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11  Senator Carlton moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

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17         Section 37.  Effective January 1, 2000, section 73.015,

18  Florida Statutes, is created to read:

19         73.015  Presuit negotiation.--

20         (1)  Effective July 1, 2000, before an eminent domain

21  proceeding is brought under this chapter or chapter 74, the

22  condemning authority must attempt to negotiate in good faith

23  with the fee owner of the parcel to be acquired, must provide

24  the fee owner with a written offer and, if requested, a copy

25  of the appraisal upon which the offer is based, and must

26  attempt to reach an agreement regarding the amount of

27  compensation to be paid for the parcel.

28         (a)  At the inception of negotiation for acquisition,

29  the condemning authority must notify the fee owner of the

30  following:

31         1.  That all or a portion of his or her property is

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 1  necessary for a project.

 2         2.  The nature of the project for which the parcel is

 3  considered necessary, and the parcel designation of the

 4  property to be acquired.

 5         3.  That, within 15 business days after receipt of a

 6  request by the fee owner, the condemning authority will

 7  provide a copy of the appraisal report upon which the offer to

 8  the fee owner is based; copies, to the extent prepared, of the

 9  right-of-way maps or other documents that depict the proposed

10  taking; and copies, to the extent prepared, of the

11  construction plans that depict project improvements to be

12  constructed on the property taken and improvements to be

13  constructed adjacent to the remaining property, including, but

14  not limited to, plan, profile, cross-section, drainage, and

15  pavement marking sheets, and driveway connection detail. The

16  condemning authority shall provide any additional plan sheets

17  within 15 days of the request.

18         4.  The fee owner's statutory rights under ss. 73.091

19  and 73.092.

20         5.  The fee owner's rights and responsibilities under

21  paragraphs (b) and (c) and subsection (4).

22         (b)  The condemning authority must provide a written

23  offer of compensation to the fee owner as to the value of the

24  property sought to be appropriated and, where less than the

25  entire property is sought to be appropriated, any damages to

26  the remainder caused by the taking. The owner must be given at

27  least 30 days after either receipt of the notice or the date

28  the notice is returned as undeliverable by the postal

29  authorities to respond to the offer, before the condemning

30  authority files a condemnation proceeding for the parcel

31  identified in the offer.

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 1         (c)  The notice and written offer must be sent by

 2  certified mail, return receipt requested, to the fee owner's

 3  last known address listed on the county ad valorem tax roll.

 4  Alternatively, the notice and written offer may be personally

 5  delivered to the fee owner of the property. If there is more

 6  than one owner of a property, notice to one owner constitutes

 7  notice to all owners of the property. The return of the notice

 8  as undeliverable by the postal authorities constitutes

 9  compliance with this provision. The condemning authority is

10  not required to give notice or a written offer to a person who

11  acquires title to the property after the notice required by

12  this section has been given.

13         (d)  Notwithstanding this subsection, with respect to

14  lands acquired under s. 259.041, the condemning authority is

15  not required to give the fee owner the current appraisal

16  before executing an option contract.

17         (2)  Effective July 1, 2000, before an eminent domain

18  proceeding is brought under this chapter or chapter 74 by the

19  Department of Transportation or by a county, municipality,

20  board, district, or other public body for the condemnation of

21  right-of-way, the condemning authority must make a good faith

22  effort to notify the business owners, including lessees, who

23  operate a business located on the property to be acquired.

24         (a)  The condemning authority must notify the business

25  owner of the following:

26         1.  That all or a portion of his or her property is

27  necessary for a project.

28         2.  The nature of the project for which the parcel is

29  considered necessary, and the parcel designation of the

30  property to be acquired.

31         3.  That, within 15 business days after receipt of a

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 1  request by the business owner, the condemning authority will

 2  provide a copy of the appraisal report upon which the offer to

 3  the fee owner is based; copies, to the extent prepared, of the

 4  right-of-way maps or other documents that depict the proposed

 5  taking; and copies, to the extent prepared, of the

 6  construction plans that depict project improvements to be

 7  constructed on the property taken and improvements to be

 8  constructed adjacent to the remaining property, including, but

 9  not limited to, plan, profile, cross-section, drainage,

10  pavement marking sheets, and driveway connection detail; and

11  that the condemning authority shall provide any additional

12  plan sheets within 15 days of request.

13         4.  The business owner's statutory rights under s.

14  73.071, s. 73.091, and s. 73.092.

15         5.  The business owner's rights and responsibilities

16  under paragraphs (b) and (c) and subsection (4).

