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Florida Constitution Revision Commission

PUB 700604: Move the Capitol to a Centralized Location by Alex Gurtis

ARTICLE II: GENERAL PROVISIONS, Section 2. Seat of government.

SECTION 2.Seat of government.

To adequately serve and represent all citizens of the State of Florida, tThe seat of government shall be relocated to a centralized location the City of Tallahassee, in Leon County, where the offices of the governor, lieutenant governor, cabinet members and the supreme court shall be maintained and the sessions of the legislature shall be held; provided that, in time of invasion or grave emergency, the governor by proclamation may for the period of the emergency transfer the seat of government to another place.

(a) The offices and residences of the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, cabinet members, and the supreme court shall be moved to one of the Central Florida counties of Orange, Seminole, or Oceola to a city determined by the Flordia State Legislature and signed into law by Governor no later than the end of the 2020 Legislative session or the decision shall be decided by popular plebiscite from a predetermined list drawn by the courts.

(1) Facilities currently maintained in the City of Tallahassee, in Leon County, shall be vacated by December 31, 2030 or upon the completion of the new facilities in the chosen city.

(2) If necessary, a compromise may be reached to share the duties of the capitol between the current capital Tallahassee and future capital site. In such an instance, the Supreme Court of the State of Florida will remain in Tallahassee, while the remaining branches of government would be relocated to the aforementioned centralized location selected by the Florida State Legislative Session and signed into law by the Governor or chosen by popular plebiscite.

(b) The Government of the State of Florida is authorized per this amendment to seek a joint private-public venture to reduce the cost of and improve the new state government facilities for the benefit of the entire state so long as no individual, company, or otherwise, stand to benefit politically from such a venture.

(c) All vacated government buildings including the Governor's Mansion, the Old State Capitol Building, and the current State Capitol Building shall become the property of the Florida State Parks. State revenue from these sites will be solely used to pay off any debts incurred in the construction of the new capital until such a time that the debts are paid, and the income may be used at the discretion of the Florida State Government.