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A bill to be entitled

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An act relating to the Department of Transportation;

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requiring the department to conduct a study of

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transportation alternatives for the Interstate 95

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corridor; providing an effective date.

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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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     Section 1. The Department of Transportation, in

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consultation with the Department of Law Enforcement, the Division

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of Emergency Management of the Department of Community Affairs,

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and the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development, and

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regional planning councils within whose jurisdictional area the

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I-95 corridor lies, shall complete a study of transportation

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alternatives for the travel corridor parallel to Interstate 95

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which takes into account the transportation, emergency

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management, homeland security, and economic development needs of

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the state. The report must include identification of cost-

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effective measures that may be implemented to alleviate

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congestion on Interstate 95, facilitate emergency and security

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responses, and foster economic development. The Department of

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Transportation shall send the report to the Governor, the

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President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of

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Representatives, and each affected metropolitan planning

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organization by June 30, 2009.

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     Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2008.