HB 7033

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A bill to be entitled
2An act relating to the Department of Highway Safety and
3Motor Vehicles; terminating the DUI Programs Coordination
4Trust Fund; providing for the disposition of the balances
5in and revenues of the trust fund; prescribing procedures
6for the termination of the trust fund; amending s. 17.61,
7F.S.; removing the DUI Programs Coordination Trust Fund
8from the list of funds invested by the Chief Financial
9Officer; reenacting and amending s. 20.24, F.S., relating
10to the establishment of the Department of Highway Safety
11and Motor Vehicles pursuant to the provisions of the
12Florida Government Accountability Act; removing a
13provision for the Bureau of Motor Vehicle Inspection;
14amending s. 215.20, F.S.; removing the DUI Programs
15Coordination Trust Fund from the list of funds subject to
16a specified service charge; amending s. 319.40, F.S.;
17authorizing the issuance of electronic motor vehicle
18titles in lieu of paper motor vehicle titles; authorizing
19the department to collect and use e-mail addresses of
20motor vehicle owners and registrants as a notification
21method; amending s. 320.95, F.S.; authorizing the
22department to collect and use e-mail addresses of motor
23vehicle owners and registrants as a notification method;
24amending s. 322.293, F.S.; requiring that DUI programs be
25administered by the department and paid for by revenues
26collected for enrollment in DUI programs; revising
27provisions for disposition of assessments collected for
28enrollment in a DUI program; providing that such
29assessments be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating
30Trust Fund; amending s. 328.30, F.S.; authorizing the use
31of electronic mail for distribution of vessel titles;
32authorizing the department to collect and use e-mail
33addresses of vessel owners and registrants as a
34notification method; amending s. 328.80, F.S.; authorizing
35the department to accept certain applications by
36electronic or telephonic means; authorizing the department
37to collect and use e-mail addresses of vessel owners and
38registrants as a notification method; transferring the
39Office of Motor Carrier Compliance to the Department of
40Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles; providing for a
41reduction in staff and appropriations; amending ss. 20.23,
42110.205, 311.12, 316.302, 316.3026, and 320.18, F.S.;
43conforming to changes made by the act; providing for
44conforming legislation; providing for assistance to
45certain legislative substantive committees by the Division
46of Statutory Revision of the Office of Legislative
47Services for certain purposes; providing effective dates.
48
49Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
50
51     Section 1.  (1)  The DUI Programs Coordination Trust Fund
52within the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles,
53FLAIR number 76-2-172, is terminated.
54     (2)  All current balances remaining in, and all revenues
55of, the trust fund shall be transferred to the Highway Safety
56Operating Trust Fund within the Department of Highway Safety and
57Motor Vehicles, FLAIR number 76-2-009.
58     (3)  The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
59shall pay any outstanding debts and obligations of the
60terminated fund as soon as practicable, and the Chief Financial
61Officer shall close out and remove the terminated fund from the
62various state accounting systems using generally accepted
63accounting principles concerning warrants outstanding, assets,
64and liabilities.
65     Section 2.  Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of section
6617.61, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
67     17.61  Chief Financial Officer; powers and duties in the
68investment of certain funds.--
69     (3)
70     (c)  Except as provided in this paragraph and except for
71moneys described in paragraph (d), the following agencies shall
72not invest trust fund moneys as provided in this section, but
73shall retain such moneys in their respective trust funds for
74investment, with interest appropriated to the General Revenue
75Fund, pursuant to s. 17.57:
76     1.  The Agency for Health Care Administration, except for
77the Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund.
78     2.  The Agency for Persons with Disabilities, except for:
79     a.  The Federal Grants Trust Fund.
80     b.  The Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund.
81     3.  The Department of Children and Family Services, except
82for:
83     a.  The Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Trust Fund.
84     b.  The Social Services Block Grant Trust Fund.
85     c.  The Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund.
86     d.  The Working Capital Trust Fund.
87     4.  The Department of Community Affairs, only for the
88Operating Trust Fund.
89     5.  The Department of Corrections.
90     6.  The Department of Elderly Affairs, except for:
91     a.  The Federal Grants Trust Fund.
92     b.  The Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund.
93     7.  The Department of Health, except for:
94     a.  The Federal Grants Trust Fund.
