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The Committee on Transportation (Baker) recommended the following

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amendment:

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     Senate Amendment ( with title amendment)

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     Between line(s) 222-223

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insert:

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Section 3.  Subsections (2) and (3) and paragraph (b) of

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subsection (4) of section 339.2816, Florida Statutes, are amended

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to read:

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     339.2816  Small County Road Assistance Program.--

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     (2)  For the purposes of this section, the term "small

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county" means any county that has a population of 75,000 or less

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according to the most recently available decennial 1990 federal

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census data.

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     (3) Beginning with fiscal year 1999-2000 until fiscal year

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2009-2010 up to $25 million annually from the State

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Transportation Trust Fund may be used for the purposes of funding

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the Small County Road Assistance Program as described in this

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section.

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     (4)

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     (b)  In determining a county's eligibility for assistance

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under this program, the department may consider whether the

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county has attempted to keep county roads in satisfactory

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condition, including the amount of local option fuel tax and ad

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valorem millage rate imposed by the county. The department may

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also consider the extent to which the county has offered to

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provide a match of local funds with state funds provided under

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the program. At a minimum, small counties shall be eligible only

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if:

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     1. the county has enacted the maximum rate of the local

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option fuel tax authorized by s. 336.025(1)(a), and has imposed

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an ad valorem millage rate of at least 8 mills; or

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     2. The county has imposed an ad valorem millage rate of 10

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mills.

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     Section 4.  Paragraph (c) of subsection (4) of section

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348.0003, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

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     348.0003  Expressway authority; formation; membership.--

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     (4)

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     (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Florida

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Expressway Authority Act, members of each expressway an authority

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shall be required to comply with the applicable financial

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disclosure requirements of s. 8, Art. II of the State

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Constitution. This paragraph does not subject a statutorily

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created expressway authority, other than the one created under

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this part, to any of the requirements of this part other than

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those contained in this subsection.

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================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     Delete line 24,

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insert:

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authority; amending s. 339.2816, F.S.; updating

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eligibility requirements for the Small County Resurfacing

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Assistance Program; removing the termination date for

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program funding; removing consideration of a county's ad

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valorem millage rate as a requirement for program

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eligibility; amending s. 348.0003, F.S.; conforming the

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financial disclosure requirements for members of

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expressway authorities, transportation authorities, bridge

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authorities, and toll authorities; providing

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appropriations; providing an

3/19/2008  8:36:00 AM     TR.TR.05331