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SENATE AMENDMENT
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CHAMBER ACTION
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11 Senator Sebesta moved the following amendment:
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13 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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17 Section 1. Subsection (14) is added to section
18 339.137, Florida Statutes, to read:
19 339.137 Transportation Outreach Program (TOP)
20 supporting economic development; administration; definitions;
21 eligible projects; Transportation Outreach Program (TOP)
22 advisory council created; limitations; funding.--
23 (14) Notwithstanding this section, project
24 applications may not be accepted by the department for fiscal
25 year 2003-2004, new council members may not be selected until
26 July 1, 2003, and funds designated for the Transportation
27 Outreach Program for fiscal year 2003-2004, shall be allocated
28 by the department to its districts in accordance with section
29 339.135(4).
30 Section 2. Subsections (2), (3), and (6), of section
31 339.2817, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
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1 339.2817 County Incentive Grant Program.--
2 (2) To be eligible for consideration, projects must be
3 consistent with applicable local government comprehensive
4 plans and, to the maximum extent feasible, with local
5 metropolitan planning organization plans and local government
6 comprehensive plans.
7 (3) The department must consider, but is not limited
8 to, the following criteria for evaluation of projects for
9 County Incentive Grant Program assistance:
10 (a) The extent to which the project will encourage,
11 enhance, or create economic benefits;
12 (b) The likelihood that assistance would enable the
13 project to proceed at an earlier date than the project could
14 otherwise proceed;
15 (c) The extent to which assistance would foster
16 innovative public-private partnerships and attract private
17 debt or equity investment;
18 (d) The extent to which the project uses new
19 technologies, including intelligent transportation systems,
20 which enhance the efficiency of the project;
21 (e) The extent to which the project helps to maintain
22 or protect the environment; and
23 (f) The extent to which the project includes
24 transportation benefits for improving intermodalism and
25 safety;.
26 (g) The extent to which the county has enacted local
27 option fuel taxes and other dedicated local revenue sources or
28 adopted the 1-percent infrastructure sales surtax or the small
29 county surtax, with priority spending dedicated to
30 transportation improvements; and
31 (h) The extent to which the project incorporates
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1 corridor management techniques, including access management
2 strategies, right-of-way acquisition or protection measures,
3 and appropriate zoning and setback controls.
4 (6) A municipality may apply to the county in which
5 the municipality is located for consideration by the county
6 for funding under this section of any project or project phase
7 of a transportation facility which is located on the State
8 Highway System or which is demonstrated to relieve congestion
9 on the State Highway System. The county must evaluate all
10 municipal applications as provided in subsection (3). If the
11 proposed project is determined by the county to meet the
12 criteria in subsection (3), the county shall send the
13 application to the department on behalf of the municipality.
14 If the proposed project is approved by the department, the
15 county may retain project oversight authority and
16 responsibility for the project on behalf of the municipality.
17 If a municipality's proposed project is rejected by the county
18 for funding under this section, or if the county's proposed
19 project adversely affects a municipality within the county,
20 the municipality may request mediation to resolve any concerns
21 of the municipality and the county.
22 Section 3. For fiscal years 2003-2004 and 2004-2005,
23 the department shall allocate a maximum of $30 million to
24 projects seeking County Incentive Grant Program grants and
25 Small County Outreach Program grants. Up to 20 percent of such
26 funds shall be used for the purpose of implementing the Small
27 County Outreach Program. For fiscal year 2005-2006 the
28 department shall allocate a maximum of $4 million to projects
29 seeking County Incentive Program Grants and Small County
30 Outreach Program Grants. Up to 20 percent of such funds shall
31 be used for the purpose of implementing the Small County
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2 Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2002.
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6 And the title is amended as follows:
7 Delete everything before the enacting clause
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10 A bill to be entitled
11 An act relating to transportation grant
12 programs; amending s. 339.137, F.S.; providing
13 that applications may not be accepted by the
14 department and council members may not be
15 appointed in fiscal year 2003-2004; amending s.
16 339.2817; providing additional criteria that
17 the department must consider when evaluating
18 grant applications; authorizing counties to
19 retain or delegate oversight with respect to
20 certain projects under the County Incentive
21 Grant Program; providing appropriations;
22 providing an effective date.
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