17         (b)  The notice must be made subsequent to or

18  concurrent with the condemning authority's making the written

19  offer of compensation to the fee owner pursuant to subsection

20  (1). The notice must be sent by certified mail, return receipt

21  requested, to the address of the registered agent for the

22  business located on the property to be acquired, or if no

23  agent is registered, by certified mail or personal delivery to

24  the address of the business located on the property to be

25  acquired. Notice to one owner of a multiple ownership business

26  constitutes notice to all business owners of that business.

27  The return of the notice as undeliverable by the postal

28  authorities constitutes compliance with these provisions. The

29  condemning authority is not required to give notice to a

30  person who acquires an interest in the business after the

31  notice required by this section has been given. Once notice

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 1  has been made to business owners under this subsection, the

 2  condemning authority may file a condemnation proceeding

 3  pursuant to chapter 73 or chapter 74 for the property

 4  identified in the notice.

 5         (c)  If the business qualifies for business damages

 6  pursuant to s. 73.071(3)(b) and the business intends to claim

 7  business damages, the business owner must, within 180 days

 8  after either receipt of the notice or the date the notice is

 9  returned as undeliverable by the postal authorities, or at a

10  later time mutually agreed to by the condemning authority and

11  the business owner, submit to the condemning authority a

12  good-faith written offer to settle any claims of business

13  damage. The written offer must be sent to the condemning

14  authority by certified mail, return receipt requested. Absent

15  a showing of a good-faith justification for the failure to

16  submit a business-damage offer within 180 days, the court must

17  strike the business owner's claim for business damages in any

18  condemnation proceeding. If the court finds that the business

19  owner has made a showing of a good-faith justification for the

20  failure to timely submit a business damage offer, the court

21  shall grant the business owner up to 180 days within which to

22  submit a business-damage offer, which the condemning authority

23  must respond to within 120 days.

24         1.  The business-damage offer must include an

25  explanation of the nature, extent, and monetary amount of such

26  damage and must be prepared by the owner, a certified public

27  accountant, or a business damage expert familiar with the

28  nature of the operations of the owner's business. The business

29  owner shall also provide to the condemning authority copies of

30  the owner's business records that substantiate the good-faith

31  offer to settle the business damage claim. If additional

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 1  information is needed beyond data that may be obtained from

 2  business records existing at the time of the offer, the

 3  business owner and condemning authority may agree on a

 4  schedule for the submission of such information.

 5         2.  As used in this paragraph, the term "business

 6  records" includes, but is not limited to, copies of federal

 7  income tax returns, federal income tax withholding statements,

 8  federal miscellaneous income tax statements, state sales tax

 9  returns, balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and state

10  corporate income tax returns for the 5 years preceding

11  notification which are attributable to the business operation

12  on the property to be acquired, and other records relied upon

13  by the business owner that substantiate the business-damage

14  claim.

15         (d)  Within 120 days after receipt of the good-faith

16  business-damage offer and accompanying business records, the

17  condemning authority must, by certified mail, accept or reject

18  the business owner's offer or make a counteroffer. Failure of

19  the condemning authority to respond to the business damage

20  offer, or rejection thereof pursuant to this section, must be

21  deemed to be a counteroffer of zero dollars for purposes of

22  subsequent application of s. 73.092(1).

23         (3)  At any time in the presuit negotiation process,

24  the parties may agree to submit the compensation or

25  business-damage claims to nonbinding mediation. The parties

26  shall agree upon a mediator certified under s. 44.102. In the

27  event that there is a settlement reached as a result of

28  mediation or other mutually acceptable dispute resolution

29  procedure, the agreement reached shall be in writing. The

30  written agreement provided for in this section shall

31  incorporate by reference the right-of-way maps, construction

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 1  plans, or other documents related to the taking upon which the

 2  settlement is based. In the event of a settlement, both

 3  parties shall have the same legal rights that would have been

 4  available under law if the matter had been resolved through

 5  eminent domain proceedings in circuit court with the maps,

 6  plans, or other documents having been made a part of the

 7  record.

 8         (4)  If a settlement is reached between the condemning

 9  authority and a property or business owner prior to a lawsuit

10  being filed, the property or business owner who settles

11  compensation claims in lieu of condemnation shall be entitled

12  to recover costs in the same manner as provided in s. 73.091

13  and attorney's fees in the same manner as provided in s.

14  73.092, more specifically as follows:

15         (a)  Attorney's fees for presuit negotiations under

16  this section regarding the amount of compensation to be paid

17  for the land, severance damages, and improvements must be

18  calculated in the same manner as provided in s. 73.092(1)

19  unless the parties otherwise agree.

