| 1 | Representative(s) Russell offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert: |
| 5 | Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 215.615, Florida |
| 6 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 7 | 215.615 Fixed-guideway transportation systems funding.-- |
| 8 | (1) The issuance of revenue bonds by the Division of Bond |
| 9 | Finance, on behalf of the Department of Transportation, pursuant |
| 10 | to s. 11, Art. VII of the State Constitution, is authorized, |
| 11 | pursuant to the State Bond Act, to finance or refinance fixed |
| 12 | capital expenditures for fixed-guideway transportation systems, |
| 13 | as defined in s. 341.031, including facilities appurtenant |
| 14 | thereto, costs of issuance, and other amounts relating to such |
| 15 | financing or refinancing. Such revenue bonds shall be matched on |
| 16 | a 50-50 basis with funds from sources other than revenues of the |
| 17 | Department of Transportation, in a manner acceptable to the |
| 18 | Department of Transportation. The Division of Bond Finance is |
| 19 | authorized to consider innovative financing techniques, |
| 20 | technologies which may include, but are not limited to, |
| 21 | innovative bidding and structures of potential financings |
| 22 | findings that may result in negotiated transactions. |
| 23 | (a) The department and any participating commuter rail |
| 24 | authority or regional transportation authority established under |
| 25 | chapter 343, local governments, or local governments |
| 26 | collectively by interlocal agreement having jurisdiction of a |
| 27 | fixed-guideway transportation system may enter into an |
| 28 | interlocal agreement to promote the efficient and cost-effective |
| 29 | financing or refinancing of fixed-guideway transportation system |
| 30 | projects by revenue bonds issued pursuant to this subsection. |
| 31 | The terms of such interlocal agreements shall include provisions |
| 32 | for the Department of Transportation to request the issuance of |
| 33 | the bonds on behalf of the parties; shall provide that the |
| 34 | department's share may be up to 50 percent of the eligible |
| 35 | project cost, which may include a share of annual each party to |
| 36 | the agreement is contractually liable for an equal share of |
| 37 | funding an amount equal to the debt service requirements of such |
| 38 | bonds; and shall include any other terms, provisions, or |
| 39 | covenants necessary to the making of and full performance under |
| 40 | such interlocal agreement. Repayments made to the department |
| 41 | under any interlocal agreement are not pledged to the repayment |
| 42 | of bonds issued hereunder, and failure of the local governmental |
| 43 | authority to make such payment shall not affect the obligation |
| 44 | of the department to pay debt service on the bonds. |
| 45 | (b) Revenue bonds issued pursuant to this subsection shall |
| 46 | not constitute a general obligation of, or a pledge of the full |
| 47 | faith and credit of, the State of Florida. Bonds issued pursuant |
| 48 | to this section shall be payable from funds available pursuant |
| 49 | to s. 206.46(3), subject to annual appropriation. The amount of |
| 50 | revenues available for debt service shall never exceed a maximum |
| 51 | of 2 percent of all state revenues deposited into the State |
| 52 | Transportation Trust Fund. |
| 53 | (c) The projects to be financed or refinanced with the |
| 54 | proceeds of the revenue bonds issued hereunder are designated as |
| 55 | state fixed capital outlay projects for purposes of s. 11(d), |
| 56 | Art. VII of the State Constitution, and the specific projects to |
| 57 | be financed or refinanced shall be determined by the Department |
| 58 | of Transportation in accordance with state law and |
| 59 | appropriations from the State Transportation Trust Fund. Each |
| 60 | project to be financed with the proceeds of the bonds issued |
| 61 | pursuant to this subsection must first be approved by the |
| 62 | Legislature by an act of general law. |
| 63 | (d) Any complaint for validation of bonds issued pursuant |
| 64 | to this section shall be filed in the circuit court of the |
| 65 | county where the seat of state government is situated, the |
| 66 | notice required to be published by s. 75.06 shall be published |
| 67 | only in the county where the complaint is filed, and the |
