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11 The Committee on Transportation and Economic Development
12 Appropriations (Fasano) recommended the following amendment:
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14 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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18 Section 1. The Legislature finds that there is a
19 compelling need for improvements in infrastructure, as
20 identified during the 2004 and 2005 hurricane seasons, in
21 order to better protect the residents of this state. Based on
22 the criteria specified in this section, the Legislature shall
23 make funds available to local and state agencies through
24 appropriations to the Department of Community Affairs for the
25 purpose of enhancing public education and information,
26 constructing or improving county emergency operations centers,
27 providing emergency power for public special-needs hurricane
28 evacuation shelters, retrofitting public hurricane evacuation
29 shelters, improving logistical staging and warehouse capacity
30 for commodities, and planning for hurricane evacuations. The
31 criteria in this section shall be considered by the
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1 Legislature in determining eligibility for funding.
2 (1)(a) The Legislature finds that county emergency
3 operations centers should meet minimum criteria for structural
4 survivability and sufficiency of operational space, as
5 determined by assessments performed by the Department of
6 Community Affairs using the structural requirements of
7 American Red Cross Standard ARC 4496, "Guidelines for
8 Hurricane Evacuation Shelter Selection," and based on guidance
9 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Criteria for
10 prioritizing and recommending the funding for county emergency
11 operations centers include, but are not limited to, county
12 population, hurricane evacuation clearance time for the
13 vulnerable population of the county, structural survivability
14 of the existing emergency operations center, and guidance of
15 the Federal Emergency Management Agency for workspace
16 requirements for the emergency operations center. First
17 priority for funding recommendations shall be for county
18 emergency operations centers where no survivable facility
19 exists and where workspace deficits exist. Funding
20 recommendations made pursuant to this paragraph may not
21 include land acquisition; the purchase of equipment,
22 furnishings, communications, or operational systems; or
23 recurring expenditures. Funding recommendations must be
24 limited to the construction or structural renovation of the
25 county emergency operations center needed to meet the same
26 structural requirements of American Red Cross Standard ARC
27 4496, "Guidelines for Hurricane Evacuation Shelter Selection,"
28 and national workspace recommendations. The Department of
29 Community Affairs shall establish a statewide competitive
30 grant application process for proposals to construct or
31 improve county emergency operations centers such that those
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1 centers would, upon completion of the project, meet minimum
2 criteria as specified in this section. The application may
3 contain one or more independent proposals for:
4 1. A construction or improvement project requesting
5 state financial assistance or having received state financial
6 assistance which also includes facility hardening or
7 mitigation and which qualifies for funding under the federal
8 Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. These proposals must document
9 the commitment of all local funds needed and identify the
10 proposed state and federal funding needed, based on the
11 funding criteria specified in this paragraph, to complete the
12 project for a fully operational county emergency operations
13 center.
14 2. A construction or improvement project to be funded
15 with local or other nonstate funds which includes facility
16 hardening or mitigation and which qualifies for funding under
17 the federal Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. These proposals
18 must document the commitment of all local funds needed and
19 identify the proposed federal funding needed, based on the
20 funding criteria in this paragraph, to complete the project
21 for a fully operational county emergency operations center.
22 (b) The department shall prioritize all properly
23 submitted project applications based on minimum criteria as
24 specified in this section, local government participation, and
25 documented need. In reviewing proposals, the department must
26 take into consideration all state funds already provided for
27 the project which have not been expended but which will
28 decrease the project's fiscal need once expended. The amount
29 of a project's cost recommended for funding by the department
30 shall be limited to those costs considered reasonably
31 necessary to meet minimum criteria specified in this section.
