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11 Senator Kirkpatrick moved the following amendment:
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17 Section 68. Subsections (3) and (6) of section 311.07,
18 Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
19 311.07 Florida seaport transportation and economic
20 development funding.--
21 (3)(a) Program funds shall be used to fund approved
22 projects on a 50-50 matching basis with any of the deepwater
23 ports, as listed in s. 403.021(9)(b), which is governed by a
24 public body or any other deepwater port which is governed by a
25 public body and which complies with the water quality
26 provisions of s. 403.061, the comprehensive master plan
27 requirements of s. 163.3178(2)(k), the local financial
28 management and reporting provisions of part III of chapter
29 218, and the auditing provisions of s. 11.45(3)(a)4. Program
30 funds also may be used by the Seaport Transportation and
31 Economic Development Council to develop trade market and
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1 shipping with the Florida Trade Data Center such trade data
2 information products which will assist Florida's seaports and
3 international trade.
4 (b) Projects eligible for funding by grants under the
5 program are limited to the following port facilities or port
6 transportation projects:
7 1. Transportation facilities within the jurisdiction
8 of the port.
9 2. The dredging or deepening of channels, turning
10 basins, or harbors.
11 3. The construction or rehabilitation of wharves,
12 docks, structures, jetties, piers, storage facilities, cruise
13 terminals, automated people mover systems, or any facilities
14 necessary or useful in connection with any of the foregoing.
15 4. The acquisition of container cranes or other
16 mechanized equipment used in the movement of cargo or
17 passengers in international commerce.
18 5. The acquisition of land to be used for port
19 purposes.
20 6. The acquisition, improvement, enlargement, or
21 extension of existing port facilities.
22 7. Environmental protection projects which are
23 necessary because of requirements imposed by a state agency as
24 a condition of a permit or other form of state approval; which
25 are necessary for environmental mitigation required as a
26 condition of a state, federal, or local environmental permit;
27 which are necessary for the acquisition of spoil disposal
28 sites and improvements to existing and future spoil sites; or
29 which result from the funding of eligible projects listed
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31 8. Transportation facilities as defined in s.
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1 334.03(31) which are not otherwise part of the Department of
2 Transportation's adopted work program.
3 9. Seaport intermodal access projects identified in
4 the 5-year Florida Seaport Mission Plan as provided in s.
5 311.09(3) and seaport freight mobility plans as provided in s.
6 311.14.
7 10. Construction or rehabilitation of port facilities
8 as defined in s. 315.02 in ports listed in s. 311.09(1) with
9 operating revenues of $5 million or less, provided such
10 projects create economic development opportunities, capital
11 improvements, and positive financial returns to such ports.
12 (c) To be eligible for consideration by the council
13 pursuant to this section, a project must be consistent with
14 the port comprehensive master plan which is incorporated as
15 part of the approved local government comprehensive plan as
16 required by s. 163.3178(2)(k) or other provisions of the Local
17 Government Comprehensive Planning and Land Development
18 Regulation Act, part II of chapter 163.
19 (6) The Department of Transportation shall subject any
20 project that receives funds pursuant to this section and s.
21 320.20 to a final audit. The department shall may adopt rules
22 and perform such other acts as are necessary or convenient to
23 ensure that the final audits are conducted and that any
24 deficiency or questioned costs noted by the audit are
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31 And the title is amended as follows:
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4 amending s. 311.07, F.S.; authorizing the
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6 Council to use certain funds to develop trade
7 market and shipping information products;
8 expanding grant funding eligibility to include
9 certain projects identified in seaport freight
10 mobility plans, and construction or
11 rehabilitation of certain port facilities;
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