95     b.  The Grants and Donations Trust Fund.
96     c.  The Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Trust Fund.
97     d.  The Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund.
98     8.  The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles,
99only for:
100     a.  The DUI Programs Coordination Trust Fund.
101     b.  the Security Deposits Trust Fund.
102     9.  The Department of Juvenile Justice.
103     10. The Department of Law Enforcement.
104     11. The Department of Legal Affairs.
105     12. The Department of State, only for:
106     a.  The Grants and Donations Trust Fund.
107     b.  The Records Management Trust Fund.
108     13. The Executive Office of the Governor, only for:
109     a.  The Economic Development Transportation Trust Fund.
110     b.  The Economic Development Trust Fund.
111     14. The Florida Public Service Commission, only for the
112Florida Public Service Regulatory Trust Fund.
113     15.  The Justice Administrative Commission.
114     16.  The state courts system.
115     Section 3.  Section 20.24, Florida Statutes, is reenacted
116and amended to read:
117     20.24  Department of Highway Safety and Motor
118Vehicles.--There is created a Department of Highway Safety and
119Motor Vehicles.
120     (1)  The head of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
121Vehicles is the Governor and Cabinet.
122     (2)  The following divisions, and bureaus within the
123divisions, of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
124Vehicles are established:
125     (a)  Division of the Florida Highway Patrol.
126     (b)  Division of Driver Licenses.
127     (c)  Division of Motor Vehicles.
128     1.  Bureau of Motor Vehicle Inspection.
129     Section 4.  Paragraphs (m) through (x) of subsection (4) of
130section 215.20, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
131     215.20  Certain income and certain trust funds to
132contribute to the General Revenue Fund.--
133     (4)  The income of a revenue nature deposited in the
134following described trust funds, by whatever name designated, is
135that from which the appropriations authorized by subsection (3)
136shall be made:
137     (m)  Within the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
138Vehicles, the DUI Programs Coordination Trust Fund.
139     (m)(n)  Within the Department of Legal Affairs, the Crimes
140Compensation Trust Fund.
141     (n)(o)  Within the Department of Management Services:
142     1.  The Administrative Trust Fund.
143     2.  The Architects Incidental Trust Fund.
144     3.  The Bureau of Aircraft Trust Fund.
145     4.  The Florida Facilities Pool Working Capital Trust Fund.
146     5.  The Grants and Donations Trust Fund.
147     6.  The Police and Firefighters' Premium Tax Trust Fund.
148     7.  The Public Employees Relations Commission Trust Fund.
149     8.  The State Personnel System Trust Fund.
150     9.  The Supervision Trust Fund.
151     10.  The Working Capital Trust Fund.
152     (o)(p)  Within the Department of Revenue:
153     1.  The Additional Court Cost Clearing Trust Fund.
154     2.  The Administrative Trust Fund.
155     3.  The Certification Program Trust Fund.
156     4.  The Fuel Tax Collection Trust Fund.
157     5.  The Local Alternative Fuel User Fee Clearing Trust
158Fund.
159     6.  The Local Option Fuel Tax Trust Fund.
160     7.  The Motor Vehicle Rental Surcharge Clearing Trust Fund.
161     8.  The Motor Vehicle Warranty Trust Fund.
162     9.  The Oil and Gas Tax Trust Fund.
163     10.  The Operations Trust Fund.
164     11.  The Severance Tax Solid Mineral Trust Fund.
165     12.  The State Alternative Fuel User Fee Clearing Trust
166Fund.
167     13.  All taxes levied on motor fuels other than gasoline
168levied pursuant to the provisions of s. 206.87(1)(a).
169     (p)(q)  Within the Department of State:
170     1.  The Records Management Trust Fund.
171     2.  The trust funds administered by the Division of
172Historical Resources.
173     (q)(r)  Within the Department of Transportation, all income
174derived from outdoor advertising and overweight violations which
175is deposited in the State Transportation Trust Fund.
176     (r)(s)  Within the Department of Veterans' Affairs:
177     1.  The Grants and Donations Trust Fund.
178     2.  The Operations and Maintenance Trust Fund.
179     3.  The State Homes for Veterans Trust Fund.
