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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                   Bill No. HB 757

    Amendment No. 004s (for drafter's use only)

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11  The Committee on Transportation offered the following:

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13         Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 38, of the bill between lines 18 and 19,

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17         Section 15.  Subsections (2) and (5) of section 339.55,

18  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

19         339.55 State-funded infrastructure bank.--

20         (2)  The bank may lend capital costs or provide credit

21  enhancements for a transportation facility project that is on

22  the State Highway System or that provides for increased

23  mobility on the state's transportation system or provides

24  intermodal connectivity with airports, seaports, rail

25  facilities and other transportation terminals, pursuant to s.

26  341.053 for the movement of people and goods.  Loans from the

27  bank may be subordinated to senior project debt that has an

28  investment grade rating of "BBB" or higher.

29         (5)  The department may consider, but is not limited

30  to, the following criteria for evaluation of projects for

31  assistance from the bank:

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  1         (a)  The credit worthiness of the project.

  2         (b)  A demonstration that the project will encourage,

  3  enhance, or create economic benefits.

  4         (c)  The likelihood that assistance would enable the

  5  project to proceed at an earlier date than would otherwise be

  6  possible.

  7         (d)  The extent to which assistance would foster

  8  innovative public-private partnerships and attract private

  9  debt or equity investment.

10         (e)  The extent to which the project would use new

11  technologies, including intelligent transportation systems,

12  that would enhance the efficient operation of the project.

13         (f)  The extent to which the project would maintain or

14  protect the environment.

15         (g)  A demonstration that the project includes

16  transportation benefits for improving intermodalism, cargo and

17  freight movement, and safety.

18         (h)  The amount of the proposed assistance as a

19  percentage of the overall project costs with emphasis on local

20  and private participation.

21         (i)  The extent to which the project will provide for

22  connectivity between the State Highway System and airports,

23  seaports, rail facilities, and other transportation terminals

24  and intermodal options pursuant to s. 341.053 for the

25  increased accessibility and movement of people and goods. 

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29  And the title is amended as follows:

30         On page 3, line 3, after the semicolon,

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  2         amending s. 339.55, F.S.; allowing State

  3         Infrastructure Bank funds to be spent on

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