popular novel 16
30	30		From the Earth to the Moon , and 17
31	31		WHEREAS, in 1950, a rocket known as "Bumper 8" became the 18
32	32		first rocket launched from Cape Canaveral, and 19
33	33		WHEREAS, in 1969, the National Aeronautics and Space 20
34	34		Administration (NASA) and the crew of Apollo 11 undertook the 21
35	35		first mission that would land humans on the surface of the moon 22
36	36		after launching from the John F. Kennedy Space Center located on 23
37	37		Merritt Island on Florida's east coast, and 24
38	38		WHEREAS, Florida continues to be home to the C ape Canaveral 25
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51	51		Spaceport, consisting of NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center and 26
52	52		the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, and 27
53	53		WHEREAS, the state maintains a robust commercial aerospace 28
54	54		industry and highly trained workforce that have contributed 29
55	55		technical and scientific knowledge that has allowed Florida to 30
56	56		continue to serve as the launch pad of the United States' 31
57	57		achievements in space, and 32
58	58		WHEREAS, the establishment of the Florida Space Exploration 33
59	59		Monument would not only commemorate the past achievements an d 34
60	60		contributions of individuals who have made this state a leader 35
61	61		in space exploration, but would also serve in the future to 36
62	62		inspire individuals to help maintain this state's role as such, 37
63	63		NOW, THEREFORE, 38
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65	65		Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 40
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67	67		Section 1. Section 265.009, Florida Statutes, is created 42
68	68		to read: 43
69	69		265.009 Florida Space Exploration Monument. — 44
70	70		(1) It is the intent of the Legislature to recognize the 45
71	71		importance of the role of this state, and its past, current, and 46
72	72		future contributions, in space exploration; to honor this 47
73	73		state's residents for their role in humanity's most daring 48
74	74		journey of space exploration; and to honor the contribution of 49
75	75		all individuals and their families who have gone unrecognized 50
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88	88		for their impact on the United States' achievements in space. 51
89	89		(2) There is established the Florida Space Exploration 52
90	90		Monument. 53
91	91		(a) The monument is administered by the Department of 54
92	92		Management Services. 55
93	93		(b) The department, in consultation with Space Florida, 56
94	94		shall establish a contest for individuals who wish to submit a 57
95	95		design for the monument. The department and Space Florida shall 58
96	96		appoint a selection committee to choose the design of the 59
97	97		monument. 60
98	98		(c) The department shall develop a plan for the design, 61
99	99		placement, and cost of the monument. The plan must include the 62
100	100		designation of an appropriate public area for the monument on 63
101	101		the premises of the Capitol Complex as defined in s. 281.01, not 64
102	102		including the State Capital Circle Office Complex. The 65
103	103		department shall con sider the recommendations of the Florida 66
104	104		Historical Commission as required pursuant to ss. 265.111 and 67
105	105		267.0612(9) and shall coordinate with the Division of Historical 68
106	106		Resources of the Department of State in developing the plan. The 69
107	107		plan must also include the dates for the design contest and the 70
108	108		timeframe for the selection committee to review and select a 71
109	109		design. The department shall submit the plan to the Governor, 72
110	110		the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of 73
111	111		Representatives by July 1, 2024 . 74
112	112		Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 75