Florida Senate - 2013                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 1104
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  03/25/2013           .                                
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       The Committee on Transportation (Brandes) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Between lines 39 and 40
    4  insert:
    5         Section 1. Subsection (26) of section 334.044, Florida
    6  Statutes, is amended to read:
    7         334.044 Department; powers and duties.—The department shall
    8  have the following general powers and duties:
    9  (26) To provide for the enhancement of environmental benefits,
   10  including air and water quality; to prevent roadside erosion; to
   11  conserve the natural roadside growth and scenery; and to provide
   12  for the implementation and maintenance of roadside conservation,
   13  enhancement, and stabilization programs. No less than 1.5
   14  percent of the amount contracted for construction projects shall
   15  be allocated by the department on a statewide basis for the
   16  purchase of plant materials. Department districts may not expend
   17  funds for landscaping in connection with any project that is
   18  limited to resurfacing existing lanes unless the expenditure has
   19  been approved by the department’s secretary or the secretary’s
   20  designee. To the greatest extent practical, a minimum of 50
   21  percent of the funds allocated under this subsection shall be
   22  allocated for large plant materials and the remaining funds for
   23  other plant materials. Except as prohibited by applicable
   24  federal law or regulation, all plant materials shall be
   25  purchased from Florida commercial nursery stock in this state on
   26  a uniform competitive bid basis. The department shall develop
   27  grades and standards for landscaping materials purchased through
   28  this process. To accomplish these activities, the department may
   29  contract with nonprofit organizations having the primary purpose
   30  of developing youth employment opportunities.
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   32         And the title is amended as follows:
   33         Delete line 3
   34  and insert:
   35         334.044, F.S.; providing an exclusion from provisions
   36         requiring that all plant materials for highway
   37         landscaping be purchased from Florida commercial
   38         nursery stock in this state on a uniform competitive
   39         bid basis when prohibited by federal law or
   40         regulation; amending s. 335.06, F.S.; revising the
   41         responsibilities of the