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Senator Hargrett moved the following amendment:
SENATE AMENDMENT
Bill No. HB 4765, 2nd Eng.
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17 Section 1. Section 316.0815, Florida Statutes, is
18 created to read:
19 316.0815 Duty to yield to public transit vehicles.--
20 (1) The driver of a vehicle shall yield the right of
21 way to a publicly owned transit bus traveling in the same
22 direction which has signaled and is reentering the traffic
23 flow.
24 (2) This section does not relieve the driver of a
25 public transit vehicle from the duty to drive with due regard
26 for the safety of all persons using the roadway.
27 Section 2. Subsection (2) of section 318.15, Florida
28 Statutes, is amended to read:
29 318.15 Failure to comply with civil penalty or to
30 appear; penalty.--
31 (2) After suspension of the driver's license and
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1 privilege to drive of a person under subsection (1), the
2 license and privilege may not be reinstated until the person
3 complies with all obligations and penalties imposed on him or
4 her under s. 318.18 and presents to a driver license office a
5 certificate of compliance issued by the court, together with
6 the $25 nonrefundable service fee imposed under s. 322.29, or
7 pays the aforementioned $25 service fee to the clerk of the
8 court or a tax collector clearing such suspension. Such
9 person shall also be in compliance with requirements of
10 chapter 322 prior to reinstatement.
11 Section 3. Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of section
12 318.18, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
13 318.18 Amount of civil penalties.--The penalties
14 required for a noncriminal disposition pursuant to s. 318.14
15 are as follows:
16 (3)
17 (c) A person cited for exceeding the speed limit in a
18 legally posted school zone or a posted construction zone will
19 be assessed a fine double the amount listed in paragraph (b).
20 The fine shall be doubled for construction zone violations
21 only if construction personnel are present or operating
22 equipment on the road or immediately adjacent to the road
23 under construction.
24 Section 4. Subsection (1) of section 334.0445, Florida
25 Statutes, is amended to read:
26 334.0445 Model career service classification and
27 compensation plan.--
28 (1) Effective July 1, 1994, the Legislature grants to
29 the Department of Transportation in consultation with the
30 Department of Management Services, the Executive Office of the
31 Governor, legislative appropriations committees, legislative
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1 personnel committees, and the affected certified bargaining
2 unions, the authority on a pilot basis to develop and
3 implement a model career service classification and
4 compensation system. Such system shall be developed for use by
5 all state agencies. Authorization for this program will end
6 June 30, 2000 be for 3 fiscal years beginning July 1, 1994,
7 and ending June 30, 1997; however, the department may elect or
8 be directed by the Legislature to return to the current system
9 at anytime during this period if the model system does not
10 meet the stated goals and objectives.
11 Section 5. Subsection (1) of section 335.0415, Florida
12 Statutes, is amended to read:
13 335.0415 Public road jurisdiction and transfer
14 process.--
15 (1) The jurisdiction of public roads and the
16 responsibility for operation and maintenance within the
17 right-of-way of any road within the state, county, and
18 municipal road system shall be that which exists immediately
19 preceding the adoption of chapter 95-257 on July 1, 1995.
20 Section 6. Subsection (16) of section 337.11, Florida
21 Statutes, is amended to read:
22 337.11 Contracting authority of department; bids;
23 emergency repairs, supplemental agreements, and change orders;
24 combined design and construction contracts; progress payments;
25 records; requirements of vehicle registration.--
26 (16) The department is authorized to undertake and
27 contract to provide an owner controlled insurance plan (OCIP)
28 on any construction project or group of related construction
29 projects if the head of the department determines that an OCIP
30 will be both cost-effective for the department and otherwise
31 in its best interests. Such OCIP may provide insurance
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1 coverage for the department and for worker's compensation and
2 employers liability and general liability and builders risk
3 for contractors, consultants as described in s. 287.055, and
4 subcontractors, for and in conjunction with any or all work
5 performed on such projects. The department may directly
6 purchase such coverage in the manner provided for the purchase
7 of commodities pursuant to s. 287.057, or self-insure, or use
8 a combination thereof, any other statutory provisions or
9 limitations on self-insurance or purchase of insurance
10 notwithstanding. The department's authority hereunder
11 includes the purchase of risk management, risk and loss
12 control, safety management, investigative and claims
13 adjustment services, advancement of funds for payment of
14 claims, and other services reasonably necessary to process and
15 pay claims under and administer the OCIP. In addition to any
16 prequalification required under s. 337.14, no contractor shall
17 be prequalified to bid on an OCIP project unless the
18 contractor's casualty and loss experience and safety record
19 meets the minimum requirements for OCIP coverage issuance on
20 the project, were the contractor to be awarded the project.
21 Exercise of the department's authority under this subsection
22 shall not be deemed a waiver of sovereign immunity.
23 Section 7. Subsections (1), (2), (3), (7), and (8) of
24 section 337.185, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
25 337.185 State Arbitration Board.--
26 (1) To facilitate the prompt settlement of claims for
27 additional compensation arising out of construction contracts
28 between the department and the various contractors with whom
29 it transacts business, the Legislature does hereby establish
30 the State Arbitration Board, referred to in this section as
31 the "board." For the purpose of this section, "claim" shall
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1 mean the aggregate of all outstanding claims by a party
2 arising out of a construction contract. Every contractual
3 claim in an amount up to $250,000 $100,000 per contract or, at
4 the claimant's option, up to $500,000 $250,000 per contract
5 that cannot be resolved by negotiation between the department
6 and the contractor shall be arbitrated by the board after
7 acceptance of the project by the department. As an exception,
8 either party to the dispute may request that the claim be
9 submitted to binding private arbitration. A court of law may
10 not consider the settlement of such a claim until the process
11 established by this section has been exhausted.