20         (b)  If business damages are recovered by the business

21  owner based on the condemning authority accepting the business

22  owner's initial offer or the business owner accepting the

23  condemning authority's initial counteroffer, attorney's fees

24  must be calculated in accordance with s. 73.092(2), (3), (4),

25  and (5) for the attorney's time incurred in presentation of

26  the business owner's good-faith offer under paragraph (2)(c).

27  Otherwise, attorney's fees for the award of business damages

28  must be calculated as provided in s. 73.092(1), based on the

29  difference between the final judgment or settlement of

30  business damages and the counteroffer to the business owner's

31  offer by the condemning authority.

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 1         (c)  Presuit costs must be presented, calculated, and

 2  awarded in the same manner as provided in s. 73.091, after

 3  submission by the business or property owner to the condemning

 4  authority of all appraisal reports, business damage reports,

 5  or other work-products for which recovery is sought, and upon

 6  transfer of title of the real property by closing, upon

 7  payment of any amounts due for business damages, or upon final

 8  judgment.

 9         (d)  If the parties cannot agree on the amount of costs

10  and attorney's fees to be paid by the condemning authority,

11  the business or property owner may file a complaint in the

12  circuit court in the county in which the property is located

13  to recover attorney's fees and costs.

14         (5)  Evidence of negotiations, or of any written or

15  oral statements used in mediation or negotiations between the

16  parties under this section is inadmissible in any condemnation

17  proceeding, except in a proceeding to determine reasonable

18  costs and attorney's fees.

19         Section 38.  Effective January 1, 2000, subsection (3)

20  of section 73.071, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

21         73.071  Jury trial; compensation; severance damages;

22  business damages.--

23         (3)  The jury shall determine solely the amount of

24  compensation to be paid, which compensation shall include:

25         (a)  The value of the property sought to be

26  appropriated;

27         (b)  Where less than the entire property is sought to

28  be appropriated, any damages to the remainder caused by the

29  taking, including, when the action is by the Department of

30  Transportation, county, municipality, board, district or other

31  public body for the condemnation of a right-of-way, and the

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 1  effect of the taking of the property involved may damage or

 2  destroy an established business of more than 4 5 years'

 3  standing, owned by the party whose lands are being so taken,

 4  located upon adjoining lands owned or held by such party, the

 5  probable damages to such business which the denial of the use

 6  of the property so taken may reasonably cause; any person

 7  claiming the right to recover such special damages shall set

 8  forth in his or her written defenses the nature and extent of

 9  such damages; and

10         (c)  Where the appropriation is of property upon which

11  a mobile home, other than a travel trailer as defined in s.

12  320.01, is located, whether or not the owner of the mobile

13  home is an owner or lessee of the property involved, and the

14  effect of the taking of the property involved requires the

15  relocation of such mobile home, the reasonable removal or

16  relocation expenses incurred by such mobile home owner, not to

17  exceed the replacement value of such mobile home.  The

18  compensation paid to a mobile home owner under this paragraph

19  shall preclude an award to a mobile home park owner for such

20  expenses of removal or relocation.  Any mobile home owner

21  claiming the right to such removal or relocation expenses

22  shall set forth in his or her written defenses the nature and

23  extent of such expenses.  This paragraph shall not apply to

24  any governmental authority exercising its power of eminent

25  domain when reasonable removal or relocation expenses must be

26  paid to mobile home owners under other provisions of law or

27  agency rule applicable to such exercise of power.

28         Section 39.  Effective January 1, 2000, the amendments

29  to subsection (3) of section 73.071, Florida Statutes, as

30  contained in this act shall stand repealed effective January

31  1, 2003.

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 1         Section 40.  Effective January 1, 2000, subsection (1)

 2  of section 73.091, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

 3         73.091  Costs of the proceedings.--

 4         (1)  The petitioner shall pay attorney's fees as

 5  provided in s. 73.092 as well as all reasonable costs incurred

 6  in the defense of the proceedings in the circuit court,

 7  including, but not limited to, reasonable appraisal fees and,

 8  when business damages are compensable, a reasonable

 9  accountant's fee, to be assessed by that court. No prejudgment

10  interest shall be paid on costs or attorney's fees.

11         Section 41.  Effective January 1, 2000, subsection (1)

12  of section 73.092, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

13         73.092  Attorney's fees.--

14         (1)  Except as otherwise provided in this section and

15  s. 73.015, the court, in eminent domain proceedings, shall

16  award attorney's fees based solely on the benefits achieved

17  for the client.

18         (a)  As used in this section, the term "benefits" means

19  the difference, exclusive of interest, between the final

20  judgment or settlement and the last written offer made by the

21  condemning authority before the defendant hires an attorney.

