Florida Senate - 2023                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 1532
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       The Committee on Transportation (Burgess) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete lines 19 - 54
    4  and insert:
    5  whether the dissolution of the Hillsborough Area Regional
    6  Transit Authority (HART) would result in operational
    7  efficiencies and reduced administrative costs and further a
    8  regional approach to transit. It is the intent of the
    9  Legislature to explore the dissolution or transfer of the
   10  governance, staff, operations, funding, and facilities of HART
   11  with the goal of enhancing regional transit service and
   12  connectivity in the Tampa Bay Area.
   13         (2) The Department of Transportation, or its consultant,
   14  shall conduct a study of the potential dissolution of HART. The
   15  study must address all aspects of the winding down of the
   16  affairs of HART, including the following:
   17         (a) The dissolution of the governance structure, including
   18  governing board membership, powers, and responsibilities.
   19         (b) The drawdown or transfer of staff.
   20         (c) The transfer of financial assets and obligations.
   21         (d) The transfer of responsibilities and administered
   22  programs.
   23         (e) The transfer of facilities and operations.
   24         (f) Impacts to federal or state grants or funds.
   25         (g) Any legal or financial impediments to or limitations on
   26  such dissolution.
   27         (h) The advantages and disadvantages of dissolution or
   28  transfer.
   29         (i) Any other matters deemed necessary or appropriate by
   30  the department.
   31         (3) By January 1, 2024, the department shall submit a
   32  report detailing the results of the study to the Governor, the
   33  President of the
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   36  And the title is amended as follows:
   37         Delete lines 5 - 6
   38  and insert:
   39         to conduct a study regarding the potential dissolution
   40         or transfer of the governance, staff, operations,
   41         funding, and facilities of the Hillsborough Area
   42         Regional