12 (2) The board shall be composed of three members. One
13 member shall be appointed by the head of the department, and
14 one member shall be elected by those construction companies
15 who are under contract with the department. The third member
16 shall be chosen by agreement of the other two members.
17 Whenever the third member has a conflict of interest regarding
18 affiliation with one of the parties, the other two members
19 shall select an alternate member for that hearing. The head of
20 the department may select an alternate or substitute to serve
21 as the department member for any hearing or term. Each member
22 shall serve a 2-year term. The board shall elect a chair, each
23 term, who shall be the administrator of the board and
24 custodian of its records.
25 (3) A hearing may be requested by the department or by
26 a contractor who has a dispute with the department which,
27 under the rules of the board, may be the subject of
28 arbitration. The board shall conduct the hearing within 45
29 days of the request. The party requesting the board's
30 consideration shall give notice of the hearing to each member.
31 If the board finds that a third party is necessary to resolve
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1 the dispute, the board may vote to dismiss the claim, which
2 may thereafter be pursued in accordance with the laws of this
3 state in a court of law.
4 (7) The members member of the board elected by
5 construction companies and the third member of the board may
6 receive compensation for the performance of their duties
7 hereunder, from administrative fees received by the board. No
8 department employee may receive compensation from the board.
9 The compensation amount shall be determined by the board, but
10 shall not exceed $125 per hour, up to $1,000 per day maximum
11 $750 per day for each member authorized to receive
12 compensation. Nothing in this section shall prevent the
13 member elected by construction companies from being an
14 employee of an association affiliated with the industry, even
15 if the sole responsibility of that member is service on the
16 board. Travel expenses for the industry member may be paid by
17 an industry association, if necessary. The board may allocate
18 funds annually for clerical and other administrative services.
19 (8) The party requesting arbitration shall pay a fee
20 to the board in accordance with a schedule established by it,
21 not to exceed $500 per claim which is $25,000 or less, not to
22 exceed $1,000 per claim which is in excess of $25,000 but not
23 exceeding $50,000, not to exceed $1,500 per claim which is in
24 excess of $50,000 but not exceeding $100,000, not to exceed
25 $2,000 per claim which is in excess of $100,000 but not
26 exceeding $200,000, and not to exceed $3,000 $2,500 per claim
27 which is in excess of $200,000 but not exceeding $300,000, not
28 to exceed $4,000 per claim which is in excess of $300,000 but
29 not exceeding $400,000, and not exceeding $5,000 per claim
30 which is in excess of $400,000 but not exceeding $500,000
31 $250,000, to cover the cost of administration and compensation
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1 of the board.
2 Section 8. Subsection (1) of section 337.19, Florida
3 Statutes, is amended to read:
4 337.19 Suits by and against department; limitation of
5 actions; forum.--
6 (1) Suits at law and in equity may be brought and
7 maintained by and against the department on any contract claim
8 under contract for work done arising from the breach of an
9 express provision or an implied covenant of a written
10 agreement or a written directive issued by the department
11 pursuant to the written agreement. In any such suit, the
12 department and the contractor shall have all of the same
13 rights, obligations, remedies, and defenses as a private
14 person under a like contract, except that no liability may be
15 based on an oral modification of the written contract or
16 written directive. However, this section shall not be
17 construed to in any way prohibit the department from limiting
18 its liability or damages through provisions in its contracts.
19 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no
20 employee or agent of the department may be held personally
21 liable to an extent greater than that under s. 768.28;
22 provided, that no suit sounding in tort shall be maintained
23 against the department.
24 Section 9. Subsection (4) is added to section 337.29,
25 Florida Statutes, to read:
26 337.29 Vesting of title to roads; liability for
27 torts.--
28 (4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
29 department and other governmental entities may enter into
30 contracts between two or more governmental entities which
31 specifically require each government to take responsibility
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1 for the negligence of its employees and agents. The contract
2 must provide that each governmental entity will indemnify and
3 hold the other governmental entities that are parties to the
4 contract harmless from any damage, loss, or injury arising out
5 of the negligence of that governmental entity or its agents or
6 employees. However, nothing in this subsection may be
7 construed to authorize a waiver of sovereign immunity beyond
8 the waiver under s. 768.28.
9 Section 10. Subsection (1) of section 337.403, Florida
10 Statutes, is amended to read:
11 337.403 Relocation of utility; expenses.--
12 (1) Any utility heretofore or hereafter placed upon,
13 under, over, or along any public road or publicly owned rail
14 corridor that is found by the authority to be unreasonably
15 interfering in any way with the convenient, safe, or
16 continuous use, or the maintenance, improvement, extension, or
17 expansion, of such public road or publicly owned rail corridor
18 shall, upon 30 days' written notice to the utility or its
19 agent by the authority, be removed or relocated by such
20 utility at its own expense except as provided in paragraphs
21 (a), and (b), and (c).
22 (a) If the relocation of utility facilities, as
23 referred to in s. 111 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956,
24 Pub. L. No. 627 of the 84th Congress, is necessitated by the
25 construction of a project on the federal-aid interstate
26 system, including extensions thereof within urban areas, and
27 the cost of such project is eligible and approved for
28 reimbursement by the Federal Government to the extent of 90
29 percent or more under the Federal Aid Highway Act, or any
30 amendment thereof, then in that event the utility owning or
31 operating such facilities shall relocate such facilities upon
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1 order of the department, and the state shall pay the entire
2 expense properly attributable to such relocation after
3 deducting therefrom any increase in the value of the new
4 facility and any salvage value derived from the old facility.