| 68 | complaint and order of the circuit court shall be served only on |
| 69 | the state attorney of the circuit in which the action is |
| 70 | pending. |
| 71 | (e) The state does hereby covenant with holders of such |
| 72 | revenue bonds or other instruments of indebtedness issued |
| 73 | hereunder, that it will not repeal or impair or amend these |
| 74 | provisions in any manner that will materially and adversely |
| 75 | affect the rights of such holders as long as bonds authorized by |
| 76 | this subsection are outstanding. |
| 77 | (f) This subsection supersedes any inconsistent provisions |
| 78 | in existing law. |
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| 80 | Notwithstanding this subsection, the lien of revenue bonds |
| 81 | issued pursuant to this subsection on moneys deposited into the |
| 82 | State Transportation Trust Fund shall be subordinate to the lien |
| 83 | on such moneys of bonds issued under ss. 215.605, 320.20, and |
| 84 | 215.616, and any pledge of such moneys to pay operating and |
| 85 | maintenance expenses under s. 206.46(5) and chapter 348, as may |
| 86 | be amended. |
| 87 | Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section |
| 88 | 337.11, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 89 | 337.11 Contracting authority of department; bids; |
| 90 | emergency repairs, supplemental agreements, and change orders; |
| 91 | combined design and construction contracts; progress payments; |
| 92 | records; requirements of vehicle registration.-- |
| 93 | (3)(a) On all construction contracts of $250,000 or less, |
| 94 | as well as any construction contract of less than $500,000 which |
| 95 | the department has pursuant to s. 337.14 waived |
| 96 | prequalification, the department shall advertise for bids in a |
| 97 | newspaper having general circulation in the county where the |
| 98 | proposed work is located. Publication shall be at least once a |
| 99 | week for no less than 2 consecutive weeks, and the first |
| 100 | publication shall be no less than 14 days prior to the date on |
| 101 | which bids are to be received. |
| 102 | Section 3. Subsection (1) of section 337.14, Florida |
| 103 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 104 | 337.14 Application for qualification; certificate of |
| 105 | qualification; restrictions; request for hearing.-- |
| 106 | (1) Any person desiring to bid for the performance of any |
| 107 | construction contract in excess of $250,000 which the department |
| 108 | proposes to let must first be certified by the department as |
| 109 | qualified pursuant to this section and rules of the department. |
| 110 | The rules of the department shall address the qualification of |
| 111 | persons to bid on construction contracts in excess of $250,000 |
| 112 | and shall include requirements with respect to the equipment, |
| 113 | past record, experience, financial resources, and organizational |
| 114 | personnel of the applicant necessary to perform the specific |
| 115 | class of work for which the person seeks certification. The |
| 116 | department is authorized to limit the dollar amount of any |
| 117 | contract upon which a person is qualified to bid or the |
| 118 | aggregate total dollar volume of contracts such person is |
| 119 | allowed to have under contract at any one time. Each applicant |
| 120 | seeking qualification to bid on construction contracts in excess |
| 121 | of $250,000 shall furnish the department a statement under oath, |
| 122 | on such forms as the department may prescribe, setting forth |
| 123 | detailed information as required on the application. Each |
| 124 | application for certification shall be accompanied by the latest |
| 125 | annual financial statement of the applicant completed within the |
| 126 | last 12 months. If the annual financial statement shows the |
| 127 | financial condition of the applicant more than 4 months prior to |
| 128 | the date on which the application is received by the department, |
| 129 | then an interim financial statement must also be submitted. The |
| 130 | interim financial statement must cover the period from the end |
| 131 | date of the annual statement and must show the financial |
| 132 | condition of the applicant no more than 4 months prior to the |
| 133 | date on which the application is received by the department. |
| 134 | Each required annual or interim financial statement must be |