180     (s)(t)  Within the Division of Administrative Hearings, the
181Administrative Trust Fund.
182     (t)(u)  Within the Fish and Wildlife Conservation
183Commission:
184     1.  The Conservation and Recreation Lands Program Trust
185Fund.
186     2.  The Florida Panther Research and Management Trust Fund.
187     3.  The Land Acquisition Trust Fund.
188     4.  The Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund, with the
189exception of those fees collected for recreational saltwater
190fishing licenses as provided in s. 379.354.
191     (u)(v)  Within the Florida Public Service Commission, the
192Florida Public Service Regulatory Trust Fund.
193     (v)(w)  Within the Justice Administrative Commission, the
194Indigent Criminal Defense Trust Fund.
195     (w)(x)  Within the Office of Financial Regulation of the
196Financial Services Commission:
197     1.  The Administrative Trust Fund.
198     2.  The Anti-Fraud Trust Fund.
199     3.  The Financial Institutions' Regulatory Trust Fund.
200     4.  The Regulatory Trust Fund.
201
202The enumeration of the foregoing moneys or trust funds shall not
203prohibit the applicability of s. 215.24 should the Governor
204determine that for the reasons mentioned in s. 215.24 the money
205or trust funds should be exempt herefrom, as it is the purpose
206of this law to exempt income from its force and effect when, by
207the operation of this law, federal matching funds or
208contributions or private grants to any trust fund would be lost
209to the state.
210     Section 5.  Section 319.40, Florida Statutes, is amended to
211read:
212     319.40  Transactions by electronic or telephonic means.--
213     (1)  The department is authorized to accept any application
214provided for under this chapter by electronic or telephonic
215means.
216     (2)  The department may issue an electronic certificate of
217title in lieu of printing a paper title.
218     (3)  The department may collect and use e-mail addresses of
219motor vehicle owners and registrants as a notification method in
220lieu of the United States Postal Service.
221     Section 6.  Section 320.95, Florida Statutes, is amended to
222read:
223     320.95  Transactions by electronic or telephonic means.--
224     (1)  The department is authorized to accept any application
225provided for under this chapter by electronic or telephonic
226means.
227     (2)  The department may collect and use e-mail addresses of
228motor vehicle owners and registrants as a notification method in
229lieu of the United States Postal Service.
230     Section 7.  Section 322.293, Florida Statutes, is amended
231to read:
232     322.293  DUI Programs Coordination Trust Fund; assessment;
233disposition.--
234     (1)  The DUI Programs Coordination Trust Fund shall be
235administered by the department, and the costs of administration
236shall be borne by the revenue collections provided in this
237section the fund. All funds received by the department DUI
238Programs Coordination Trust Fund shall be used solely for the
239purposes set forth in this chapter and for the general operation
240of the department section and s. 322.292. However, if the
241Legislature passes legislation consolidating existing trust
242funds assigned to the department, all funds remaining in and
243deposited to the DUI Programs Coordination Trust Fund shall be
244transferred to the consolidated trust funds, subject to their
245being earmarked for use solely for the purposes set forth in
246this section and s. 322.292.
247     (2)  Each DUI program shall assess $12 against each person
248enrolling in a DUI program at the time of enrollment, including
249persons who transfer to or from a program in another state. In
250addition, second and third offenders and those offenders under
251permanent driver's-license revocation who are evaluated for
252eligibility for license restrictions under s. 322.271(2)
253322.271(2)(b) and (4) shall be assessed $12 upon enrollment in
254the program and upon each subsequent anniversary date while they
255are in the program, for the duration of the license period.
256     (3)  All assessments collected under this section shall be
257deposited in the Highway Safety Operating forwarded to the DUI
258Programs Coordination Trust Fund within 30 days after the last
259day of the month in which the assessment was received.
260     Section 8.  Section 328.30, Florida Statutes, is amended to
261read:
262     328.30  Transactions by electronic or telephonic means.--
263     (1)  The department is authorized to accept any application
264provided for under this chapter by electronic or telephonic
265means.
266     (2)  The department may issue an electronic certificate of
267title in lieu of printing a paper title.
268     (3)  The department may collect and use e-mail addresses of
269vessel owners and registrants as a notification method in lieu
270of the United States Postal Service.