5 (b) When a joint agreement between the department and
6 the utility is executed for utility improvement, relocation,
7 or removal work to be accomplished as part of a contract for
8 construction of a transportation facility, the department may
9 participate in those utility improvement, relocation, or
10 removal costs that exceed the department's official estimate
11 of the cost of such work by more than 10 percent. The amount
12 of such participation shall be limited to the difference
13 between the official estimate of all the work in the joint
14 agreement plus 10 percent and the amount awarded for this work
15 in the construction contract for such work. The department may
16 not participate in any utility improvement, relocation, or
17 removal costs that occur as a result of changes or additions
18 during the course of the contract.
19 (c) When an agreement between the department and the
20 utility is executed for utility improvement, relocation, or
21 removal work to be accomplished in advance of a contract for
22 construction of a transportation facility, the department may
23 participate in the cost of clearing and grubbing necessary to
24 perform such work.
25 Section 11. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section
26 338.223, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
27 338.223 Proposed turnpike projects.--
28 (2)
29 (b) In accordance with the legislative intent
30 expressed in s. 337.273, and after the requirements of
31 paragraph (1)(c) have been met, the department may acquire
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1 lands and property before making a final determination of the
2 economic feasibility of a project. The requirements of
3 paragraph (1)(c) do not apply to hardship and protective
4 purchases of advance right-of-way by the department. The cost
5 of advance acquisition of right-of-way may be paid from bonds
6 issued under s. 337.276 or from turnpike revenues. For
7 purposes of this subsection, the term "hardship purchase"
8 means a purchase from a property owner of a residential
9 dwelling of not more than four units who is at a disadvantage
10 due to health impairment, job loss, or significant loss of
11 rental income. For purposes of this subsection, the term
12 "protective purchase" means a purchase to limit development,
13 building, or other intensification of land uses within the
14 area right-of-way needed for transportation facilities. The
15 department shall give written notice to the Department of
16 Environmental Protection 30 days prior to final agency
17 acceptance as set forth under s. 119.03(7)(n), which notice
18 shall allow the Department of Environmental Protection to
19 comment. Hardship and protective purchases of right-of-way
20 shall not influence the environmental feasibility of the
21 project, including the decision relative to the need to
22 construct the project or the selection of a specific location.
23 Costs to acquire and dispose of property acquired as hardship
24 and protective purchases are considered costs of doing
25 business for the department and shall not be considered in the
26 determination of environmental feasibility for the project.
27 Section 12. Section 338.229, Florida Statutes, is
28 amended to read:
29 338.229 Pledge to bondholders not to restrict certain
30 rights of department.--The state does pledge to, and agree
31 with, the holders of the bonds issued pursuant to ss.
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1 338.22-338.244 that the state will not limit or restrict the
2 rights vested in the department to construct, reconstruct,
3 maintain, and operate any turnpike project as defined in ss.
4 338.22-338.244 or to establish and collect such tolls or other
5 charges as may be convenient or necessary to produce
6 sufficient revenues to meet the expenses of maintenance and
7 operation of the turnpike system and to fulfill the terms of
8 any agreements made with the holders of bonds authorized by
9 this act and that the state will not in any way impair the
10 rights or remedies of the holders of such bonds until the
11 bonds, together with interest on the bonds, are fully paid and
12 discharged. In implementing this section, the department is
13 specifically authorized to provide for further restrictions on
14 the sale, transfer, lease, and other disposition or operation
15 of any portion of the turnpike system which reduces the
16 revenue available for payment of bondholders.
17 Section 13. Subsections (3) and (23) of section
18 479.01, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
19 479.01 Definitions.--As used in this chapter, the
20 term:
21 (3) "Commercial or industrial zone" means a parcel of
22 land an area within 660 feet of the nearest edge of the
23 right-of-way of the interstate or federal-aid primary system
24 designated predominately for commercial or industrial use
25 under both the future land use map of the comprehensive plan
26 and the land development regulations adopted under pursuant to
27 chapter 163. If a parcel is located in an area designated for
28 multiple uses on the future land-use map of a comprehensive
29 plan and the land development regulations do not clearly
30 designate that parcel for a specific use, the area will be
31 considered an unzoned commercial or industrial area if it
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1 meets the criteria of subsection (23). Where a local
2 governmental entity has not enacted a comprehensive plan by
3 local ordinance but has zoning regulations governing the area,
4 the zoning of an area shall determine whether the area is
5 designated predominately for commercial or industrial uses.
6 (23) "Unzoned commercial or industrial area" means a
7 parcel of land designated by the an area within 660 feet of
8 the nearest edge of the right-of-way of the interstate or
9 federal-aid primary system where the land use is not covered
10 by a future land use map of the comprehensive plan for
11 multiple uses that include commercial or industrial uses but
12 are not specifically designated for commercial or industrial
13 uses under the land development regulations and or zoning
14 regulation pursuant to subsection (2), in which there are
15 located three or more separate and distinct conforming
16 industrial or commercial activities are located.
17 (a) These activities must satisfy the following
18 criteria:
19 1. At least one of the commercial or industrial
20 activities must be located on the same side of the highway and
21 within 800 feet of the sign location;
22 2. The commercial or industrial activities must be
23 within 660 feet from the nearest edge of the right of way; and
24 3. The commercial or industrial activities must be
25 within 1,600 feet of each other.
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27 Distances specified in this paragraph must be measured from
28 the nearest outer edge of the primary building, or primary
29 building complex when the individual units of the complex are
30 connected by covered walkways. uses located within a
31 1,600-foot radius of each other and generally recognized as
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1 commercial or industrial by zoning authorities in this state.
2 (b) Certain activities, including, but not limited to,
3 the following, may not be so recognized as commercial or
4 industrial activities:
5 1.(a) Signs.
6 2. Communication towers.
