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11  The Committee on Transportation and Economic Development
12  Appropriations (Margolis) recommended the following amendment:
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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
15         On page 16, between lines 19 and 20,
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18         Section 10.  Paragraphs (c) and (d) of subsection (7)
19  of section 339.135, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
20         339.135  Work program; legislative budget request;
21  definitions; preparation, adoption, execution, and
22  amendment.--
23         (7)  AMENDMENT OF THE ADOPTED WORK PROGRAM.--
24         (c)  The department may amend the adopted work program
25  to transfer fixed capital outlay appropriations  for projects
26  within the same appropriations category or between
27  appropriations categories, including the following amendments
28  which shall be subject to the procedures in paragraph (d):
29         1.  Any amendment that which deletes any project or
30  project phase;
31         2.  Any amendment that which adds a project estimated
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 1  to cost over $150,000 in funds appropriated by the
 2  Legislature;
 3         3.  Any amendment that which advances or defers to
 4  another fiscal year, a right-of-way phase, a construction
 5  phase, or a public transportation project phase estimated to
 6  cost over $500,000 in funds appropriated by the Legislature,
 7  except an amendment advancing or deferring a phase for a
 8  period of 90 days or less; or
 9         4.  Any amendment that which advances or defers to
10  another fiscal year, any preliminary engineering phase or
11  design phase estimated to cost over $150,000 in funds
12  appropriated by the Legislature, except an amendment advancing
13  or deferring a phase for a period of 90 days or less.
14         (d)1.  Whenever the department proposes any amendment
15  to the adopted work program, which amendment is defined in
16  subparagraph (c)1., subparagraph (c)2., subparagraph (c)3., or
17  subparagraph (c)4., it shall submit the proposed amendment to
18  the Governor for approval and shall immediately notify the
19  chairs of the legislative appropriations committees, the
20  chairs of the legislative transportation committees, each
21  member of the Legislature who represents a district affected
22  by the proposed amendment, each metropolitan planning
23  organization affected by the proposed amendment, and each unit
24  of local government affected by the proposed amendment. Such
25  proposed amendment shall provide a complete justification of
26  the need for the proposed amendment.
27         2.a.  Whenever the department proposes any amendment to
28  the adopted work program, as defined in subparagraph(c)1.,
29  subparagraph (c)2., subparagraph (c)3., or subparagraph (c)4.,
30  to a project or project phase scheduled within the first 3
31  years of the work program which would have the effect of
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 1  deleting or delaying programmed improvements in
 2  traffic-carrying capacity, as typically measured by a local
 3  government's concurrency management system, it shall notify
 4  each local government and each metropolitan planning
 5  organization affected by the amendment. The notification must
 6  be sent by certified mail or return receipt requested
 7  electronic mail to the chief elected official of each local
 8  government and metropolitan planning organization. Each
 9  affected local government shall have 14 days to provide
10  written comments to the department regarding how the amendment
11  will affect its respective concurrency management system,
12  including whether any development permits were issued
13  contingent upon the capacity improvement of the subject
14  amendment, if applicable.
15         b.  After the department's receipt of written comments
16  from the affected local governments, the department shall
17  submit the proposed amendment to the Governor for approval and
18  shall immediately notify the chairs of the legislative
19  appropriations committees, the chairs of the legislative
20  transportation committees, each member of the Legislature who
21  represents a district affected by the proposed amendment, each
22  metropolitan planning organization affected by the proposed
23  amendment, and each organization affected by the proposed
24  amendment, and each unit of local government affected by the
25  proposed amendment. Such proposed amendment shall provide a
26  complete justification of the need for the proposed amendment
27  and include any written comments submitted by the affected
28  local governments.
29         3.2.  The Governor shall not approve a proposed
30  amendment until 14 days following the notification required in
31  subparagraph 1.
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 1         4.3.  If either of the chairs of the legislative
 2  appropriations committees or the President of the Senate or
 3  the Speaker of the House of Representatives objects in writing
 4  to a proposed amendment within 14 days following notification
 5  and specifies the reasons for such objection, the Governor
 6  shall disapprove the proposed amendment.
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 8  (Redesignate subsequent sections.)
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12  And the title is amended as follows:
13         On page 2, line 19, after the semicolon,
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16         amending s. 339.135, F.S.; requiring the
17         department to notify certain officials of
18         certain proposed amendments to its adopted work
19         program; providing for comments from the
20         government entities that would be affected by
21         an amendment; providing procedures for approval
22         of an amendment;
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