| 135 | audited and accompanied by the opinion of a certified public |
| 136 | accountant or a public accountant approved by the department. |
| 137 | The information required by this subsection is confidential and |
| 138 | exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1). The department |
| 139 | shall act upon the application for qualification within 30 days |
| 140 | after the department determines that the application is |
| 141 | complete. The department may waive the requirements of this |
| 142 | subsection for projects having a contract price of $500,000 or |
| 143 | less if the department determines that the project is of a |
| 144 | noncritical nature and noncompliance with the subsection will |
| 145 | not endanger public health, safety, or property. |
| 146 | Section 4. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section |
| 147 | 337.18, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 148 | 337.18 Surety bonds for construction or maintenance |
| 149 | contracts; requirement with respect to contract award; bond |
| 150 | requirements; defaults; damage assessments.-- |
| 151 | (1)(a) A surety bond shall be required of the successful |
| 152 | bidder in an amount equal to the awarded contract price. |
| 153 | However, the department may choose, in its discretion and |
| 154 | applicable only to multiyear maintenance contracts, to allow for |
| 155 | incremental annual contract bonds that cumulatively total the |
| 156 | full, awarded multiyear contract price. For a project for which |
| 157 | the contract price is $250,000 $150,000 or less, the department |
| 158 | may waive the requirement for all or a portion of a surety bond |
| 159 | if it determines the project is of a noncritical nature and |
| 160 | nonperformance will not endanger public health, safety, or |
| 161 | property. If the secretary or the secretary's designee |
| 162 | determines that it is in the best interests of the department to |
| 163 | do so and that a reduced bonding requirement for a project will |
| 164 | not endanger public health, safety, or property, the department |
| 165 | may waive the requirement of a surety bond in an amount equal to |
| 166 | the awarded contract price for a project having a contract price |
| 167 | of $250 million or more, and, in its place, may set a surety |
| 168 | bond amount that is a portion of the total contract price and |
| 169 | provide an alternate means of security for the balance of the |
| 170 | contract amount which is not covered by the surety bond or |
| 171 | provide for incremental surety bonding and provide an alternate |
| 172 | means of security for the balance of the contract amount which |
| 173 | is not covered by the surety bond. Such alternative means of |
| 174 | security may include letters of credit, United States bonds and |
| 175 | notes, parent company guaranties, and cash collateral. The |
| 176 | department may require alternate means of security if a surety |
| 177 | bond is waived. The surety on such bond shall be a surety |
| 178 | company authorized to do business in the state. All bonds shall |
| 179 | be payable to the department and conditioned for the prompt, |
| 180 | faithful, and efficient performance of the contract according to |
| 181 | plans and specifications and within the time period specified, |
| 182 | and for the prompt payment of all persons defined in s. 713.01 |
| 183 | furnishing labor, material, equipment, and supplies for work |
| 184 | provided in the contract; however, whenever an improvement, |
| 185 | demolition, or removal contract price is $25,000 or less, the |
| 186 | security may, in the discretion of the bidder, be in the form of |
| 187 | a cashier's check, bank money order of any state or national |
| 188 | bank, certified check, or postal money order. The department |
| 189 | shall adopt rules to implement this subsection. Such rules shall |
| 190 | include provisions under which the department shall refuse to |
| 191 | accept bonds on contracts when a surety wrongfully fails or |
| 192 | refuses to settle or provide a defense for claims or actions |
| 193 | arising under a contract for which the surety previously |
| 194 | furnished a bond. |
| 195 | Section 5. Subsection (1) of section 338.2275, Florida |
| 196 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 197 | 338.2275 Approved turnpike projects.-- |
