Florida Senate - 2013                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 1632
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  04/03/2013           .                                
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       The Committee on Appropriations (Latvala) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment 
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    3         Delete lines 372 - 391
    4  and insert:
    5         (8) A “due advertisement” under this section is an
    6  advertisement in a newspaper of general circulation in the area
    7  of the improvements of not less than 14 calendar days prior to
    8  the date of the receipt of bids or the date on which a public
    9  auction is to be held.
   10         (9) The department, with the approval of the Chief
   11  Financial Officer, is authorized to disburse state funds for
   12  real estate closings in a manner consistent with good business
   13  practices and in a manner minimizing costs and risks to the
   14  state.
   15         (10) The department is authorized to purchase title
   16  insurance in those instances where it is determined that such
   17  insurance is necessary to protect the public’s investment in
   18  property being acquired for transportation purposes. The
   19  department shall adopt procedures to be followed in making the
   20  determination to purchase title insurance for a particular
   21  parcel or group of parcels which, at a minimum, shall set forth
   22  criteria which the parcels must meet.
   23         (11) This section does not modify the requirements of s.
   24  73.013.