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

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