| 198 | (1) Legislative approval of the department's tentative |
| 199 | work program that contains the turnpike project constitutes |
| 200 | approval to issue bonds as required by s. 11(f), Art. VII of the |
| 201 | State Constitution. No more than $6 billion of bonds may be |
| 202 | outstanding to fund approved turnpike projects. Turnpike |
| 203 | projects approved to be included in future tentative work |
| 204 | programs include, but are not limited to, projects contained in |
| 205 | the 2003-2004 tentative work program. A maximum of $4.5 billion |
| 206 | of bonds may be issued to fund approved turnpike projects. |
| 207 | Section 6. Section 212.0606, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 208 | to read: |
| 209 | 212.0606 Rental car surcharge.-- |
| 210 | (1) A surcharge of $2 $2.00 per day or any part of a day |
| 211 | is imposed upon the lease or rental of a motor vehicle licensed |
| 212 | for hire and designed to carry fewer less than nine passengers, |
| 213 | regardless of whether such motor vehicle is licensed in Florida. |
| 214 | The surcharge applies to only the first 30 days of the term of |
| 215 | any lease or rental and. The surcharge is subject to all |
| 216 | applicable taxes imposed by this chapter. |
| 217 | (2)(a) Notwithstanding s. the provisions of section |
| 218 | 212.20, and less costs of administration, 80 percent of the |
| 219 | proceeds of the this surcharge imposed under subsection (1) |
| 220 | shall be deposited in the State Transportation Trust Fund, 15.75 |
| 221 | percent of the proceeds of this surcharge shall be deposited in |
| 222 | the Tourism Promotional Trust Fund created in s. 288.122, and |
| 223 | 4.25 percent of the proceeds of this surcharge shall be |
| 224 | deposited in the Florida International Trade and Promotion Trust |
| 225 | Fund. As used in For the purposes of this subsection, "proceeds" |
| 226 | of the surcharge means all funds collected and received by the |
| 227 | department under subsection (1) this section, including interest |
| 228 | and penalties on delinquent surcharges. The department shall |
| 229 | provide the Department of Transportation rental car surcharge |
| 230 | revenue information for the previous state fiscal year by |
| 231 | September 1 of each year. |
| 232 | (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in fiscal |
| 233 | year 2007-2008 and each year thereafter, the proceeds deposited |
| 234 | in the State Transportation Trust Fund shall be allocated on an |
| 235 | annual basis in the Department of Transportation's work program |
| 236 | to each department district, except the Turnpike District. The |
| 237 | amount allocated for each district shall be based upon the |
| 238 | amount of proceeds attributed to the counties within each |
| 239 | respective district. |
| 240 | (3)(a) In addition to the surcharge imposed under |
| 241 | subsection (1), a county may provide by ordinance, to be |
| 242 | approved by countywide referendum, for the imposition of a local |
| 243 | surcharge of $2 per day or any part of a day upon the lease or |
| 244 | rental of a motor vehicle licensed for hire and designed to |
| 245 | carry fewer than nine passengers, regardless of whether such |
| 246 | motor vehicle is licensed in this state. The local surcharge may |
| 247 | be applied to only the first 30 days of the term of any lease or |
| 248 | rental. The local surcharge shall not apply to the lease or |
| 249 | rental of a motor vehicle by a person for the period of time |
| 250 | required to have a motor vehicle owned by the person undergo |
| 251 | maintenance or repair. The person must provide a receipt for the |
| 252 | cost of the maintenance or repair services and documentation |
| 253 | that the person owns the motor vehicle undergoing maintenance or |
| 254 | repair. The local surcharge is subject to all applicable taxes |
| 255 | imposed by this chapter. |
| 256 | (b) If the ordinance authorizing the imposition of the |
| 257 | local surcharge is approved by such referendum, a certified copy |
| 258 | of the ordinance shall be furnished by the county to the |
| 259 | department within 10 days after such approval, but no later than |
| 260 | November 16 prior to the effective date. The notice must specify |
| 261 | the time period during which the local surcharge will be in |
| 262 | effect and must include a copy of the ordinance and such other |