271     Section 9.  Section 328.80, Florida Statutes, is amended to
272read:
273     328.80  Transactions by electronic or telephonic means.--
274     (1)  The department commission is authorized to accept any
275application provided for under this chapter by electronic or
276telephonic means.
277     (2)  The department may collect and use e-mail addresses of
278vessel owners and registrants as a notification method in lieu
279of the United States Postal Service.
280     Section 10.  (1)  Effective January 1, 2010, the Office of
281Motor Carrier Compliance of the Department of Transportation is
282hereby transferred by a type two transfer, as defined in s.
28320.06(2), Florida Statutes, to the Department of Highway Safety
284and Motor Vehicles. The transfer includes:
285     (a)  All statutory powers, duties, functions, records,
286personnel, and property of the Office of Motor Carrier
287Compliance within the Department of Transportation.
288     (b)  All unexpended balances of appropriations,
289allocations, law enforcement trust funds, trust funds, and other
290funds used to fund the operations of the Office of Motor Carrier
291Compliance within the Department of Transportation.
292     (c)  All existing legal authorities and actions of the
293Office of Motor Carrier Compliance within the Department of
294Transportation, including, but not limited to, all pending and
295completed action on orders and rules, all enforcement matters,
296and all delegations, interagency agreements, and contracts with
297federal, state, regional, and local governments and private
298entities.
299     (2)  This section shall not affect the validity of any
300judicial or administrative action involving the Office of Motor
301Carrier Compliance within the Department of Transportation
302pending on January 1, 2010, and the Department of Highway Safety
303and Motor Vehicles shall be substituted as a party in interest
304in any such action.
305     (3)  It is the specific intent of the Legislature that the
306statutory responsibility for law enforcement and motor carrier
307compliance in the state now vested in the Office of Motor
308Carrier Compliance within the Department of Transportation shall
309become the responsibility of the Department of Highway Safety
310and Motor Vehicles.
311     (4)  It is the specific intent of the Legislature that due
312to duplicative functions that would be performed, eight
313administrative FTE's in the Office of Motor Carrier Compliance
314and the associated budget in the amount of $433,394 in fiscal
315year 2009-2010 and a recurring amount of $866,788 each year
316thereafter shall be eliminated upon the effective date of the
317transfer.
318     Section 11.  Effective January 1, 2010, paragraph (b) of
319subsection (3) of section 20.23, Florida Statutes, is amended to
320read:
321     20.23  Department of Transportation.--There is created a
322Department of Transportation which shall be a decentralized
323agency.
324     (3)
325     (b)  The secretary may appoint positions at the level of
326deputy assistant secretary or director which the secretary deems
327necessary to accomplish the mission and goals of the department,
328including, but not limited to, the areas of program
329responsibility provided in this paragraph, each of whom shall be
330appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the secretary. The
331secretary may combine, separate, or delete offices as needed in
332consultation with the Executive Office of the Governor. The
333department's areas of program responsibility include, but are
334not limited to:
335     1.  Administration;
336     2.  Planning;
337     3.  Public transportation;
338     4.  Design;
339     5.  Highway operations;
340     6.  Right-of-way;
341     7.  Toll operations;
342     8.  Information systems;
343     9.  Motor carrier compliance;
344     9.10.  Management and budget;
345     10.11.  Comptroller;
346     11.12.  Construction;
347     12.13.  Maintenance; and
348     13.14.  Materials.
349     Section 12.  Effective January 1, 2010, paragraph (m) of
350subsection (2) of section 110.205, Florida Statutes, is amended
351to read:
352     110.205  Career service; exemptions.--
353     (2)  EXEMPT POSITIONS.--The exempt positions that are not
354covered by this part include the following:
355     (m)  All assistant division director, deputy division
356director, and bureau chief positions in any department, and
357those positions determined by the department to have managerial
358responsibilities comparable to such positions, which positions
359include, but are not limited to:
360     1.  Positions in the Department of Health and the
361Department of Children and Family Services that are assigned
362primary duties of serving as the superintendent or assistant
363superintendent of an institution.
364     2.  Positions in the Department of Corrections that are
365assigned primary duties of serving as the warden, assistant
366warden, colonel, or major of an institution or that are assigned
367primary duties of serving as the circuit administrator or deputy
368circuit administrator.