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1 The release of any funds specifically appropriated to
2 implement this subsection must be approved by the Legislative
3 Budget Commission. Upon completion of the prioritization
4 process, and no later than November 1, 2006, the department
5 shall submit to the Legislative Budget Commission for approval
6 a comprehensive funding proposal for the construction of and
7 improvements to county emergency operations centers using
8 appropriated funds. The proposal submitted to the Legislative
9 Budget Commission must include a detailed identification of
10 the project and the corresponding detailed local, state, and
11 federal funding proposed for each project. In order to ensure
12 the maximum use of federal funds that are available for the
13 Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, any federal funds
14 appropriated to implement this subsection which remain after
15 fully allocating those funds to proposals under subparagraphs
16 1. and 2. may be used to fund proposals for retrofitting
17 hurricane evacuation shelters under subsection (3). Any
18 federal funds appropriated to implement this paragraph which
19 remain after fully allocating those funds for proposals under
20 subparagraphs 1. and 2. and subsection (3) shall be
21 appropriated for distribution pursuant to chapter 9G-22,
22 Florida Administrative Code. The Executive Office of the
23 Governor may submit a budget amendment to transfer those funds
24 in accordance with chapter 216, Florida Statutes.
25 (2) The Legislature finds that by June 1, 2007, all
26 designated public special-needs hurricane evacuation shelters
27 should be equipped with permanent emergency power generating
28 capacity in order to provide electrical power for necessary
29 medical equipment for persons housed in the shelter and for
30 heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning the facility. An
31 appropriation for equipping a public special-needs hurricane
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1 evacuation shelter with permanent emergency power generating
2 capacity may also be used in coordination with local
3 communities in order to increase the number of special-needs
4 shelter spaces that are available and to ensure that a
5 sufficient number of public special-needs shelters are
6 designated to meet the anticipated demand based on the best
7 available data as determined jointly by the Department of
8 Community Affairs and the Department of Health.
9 (3) The Legislature finds that retrofitting public
10 hurricane evacuation shelters is an efficient and economical
11 method of accelerating the state and local efforts to reduce
12 the deficit in shelter space. Criteria for assessing and
13 prioritizing the funding needs for retrofitting public
14 hurricane evacuation shelters include, but are not limited to,
15 the project's ability to meet the structural and siting
16 requirements of American Red Cross Standard ARC 4496,
17 "Guidelines for Hurricane Evacuation Shelter Selection," once
18 completed; the shelter needs of the local government as well
19 as the overall needs of the hurricane evacuation planning
20 region; the cost-effectiveness of the project in terms of the
21 number of public hurricane evacuation spaces; and the priority
22 ranking of the proposed project in the applicable local
23 mitigation strategy. The Department of Community Affairs shall
24 establish a statewide competitive grant application process
25 for retrofitting public hurricane evacuation shelters to meet
26 the minimum criteria specified in this section. In reviewing
27 proposals, the department shall consider all state funds
28 already provided for the project which have not been expended
29 but which will decrease the project's fiscal need once
30 expended. The department shall prioritize all properly
31 submitted project applications based on criteria specified in
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1 this section and documented need. The release of any funds
2 specifically appropriated to implement this subsection must be
3 approved by the Legislative Budget Commission. Upon completion
4 of the prioritization process, and no later than November 1,
5 2006, the department shall recommend funding for retrofitting
6 public hurricane evacuation shelters to the Legislative Budget
7 Commission for approval. In order to ensure maximum use of
8 federal funds available for the Hazard Mitigation Grant
9 Program, any federal funds appropriated to implement this
10 subsection which are remaining after fully allocating those
11 funds to proposals under this subsection shall be appropriated
12 for distribution pursuant to chapter 9G-22, Florida
13 Administrative Code. The Executive Office of the Governor may
14 submit a budget amendment to transfer those funds in
15 accordance with the provisions of chapter 216, Florida
16 Statutes.
17 (4) The Legislature finds that improved logistical
18 staging and warehouse capacity for commodities will help
19 ensure that adequate supplies, equipment, and commodities are
20 available and accessible for purposes of responding to
21 disasters. Appropriated funds may be used for increasing
22 storage capacity; improving technologies to manage
23 commodities; and enhancing the state's ability to maintain in
24 a safe and secure manner an inventory of supplies, equipment,
25 and commodities that would be needed in the immediate
26 aftermath of a disaster. The release of any funds specifically
27 appropriated to implement this subsection must be approved by
28 the Legislative Budget Commission. The department shall submit
29 a funding plan for improved logistical staging and warehouse
30 capacity to the Legislative Budget Commission for approval by
31 September 1, 2006. Procurement of technologies to perform
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1 inventory tracking and commodities management must comply with
2 the provisions of s. 287.057, Florida Statutes, requiring
3 competitive bids.
