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By the Committee on Transportation
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to economic development
3 transportation programs; amending ss. 212.0606,
4 320.072, F.S.; redistributing specified
5 proceeds into the State Transportation Trust
6 Fund; amending s. 338.251, F.S.; increasing the
7 amount of funds which may be advanced to
8 expressway authorities; amending s. 339.175,
9 F.S.; establishing freight mobility committees
10 within certain metropolitan planning
11 organizations; creating s. 339.2817, F.S.;
12 providing for the County Incentive Grant
13 Program; creating s. 341.054, F.S.; providing
14 for the Economic Growth Transportation Program
15 within the Department of Transportation;
16 providing for a transfer of general revenue
17 funds to the State Transportation Trust Fund;
18 providing an effective date.
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20 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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22 Section 1. Subsection (2) of section 212.0606, Florida
23 Statutes, is amended to read:
24 212.0606 Rental car surcharge.--
25 (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 212.20, and
26 less costs of administration, 80 75 percent of the proceeds of
27 this surcharge shall be deposited in the State Transportation
28 Trust Fund, 5 percent of the proceeds of this surcharge shall
29 be deposited in the General Revenue Fund, 15.75 percent of the
30 proceeds of this surcharge shall be deposited in the Tourism
31 Promotional Trust Fund created in s. 288.122, and 4.25 percent
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1 of the proceeds of this surcharge shall be deposited in the
2 Florida International Trade and Promotion Trust Fund. For the
3 purposes of this subsection, "proceeds" of the surcharge means
4 all funds collected and received by the department under this
5 section, including interest and penalties on delinquent
6 surcharges.
7 Section 2. Subsection (4) of section 320.072, Florida
8 Statutes, is amended to read:
9 320.072 Additional fee imposed on certain motor
10 vehicle registration transactions.--
11 (4) A tax collector or other duly authorized agent of
12 the department shall promptly remit all moneys collected
13 pursuant to this section to, less any refunds granted pursuant
14 to subsection (3), to the department. The department shall
15 deposit 30 percent of such moneys as they are received into
16 the General Revenue Fund. The remainder of the proceeds, after
17 deducting the service charge imposed by s. 215.20, shall be
18 deposited into the State Transportation Trust Fund.
19 Section 3. Subsection (5) of section 338.251, Florida
20 Statutes, is amended to read:
21 338.251 Toll Facilities Revolving Trust Fund.--The
22 Toll Facilities Revolving Trust Fund is hereby created for the
23 purpose of encouraging the development and enhancing the
24 financial feasibility of revenue-producing road projects
25 undertaken by local governmental entities in a county or
26 combination of contiguous counties.
27 (5) No amount in excess of $1.5 million $500,000
28 annually shall be advanced to any one governmental entity
29 pursuant to this section without specific appropriation by the
30 Legislature.
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1 Section 4. Paragraph (i) is added to subsection (5) of
2 section 339.175, Florida Statutes, to read:
3 339.175 Metropolitan planning organization.--It is the
4 intent of the Legislature to encourage and promote the safe
5 and efficient management, operation, and development of
6 surface transportation systems that will serve the mobility
7 needs of people and freight within and through urbanized areas
8 of this state while minimizing transportation-related fuel
9 consumption and air pollution. To accomplish these objectives,
10 metropolitan planning organizations, referred to in this
11 section as M.P.O.'s, shall develop, in cooperation with the
12 state and public transit operators, transportation plans and
13 programs for metropolitan areas. The plans and programs for
14 each metropolitan area must provide for the development and
15 integrated management and operation of transportation systems
16 and facilities, including pedestrian walkways and bicycle
17 transportation facilities that will function as an intermodal
18 transportation system for the metropolitan area. The process
19 for developing such plans and programs shall provide for
20 consideration of all modes of transportation and shall be
21 continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive, to the degree
22 appropriate, based on the complexity of the transportation
23 problems to be addressed.
24 (5) POWERS, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES.--The powers,
25 privileges, and authority of an M.P.O. are those specified in
26 this section or incorporated in an interlocal agreement
27 authorized under s. 163.01. Each M.P.O. shall perform all
28 acts required by federal or state laws or rules, now and
29 subsequently applicable, which are necessary to qualify for
30 federal aid. It is the intent of this section that each M.P.O.
