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The 1998 Florida Statutes

Title XVIII
PUBLIC LANDS AND PROPERTY
Chapter 272
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272.185  Maintenance of Governor's Mansion by Department of Management Services.--

(1)  POWERS AND DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT.--

(a)  The Department of Management Services shall maintain all structures, furnishings, equipment, and grounds of the Governor's Mansion, except that the exterior facades; the landscaping of the grounds; the antique furnishings in the private quarters; the interiors of the state rooms; and the articles of furniture, fixtures, and decorative objects used or displayed in the state rooms shall be maintained pursuant to the directives of the Governor's Mansion Commission.

(b)  The department shall insure the Governor's Mansion, its contents, and all structures and appurtenances thereto with the State Property Insurance Trust Fund as provided in s. 284.01. The department is authorized to purchase any necessary insurance either by a primary insurance contract, excess coverage insurance, or reinsurance to cover the contents of the mansion, whether title of the contents is in the state or in any other person or entity not a resident of the mansion, notwithstanding the provision of s. 287.025.

(c)  The department shall have authority to contract and be contracted with for work and materials required.

(d)  The department shall keep a continuing and accurate inventory of all equipment and furnishings.

(2)  FINANCING; BUDGETS.--The 1division shall submit its budgetary requirements to the Department of Management Services for its approval and inclusion in legislative budget requests.

History.--ss. 2, 3, ch. 57-61; s. 1, ch. 61-30; ss. 22, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 78, ch. 71-377; s. 2, ch. 75-70; s. 2, ch. 81-13; s. 1, ch. 81-316; s. 56, ch. 85-349; s. 214, ch. 92-279; s. 55, ch. 92-326; s. 59, ch. 96-418; s. 56, ch. 98-279.

1Note.--Deleted in the reorganization of the Department of Management Services by s. 3, ch. 97-296.

Note.--Former s. 272.18(2), (3).