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Senator Dockery moved the following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Between lines 3381 and 3382,

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insert:

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     Section 70. An agency of this state may not expend state

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funds to purchase any required right-of-way, improvements, or

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appurtenances of the A-Line rail corridor from CSX

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Transportation, Inc., for the primary purpose of implementing

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commuter rail service in what is commonly known as the Central

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Florida Rail Corridor consisting of the existing A-Line rail

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corridor running from a point at or near Deland, Florida, to a

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point at or near Poinciana, Florida, unless the Congress of the

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United States appropriates at least $340 million specifically for

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the implementation of such commuter rail service in the Central

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Florida Rail Corridor. The Chief Financial Officer shall monitor

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expenditures of all state agencies and enforce this prohibition.

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The Chief Financial Officer shall also monitor the status of any

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congressional appropriations for commuter rail service in the

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Central Florida Rail Corridor and periodically report to the

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Governor and Cabinet, the President of the Senate, and the

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Speaker of the House of Representatives with regard to such

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status.

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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 301, after the semicolon,

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insert:

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prohibiting state agencies from expending state funds for

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certain purposes concerning the Central Florida Rail

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Corridor; requiring that the Chief Financial Officer

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monitor and enforce the prohibition; requiring that the

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Chief Financial Officer monitor and report on certain

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congressional appropriations concerning a Central Florida

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Rail Corridor;

5/1/2008  2:42:00 PM     15-09461-08