Chapter 267 — Chapter 267
34 sections in this chapter.
Fla. Stat. § 267.011 Short title
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This act shall be known as the “Florida Historical Resources Act.”
Fla. Stat. § 267.021 Definitions
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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 D…
Fla. Stat. § 267.031 Division of Historical Resources; powers and duties
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(1) The division has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement provisions of this chapter conferring duties upon it.(2) The division may make and enter into all contracts and agreements with other agencies, organizations, associations, corporatio…
Fla. Stat. § 267.061 Historic properties; state policy, responsibilities
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(1) STATE POLICY RELATIVE TO HISTORIC PROPERTIES.—(a) The rich and unique heritage of historic properties in this state, representing more than 10,000 years of human presence, is an important legacy to be valued and conserved for present and future generations. The destruction of…
Fla. Stat. § 267.0612 Florida Historical Commission; creation; membership; powers and duties
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In order to enhance public participation and involvement in the preservation and protection of the state’s historic and archaeological sites and properties, there is created within the Department of State the “Florida Historical Commission.” The commission shall serve in an advis…
Fla. Stat. § 267.0617 Historic Preservation Grant Program
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(1) There is hereby created within the division the Historic Preservation Grant Program, which shall make grants of moneys appropriated by the Legislature, moneys deposited pursuant to s. 550.0351(2), and moneys contributed for that purpose from any other source. The program fund…
Fla. Stat. § 267.062 Naming of state buildings and other facilities
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(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…
Fla. Stat. § 267.0625 Abrogation of offensive and derogatory geographic place names
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(1) The Legislature finds that certain place names for geographic sites are offensive or derogatory to the state’s people, history, and heritage. The state encourages tolerance and understanding between all of its residents and these geographic place names are a barrier to that e…
Fla. Stat. § 267.071 Historical museums
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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…
Fla. Stat. § 267.0721 Museum of Florida History and programs; other historical museums
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(1) The division is authorized to operate the Museum of Florida History and other historical museums.(2) The division shall establish and administer a museum store for the Museum of Florida History to provide information and materials relating to Florida history, museum exhibits,…
Fla. Stat. § 267.0722 Florida Museum of Black History
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(1) There is created within the division the Florida Museum of Black History Task Force for the purpose of providing recommendations to the division for the planning, construction, operation, and administration of a Florida Museum of Black History. The museum shall be a multipurp…
Fla. Stat. § 267.0723 Property loaned to or abandoned at museums; obligations to lenders; notice; loan termination; acquisition of title; liens; conservation or disposal
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(1) LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.—The people of Florida benefit from having property of artistic, historic, cultural, or scientific value loaned to museums in this state. Loans of such property are made to these museums for study or display in furtherance of their educational purposes. H…
Fla. Stat. § 267.0724 Florida African American Heritage Preservation Network
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Subject to the appropriation of funds by the Legislature, the Department of State shall, in accordance with s. 267.071, partner with the Florida African American Heritage Preservation Network to preserve the history, culture, and contributions of Florida’s black and African-Ameri…
Fla. Stat. § 267.0731 Great Floridians Program
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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)…
Fla. Stat. § 267.074 State Historical Marker Program
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The division shall coordinate and direct the State Historical Marker Program, which shall be a program of popular history and heritage designed to inform the general public about persons, events, structures, and other topics relating to the history and culture of the state; encou…
Fla. Stat. § 267.0743 State Historical Marker Council
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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 differ…
Fla. Stat. § 267.075 The Grove Advisory Council; creation; membership; purposes
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(1) The Call/Collins House, commonly known as “The Grove,” located in Tallahassee, Leon County, shall be utilized as a house museum of history for the educational benefit of the citizens of this state. The utilization of The Grove as a museum of history shall emphasize the lives …
Fla. Stat. § 267.076 Confidentiality of certain donor information related to publicly owned house museums designated as National Historic Landmarks
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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.…
Fla. Stat. § 267.081 Publications
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(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 reasona…
Fla. Stat. § 267.11 Designation of archaeological sites
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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 interre…
Fla. Stat. § 267.115 Objects of historical or archaeological value
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The division shall acquire, maintain, preserve, interpret, exhibit, and make available for study objects which have intrinsic historical or archaeological value relating to the history, government, or culture of the state. Such objects may include tangible personal property of hi…
Fla. Stat. § 267.12 Research permits; procedure
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(1) As used in this section and s. 267.13, the term “water authority” means an independent special district created by special act whose purpose is to control and conserve freshwater resources. The term does not include any water management district created pursuant to s. 373.069…
Fla. Stat. § 267.13 Prohibited practices; penalties
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(1)(a) Any person who by means other than excavation conducts archaeological field investigations on, or removes or attempts to remove or defaces, destroys, or otherwise alters any archaeological site or specimen located upon, land owned or controlled by the state, land owned by …
Fla. Stat. § 267.135 Location of archaeological sites
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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 …
Fla. Stat. § 267.14 Legislative intent
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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 requis…
Fla. Stat. § 267.145 Florida network of public archaeology centers
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(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 sh…
Fla. Stat. § 267.17 Citizen support organizations; use of state administrative services and property; audit
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(1) CITIZEN SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS.—The division may support the establishment of citizen support organizations to provide assistance, funding, and promotional support for the archaeology, museum, folklife, and historic preservation programs of the division. For the purposes of th…
Fla. Stat. § 267.172 Tallahassee; Florida Keys; contracts for historic preservation
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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…
Fla. Stat. § 267.173 Historic preservation in West Florida; goals; contracts for historic preservation; powers and duties
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(1) It is the goal of the state to continue to ensure long-term preservation and interpretation of state-owned historic properties while facilitating an educational program at the University of West Florida that will be responsive to the state’s needs for professionals in histori…
Fla. Stat. § 267.1732 Direct-support organization
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(1) The University of West Florida shall authorize a direct-support organization to assist the university in carrying out its dual historic preservation and historic preservation education purposes and responsibilities for the City of Pensacola, Escambia County, and West Florida …
Fla. Stat. § 267.1735 Historic preservation in St. Augustine; goals; contracts for historic preservation; powers and duties
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(1) The goal for contracting with the University of Florida is to ensure long-term preservation and interpretation of state-owned historic properties in St. Augustine while facilitating an educational program at the University of Florida that will be responsive to the state’s nee…
Fla. Stat. § 267.1736 Direct-support organization
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(1) The University of Florida shall authorize a direct-support organization to assist the university in carrying out its dual historic preservation and historic preservation education purposes and responsibilities for the City of St. Augustine, St. Johns County, and the state und…
Fla. Stat. § 267.21 Historic Cemeteries Program
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(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 …
Fla. Stat. § 267.22 Historic Cemeteries Program Advisory Council
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(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 cou…