7 3.(b) Agricultural, forestry, ranching, grazing,
8 farming, and related activities, including, but not limited
9 to, wayside fresh produce stands.
10 4.(c) Transient or temporary activities.
11 5.(d) Activities not visible from the main-traveled
12 way.
13 6.(e) Activities conducted more than 660 feet from the
14 nearest edge of the right-of-way.
15 7.(f) Activities conducted in a building principally
16 used as a residence.
17 8.(g) Railroad tracks and minor sidings.
18 Section 14. Paragraph (b) of subsection (8) of section
19 479.07, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
20 479.07 Sign permits.--
21 (8)
22 (b) If a permittee has not submitted his or her fee
23 payment by the expiration date of the licenses or permits, the
24 department shall send a notice of violation to the permittee
25 within 45 days after the expiration date, requiring the
26 payment of the permit fee within 30 days after the date of the
27 notice and payment of a delinquency fee equal to 10 percent of
28 the original amount due or, in the alternative to these
29 payments, requiring the filing of a request for an
30 administrative hearing to show cause why his or her sign
31 should not be subject to immediate removal due to expiration
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1 of his or her license or permit. If the permittee submits
2 payment as required by the violation notice, his or her
3 license or permit will be automatically reinstated and such
4 reinstatement will be retroactive to the original expiration
5 date. If the permittee does not respond to the notice of
6 violation within the 30-day period, the department shall,
7 within 30 days, issue a final notice of sign removal and may,
8 following 90 days after the date of the department's final
9 notice of sign removal, remove the sign without incurring any
10 liability as a result of such removal. However, if at any time
11 prior to removal of the sign if within 90 days after the date
12 of the department's final notice of sign removal, the
13 permittee demonstrates that a good faith error on the part of
14 the permittee resulted in cancellation or nonrenewal of the
15 permit, the department may reinstate the permit if:
16 1. The sign has not yet been disassembled by the
17 permittee;
18 2. Conflicting applications have not been filed by
19 other persons;
20 1.3. A The permit reinstatement fee of up to $300,
21 based on the size of the sign, is paid;
22 2.4. All other permit renewal and delinquent permit
23 fees due as of the reinstatement date are paid; and
24 3.5. The permittee reimburses the department for all
25 actual costs resulting from the permit cancellation or
26 nonrenewal and sign removal.
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28 Conflicting applications filed by other persons for the same
29 or competing site covered by a permit subject to the
30 provisions of this paragraph shall not be approved until after
31 the sign subject to the expired permit has been removed.
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1 Section 15. Subsection (15) of section 479.16, Florida
2 Statutes, is amended to read:
3 479.16 Signs for which permits are not required.--The
4 following signs are exempt from the requirement that a permit
5 for a sign be obtained under the provisions of this chapter
6 but are required to comply with the provisions of s.
7 479.11(4)-(8):
8 (15) Signs not in excess of 16 square feet placed at a
9 road junction with the State Highway System denoting only the
10 distance or direction of a residence or farm operation, or, in
11 a rural area where a hardship is created because a small
12 business is not visible from the road junction with the State
13 Highway System, one sign not in excess of 16 8 square feet,
14 denoting only the name of the business and the distance and
15 direction to the business. The small-business-sign provision
16 of this subsection does not apply to charter counties and may
17 not be implemented if the Federal Government notifies the
18 department that implementation will adversely affect the
19 allocation of federal funds to the department.
20 Section 16. Subsection (1) of section 832.06, Florida
21 Statutes, is amended to read:
22 832.06 Prosecution for worthless checks given tax
23 collector for licenses or taxes; refunds.--
24 (1) Whenever any person, firm, or corporation violates
25 the provisions of s. 832.05 by drawing, making, uttering,
26 issuing, or delivering to any county tax collector any check,
27 draft, or other written order on any bank or depository for
28 the payment of money or its equivalent for any tag, title,
29 lien, tax (except ad valorem taxes), penalty, or fee relative
30 to a boat, airplane, or motor vehicle; any occupational
31 license, beverage license, or sales or use tax; or any hunting
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1 or fishing license; or any driver's license or identification
2 card, the county tax collector, after the exercise of due
3 diligence to locate the person, firm, or corporation which
4 drew, made, uttered, issued, or delivered the check, draft, or
5 other written order for the payment of money, or to collect
6 the same by the exercise of due diligence and prudence, shall
7 swear out a complaint in the proper court against the person,
8 firm, or corporation for the issuance of the worthless check
9 or draft. If the state attorney cannot sign the information
10 due to lack of proof, as determined by the state attorney in
11 good faith, for a prima facie case in court, he or she shall
12 issue a certificate so stating to the tax collector. If
13 payment of the dishonored check, draft, or other written
14 order, together with court costs expended, is not received in
15 full by the county tax collector within 30 days after service
16 of the warrant, 30 days after conviction, or 60 days after the
17 collector swears out the complaint or receives the certificate
18 of the state attorney, whichever is first, the county tax
19 collector shall make a written report to this effect to the
20 Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles relative to
21 airplanes and motor vehicles, to the Department of
22 Environmental Protection relative to boats, to the Department
23 of Revenue relative to occupational licenses and the sales and
24 use tax, to the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco of
25 the Department of Business and Professional Regulation
26 relative to beverage licenses, or to the Game and Fresh Water
27 Fish Commission relative to hunting and fishing licenses,
28 containing a statement of the amount remaining unpaid on the
29 worthless check or draft. If the information is not signed,
30 the certificate of the state attorney is issued, and the
31 written report of the amount remaining unpaid is made, the
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1 county tax collector may request the sum be forthwith refunded
2 by the appropriate governmental entity, agency, or department.