22  If no written offer is made by the condemning authority before

23  the defendant hires an attorney, benefits must be measured

24  from the first written offer after the attorney is hired.

25         1.  In determining attorney's fees, if business records

26  as defined in s. 73.015(2)(c)2. and kept by the owner in the

27  ordinary course of business were provided to the condemning

28  authority to substantiate the business damage offer in s.

29  73.015(2)(c), benefits for amounts awarded for business

30  damages must be based on the difference between the final

31  judgment or settlement and the written counteroffer made by

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 1  the condemning authority provided in s. 73.015(2)(d). In

 2  determining attorney's fees in prelitigation negotiations,

 3  benefits do not include amounts awarded for business damages

 4  unless the business owner provided to the condemning

 5  authority, upon written request, prior to litigation, those

 6  financial and business records kept by the owner in the

 7  ordinary course of business.

 8         2.  In determing attorney's fees, if existing business

 9  records as defined in s. 73.015(2)(c)2. and kept by the owner

10  in the ordinary course of business were not provided to the

11  condemning authority to substantiate the business damage offer

12  in s. 73.015(2)(c) and those records which were not provided

13  are later deemed material to the determination of business

14  damages, benefits for amounts awarded for business damages

15  must be based upon the difference between the final judgment

16  or settlement and the first written counteroffer made by the

17  condemning authority within 90 days from the condemning

18  authority's receipt of the business records previously not

19  provided. In determining attorney's fees subsequent to the

20  filing of litigation, if financial and business records kept

21  by the owner in the ordinary course of business were not

22  provided to the condemning authority prior to litigation,

23  benefits for amounts awarded for business damages must be

24  based on the first written offer made by the condemning

25  authority within 120 days after the filing of the eminent

26  domain action. In the event the petitioner makes a discovery

27  request for a defendant's financial and business records kept

28  in the ordinary course of business within 45 days after the

29  filing of that defendant's answer, then the 120-day period

30  shall be extended to 60 days after receipt by petitioner of

31  those records. If the condemning authority makes no written

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 1  offer to the defendant for business damages within the time

 2  period provided in this section, benefits for amounts awarded

 3  for business damages must be based on the difference between

 4  the final judgment or settlement and the last written offer

 5  made by the condemning authority before the defendant hired an

 6  attorney.

 7         (b)  The court may also consider nonmonetary benefits

 8  obtained for the client through the efforts of the attorney,

 9  to the extent such nonmonetary benefits are specifically

10  identified by the court and can, within a reasonable degree of

11  certainty, be quantified.

12         (c)  Attorney's fees based on benefits achieved shall

13  be awarded in accordance with the following schedule:

14         1.  Thirty-three percent of any benefit up to $250,000;

15  plus

16         2.  Twenty-five percent of any portion of the benefit

17  between $250,000 and $1 million; plus

18         3.  Twenty percent of any portion of the benefit

19  exceeding $1 million.

20         Section 42.  Effective January 1, 2000, subsection (1)

21  of section 127.01, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

22         127.01  Counties delegated power of eminent domain;

23  recreational purposes, issue of necessity of taking.--

24         (1)(a)  Each county of the state is delegated authority

25  to exercise the right and power of eminent domain; that is,

26  the right to appropriate property, except state or federal,

27  for any county purpose.  The absolute fee simple title to all

28  property so taken and acquired shall vest in such county

29  unless the county seeks to condemn a particular right or

30  estate in such property.

31         (b)  Each county is further authorized to exercise the

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 1  eminent domain power powers granted to the Department of

 2  Transportation by s. 337.27(1) and (2), the transportation

 3  corridor protection provisions of s. 337.273, and the right of

 4  entry onto property pursuant to s. 337.274.

 5         Section 43.  Effective January 1, 2000, subsection (2)

 6  of section 166.401, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

 7         166.401  Right of eminent domain.--

 8         (2)  Each municipality is further authorized to

 9  exercise the eminent domain power powers granted to the

10  Department of Transportation in s. 337.27(1) and (2) and the

11  transportation corridor protection provisions of s. 337.273.

12         Section 44.  Effective January 1, 2000, subsection (2)

13  of section 337.27, section 337.271, subsection (2) of section

14  348.0008, subsection (2) of section 348.759, and subsection

15  (2) of section 348.957, Florida Statutes, are repealed.

