ENROLLED 2023 Legislature SB 2506, 1st Engrossed 20232506er 1 2 An act relating to the Capitol Complex; amending s. 3 265.111, F.S.; requiring the Department of Management 4 Services to set aside and dedicate a specific area of 5 the Capitol Complex for the placement of memorials; 6 amending ss. 272.09, 281.01, and 943.60, F.S.; 7 revising the definition of the term Capitol Complex; 8 defining the term Memorial Park; providing an 9 effective date. 10 11 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12 13 Section 1.Subsection (3) of section 265.111, Florida 14 Statutes, is amended to read: 15 265.111Capitol Complex; monuments. 16 (3)The Department of Management Services, in consultation 17 with the Florida Historical Commission, shall set aside and 18 dedicate the an area of the Capitol Complex described as 19 Memorial Park in s. 281.01, not including the State Capital 20 Circle Office Complex, and dedicate a memorial garden on which 21 authorized monuments shall be placed, including. The memorial 22 garden must include a monument in remembrance of the 241 members 23 of the United States Armed Forces who lost their lives on 24 October 23, 1983, in Beirut, Lebanon. 25 Section 2.Subsection (1) of section 272.09, Florida 26 Statutes, is amended to read: 27 272.09Management, maintenance, and upkeep of Capitol 28 Center. 29 (1)For purposes of this section, the term Capitol 30 Complex means the portion of the Capitol Center commonly 31 referred to as the Capitol, the Historic Capitol, the Senate 32 Office Building, the House Office Building, the Knott Building, 33 the Pepper Building, the Holland Building, the Elliot Building, 34 the R.A. Gray Building, and the associated parking garages and 35 the curtilage of each, including the state-owned lands and 36 public streets adjacent thereto within an area bounded by and 37 including Calhoun Street, East Pensacola Street, Monroe Street, 38 Jefferson Street, West Pensacola Street, Martin Luther King Jr. 39 Boulevard Duval Street, and Gaines Street. The term does not 40 include the Supreme Court Building or the public streets 41 adjacent thereto. The portion of the Capitol Complex existing 42 between and including the Elliot Building and the Holland 43 Building within an area bounded by and including Monroe Street, 44 Gaines Street, Calhoun Street, and East Pensacola Street shall 45 be known as Memorial Park. 46 Section 3.Section 281.01, Florida Statutes, is amended to 47 read: 48 281.01Definitions.For the purposes of ss. 281.01-281.08, 49 the term Capitol Complex means includes that portion of 50 Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, commonly referred to as the 51 Capitol, the Historic Capitol, the Senate Office Building, the 52 House Office Building, the Knott Building, the Pepper Building, 53 the Holland Building, the Elliot Building, the R.A. Gray 54 Building, and the associated parking garages and the curtilage 55 of each, including the state-owned lands and public streets 56 adjacent thereto within an area bounded by and including Calhoun 57 Street, East Pensacola Street, Monroe Street, Jefferson Street, 58 West Pensacola Street, Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard Duval 59 Street, and Gaines Street. The term includes shall also include 60 the State Capital Circle Office Complex located in Leon County, 61 Florida. The term does not include the Supreme Court Building or 62 the public streets adjacent thereto. The portion of the Capitol 63 Complex existing between and including the Elliot Building and 64 the Holland Building within an area bounded by and including 65 Monroe Street, Gaines Street, Calhoun Street, and East Pensacola 66 Street shall be known as Memorial Park. 67 Section 4.Section 943.60, Florida Statutes, is amended to 68 read: 69 943.60Definitions.For the purposes of ss. 943.60-943.68, 70 the term Capitol Complex means includes that portion of 71 Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, commonly referred to as the 72 Capitol, the Historic Capitol, the Senate Office Building, the 73 House Office Building, the Knott Building, the Pepper Building, 74 the Holland Building, the Elliot Building, the R.A. Gray 75 Building, and the associated parking garages and the curtilage 76 of each, including the state-owned lands and public streets 77 adjacent thereto within an area bounded by and including Calhoun 78 Street, East Pensacola Street, Monroe Street, Jefferson Street, 79 West Pensacola Street, Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard Duval 80 Street, and Gaines Street. The term includes shall also include 81 the State Capital Circle Office Complex located in Leon County, 82 Florida. The term does not include the Supreme Court Building or 83 the public streets adjacent thereto. The portion of the Capitol 84 Complex existing between and including the Elliot Building and 85 the Holland Building within an area bounded by and including 86 Monroe Street, Gaines Street, Calhoun Street, and East Pensacola 87 Street shall be known as Memorial Park. 88 Section 5.This act shall take effect July 1, 2023.