| 263 | information as the department may require by rule. Failure to |
| 264 | timely provide such notification to the department shall result |
| 265 | in the delay of the effective date for a period of 1 year. The |
| 266 | effective date for any county to impose the local surcharge |
| 267 | shall be January 1 following the year in which the ordinance was |
| 268 | approved by referendum. A local surcharge may not terminate on a |
| 269 | date other than December 31. |
| 270 | (c) Any local surcharge proceeds collected by a dealer |
| 271 | that fails to report surcharge collections by county as required |
| 272 | by paragraph (4)(b) shall be deposited into the Solid Waste |
| 273 | Management Trust Fund and then transferred to the Local Option |
| 274 | Fuel Tax Trust Fund as separate from the county surcharge |
| 275 | collection accounts. The department shall distribute funds in |
| 276 | this account, less the cost of administration, using a |
| 277 | distribution factor determined for each county that levies a |
| 278 | local surcharge, based upon the county's latest official |
| 279 | population determined pursuant to s. 186.901 and multiplied by |
| 280 | the amount of funds in the account and available for |
| 281 | distribution. |
| 282 | (d) Notwithstanding s. 212.20, and less the costs of |
| 283 | administration, the proceeds of the local surcharge imposed |
| 284 | under paragraph (a) shall be transferred to the Local Option |
| 285 | Fuel Tax Trust Fund for the purposes allowed under s. 206.60 and |
| 286 | distributed monthly by the department under s. 336.025(3)(a)1. |
| 287 | or s. 336.025(4)(a), except that the local surcharge proceeds |
| 288 | shall be distributed monthly by the department directly to those |
| 289 | counties that have entered into interlocal funding agreements |
| 290 | with regional transportation authorities created pursuant to |
| 291 | chapter 343. As used in this subsection, "proceeds" of the local |
| 292 | surcharge means all funds collected and received by the |
| 293 | department under this subsection, including interest and |
| 294 | penalties on delinquent local surcharges. |
| 295 | (4)(3)(a) Except as provided in this section, the |
| 296 | department shall administer, collect, and enforce the surcharge |
| 297 | and local surcharge as provided in this chapter. |
| 298 | (b) The department shall require dealers to report |
| 299 | surcharge and local surcharge collections according to the |
| 300 | county to which the surcharge and local surcharge were was |
| 301 | attributed. For purposes of this section, the surcharge and |
| 302 | local surcharge shall be attributed to the county where the |
| 303 | rental agreement was entered into. |
| 304 | (c) Dealers who collect a the rental car surcharge shall |
| 305 | report to the department all surcharge and local surcharge |
| 306 | revenues attributed to the county where the rental agreement was |
| 307 | entered into on a timely filed return for each required |
| 308 | reporting period. The provisions of this chapter which apply to |
| 309 | interest and penalties on delinquent taxes shall apply to the |
| 310 | surcharge and local surcharge. The surcharge and local surcharge |
| 311 | shall not be included in the calculation of estimated taxes |
| 312 | pursuant to s. 212.11. The dealer's credit provided in s. 212.12 |
| 313 | shall not apply to any amount collected under this section. |
| 314 | (5)(4) The surcharge and any local surcharge imposed by |
| 315 | this section do does not apply to a motor vehicle provided at no |
| 316 | charge to a person whose motor vehicle is being repaired, |
| 317 | adjusted, or serviced by the entity providing the replacement |
| 318 | motor vehicle. |
| 319 | Section 7. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section |
| 320 | 343.54, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 321 | 343.54 Powers and duties.-- |
| 322 | (1) |
| 323 | (b) It is the express intention of this part that the |
| 324 | authority be authorized to plan, develop, own, purchase, lease, |
| 325 | or otherwise acquire, demolish, construct, improve, relocate, |
| 326 | equip, repair, maintain, operate, and manage a transit system |
| 327 | and transit facilities; to establish and determine the policies |
| 328 | necessary for the best interest of the operation and promotion |