31 shall be involved in the planning and programming of
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1 transportation facilities, including, but not limited to,
2 airports, intercity and high-speed rail lines, seaports, and
3 intermodal facilities, to the extent permitted by state or
4 federal law.
5 (i) Each M.P.O. located within a transportation
6 management area which is designated pursuant to Title 23
7 U.S.C. s. 134 must establish a freight mobility committee. The
8 committee must, at a minimum, advise the M.P.O. concerning the
9 movement of freight and tourism within the M.P.O. and the
10 relationship of freight traffic with adjoining M.P.O.'s. The
11 M.P.O. shall appoint the chairperson or the chairperson's
12 designee from the freight mobility committee to the M.P.O.'s
13 technical advisory committee. Members of the freight mobility
14 committee will serve at the pleasure of the M.P.O.
15 Section 5. Section 339.2817, Florida Statutes, is
16 created to read:
17 339.2817 County Incentive Grant Program.--
18 (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 215.20(1),
19 the service charge provided in s. 215.20(1) which is deducted
20 from the proceeds of the taxes distributed under ss. 206.606,
21 206.608, 206.9845, 207.026, 212.0501, 212.0606, 319.32(5), and
22 320.072(4) shall be reduced to 4 percent beginning July 1,
23 2001.
24 (2) There is created within the department a County
25 Incentive Grant Program for the purpose of providing grants to
26 counties for use in any project or project phase of
27 transportation facilities located on the State Highway System
28 or demonstrated to relieve traffic congestion on the State
29 Highway System.
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1 (3) Up to $100 million annually from the State
2 Transportation Trust Fund may be used for the purposes of
3 funding the County Incentive Grant Program.
4 (4) To be eligible for consideration, projects must be
5 consistent, to the maximum extent feasible, with local
6 Metropolitan Planning Organization plans and local government
7 comprehensive plans.
8 (5) The department must consider, but is not limited
9 to, the following criteria for evaluation of projects for
10 County Incentive Grant Program assistance:
11 (a) The extent to which the project will encourage,
12 enhance, or create economic benefits;
13 (b) The likelihood that assistance would enable the
14 project to proceed at an earlier date than the project would
15 otherwise be able to proceed;
16 (c) The extent to which assistance would foster
17 innovative public-private partnerships and attract private
18 debt or equity investment;
19 (d) The extent to which the project uses new
20 technologies, including intelligent transportation systems
21 which enhance the efficiency of the project;
22 (e) The extent to which the project helps to maintain
23 or protect the environment;
24 (f) The extent to which the project includes
25 transportation benefits for improving intermodalism and
26 safety; and
27 (g) The size of the proposed County Incentive Grant
28 Program assistance as a percent of the overall project costs
29 with encouragement for local and private participation.
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1 (6) The percentage of matching funds provided from the
2 County Incentive Grant Program to the eligible county will be
3 determined on the following scoring system:
4 (a) Counties that have adopted both the 5-cent and the
5 1-cent local option gas taxes shall receive one point.
6 (b) Counties that have spent, during the 2 years
7 preceding the application, an average of 0.5 mills of ad
8 valorem tax or other general revenue fund revenues on
9 transportation shall receive one point, plus one-quarter point
10 for each mill over 0.5 mills.
11 (c) Counties that have dedicated 0.25 percent of their
12 local sales tax revenue to transportation shall receive one
13 point, plus one-half point for each 0.25 percent in additional
14 transportation sales tax revenue.
15 (d) Counties that contribute 10 percent or more of the
16 total amount of funds distributed to the State Transportation
17 Trust Fund from the rental car surcharge as determined by the
18 Department of Revenue and verified by the State Revenue
19 Estimating Conference shall receive one-half point.
20 (e) Counties that enforce a transportation impact fee
21 shall receive one-half point.
22 (7) The percentage of matching funds provided from the
23 County Incentive Grant to the appropriate county will be
24 determined as follows:
25 (a) All counties that meet or exceed a cumulative
26 score of 4.0 by using the identified local funding options are
27 eligible for 40-percent matching funds. However, if the
28 proposed project is directly on the State Highway System, the
29 county is eligible for 50-percent matching funds.
