HB 2011

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to domestic security; amending s. 311.12,
3	F.S.; providing for legislative review of seaports not in
4	substantial compliance with statewide minimum security
5	standards by November 2005; requiring the Legislature to
6	review certain security costs by a specified date;
7	prohibiting the expenditure of state funds for operational
8	security costs without certification of need by the Office
9	of Ports Administrator within the Department of Law
10	Enforcement; creating s. 1004.64, F.S.; providing for the
11	establishment of the Florida Institute for Nuclear
12	Detection and Security within the Department of Nuclear
13	and Radiological Engineering at the University of Florida;
14	providing purpose of the institute; authorizing the
15	institute to solicit and receive funds; providing
16	activities and application areas of the institute;
17	providing for a director and board of advisors of the
18	institute; providing for selection     of the director;
19	providing for appointment and terms of board members;
20	requiring an annual report; providing an effective date.
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22	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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24	Section 1.  Paragraph (e) of subsection (4) of section
25	311.12, Florida Statutes, is amended, and paragraphs (f) and (g)
26	are added to said subsection, to read:
27	311.12  Seaport security standards.--
28	(4)
29	(e)  In making security project or other funding decisions
30	applicable to each seaport listed in s. 311.09, the Legislature
31	may consider as authoritative the annual report of the
32	Department of Law Enforcement required by this section,
33	especially regarding each seaport's degree of substantial
34	compliance with the statewide minimum security standards
35	established by this section. The Legislature shall review any
36	seaport that is not in substantial compliance with the statewide
37	minimum security standards by November 2005, as reported by the
38	Department of Law Enforcement.
39	(f)  By December 31, 2004, the Legislature shall review the
40	ongoing costs of operational security for seaports, the impacts
41	of this section on those costs, mitigating factors that may
42	reduce such costs without reducing security, and methods by
43	which seaports may implement operational security using a
44	combination of sworn law enforcement officers and private
45	security services.
46	(g)  Subject to the provisions of this chapter and
47	appropriations made for seaport security, state funds may not be
48	expended for operational security costs without certification of
49	need for such expenditures by the Administrator for Seaport
50	Security Inspections within the Department of Law Enforcement.
51	Section 2.  Section 1004.64, Florida Statutes, is created
52	to read:
53	1004.64  Florida Institute for Nuclear Detection and
54	Security.--
55	(1)  There is created the Florida Institute for Nuclear
56	Detection and Security, which is established at the University
57	of Florida. The institute shall serve as a design-basis center
58	for nonproliferation policies and for research, development,
59	testing, and engineering projects that directly address and
60	satisfy critical nuclear detection and security needs facing the
61	state and the nation.
62	(2)  The institute shall solicit and receive state,
63	federal, and private funds for the purpose of conducting
64	research and development in the area of nuclear security.
65	Activities shall include, but not be limited to, the design and
66	testing of innovative interrogation, detection, and assessment
67	devices for monitoring nuclear material. Application areas shall
68	include, but not be limited to, portal monitoring, wide-area
69	search and cargo screening applications, structural monitoring
70	for posttensioned bridges, biological and agricultural
71	monitoring, and development of nonproliferation policies.
72	(3)  The institute shall explore the development of devices
73	for the identification of isotopes and materials in structural,
74	agricultural, and biological systems of various types.
75	(4)  Through research and instructional programs, the
76	faculty associated with the institute shall contribute to the
77	education and training of high-quality scientists and engineers
78	in the application of engineering solutions to homeland
79	security, detection, imaging, and interrogation systems, and
80	nonproliferation policy.
81	(5)  The institute shall be established within the
82	Department of Nuclear and Radiological Engineering at the
83	University of Florida and shall consist of faculty, support
84	staff, and other staff funded by state, federal, and private
85	funds collected for the purposes of the institute. The institute
86	is authorized to hire a director, who may be appointed by the
87	chair of the Department of Nuclear and Radiological Engineering,
88	in consultation with the dean of the College of Engineering. The
89	director of the institute must possess a national reputation in
90	the field of nuclear sciences and is to serve at the pleasure of
91	the chair.
92	(6)  The activities of the institute shall by directed by a
93	board of advisors, consisting of eight members who shall serve
94	without compensation. Initial appointments to the board shall be
95	as follows:
96	(a)  Two members shall be appointed by the dean of the
97	College of Engineering, each to serve a term of 2 years.
98	(b)  Two members shall be appointed by the chair of the
99	Department of Nuclear and Radiological Engineering, each to
100	serve a term of 3 years.
101	(c)  Two members shall be appointed by the president of the
102	university, each to serve a term of 3 years.
103	(d)  Two members shall be appointed by the Governor, each
104	to serve a term of 4 years.
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106	Such members shall include, but are not limited to, a Florida
107	citizen with an interest in public security; a faculty member of
108	the institute; a scientist with a national reputation in the
109	field of nuclear sciences; a person who has experience with the
110	nuclear energy industry; a person who has experience with
111	Federal Government programs in nuclear energy or homeland
112	security, or both; a Senator who serves on the Committee on Home
113	Defense, Public Security, and Ports, or other Senate standing
114	committee of similar jurisdiction; and a Representative who
115	serves on the Coordinating Committee on Public Security or other
116	House of Representatives standing committee of similar
117	jurisdiction. Initial members may serve one additional 4-year
118	term. If the chair of the Department of Nuclear and Radiological
119	Engineering hires a director of the institute, the director
120	shall serve as an ex officio member of the board.
121	(7)  At the first meeting of the board of advisors, the
122	chair of the Department of Nuclear and Radiological Engineering
123	shall act as chair of the board for purposes of convening the
124	meeting, establishing the bylaws of the board, and electing a
125	standing chair of the board from among the appointed members.
126	(8)  Through the board of advisors, the institute shall
127	prepare an annual report on its activities and progress. The
128	report shall be reviewed for approval by the chair of the
129	Department of Nuclear and Radiological Engineering. The annual
130	report shall include recommendations on nuclear security and
131	detection. Upon approval, the annual report shall be submitted
132	to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of
133	the House of Representatives. A copy of the report shall also be
134	delivered to the United States National Nuclear Security
135	Administration and the United States Department of Homeland
136	Security. The reports shall be submitted no later than July 1 of
137	each year, beginning in 2005.
138	Section 3.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.

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