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The Committee on Transportation and Economic Development

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Appropriations (Fasano) recommended the following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendments)

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     Between lines 332 and 333

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insert:

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     Section 8.  Paragraph (c) of subsection (4) of section

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339.12, Florida Statutes, is amended, and paragraph (d) is added

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to that subsection, to read:

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     339.12  Aid and contributions by governmental entities for

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department projects; federal aid.--

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     (4)

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     (c)  The department may enter into agreements under this

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subsection for a project or project phase not included in the

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adopted work program. As used in this paragraph, the term

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"project phase" means acquisition of rights-of-way, construction,

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construction inspection, and related support phases. The project

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or project phase must be a high priority of the governmental

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entity. Reimbursement for a project or project phase must be made

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from funds appropriated by the Legislature pursuant to s.

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339.135(5). All other provisions of this subsection apply to

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agreements entered into under this paragraph. The total amount of

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project agreements for projects or project phases not included in

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the adopted work program authorized by this paragraph may not at

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any time exceed $100 million. However, notwithstanding such $100

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million limit and any similar limit in s. 334.30, project

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advances for any inland county with a population greater than

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500,000 dedicating amounts equal to $500 million or more of its

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Local Government Infrastructure Surtax pursuant to s. 212.055(2)

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for improvements to the State Highway System which are included

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in the local metropolitan planning organization's or the

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department's long-range transportation plans shall be excluded

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from the calculation of the statewide limit of project advances.

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     (d) The department may enter into agreements under this

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subsection with any county having a population of 150,000 or

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fewer as determined by the most recent official estimate pursuant

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to s. 186.901 for a project or project phase not included in the

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adopted work program. As used in this paragraph, the term

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"project phase" means acquisition of rights-of-way, construction,

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construction inspection, and related support phases. The project

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or project phase must be a high priority of the governmental

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entity. Reimbursement for a project or project phase must be made

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from funds appropriated by the Legislature pursuant to s.

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339.135(5). All other provisions of this subsection apply to

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agreements entered into under this paragraph. The total amount of

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project agreements for projects or project phases not included in

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the adopted work program authorized by this paragraph may not at

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any time exceed $200 million. The project must be included in the

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local government's adopted comprehensive plan. The department is

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authorized to enter into long-term repayment agreements of up to

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30 years.

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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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     On line 30, after the semicolon,

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insert:

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amending s. 339.12, F.S.; clarifying a provision

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specifying a maximum total amount of project agreements

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for certain projects; authorizing the department to enter

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into certain agreements with counties having a specified

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maximum population; defining the term "project phase";

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requiring that a project or project phase be a high

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priority of a governmental entity; providing for

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reimbursement for a project or project phase; specifying a

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maximum total amount for certain projects and project

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phases; requiring that such project be included in the

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local government's adopted comprehensive plan; authorizing

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the department to enter into long-term repayment

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agreements up to a specified maximum length;

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