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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

    787-119AXA-02                               Bill No. CS/HB 757

    Amendment No. 2 (for drafter's use only)

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11  Representative(s) Paul offered the following:

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13         Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 25, between lines 8 and 9,

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17         Section 3.  Section 73.0616, Florida Statutes, is

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19         73.0616  Property Rights Accountability Act.--

20         (1)  This section may be cited as the "Property Rights

21  Accountability Act of 2002."

22         (2)  It is the intent of the Legislature to promote

23  effective and cost-efficient procedures for acquiring

24  right-of-way lands necessary for public projects. Accordingly,

25  the Legislature believes that this intent is best served when

26  state condemning authorities analyze the provision of such

27  services as legal counsel and right-of-way costs to determine

28  the optimal balance between the costs associated with

29  providing such services and the quality of the services

30  provided. When this intent is best served by private-sector

31  providers, state condemning authorities shall contract with

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  1  such providers for these services. It is the further intent of

  2  the Legislature that this be an ongoing, periodic activity of

  3  all state condemning authorities.

  4         (3)  The Department of Transportation shall conduct a

  5  written analysis of the cost of providing legal counsel and

  6  all other activities related to right-of-way acquisition. This

  7  analysis shall be the basis of comparison for a request for

  8  proposals or solicitation of bids to be issued by the

  9  Department of Management Services.

10         (4)  Within 30 days after conclusion of the bid

11  process, the Department of Transportation shall publish and

12  discuss the responses to the request for proposals or

13  solicitation of bids, including a written comparison to the

14  analysis required in subsection (3) and a written report of

15  the results of the bid process.

16         (5)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any

17  cost savings realized by a state agency through the provision

18  of contracted legal services pursuant to this section shall be

19  used for ongoing road construction projects.

20         (6)  The Department of Management Services shall

21  provide technical assistance to state agencies for the purpose

22  of implementing this section.

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26  And the title is amended as follows:

27         On page 1, line 17, after "actions;"

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30         creating s. 73.0616, F.S.; providing for a

31         request for proposals or solicitation of bids

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  2         acquisition of right-of-way property; providing

  3         for disclosure and publication; providing for

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