16         Section 45.  Effective January 1, 2000, subsections

17  (3), (4), and (5) are added to section 479.15, Florida

18  Statutes, to read:

19         479.15  Harmony of regulations.--

20         (3)  It is the express intent of the Legislature to

21  limit the state right-of-way acquisition costs on state and

22  federal roads in eminent domain proceedings, the provisions of

23  ss. 479.07 and 479.155 notwithstanding. Subject to approval by

24  the Federal Highway Administration, whenever public

25  acquisition of land upon which is situated a lawful

26  nonconforming sign occurs, as provided in this chapter, the

27  sign may, at the election of its owner and the department, be

28  relocated or reconstructed adjacent to the new right-of-way

29  along the roadway within 100 feet of the current location,

30  provided the nonconforming sign is not relocated on a parcel

31  zoned residential, and provided further that such relocation

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 1  shall be subject to applicable setback requirements. The sign

 2  owner shall pay all costs associated with relocating or

 3  reconstructing any sign under this subsection, and neither the

 4  state nor any local government shall reimburse the sign owner

 5  for such costs, unless part of such relocation costs are

 6  required by federal law. If no adjacent property is available

 7  for the relocation, the department shall be responsible for

 8  paying the owner of the sign just compensation for its

 9  removal.

10         (4)  Such relocation shall be adjacent to the current

11  site and the face of the sign shall not be increased in size

12  or height or structurally modified at the point of relocation

13  in a manner inconsistent with the current building codes of

14  the jurisdiction in which the sign is located. No permit shall

15  be issued for the removal, cutting or trimming of existing

16  trees or vegetation to make visible or ensure future

17  visibility of any such existing relocated sign that is

18  inconsistent with s. 479.106.

19         (5)  In the event that relocation can be accomplished

20  but is inconsistent with the ordinances of the municipality or

21  county within whose jurisdiction the sign is located, the

22  ordinances of the local government shall prevail, provided

23  that the local government shall assume the responsibility to

24  provide the owner of the sign just compensation for its

25  removal, but in no event shall compensation paid by the local

26  government exceed the compensation required under state or

27  federal law. Further, the provisions of this section shall not

28  impair any agreement or future agreements between a

29  municipality or county and the owner of a sign or signs within

30  the jurisdiction of the municipality or county. Nothing in

31  this section shall be deemed to cause a nonconforming sign to

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 1  become conforming solely as a result of the relocation allowed

 2  in this section.

 3

 4  (Redesignate subsequent sections.)

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 6

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 8  And the title is amended as follows:

 9         On page 5, line 21, delete that line

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11  and insert:

12         creating s. 73.015, F.S.; requiring presuit

13         negotiation before an action in eminent domain

14         may be initiated under ch. 73, F.S., or ch. 74,

15         F.S.; providing requirements for the condemning

16         authority; requiring the condemning authority

17         to give specified notices; requiring a written

18         offer of purchase and appraisal and specifying

19         the time period during which the owner may

20         respond to the offer before a condemnation

21         lawsuit may be filed; providing procedures;

22         allowing a business owner to claim business

23         damage within a specified time period;

24         providing circumstances under which the court

25         must strike a business-damage defense;

26         providing procedures for business-damage

27         claims; providing for nonbinding mediation;

28         requiring the condemning authority to pay

29         reasonable costs and attorney's fees of a

30         property owner; allowing the property owner to

31         file a complaint in circuit court to recover

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 1         attorney's fees and costs, if the parties

 2         cannot agree on the amount; providing that

 3         certain evidence is inadmissible in specified

 4         proceedings; amending s. 73.071, F.S.;

 5         modifying eligibility requirements for business

 6         owners to claim business damages; providing for

 7         future repeal; amending s. 73.091, F.S.;

 8         providing that no prejudgment interest shall be

 9         paid on costs or attorney's fees in eminent

10         domain; amending s. 73.092, F.S.; amending

11         provisions relating to attorney's fees for

12         business-damage claims; amending ss. 127.01,

13         166.401, F.S.; restricting the exercise by

14         counties and municipalities of specified

15         eminent domain powers granted to the Department

16         of Transportation; repealing ss. 337.27(2),

17         337.271, 348.0008(2), 348.759(2), 348.957(2),

18         F.S., relating to limiting the acquisition cost

19         of lands and property acquired through eminent

20         domain proceedings by the Department of

21         Transportation, the Orlando-Orange County

22         Expressway Authority, or the Seminole County

23         Expressway Authority, or under the Florida

24         Expressway Authority Act, and relating to the

25         notice that the Department of Transportation

26         must give to a fee owner at the inception of

27         negotiations to acquire land; amending s.

28         479.15, F.S.; prescribing duties of local

29         governments with respect thereto; providing

30         effective dates.

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