3 If a warrant has been issued and served, he or she shall
4 certify to that effect, together with the court costs and
5 amount remaining unpaid on the check. The county tax collector
6 may request that the sum of money certified by him or her be
7 forthwith refunded by the Department of Highway Safety and
8 Motor Vehicles, the Department of Environmental Protection,
9 the Department of Revenue, the Division of Alcoholic Beverages
10 and Tobacco of the Department of Business and Professional
11 Regulation, or the Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission to the
12 county tax collector. Within 30 days after receipt of the
13 request, the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles,
14 the Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of
15 Revenue, the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco of
16 the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, or the
17 Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, upon being satisfied as
18 to the correctness of the certificate of the tax collector, or
19 the report, shall refund to the county tax collector the sums
20 of money so certified or reported. If any officer of any court
21 issuing the warrant is unable to serve it within 60 days after
22 the issuance and delivery of it to the officer for service,
23 the officer shall make a written return to the county tax
24 collector to this effect. Thereafter, the county tax collector
25 may certify that the warrant has been issued and that service
26 has not been had upon the defendant and further certify the
27 amount of the worthless check or draft and the amount of court
28 costs expended by the county tax collector, and the county tax
29 collector may file the certificate with the Department of
30 Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles relative to motor vehicles
31 and airplanes, with the Department of Environmental Protection
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1 relative to boats, with the Department of Revenue relative to
2 occupational licenses and the sales and use tax, with the
3 Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco of the Department
4 of Business and Professional Regulation relative to beverage
5 licenses, or with the Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission
6 relative to hunting and fishing licenses, together with a
7 request that the sums of money so certified be forthwith
8 refunded by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
9 Vehicles, the Department of Environmental Protection, the
10 Department of Revenue, the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and
11 Tobacco of the Department of Business and Professional
12 Regulation, or the Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission to the
13 county tax collector, and within 30 days after receipt of the
14 request, the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles,
15 the Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of
16 Revenue, the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco of
17 the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, or the
18 Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, upon being satisfied as
19 to the correctness of the certificate, shall refund the sums
20 of money so certified to the county tax collector.
21 Section 17. Subsection (82) is added to section
22 316.003, Florida Statutes, to read:
23 316.003 Definitions.--The following words and phrases,
24 when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings
25 respectively ascribed to them in this section, except where
26 the context otherwise requires:
27 (82) "Neighborhood vehicle" means a type of golf cart
28 that is a self-propelled, electrically powered motor vehicle,
29 which is emission free, designed to be and is operated at
30 speeds of 25 miles per hour or less, has at least four wheels
31 in contact with the ground, has an unloaded weight of less
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1 than 1,800 pounds, and is equipped with efficient brakes,
2 headlights, brakelights, turnsignals, windshield, rear view
3 mirrors, and safety belts.
4 Section 18. Subsection (5) is added to section
5 316.091, Florida Statutes, to read:
6 316.091 Limited access facilities; interstate
7 highways; use restricted.--
8 (5) A person may drive a commercial motor vehicle
9 having a gross vehicle weight of 26,001 pounds or more or 3
10 axles or more, or a combination of vehicles weighing 26,001
11 pounds or more, upon any limited access facility with six or
12 more lanes only in the two right through lanes, except when
13 exiting the facility. However, in congested urban areas the
14 Department of Transportation may allow commercial motor
15 vehicles to operate in additional lanes when necessary for the
16 safe flow of traffic.
17 Section 19. Subsection (6) of section 316.1967,
18 Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
19 (6) Any county or municipality may provide by
20 ordinance that the clerk of the court or traffic bureau shall
21 supply the department with a magnetically encoded computer
22 tape reel or cartridge or send by other electronic means data
23 which is machine readable by the installed computer system at
24 the department, listing persons who have two three or more
25 outstanding parking violations, including violations of s.
26 316.1955. Each county shall provide by ordinance that the
27 clerk of the court or the traffic violations bureau shall
28 supply the department with a magnetically encoded computer
29 tape reel or cartridge or send by other electronic means data
30 that is machine readable by the installed computer system at
31 the department, listing persons who have outstanding
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1 violations of s. 316.1955 or similar ordinance that regulates
2 parking in spaces designated for use by persons who have
3 disabilities. The department shall mark the appropriate
4 registration record of persons who are so reported. Section
5 320.03(8) applies to each person whose name appears on the
6 list.
7 Section 20. Subsection (42) is added to section
8 320.01, Florida Statutes, to read:
9 320.01 Definitions, general.--As used in the Florida
10 Statutes, except as otherwise provided, the term:
11 For purposes of this chapter, "agricultural products"
12 means any food product; any agricultural, horticultural, or
13 livestock product; any raw material used in plant food
14 formulation; or any plant food used to produce food and fiber.
15 Section 21. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
16 320.04, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
17 320.04 Registration service charge.--
18 (1)(a) There shall be a service charge of $2.50 for
19 each application which is handled in connection with original
20 issuance, duplicate issuance, or transfer of any license
21 plate, mobile home sticker, or validation sticker or with
22 transfer or duplicate issuance of any registration
23 certificate. There may also be a service charge of up to $1
24 for the issuance of each license plate validation sticker and
25 mobile home sticker issued from an automated vending facility
26 or printer dispenser machine which shall be payable to and
27 retained by the department to provide for automated vending
28 facilities or printer dispenser machines used to dispense such
29 stickers by in each tax collector's or license tag agent's
30 employee office.
31 Section 22. Subsections (2) and (7) of section
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1 320.055, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
2 320.055 Registration periods; renewal periods.--The
3 following registration periods and renewal periods are
4 established:
5 (2) For a vehicle subject to registration under s.
6 320.08(11), the registration period begins January 1 and ends
7 December 31. For a vehicle subject to this registration
8 period, the renewal period is the 31-day period prior to
9 expiration beginning January 1..
