Fla. Stat. § 267.011
Short title
This act shall be known as the “Florida Historical Resources Act.”
Florida Statutes Chapter 267 — HISTORICAL RESOURCES
Florida · statute · Fla. Stat. ch. 267 · 34 active provisions
Fla. Stat. § 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…
Fla. Stat. § 267.031
Division of Historical Resources; powers and duties
(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, corporations and individuals, or federal agencies…
Fla. Stat. § 267.061
Historic properties; state policy, responsibilities
(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 these nonrenewable historical resources…
Fla. Stat. § 267.0612
Florida Historical Commission; creation; membership; powers and duties
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 advisory capacity to the director of the Divi…
Fla. Stat. § 267.0617
Historic Preservation Grant Program
(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 funds shall be used by the division for the…
Fla. Stat. § 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…
Fla. Stat. § 267.0625
Abrogation of offensive and derogatory geographic place names
(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 effort. The Legislature finds that these…
Fla. Stat. § 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,…
Fla. Stat. § 267.0721
Museum of Florida History and programs; other historical museums
(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, collections, and programs to the public…
Fla. Stat. § 267.0722
Florida Museum of Black History
(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 multipurpose facility capable of generating self-…
Fla. Stat. § 267.0723
Property loaned to or abandoned at museums; obligations to lenders; notice; loan termination; acquisition of title; liens; conservation or disposal
(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. However, problems arise in relation to lo…
Fla. Stat. § 267.0724
Florida African American Heritage Preservation Network
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-American residents. Such preservation efforts…
Fla. Stat. § 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…
Fla. Stat. § 267.074
State Historical Marker Program
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; encourage interest in preserving the historic…
Fla. Stat. § 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…
Fla. Stat. § 267.075
The Grove Advisory Council; creation; membership; purposes
(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 and accomplishments of The Grove’s first…
Fla. Stat. § 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.
Fla. Stat. § 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) Coo…
Fla. Stat. § 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 archaeolog…
Fla. Stat. § 267.115
Objects of historical or archaeological value
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 historical or archaeological value. Object…
Fla. Stat. § 267.12
Research permits; procedure
(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.(2) The division may issue permits for…
Fla. Stat. § 267.13
Prohibited practices; penalties
(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 a water authority, or land within the bo…
Fla. Stat. § 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 substanti…
Fla. Stat. § 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 gen…
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