| 329 | of a transit system; and to adopt rules necessary to govern the |
| 330 | operation of a transit commuter rail system and transit commuter |
| 331 | rail facilities. It is the intent of the Legislature that the |
| 332 | South Florida Regional Transportation Authority shall have |
| 333 | overall authority to coordinate, develop, and operate a regional |
| 334 | transportation system within the area served. |
| 335 | Section 8. Subsection (4) is added to section 343.55, |
| 336 | Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 337 | 343.55 Issuance of revenue bonds.-- |
| 338 | (4) The state pledges to and agrees with any person, firm, |
| 339 | corporation, or federal or state agency subscribing to or |
| 340 | acquiring the bonds to be issued by the authority for the |
| 341 | purposes of the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority |
| 342 | Act that the state will not limit or alter the rights vested in |
| 343 | the authority under this section until all bonds at any time |
| 344 | issued and secured by revenues remitted to the authority |
| 345 | pursuant to s. 343.58, together with the interest thereon, are |
| 346 | fully paid and discharged, insofar as the same affects the |
| 347 | rights of the holders of bonds issued under this section. |
| 348 | Section 9. Section 343.58, Florida Statutes, is amended to |
| 349 | read: |
| 350 | 343.58 County funding for the South Florida Regional |
| 351 | Transportation Authority.-- |
| 352 | (1) Each county served by the South Florida Regional |
| 353 | Transportation Authority must dedicate and transfer not less |
| 354 | than $2.67 million to the authority annually. The recurring |
| 355 | annual $2.67 million must be dedicated by the governing body of |
| 356 | each county prior to October 31 of each fiscal year by August 1, |
| 357 | 2003. Notwithstanding ss. 206.41 and 206.87, such dedicated |
| 358 | funding may come from each county's share of the ninth-cent fuel |
| 359 | tax, the local option fuel tax, or any other source of local gas |
| 360 | taxes or other nonfederal funds available to the counties. In |
| 361 | addition, the Legislature authorizes the levy of an annual |
| 362 | license tax in the amount of $2 for the registration or renewal |
| 363 | of registration of each vehicle taxed under s. 320.08 and |
| 364 | registered in the area served by the South Florida Regional |
| 365 | Transportation Authority. The annual license tax shall take |
| 366 | effect in any county served by the authority upon approval by |
| 367 | the residents in a county served by the authority. The annual |
| 368 | license tax shall be levied and the Department of Highway Safety |
| 369 | and Motor Vehicles shall remit the proceeds each month from the |
| 370 | tax to the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority. |
| 371 | (2) At least $45 million of the state-authorized, local |
| 372 | option rental-car surcharge available to Broward, Miami-Dade, |
| 373 | and Palm Beach counties shall be directed to the authority to |
| 374 | fund its capital, operating, and maintenance expenses. The |
| 375 | funding source shall be dedicated to the authority only if |
| 376 | Broward, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach counties each impose the |
| 377 | local-option rental-car surcharge. |
| 378 | (3)(2) In addition, each county shall continue to annually |
| 379 | fund the operations of the South Florida Regional Transportation |
| 380 | Authority in an amount not less than $4.2 $1.565 million. |
| 381 | Revenue raised Such funds pursuant to this subsection shall also |
| 382 | be considered a dedicated funding source. |
| 383 | (4) The current funding obligations under subsections (1) |
| 384 | and (3) shall cease upon commencement of the collection of |
| 385 | funding from the funding source under subsection (2). Should the |
| 386 | funding under subsection (2) be discontinued for any reason, the |
| 387 | funding obligations under subsections (1) and (3) shall resume |
| 388 | when collection from the funding source under subsection (2) |
| 389 | ceases. Payment by the counties shall be on a pro rata basis the |
| 390 | first year following cessation of the funding under subsection |
| 391 | (2). The authority shall refund a pro rata share of the payments |
| 392 | for the current fiscal year made pursuant to the current funding |
| 393 | obligations under subsections (1) and (3) as soon as reasonably |