10 (7) For those vehicles subject to registration under
11 s. 320.0657, the department shall implement a system that
12 distributes the registration renewal process throughout the
13 year For a vehicle subject to registration under s. 320.065,
14 the registration period begins December 1 and ends November
15 30. For a vehicle subject to this registration period, the
16 renewal period is the 31-day period beginning December 1.
17 Section 23. Section 320.065, Florida Statutes, is
18 repealed.
19 Section 24. Section 320.0657, Florida Statutes, is
20 amended to read:
21 320.0657 Permanent registration; fleet license
22 plates.--
23 (1) For purposes of this section, the term "fleet"
24 means nonapportioned motor vehicles owned or leased by a
25 company and used for business purposes. Vehicle numbers
26 comprising a "fleet" shall be established by the Department of
27 Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. Vehicles registered as
28 short-term rental vehicles are excluded from the provisions of
29 this section.
30 (2)(a) The owner or lessee of a fleet of motor
31 vehicles shall, upon application in the manner and at the time
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1 prescribed and upon approval by the department and payment of
2 the license tax prescribed under s. 320.08(2), (3), (4),
3 (5)(a) and (b), (6)(a), (7), and (8), be issued permanent
4 fleet license plates. All vehicles with a fleet license plate
5 shall have the company's name or logo and unit number
6 displayed so that they are readily identifiable. The
7 provisions of s. 320.0605 do not apply to vehicles registered
8 in accordance with this section, and no annual validation
9 sticker is required.
10 (a) The owner or lessee of 250 or more nonapportioned
11 commercial motor vehicles licensed under s. 320.08(2), (3),
12 (4), (5)(a)1. and (b), and (7), who has posted a bond as
13 prescribed by department rules, may apply via magnetically
14 encoded computer tape reel or cartridge which is machine
15 readable by the installed computer system at the department
16 for permanent license plates. All vehicles with a fleet
17 license plate shall have the company's name or logo and unit
18 number displayed so that they are readily identifiable. The
19 provisions of s. 320.0605 shall not apply to vehicles
20 registered in accordance with this section, and no annual
21 validation sticker is required.
22 (b) The plates, which shall be of a distinctive color,
23 shall have the word "Fleet" appearing at the bottom and the
24 word "Florida" appearing at the top. The plates shall conform
25 in all respects to the provisions of this chapter, except as
26 specified herein.
27 (c) In addition to the license tax prescribed by s.
28 320.08(2), (3), (4), (5)(a) and (b), (6)(a), (7), and (8), an
29 annual fleet management fee of $2 shall be charged. A
30 one-time license plate manufacturing fee of $1.50 shall be
31 charged for plates issued for the established number of
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1 vehicles in the fleet. If the size of the fleet is increased,
2 a $10-per-vehicle issuance fee will be charged to include the
3 license plate manufacturing fee. If the license plate
4 manufacturing cost increases, the department shall increase
5 the license-plate manufacturing fee to recoup its cost. Fees
6 collected shall be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating
7 Trust Fund. Payment of registration license tax and fees
8 shall be made annually and be evidenced only by the issuance
9 of a single receipt by the department. The provisions of s.
10 320.0605 do not apply to vehicles registered in accordance
11 with this section, and no annual validation sticker is
12 required.
13 (c) In addition to the license tax prescribed by s.
14 320.08(2), (3), (4), (5)(a)1. and (b), and (7), an annual fee
15 of $6 shall be charged for each vehicle registered hereunder.
16 Of this $6 fee, $2.50 shall be retained as a service charge by
17 the tax collector, if the registration occurs at such office,
18 or by the department, if the registration occurs at offices of
19 the department. Receipts from the $6 fee not retained by tax
20 collectors shall be deposited into the Highway Safety
21 Operating Trust Fund. Payment of registration license tax and
22 fees shall be made annually and be evidenced only by the
23 issuance of a single receipt by the department. Half-year
24 registrations shall not be available for vehicles registered
25 in accordance with the provisions of this section. The
26 provision of s. 320.06(1)(b) shall not apply to the fleet
27 renewal process.
28 (2) All recipients of permanent license plates
29 authorized by this section shall submit an annual audit as
30 prescribed by rule of the department. Such audit shall include
31 a percentage of the vehicles registered by each owner or
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1 lessee, not to exceed 10 percent. The department shall
2 randomly select the vehicles to be audited and shall forward a
3 listing of said vehicles only to the office of the auditor
4 performing the audit. Every attempt shall be made to provide
5 for groupings of vehicles based in the same location; however,
6 the location shall change from year to year. The audit shall
7 be prepared by a certified public accountant licensed under
8 chapter 473, at the recipient's expense, and shall be
9 performed to standards prescribed by the department. Such
10 audits shall be delivered to the department on or before
11 February 15 of each calendar year. Any fees or taxes which the
12 audit determines are due the department shall be submitted to
13 the department along with such audit. In addition, any company
14 found to be habitually abusing the privileges afforded by
15 permanent licensure shall forfeit the bond required in
16 subsection (1), and may be required by the department to
17 relinquish all permanent license plates, and not be eligible
18 to continue to participate in the program.
19 (3) The department is authorized to adopt such rules
20 as necessary to comply with this section.
21 (4) If a recipient of fleet license plates fails to
22 properly and timely renew or initially register vehicles in
23 its fleet, the department may impose a delinquency penalty of
24 $50 or 10 percent of the delinquent taxes due, whichever is
25 greater, if the failure is for not more than 30 days, with an
26 additional 10 percent penalty for each additional 30 days, or
27 fraction thereof, during the time the failure continues, not
28 to exceed a total penalty of 100 percent in the aggregate.
