| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to state park designations; redesignating |
| 3 | Grayton Beach State Park as Bob Graham/Grayton Beach State |
| 4 | Park; designating the Jack Mashburn Marina within St. |
| 5 | Andrew's State Park; directing the Division of Recreation |
| 6 | and Parks of the Department of Environmental Protection to |
| 7 | erect appropriate signs and markers; providing an |
| 8 | effective date. |
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Bob Graham's roots in Walton County go back for |
| 11 | generations, and |
| 12 | WHEREAS, in the 1890s, Bob Graham's grandfather, Dr. Daniel |
| 13 | Simmons, opened a medical practice in Freeport, and |
| 14 | WHEREAS, Bob Graham's mother and her five siblings were |
| 15 | born in Walton County and his mother graduated from Walton |
| 16 | County High School in 1924, and |
| 17 | WHEREAS, in 1985, as Governor, Bob Graham strongly |
| 18 | supported the efforts of the residents of Walton County to |
| 19 | encourage the state to purchase the beachfront and the dunes and |
| 20 | forest land adjacent to Grayton Beach State Park, and |
| 21 | WHEREAS, this valuable addition to the park might never |
| 22 | have occurred without Bob Graham's personal involvement, and |
| 23 | WHEREAS, Bob Graham, as a former United States Senator, |
| 24 | Governor, State Senator, and State Representative for Florida, |
| 25 | is recognized as one of the state's most popular political |
| 26 | leaders and environmental policy advocates, NOW, THEREFORE, |
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| 28 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 30 | Section 1. Bob Graham/Grayton Beach State Park |
| 31 | designation.- |
| 32 | (1) Grayton Beach State Park is redesignated as the Bob |
| 33 | Graham/Grayton Beach State Park. |
| 34 | (2) The Division of Recreation and Parks of the Department |
| 35 | of Environmental Protection is directed to erect appropriate |
| 36 | signs and markers designating the Bob Graham/Grayton Beach State |
| 37 | Park as described in subsection (1). |
| 38 | Section 2. Jack Mashburn Marina designation.- |
| 39 | (1) The marina at Grand Lagoon within St. Andrew's State |
| 40 | Park, commonly referred to as the "boat basin," is designated as |
| 41 | the Jack Mashburn Marina. |
| 42 | (2) The Division of Recreation and Parks of the Department |
| 43 | of Environmental Protection is directed to erect appropriate |
| 44 | signs and markers designating the Jack Mashburn Marina as |
| 45 | described in subsection (1). |
| 46 | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010. |