| 394 | practicable after it begins to receive funds under subsection |
| 395 | (2). |
| 396 | (5) If, by December 31, 2015 2009, the South Florida |
| 397 | Regional Transportation Authority has not received federal |
| 398 | matching funds based upon the dedication of funds under |
| 399 | subsection (1), subsection (1) shall be repealed. |
| 400 | Section 10. The Legislature finds that a proper and |
| 401 | legitimate state purpose is served in the effective and |
| 402 | efficient planning and operation of a regional transportation |
| 403 | system. Therefore, the Legislature determines and declares that |
| 404 | this act fulfills an important state interest. |
| 405 | Section 11. Subsection (3) is added to section 338.161, |
| 406 | Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 407 | 338.161 Authority of department or toll agencies to |
| 408 | advertise and promote electronic toll collection; expanded uses |
| 409 | of electronic toll collection system; studies authorized.-- |
| 410 | (3)(a) The department or any toll agency created by |
| 411 | statute may incur expenses to advertise or promote its |
| 412 | electronic toll collection system to consumers on or off the |
| 413 | turnpike or toll system. |
| 414 | (b) If the department or any toll agency created by |
| 415 | statute finds that it can increase nontoll revenues or add |
| 416 | convenience or other value for its customers, the department or |
| 417 | toll agency may enter into agreements with any private or public |
| 418 | entity allowing the use of its electronic toll collection system |
| 419 | to pay parking fees for vehicles equipped with a transponder or |
| 420 | similar device. The department or toll agency may initiate |
| 421 | feasibility studies of additional future uses of its electronic |
| 422 | toll collection system and make recommendations to the |
| 423 | Legislature to authorize such uses. |
| 424 | Section 12. George W. Harris, Jr. Boulevard designated; |
| 425 | Department of Transportation to erect suitable markers.-- |
| 426 | (1) That portion of U.S. Highway 98/State Road 35/700 in |
| 427 | Polk County between Main Street in Bartow and Main Street in |
| 428 | Lakeland is designated as "George W. Harris, Jr. Boulevard." |
| 429 | (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect |
| 430 | suitable markers designating George W. Harris, Jr. Boulevard as |
| 431 | described in subsection (1). |
| 432 | Section 13. Angel Manuel De La Portilla Way designated; |
| 433 | Department of Transportation to erect suitable markers.-- |
| 434 | (1) That portion of S.W. 12th Avenue between Coral Way and |
| 435 | S.W. 8th Street in Miami-Dade County is designated as "Angel |
| 436 | Manuel De La Portilla Way." |
| 437 | (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect |
| 438 | suitable markers designating Angel Manuel De La Portilla Way as |
| 439 | described in subsection (1). |
| 440 | Section 14. Dennis Pastrana Avenue designated; Department |
| 441 | of Transportation to erect suitable markers.-- |
| 442 | (1) That portion of N.W. 21st Avenue between N.W. 20th |
| 443 | Street and N.W. 23rd Street in Miami-Dade County is designated |
| 444 | as "Dennis Pastrana Avenue." |
| 445 | (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect |
| 446 | suitable markers designating Dennis Pastrana Avenue as described |
| 447 | in subsection (1). |
| 448 | Section 15. Luis Conte Aguero Way designated; Department |
| 449 | of Transportation to erect suitable markers.-- |
| 450 | (1) That portion of 27th Avenue between Coral Way and S.W. |
| 451 | 8th Street in Miami-Dade County is designated as "Luis Conte |
| 452 | Aguero Way." |
| 453 | (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect |
| 454 | suitable markers designating Luis Conte Aguero Way as described |
| 455 | in subsection (1). |
| 456 | Section 16. Estrella Rubio Way designated; Department of |
| 457 | Transportation to erect suitable markers.-- |
| 458 | (1) That portion of LeJeune Road/S.W. 42nd Avenue between |
| 459 | S.W. 8th Street and Coral Way in Miami-Dade County is designated |
| 460 | as "Estrella Rubio Way." |
| 461 | (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect |
| 462 | suitable markers designating Estrella Rubio Way as described in |
| 463 | subsection (1). |
| 464 | Section 17. Rafael Diaz Balart Road designated; Department |