30 (b) All counties that achieve a cumulative score of
31 3.9 to 2.5 by using the identified local funding options are
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1 eligible for 30-percent matching funds. However, if the
2 proposed project is directly on the State Highway System, the
3 county is eligible for 40-percent matching funds.
4 (c) Counties that achieve a cumulative score of 2.49
5 to 1.5 by using the identified local funding options are
6 eligible for 20-percent matching funds. However, if the
7 proposed project is directly on the State Highway System, the
8 county is eligible for 30-percent matching funds.
9 (8) When more than one county submits an application
10 for a joint project, the combined points of the counties
11 applying will determine the matching amount for the joint
12 project.
13 Section 6. Section 341.054, Florida Statutes, is
14 created to read:
15 341.054 Economic Growth Transportation Program;
16 administration; eligible projects; limitations.--There is
17 created within the Department of Transportation an Economic
18 Growth Transportation Program dedicated to catalyzing or
19 accelerating transportation projects that substantially
20 improve the state's economic competitiveness. The department
21 shall administer the Economic Growth Transportation Program.
22 (2) Eligible projects include those for planning,
23 designing, acquiring rights-of-way for, or constructing
24 freight rail, passenger rail, transit, aviation, seaport, and
25 intermodal infrastructure that carries or would carry
26 substantial flows of domestic or international trade and
27 tourism.
28 (3) Economic Growth projects may be proposed by any
29 local government, regional organization, economic development
30 board, public or private partnership, metropolitan planning
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1 organization, state agency, or other statewide group engaged
2 in economic development activities.
3 (4) To be eligible for funding under this section, a
4 proposed project must be:
5 (a) Consistent, to the maximum extent feasible, with
6 approved local government comprehensive plans of the units of
7 local government in which the project is located.
8 (b) Identified as part of the Florida Strategic
9 Freight Network as defined by the department.
10 (c) Prioritized in accordance with the prioritization
11 method adopted by the department.
12 (5) The Economic Growth Advisory Council is created to
13 advise the department on project prioritization and selection
14 of economic growth projects. The primary goal for the council
15 is the annual identification and prioritization of freight
16 related projects and the development of recommendations for
17 improving the movement of freight and tourism traffic in this
18 state. Terms for council members will be 2 years, and each
19 member will be allowed one vote. The council will consist of:
20 (a) Two representatives of private interests who are
21 directly involved or affected by freight operations and goods
22 movement, chosen by the Speaker of the House of
23 Representatives;
24 (b) Two representatives of private interests who are
25 directly involved or affected by freight operations and goods
26 movement, chosen by the President of the Senate;
27 (c) One representative of the Metropolitan Planning
28 Organization Advisory Council chosen by the Metropolitan
29 Planning Organization Advisory Council; and
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1 (d) Two representatives of private interests who are
2 directly involved or affected by freight operations and goods
3 movement, chosen by the Governor.
4 (6) The prioritized projects shall be included in the
5 department's tentative work program submitted to the Governor
6 and the Legislature.
7 (7) Funding for Economic Growth projects will come
8 from existing public transportation appropriations, and may
9 not exceed $70 million annually.
10 Section 7. In Fiscal Year 2000-2001 and in Fiscal Year
11 2001-2002, $300 million annually shall be transferred from the
12 General Revenue Fund to the State Transportation Trust Fund.
13 The funds must be used on the Florida Intrastate Highway
14 System for projects that support economic development,
15 emergency evacuation, or improved access to urban areas.
16 Section 8. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
17 law.
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20 SENATE SUMMARY
21 Redistributes specified surcharges and fees into the
State Transportation Trust Fund. Increases the amount of
22 funds which may be advanced to expressway authorities.
Establishes freight mobility committees. Creates the
23 County Incentive Grant Program and the Economic Growth
Transportation Program within the Department of
24 Transportation. Provides for the transfer of funds from
the General Revenue Fund to the State Transportation
25 Trust Fund for the next 2 fiscal years.
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