SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for SB 1314

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11  Senator Diaz-Balart moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 51, between lines 30 and 31,

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17         Section 57.  Paragraph (f) of subsection (2) of section

18  348.0004, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

19         348.0004  Purposes and powers.--

20         (2)  Each authority may exercise all powers necessary,

21  appurtenant, convenient, or incidental to the carrying out of

22  its purposes, including, but not limited to, the following

23  rights and powers:

24         (f)  To fix, alter, charge, establish, and collect

25  tolls, rates, fees, rentals, and other charges for the

26  services and facilities system, which tolls, rates, fees,

27  rentals, and other charges must always be sufficient to comply

28  with any covenants made with the holders of any bonds issued

29  pursuant to the Florida Expressway Authority Act. However,

30  such right and power may be assigned or delegated by the

31  authority to the department. Notwithstanding s. 338.165 or any

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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for SB 1314

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 1  other provision of law to the contrary, in any county as

 2  defined in s. 125.011(1), to the extent surplus revenues

 3  exist, they may be used for purposes enumerated in subsection

 4  (7), provided the expenditures are consistent with the

 5  metropolitan planning organization's adopted long-range plan.

 6  Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,

 7  but subject to any contractual requirements contained in

 8  documents securing any outstanding indebtedness payable from

 9  tolls, in any county as defined in s. 125.011(1), the board of

10  county commissioners may, by ordinance, alter or abolish

11  existing tolls and currently approved increases thereto if the

12  board provides a local source of funding to the county

13  expressway system for transportation in an amount sufficient

14  to replace revenues necessary to meet bond obligations secured

15  by such tolls and increases.

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17  (Redesignate subsequent sections.)

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21  And the title is amended as follows:

22         On page 2, line 4, following the semicolon

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25         amending s. 348.0004, F.S.; authorizing certain

26         boards of county commissioners to alter

27         expressway tolls;

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