29 However, the penalty may not be less than $50.
30 (5) All recipients of fleet license plates authorized
31 by this section must provide the department with an annual
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1 vehicle reconciliation and must annually surrender all
2 unassigned license plates. Failure to comply may result in
3 fines of up to $1,000 for each occurrence or in suspension or
4 termination from the fleet program.
5 Section 25. Section 331.304, Florida Statutes, is
6 amended to read:
7 331.304 Spaceport territory.--The following property
8 shall constitute spaceport territory:
9 (1) Certain real property located in Brevard County
10 that is included within the 1997 boundaries of Patrick Air
11 Force Base, Cape Canaveral Air Station, John F. Kennedy Space
12 Center with the following boundaries:
13 (a) Northern boundary--Latitude 28°32'30" North.
14 (b) Eastern boundary--The mean high water line of the
15 shore along the Atlantic Ocean.
16 (c) Western boundary--Cape Road (State Road 401).
17 (d) Southern boundary--Latitude 28°26' North.
18 (2) Certain real property located in Gulf County with
19 the following boundaries:
20 (a) Northern boundary--Latitude 29°40'45" North from
21 longitude 85°20' West in a westerly direction to the mean high
22 water line of the Gulf of Mexico.
23 (b) Eastern boundary--Longitude 85°20' West.
24 (c) Western boundary--The mean high water line of the
25 shore along the Gulf of Mexico.
26 (d) Southern boundary--The mean high water line of the
27 shore along the Gulf of Mexico.
28 (3) Certain real property located in Santa Rosa,
29 Okaloosa, and Walton Counties that is included within the 1997
30 boundaries of Eglin Air Force Base.
31 Section 26. Subsection (6) of section 322.28, Florida
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1 Statutes, is amended to read:
2 322.28 Period of suspension or revocation.--
3 (6) No court shall stay the administrative suspension
4 of a driving privilege under s. 322.2615 or s. 322.2616 shall
5 be stayed upon a request for during judicial review of the
6 departmental order that resulted in such suspension and,
7 except as provided in former s. 322.261, no suspension or
8 revocation of a driving privilege shall be stayed upon an
9 appeal of the conviction or order that resulted therein.
10 Section 27. Section 332.003, Florida Statutes, is
11 amended to read:
12 332.003 Florida Airport Development and Assistance
13 Act; short title.--Sections 332.003-332.009 332.003-332.007
14 may be cited as the "Florida Airport Development and
15 Assistance Act."
16 Section 28. Subsection (1) of section 332.004, Florida
17 Statutes, is amended to read:
18 332.004 Definitions of terms used in ss.
19 332.003-332.007.--As used in ss. 332.003-332.007, the term:
20 (1) "Airport" means any area of land or water, or any
21 manmade object or facility located therein, which is used, or
22 intended for public use, for the landing and takeoff of
23 aircraft, including reusable launch vehicles and other space
24 transportation systems, and any appurtenant areas which are
25 used, or intended for public use, for airport buildings or
26 other airport facilities or rights-of-way.
27 Section 29. Section 332.009, Florida Statutes, is
28 created to read:
29 332.009 Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to
30 authorize expenditure of aviation fuel tax revenues on space
31 transportation projects. Nothing in this chapter shall be
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1 construed to limit the department's authority under s.
2 331.360.
3 Section 30. Present subsections (15) through (30) of
4 section 334.044, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as
5 subsections (16) through (31), respectively, and a new
6 subsection (15) is added to that section, to read:
7 334.044 Department; powers and duties.--The department
8 shall have the following general powers and duties:
9 (15) To regulate and prescribe conditions for the
10 transfer of stormwater to the state right-of-way as a result
11 of man-made changes to adjacent properties.
12 (a) Such regulation shall be through a permitting
13 process designed to ensure the safety and integrity of the
14 Department of Transportation facilities and to prevent an
15 unreasonable burden on lower properties.
16 (b) The department is specifically authorized to adopt
17 rules which set forth the purpose, necessary definitions,
18 permit exceptions, permit and assurance requirements, permit
19 application procedures, permit forms, general conditions for a
20 drainage permit, provisions for suspension or revocation of a
21 permit, and provisions for department recovery of fines,
22 penalties and costs incurred due to permittee actions. In
23 order to avoid duplication and overlap with other units of
24 government, the department shall accept a surface water
25 management permit issued by a water management district, the
26 Department of Environmental Protection, a surface water
27 management permit issued by a delegated local government or a
28 permit issued pursuant to an approved Stormwater Management
29 Plan or Master Drainage Plan; provided issuance is based on
30 requirements equal to or more stringent than those of the
31 department.
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1 Section 31. Subsection (15) of section 334.044,
2 Florida Statutes, as created by section 1 of Committee
3 Substitute for Senate Bill 846 as enacted by the Legislature
4 during 1998 Regular Session is repealed.
5 Section 32. Subsection (1) of section 14 of chapter
6 96-423, Laws of Florida, is amended to read:
7 Section 14. (1) Notwithstanding chapter 253, Florida
8 Statutes, or chapter 270, Florida Statutes, the Department of
9 Transportation, on behalf of the Board of Trustees of the
10 Internal Improvement Trust Fund, may sell the state real
11 property located at 5200 East Colonial Drive, Orlando,
12 Florida, which is utilized by the Department of Highway Safety
13 and Motor Vehicles. Any such sale shall be at fair market
14 value. Proceeds from the sale shall be deposited in the State
15 Transportation Trust Fund. or the existing lease between the
16 Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund and
17 the Department of Business and Professional Regulation for use
18 of the regional service center located at 133 South Semoran
19 Boulevard, Orlando, Florida, the department, with the
20 technical assistance and staff support of the Department of
21 Management Services, may sell the regional service center.
22 Proceeds from the sale shall be deposited in the Professional
23 Regulation Trust Fund and distributed to the accounts of the
24 professions, based on each profession's pro rata share of the
25 costs of the original purchase and renovation of the real
26 estate. The Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement
27 Trust Fund shall execute and deliver a deed of conveyance for
28 the purpose of carrying into effect a contract or agreement of
29 sale.
