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Florida Senate - 1998 (NP) CS for SB 178
By the Committee on Transportation and Senators Burt, Forman
and Dyer
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to building designations;
3 naming that portion of the Florida Department
4 of Transportation District Five Headquarters
5 Building in Deland completed March 26, 1993, as
6 the "Ben G. Watts Building"; designating a
7 specified bridge in Pasco County as the "Father
8 Felix Ullrich Bridge"; providing for the
9 erection of markers; providing an effective
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12 WHEREAS, Ben G. Watts dedicated 23 years of his life to
13 public service with the Department of Transportation, and
14 WHEREAS, Ben G. Watts served a vital role in developing
15 Central Florida's transportation planning and funding from
16 1984 to 1989 as Director of Production and then as District
17 Secretary of the Department of Transportation's District Five,
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19 WHEREAS, Ben G. Watts served from 1989 to 1997 as
20 Secretary of Transportation, and
21 WHEREAS, Ben G. Watts has been a leader in efforts to
22 address this state's transportation needs, and
23 WHEREAS, under the leadership of Ben G. Watts, this
24 state doubled its annual expenditures on road and bridge
25 improvements, while maintaining low administrative costs and
26 high efficiency in the Department of Transportation, and
27 WHEREAS, Ben G. Watts has advocated and cultivated an
28 atmosphere of cooperation among municipal, county, and state
29 governments as they address transportation needs and issues,
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1 WHEREAS, Ben G. Watts has been a visionary in
2 supporting alternative forms of transportation, while
3 preserving and expanding our road and bridge infrastructure,
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5 WHEREAS, Ben G. Watts has demonstrated a standard of
6 integrity toward which all public servants should strive, and
7 WHEREAS, Ben G. Watts is among this state's most
8 respected leaders in the transportation field, and
9 WHEREAS, Father Felix Ullrich was an early pioneer of
10 Christian activity in Pasco County, and
11 WHEREAS, Father Felix Ullrich said his first Mass in
12 Pasco County in 1913, and
13 WHEREAS, Father Felix Ullrich founded Queen of Peace
14 Catholic Church of Pasco County in 1919 and became its first
15 resident priest in 1922, and
16 WHEREAS, Father Felix Ullrich has had a positive
17 influence on Pasco County through his economic and social
18 activities, and
19 WHEREAS, honoring Father Felix Ullrich would be a means
20 of recognizing the pioneering spirit of all who came before
21 us, while recognizing the contributions made by this humble
22 man for his tireless labor for the community, NOW, THEREFORE,
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24 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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26 Section 1. (1) That portion of the Department of
27 Transportation District Five Headquarters Building completed
28 March 26, 1993, which is located at 719 South Woodland
29 Boulevard in DeLand, is designated as the "Ben G. Watts
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1 (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to
2 erect suitable markers bearing the designation made by this
3 act.
4 Section 2. (1) State bridge 140067, located on State
5 Road 54 in Pasco County, is designated the "Father Felix
6 Ullrich Bridge."
7 (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to
8 erect suitable markers designating the "Father Felix Ullrich
9 Bridge" as described in subsection (1).
10 Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
11 law.
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13 STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
14 Senate Bill 178
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16 The Committee Substitute distinguishes the portion of the
Department of Transportation's District 5 Headquarters in
17 Deland that was completed on March 26, 1993, as the portion to
be named for former department secretary, Ben. G. Watts.
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The Committee Substitute adds State bridge 140067, located on
19 State Road 54 in Pasco county to be designated "Father Felix
Ullrich Bridge", and directs the department to erect suitable
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