| 465 | of Transportation to erect suitable markers.-- |
| 466 | (1) That portion of LeJeune Road/S.W. 42nd Avenue between |
| 467 | Flagler Street and S.W. 8th Street in Miami-Dade County is |
| 468 | designated as "Rafael Diaz Balart Road." |
| 469 | (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect |
| 470 | suitable markers designating Rafael Diaz Balart Road as |
| 471 | described in subsection (1). |
| 472 | Section 18. Ambassador Armando Valladares Drive |
| 473 | designated; Department of Transportation to erect suitable |
| 474 | markers.-- |
| 475 | (1) That portion of N. Kendall Drive between S.W. 117th |
| 476 | Avenue and S.W. 127th Avenue in Miami-Dade County is designated |
| 477 | as "Ambassador Armando Valladares Drive." |
| 478 | (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect |
| 479 | suitable markers designating Ambassador Armando Valladares Drive |
| 480 | as described in subsection (1). |
| 481 | Section 19. This act shall take effect July 1, 2006. |
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| 485 | Remove the entire title and insert: |
| 486 | A bill to be entitled |
| 487 | An act relating to the Department of Transportation; |
| 488 | amending s. 215.615, F.S.; revising matching requirements |
| 489 | for revenue bonds issued for fixed-guideway transportation |
| 490 | systems; amending s. 337.11, F.S.; amending notification |
| 491 | requirements for construction contracts; amending s. |
| 492 | 337.14, F.S.; providing exemptions from prequalification |
| 493 | requirements for certain projects; amending s. 337.18, |
| 494 | F.S.; revising requirements for surety bonds for certain |
| 495 | construction projects; amending s. 338.2275, F.S.; |
| 496 | deleting obsolete provisions; revising the maximum amount |
| 497 | of bonds that are available for turnpike projects; |
| 498 | amending s. 212.0606, F.S.; providing for the imposition |
| 499 | by countywide referendum of an additional surcharge on the |
| 500 | lease or rental of a motor vehicle; providing procedures |
| 501 | and requirements for imposing the surcharge; providing for |
| 502 | time of effect of the surcharge; providing for a |
| 503 | distribution and use of funds collected from the |
| 504 | surcharge; providing procedures for collection; providing |
| 505 | for exceptions; amending s. 343.54, F.S.; revising |
| 506 | language relating to powers and duties of the South |
| 507 | Florida Regional Transportation Authority; deleting the |
| 508 | term "commuter rail"; amending s. 343.55, F.S.; providing |
| 509 | pledge to bondholders that the state will not alter |
| 510 | certain rights vested in the authority that affect the |
| 511 | rights of bondholders while bonds are outstanding; |
| 512 | amending s. 343.58, F.S.; revising provisions for funding |
| 513 | of the authority; requiring counties served by the |
| 514 | authority to annually transfer certain funds before a |
| 515 | certain date; removing provisions for sources of that |
| 516 | funding; removing authorization for a vehicle registration |
| 517 | tax; providing for a certain funding source for capital, |
| 518 | operating, and maintenance expenses; revising county |
| 519 | funding amounts to fund operations; providing for |
| 520 | cessation of specified county funding contributions and |
| 521 | providing for certain refunding of the contributions under |
| 522 | certain circumstances; revising timeframe for repeal of |
| 523 | specified funding provisions under certain circumstances; |
| 524 | providing a statement of important state interest; |
| 525 | amending s. 338.161, F.S.; providing for the department |
| 526 | and certain toll agencies to enter into agreements with |
| 527 | public or private entities for additional uses of |
| 528 | electronic toll collection products and services; |
| 529 | authorizing feasibility studies by the department or a |
| 530 | toll agency of additional uses of electronic toll devices |
| 531 | for legislative consideration; designating George W. |
| 532 | Harris, Jr. Boulevard in Polk County; designating Angel |
| 533 | Manuel De La Portilla Way, Dennis Pastrana Avenue, Luis |
| 534 | Conte Aguero Way, Estrella Rubio Way, Rafael Diaz Balart |
| 535 | Road, and Ambassador Armando Valladares Drive in Miami- |
| 536 | Dade County; directing the department to erect suitable |
| 537 | markers; providing an effective date. |