30 Section 33. In the event additional federal funds are
31 received through reauthorization of the Federal Intermodal
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1 Surface Transportation Efficiency Act, the department shall
2 apply $4.6 million to the Winchester and Englewood Corridor
3 projects, provided such use of transportation funds is
4 endorsed by the Charlotte and Sarasota/Manatee Metropolitan
5 Planning Organization. Prior to receiving any new federal
6 funds, the department shall allocate $1 million to the
7 Winchester and Englewood Corridor projects as an advance on
8 the $4.6 million of additional federal funds to be applied to
9 the projects.
10 Section 34. An amount not to exceed $78,000 of the
11 funds included in appropriation item 1916C of chapter 94-357,
12 Laws of Florida may be used to purchase land at the Florida
13 Highway Patrol station in Cross City and Dixie County.
14 Section 35. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
15 law.
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23 A bill to be entitled
24 An act relating to transportation; creating s.
25 316.0815, F.S.; providing publicly owned
26 transit vehicles right of way when reentering
27 traffic flow; amending s. 318.15, F.S.;
28 authorizing tax collectors to collect driver's
29 license reinstatement fees; amending s. 318.18,
30 F.S.; providing that fines for construction
31 zone speed violations shall be doubled only
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1 under certain circumstances; amending s.
2 334.0445, F.S.; extending the time period for
3 the model career service classification and
4 compensation plan in the Department of
5 Transportation; amending s. 335.0415, F.S.;
6 clarifying the jurisdiction and responsibility
7 for operation and maintenance of roads;
8 amending s. 337.11, F.S.; providing that
9 consultants may be covered by the department's
10 owner controlled insurance plan; amending s.
11 337.185, F.S.; increasing the amount of a
12 contractual claim that goes to the State
13 Arbitration Board; allowing the department to
14 select an alternate to serve as the
15 department's representative on the board;
16 clarifying that a department employee may not
17 be compensated for serving on the board;
18 amending the fee schedule for arbitration;
19 amending s. 337.19, F.S.; authorizing suits to
20 be brought against the department for the
21 breach of an expressed provision or an implied
22 covenant; providing that no liability may be
23 based on an oral modification of the written
24 contract; amending s. 337.29, F.S.; providing
25 for intergovernmental indemnification; amending
26 s. 337.403, F.S.; authorizing the Department of
27 Transportation to participate in the cost of
28 clearing and grubbing with utilities prior to
29 construction of a transportation facility;
30 amending s. 338.223, F.S.; clarifying certain
31 procedures for hardship and protective
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1 purchases; amending s. 338.229, F.S.;
2 authorizing the department to restrict the
3 sale, transfer, lease, or other disposition of
4 any part of the turnpike system; amending s.
5 479.01, F.S.; redefining the terms "commercial
6 or industrial zone" and "unzoned commercial or
7 industrial area" for the purposes of the laws
8 regulating outdoor advertising; providing
9 criteria for an unzoned commercial or
10 industrial area; amending s. 479.07, F.S.;
11 revising provisions related to reinstatement of
12 expired outdoor advertising permits; amending
13 s. 479.16, F.S.; providing a permit exemption
14 for certain outdoor advertising signs; amending
15 s. 832.06, F.S.; authorizing tax collectors to
16 seek prosecution against a person for writing a
17 worthless check for a driver's license or
18 identification card; amending s. 316.003,
19 F.S.; defining the term "neighborhood vehicle";
20 amending s. 316.091, F.S.; providing that on
21 specified highways certain commercial vehicles
22 may drive only in certain lanes; amending s.
23 316.1967, F.S.; reduces the number of
24 outstanding parking violations which trigger
25 the county clerk to report to the Department of
26 Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles; amending s.
27 320.01, F.S.; defining the term "agricultural
28 products"; amending s. 320.04, F.S.; providing
29 a service charge for validation stickers issued
30 by printer dispenser machines; amending s.
31 320.055, F.S.; revising registration renewal
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1 period for certain vehicles; providing for
2 staggered fleet registration; repealing s.
3 320.065, F.S., relating to the registration of
4 certain rental trailers for hire and
5 semitrailers used to haul agricultural
6 products; amending s. 320.0657, F.S.; defining
7 the term "fleet"; providing registration fees;
8 providing penalties for late or improper
9 registration amending s. 322.1615, F.S.;
10 revising language with respect to nighttime
11 driving restrictions for persons with learner's
12 driver licenses; amending s. 331.304, F.S.;
13 revising the boundaries of spaceport territory;
14 adding certain property located in Santa Rosa,
15 Okaloosa, and Walton Counties to spaceport
16 territory; amending 322.28, F.S.; revising
17 language with respect to judicial stays on
18 administrative suspensions of driving
19 privileges; amending s. 332.003, F.S.;
20 correcting a reference; amending s. 332.004,
21 F.S.; redefining the terms "airport"; creating
22 s. 332.009, F.S.; providing for application;
23 amending s. 334.044, F.S.; providing specific
24 rule-making authority; repealing s.
25 334.044(15), F.S., relating to certain
26 rulemaking authority in Senate Bill 846;
27 providing for application; repealing s.
28 335.165, F.S., relating to welcome stations;
29 amending chapter 96-423, Laws of Florida;
30 authorizing the department to sell certain
31 state property and directing the proceeds of
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