SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for CS for SB 760, 1st Eng.

    Amendment No.    

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11  Senator Harris moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 61, line 23, through page 62, line 16, delete

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18         Section 23.  Subsection (1) of section 479.261, Florida

19  Statutes, is amended to read:

20         479.261  Logo sign program.--

21         (1)  The department shall establish a logo sign program

22  for the rights-of-way of the interstate highway system to

23  provide information to motorists about available gas, food,

24  lodging, and camping services at interchanges, through the use

25  of business logos, and may include additional interchanges

26  under the program.  A logo sign for nearby attractions may be

27  added to this program if allowed by federal rules.  An

28  attraction as used in this chapter is defined as an

29  establishment, site, facility, or landmark which is open a

30  minimum of 5 days a week for 52 weeks a year; which charges an

31  admission for entry; which has as its principal focus

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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for CS for SB 760, 1st Eng.

    Amendment No.    





 1  family-oriented entertainment, cultural, educational,

 2  recreational, scientific, or historical activities; and which

 3  is publicly recognized as a bona fide tourist attraction.

 4  However, the permits for businesses seeking to participate in

 5  the attractions logo sign program shall be awarded by the

 6  department annually to the highest bidders, notwithstanding

 7  the limitation on fees in subsection (5), which are qualified

 8  for available space at each qualified location, but the fees

 9  therefor may not be less than the fees established for logo

10  participants in other logo categories. The department shall,

11  if approved by the Federal Highway Administration, institute a

12  sign program to recognize regional or local heritage,

13  historic, or scenic trails at interchanges on the interstate

14  highway system.

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18  And the title is amended as follows:

19         On page 3, line 24, delete that line

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22         directing the Department of Transportation,

23         subject to federal approval, to establish a

24         highway sign program to recognize

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