Florida Senate - 2011                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 1180
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
                  Comm: FAV            .                                
                  04/14/2011           .                                
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       The Committee on Budget Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism,
       and Economic Development Appropriations (Margolis) recommended
       the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Between lines 2959 and 2960
    4  insert:
    5         Section 58. (1) A rental car company, third party vendor,
    6  or other entity may not impose any fee, fine, surcharge, cost,
    7  penalty, or other charge in additional to the actual cost of an
    8  electronic toll, unless required by law and except as provided
    9  in this section. However, a rental car company, third party
   10  vendor, or other entity may:
   11         (a) Charge a reasonable daily or weekly amount in addition
   12  to the cost of tolls if the fee automatically begins to apply
   13  when a driver goes through the first electronic toll; or
   14         (b) Offer a reasonable, all-inclusive daily or weekly fee
   15  plan that includes the cost of all tolls and all administrative
   16  fees, fines, surcharges, costs, penalties, or other charges.
   17         (2) If a rental car company, third party vendor, or other
   18  entity offers an all-inclusive fee plan and the renter does not
   19  choose that plan, such entity may charge an additional fee that
   20  does not exceed $2.50 per day or $10 per week, in addition to
   21  the electronic toll charges.
   22         (3) This section does not apply to the collection of
   23  additional fees by toll agencies, expressway authorities, or the
   24  Florida Turnpike or the collection of additional fees related to
   25  delinquent toll accounts by toll agencies or collection
   26  agencies.
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   28  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   29         And the title is amended as follows:
   30         Delete line 224
   31  and insert:
   32         future expiration of the pilot program; regulating the
   33         fees that rental car companies may charge relating to
   34         the collection of electronic tolls; providing limits
   35         and exceptions; providing an