369     3.  Positions in the Department of Transportation that are
370assigned primary duties of serving as regional toll managers and
371managers of offices as defined in s. 20.23(3)(b) and (4)(c).,
372and
373     4.  Positions in the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
374Vehicles that are assigned primary duties of serving as captains
375and majors of the Office of Motor Carrier Compliance.
376     5.4.  Positions in the Department of Environmental
377Protection that are assigned the duty of an Environmental
378Administrator or program administrator.
379     6.5.  Positions in the Department of Health that are
380assigned the duties of Environmental Administrator, Assistant
381County Health Department Director, and County Health Department
382Financial Administrator.
383
384Unless otherwise fixed by law, the department shall set the
385salary and benefits of the positions listed in this paragraph in
386accordance with the rules established for the Selected Exempt
387Service.
388     Section 13.  Effective January 1, 2010, paragraph (b) of
389subsection (8) of section 311.12, Florida Statutes, is amended
390to read:
391     311.12  Seaport security standards; inspections;
392compliance; appeals.--
393     (8)
394     (b)1.  The members of the Seaport Security Standards
395Advisory Council shall be appointed by the Governor and consist
396of the following:
397     a.  Two seaport directors.
398     b.  Two seaport security directors.
399     c.  One designee from the Department of Law Enforcement.
400     d.  One designee from the Office of Motor Carrier
401Compliance of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
402Vehicles Department of Transportation.
403     e.  One designee from the Attorney General's Office.
404     f.  One designee from the Department of Agriculture and
405Consumer Services.
406     g.  One designee from the Office of Tourism, Trade, and
407Economic Development.
408     h.  One designee from the Office of Drug Control.
409     2.  In addition to the members designated in subparagraph
4101., the council may invite a representative of the United States
411Coast Guard to attend and participate in council meetings as an
412ex officio, nonvoting member of the council.
413     Section 14.  Effective January 1, 2010, subsections (8)
414through (11) of section 316.302, Florida Statutes, are
415renumbered as subsections (9) through (12), respectively,
416subsection (32) of section 334.044, Florida Statutes, is
417renumbered as subsection (8) of section 316.302, Florida
418Statutes, and paragraph (b) of subsection (4) and paragraph (a)
419of present subsection (8) of section 316.302, Florida Statutes,
420are amended, to read:
421     316.302  Commercial motor vehicles; safety regulations;
422transporters and shippers of hazardous materials; enforcement.--
423     (4)
424     (b)  In addition to the penalties provided in s.
425316.3025(3)(b), (c), (d), and (e), any motor carrier or any of
426its officers, drivers, agents, representatives, employees, or
427shippers of hazardous materials that do not comply with this
428subsection or any rule adopted by a state agency that is
429consistent with the federal rules and regulations regarding
430hazardous materials commits a misdemeanor of the first degree,
431punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. To ensure
432compliance with this subsection, enforcement officers of the
433Office of Motor Carrier Compliance Office within the department
434of Transportation and state highway patrol officers may inspect
435shipping documents and cargo of any vehicle known or suspected
436to be a transporter of hazardous materials.
437     (8)(32)  In order to fulfill the department's mission to
438provide a safe and efficient transportation system, the
439department's Office of Motor Carrier Compliance may employ sworn
440law enforcement officers, certified in accordance with chapter
441943, to enforce the traffic and criminal laws of this state.
442Such officers shall have full law enforcement powers granted to
443other peace officers of this state, including making arrests,
444carrying firearms, serving court process, and seizing vehicles
445defined as contraband under s. 319.33, illegal drugs, stolen
446property, and the proceeds of illegal activities. Officers
447appointed under this section have the primary responsibility for
448enforcing laws relating to size and weight of commercial motor
449vehicles; safety, traffic, tax, and registration of commercial
450motor vehicles; interdiction of vehicles defined as contraband
451under s. 319.33, illegal drugs, and stolen property; and
452violations that threaten the overall security and safety of
453Florida's transportation infrastructure and the motoring public.
454The office is also authorized to appoint part-time or auxiliary
455law enforcement officers pursuant to chapter 943 and to provide
456compensation in accordance with law.
