2012 Florida Statutes
TITLE XXVI — PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
Chapter 337 — CONTRACTING; ACQUISITION, DISPOSAL, AND USE OF PROPERTY
337.111 — Contracting for monuments and memorials to military veterans at rest areas.
337.111 Contracting for monuments and memorials to military veterans at rest areas.—The Department of Transportation is authorized to enter into contract with any not-for-profit group or organization that has been operating for not less than 2 years for the installation of monuments and memorials honoring Florida s military veterans at highway rest areas around the state pursuant to the provisions of this section.
(1) Proposals for contracts must be approved by a committee composed of the Secretary of Transportation or the secretary s designee, the executive director of the Department of Veterans Affairs or the executive director s designee, and three members of the board of directors of the direct-support organization established under s. 292.055, appointed by the executive director of the Department of Veterans Affairs. The terms of the appointed members may not exceed 2 years and shall run concurrently with the members terms on the board of directors of the direct-support organization. Appointed members may be reappointed to the committee.
(2) Installations may consist of monuments or other memorials, plaques, markers, or retired military equipment that honor the accomplishments of military veterans and the sacrifices made by them and their families.
(3) The group or organization making the proposal shall be responsible for all costs of the monument and its installation.
(4) The group or organization making the proposal shall provide an annual renewable bond, an irrevocable letter of credit, or another form of security as approved by the department s comptroller, for the purpose of securing the cost of removal of the monument and any modifications made to the site as part of the placement of the monument should the Department of Transportation determine it necessary to remove or relocate the monument. Such removal or relocation shall be approved by the committee described in subsection (1).
History.—s. 3, ch. 2005-43; s. 4, ch. 2008-84; s. 29, ch. 2012-174.
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