Section 272.09 - Management, maintenance, and upkeep of Capitol Center(1) For purposes of this section, the term "Capitol Complex" means the portion of the Capitol Center commonly referred to as the Capitol, the Historic Capitol, the Senate Office Building, the House Office Building, the Knott Building, the Pepper Building, the Holland Building, the Elliot Building, the R.A. Gray Building, and the associated parking garages and curtilage of each, including the state-owned lands and public streets adjacent thereto within an area bounded by and including Calhoun Street, East Pensacola Street, Monroe Street, Jefferson Street, West Pensacola Street, Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, and Gaines Street. The term does not include the Supreme Court Building or the public streets adjacent thereto. The portion of the Capitol Complex existing between and including the Elliot Building and the Holland Building within an area bounded by and including Monroe Street, Gaines Street, Calhoun Street, and East Pensacola Street shall be known as "Memorial Park."(2) The management, maintenance, and upkeep of the Capitol Center as described in s. 272.03 are hereby vested in and made the direct obligation of the Department of Management Services, which shall have authority to do all things necessary to satisfactorily accomplish these functions, including the employment of a superintendent of grounds and buildings and other employees; the establishment of central repair and maintenance shops; and the designation or appointment of nonsalaried advisory committees to advise with them.(3) By December 1, 2022, and annually thereafter, the Department of Management Services shall submit to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives a report detailing the maintenance and upkeep for the Capitol Complex. The report must identify, for the last completed fiscal year, the current fiscal year, and the upcoming fiscal year: (a) The Capitol Complex maintenance and repairs completed or planned.(b) Any necessary structural modifications and major repairs to the Capitol Complex.(c) The costs or cost estimates for all items identified in paragraphs (a) and (b).(d) The schedule for commencement and completion of the items identified in paragraphs (a) and (b).(4)(a) In response to a state of emergency declared pursuant to s. 252.36, the Department of Management Services must consult with the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives before closing or reopening access to any portion of the Capitol Complex to the public or to the employees assigned to work in that portion of the Capitol Complex.(b) The Department of Management Services may not close or reopen access to any portion of the Capitol Complex used for legislative business without the approval of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.s. 1, ch. 29843, 1955; s. 1, ch. 57-60; ss. 22, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 2, ch. 75-70; s. 49, ch. 85-349; s.205, ch. 92-279; s.55, ch. 92-326; s.50, ch. 98-279; s.3, ch. 2022-162; s.2, ch. 2023-242.Amended by 2023 Fla. Laws, ch. 242,s 2, eff. 7/1/2023.Amended by 2022 Fla. Laws, ch. 162, s 3, eff. 7/1/2022.