457     (9)(8)  For the purpose of enforcing this section, any law
458enforcement officer of the Department of Transportation or duly
459appointed agent who holds a current safety inspector
460certification from the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance may
461require the driver of any commercial vehicle operated on the
462highways of this state to stop and submit to an inspection of
463the vehicle or the driver's records. If the vehicle or driver is
464found to be operating in an unsafe condition, or if any required
465part or equipment is not present or is not in proper repair or
466adjustment, and the continued operation would present an unduly
467hazardous operating condition, the officer may require the
468vehicle or the driver to be removed from service pursuant to the
469North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria, until
470corrected. However, if continuous operation would not present an
471unduly hazardous operating condition, the officer may give
472written notice requiring correction of the condition within 14
473days.
474     (a)  Any member of the Florida Highway Patrol or any law
475enforcement officer employed by a sheriff's office or municipal
476police department authorized to enforce the traffic laws of this
477state pursuant to s. 316.640 who has reason to believe that a
478vehicle or driver is operating in an unsafe condition may, as
479provided in subsection (11) (10), enforce the provisions of this
480section.
481     Section 15.  Effective January 1, 2010, subsection (1) of
482section 316.3026, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
483     316.3026  Unlawful operation of motor carriers.--
484     (1)  The Office of Motor Carrier Compliance of the
485Department of Transportation may issue out-of-service orders to
486motor carriers, as defined in s. 320.01(33), who have after
487proper notice failed to pay any penalty or fine assessed by the
488department, or its agent, against any owner or motor carrier for
489violations of state law, refused to submit to a compliance
490review and provide records pursuant to s. 316.302(5) or s.
491316.70, or violated safety regulations pursuant to s. 316.302 or
492insurance requirements found in s. 627.7415. Such out-of-service
493orders shall have the effect of prohibiting the operations of
494any motor vehicles owned, leased, or otherwise operated by the
495motor carrier upon the roadways of this state, until such time
496as the violations have been corrected or penalties have been
497paid. Out-of-service orders issued under this section must be
498approved by the Secretary of Transportation or his or her
499designee. An administrative hearing pursuant to s. 120.569 shall
500be afforded to motor carriers subject to such orders.
501     Section 16.  Effective January 1, 2010, subsection (1) of
502section 320.18, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
503     320.18  Withholding registration.--
504     (1)  The department may withhold the registration of any
505motor vehicle or mobile home the owner of which has failed to
506register it under the provisions of law for any previous period
507or periods for which it appears registration should have been
508made in this state, until the tax for such period or periods is
509paid. The department may cancel any vehicle or vessel
510registration, driver's license, identification card, or fuel-use
511tax decal if the owner pays for the vehicle or vessel
512registration, driver's license, identification card, or fuel-use
513tax decal; pays any administrative, delinquency, or
514reinstatement fee; or pays any tax liability, penalty, or
515interest specified in chapter 207 by a dishonored check, or if
516the vehicle owner or motor carrier has failed to pay a penalty
517for a weight or safety violation issued by the Office of
518Department of Transportation Motor Carrier Compliance Office.
519The department of Transportation and the Department of Highway
520Safety and Motor Vehicles may impound any commercial motor
521vehicle that has a canceled license plate or fuel-use tax decal
522until the tax liability, penalty, and interest specified in
523chapter 207, the license tax, or the fuel-use decal fee, and
524applicable administrative fees have been paid for by certified
525funds.
526     Section 17.  Conforming legislation.--The Legislature
527recognizes that there is a need to conform the Florida Statutes
528to the policy decisions reflected in this act and that there is
529a need to resolve apparent conflicts between this act and any
530other legislation enacted during 2009 relating to the Office of
531Motor Carrier Compliance, the Department of Transportation, and
532the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. Therefore,
533in the interim between this act becoming a law and the 2010
534Regular Session of the Legislature or an earlier special session
535addressing this issue, the Division of Statutory Revision shall,
536upon request, provide the relevant substantive committees of the
537Senate and the House of Representatives with assistance to
538enable such committees to prepare draft legislation to conform
539the Florida Statutes and any legislation enacted during 2009 to
540the provisions of this act.
541     Section 18.  Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
542act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2009.


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