| 1 | A bill to be entitled | 
| 2 | An act relating to the Department of Transportation;  | 
| 3 | requiring the department to conduct a study of alternative  | 
| 4 | highway routes parallel to Interstate 95; providing an  | 
| 5 | effective date. | 
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| 7 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: | 
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| 9 |      Section 1.  By December 31, 2008, the Department of  | 
| 10 | Transportation shall complete a study to maximize the use of  | 
| 11 | alternative highway routes, including U.S. 301, for the travel  | 
| 12 | corridor parallel to Interstate 95. The report shall include,  | 
| 13 | but need not be limited to, identification of cost-effective  | 
| 14 | measures that may be implemented to alleviate congestion on  | 
| 15 | Interstate 95 by making other roadways more conducive to long- | 
| 16 | distance, interstate traffic. | 
| 17 |      Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2008. |