Florida Senate - 2005 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 718
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11 The Committee on Transportation and Economic Development
12 Appropriations (Fasano) recommended the following amendment:
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14 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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18 Section 1. Section 311.22, Florida Statutes, is
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20 311.22 Additional authorization for funding certain
21 dredging projects.--
22 (1) The Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic
23 Development Council shall establish a program to fund dredging
24 projects in counties having a population of fewer than 300,000
25 according to the last official census. Funds made available
26 under this program may be used to fund approved projects for
27 the dredging or deepening of channels, turning basins, or
28 harbors on a 50-50 matching basis with any port authority, as
29 such term is defined in s. 315.02(2), which complies with the
30 water quality provisions of s. 403.061 and the local financial
31 management and reporting provisions of part III of chapter
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2 (2) The council shall adopt rules for evaluating the
3 projects that may be funded pursuant to this section. The
4 rules must provide criteria for evaluating the economic
5 benefit of the project. The rules must include the creation of
6 an administrative review process by the council which is
7 similar to the process contained in ss. 311.09(5)-(12), and
8 provide for a review by the Department of Community Affairs,
9 the Department of Transportation, and the Office of Tourism,
10 Trade, and Economic Development of all projects submitted for
11 funding under this section.
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17 And the title is amended as follows:
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21 creating s. 311.22, F.S.; establishing a
22 program to provide matching funds for dredging
23 projects in eligible counties; requiring that
24 funds appropriated under the program be used
25 for certain projects; requiring that the
26 Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic
27 Development Council adopt rules for evaluating
28 the dredging projects; providing criteria for
29 the rules; providing for a project-review
30 process by the Department of Community Affairs,
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