4 (5) The Legislature finds that hurricane evacuation
5 planning is a critical task that must be completed in the most
6 effective and efficient manner possible. Appropriated funds
7 may be used to update current regional evacuation plans and
8 shall incorporate current transportation networks, behavioral
9 studies, and vulnerability studies. In addition, funds may be
10 used to perform computer-modeling analysis on the effects of
11 storm-surge events. Procurement of technologies to perform the
12 updates and computer modeling must comply with the provisions
13 s. 287.057, Florida Statutes, requiring competitive bids.
14 Section 2. The sum of $13.2 million in fixed capital
15 outlay is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund and the
16 sum of $39.6 million is appropriated from the U.S.
17 Contributions Trust Fund to the Department of Community
18 Affairs for the purpose of implementing the provisions of this
19 act relating to providing emergency power generators in
20 special-needs shelters during the 2006-2007 state fiscal year.
21 The Department of Community Affairs may not use more than 5
22 percent of these funds to administer the funding provided.
23 Section 3. The sum of $15 million in fixed capital
24 outlay is appropriated from the U.S. Contributions Trust Fund
25 to the Department of Community Affairs for the purpose of
26 implementing the provisions of this act relating to
27 retrofitting public hurricane evacuation shelters during the
28 2006-2007 state fiscal year. The Department of Community
29 Affairs may not use more than 5 percent of these funds to
30 administer the funding provided.
31 Section 4. The sum of $29 million is appropriated from
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1 the U.S. Contributions Trust Fund to the Department of
2 Community Affairs for the purpose of implementing the
3 provisions of this act relating to hurricane evacuation
4 planning during the 2006-2007 state fiscal year. The
5 Department of Community Affairs may not use more than 5
6 percent of these funds to administer the funding provided.
7 Section 5. The sum of $2.1 million in recurring funds
8 is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund and the sum of
9 $4.4 million is appropriated from the Emergency Management
10 Preparedness and Assistance Trust Fund to the Department of
11 Community Affairs for the 2006-2007 state fiscal year.
12 Notwithstanding s. 252.373, Florida Statutes, these funds may
13 be used to implement the provisions of this act relating to
14 improved logistical staging and warehouse capacity for
15 commodities.
16 Section 6. The sum of $20 million in fixed capital
17 outlay is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund and the
18 sum of $25 million is appropriated from the U.S. Contributions
19 Trust Fund to the Department of Community Affairs for the
20 purpose of implementing the provisions of this act relating to
21 county emergency operations centers during the 2006-2007 state
22 fiscal year. The Department of Community Affairs may not use
23 more than 5 percent of these funds to administer the funding
24 provided.
25 Section 7. The sum of $3.4 million is appropriated
26 from the U.S. Contributions Trust Fund to the Department of
27 Community Affairs for the purpose of implementing the
28 provisions of this act relating to enhanced public education
29 and information on hurricane preparedness during the 2006-2007
30 state fiscal year.
31 Section 8. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
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5 And the title is amended as follows:
6 Delete everything before the enacting clause
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8 and insert:
9 A bill to be entitled
10 An act relating to emergency management;
11 providing legislative findings with respect to
12 the need for improvements in the state's
13 infrastructure in response to the hurricane
14 seasons of 2004 and 2005; providing for the
15 Legislature to make funds available to local
16 and state agencies through appropriations to
17 the Department of Community Affairs; requiring
18 the department to establish a statewide grant
19 application process; providing criteria for an
20 appropriation to fund the construction or
21 renovation of county emergency operations
22 centers; providing limitations on the use of
23 such funds; requiring that the release of funds
24 be approved by the Legislative Budget
25 Commission; providing criteria for an
26 appropriation to fund equipping public
27 special-needs hurricane evacuation shelters
28 with the permanent capacity to generate
29 emergency power; providing criteria for an
30 appropriation for retrofitting public hurricane
31 evacuation shelters; requiring that the release
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1 of funds be approved by the Legislative Budget
2 Commission; providing for funds to be
3 appropriated to improve the logistical staging
4 and warehouse capacity of commodities used
5 following a disaster; providing for funds to be
6 appropriated for the purpose of hurricane
7 evacuation planning; providing appropriations;
8 providing an effective date.
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