HOUSE AMENDMENT
    h1053-00                      Bill No. CS/CS/HB 1053, 1st Eng.
    Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)
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11  Representative(s) Mealor offered the following:
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13         Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         On page 161, between lines 15 and 16, of the bill
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17         Section 84.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section
18  255.25, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
19         255.25  Approval required prior to construction or
20  lease of buildings.--
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22         (b)  The Department of Management Services may approve
23  extensions of an existing lease of 5,000 square feet or more
24  of space if such extensions are determined to be in the best
25  interests of the state, but in no case shall the total of such
26  extensions exceed 11 months.  If at the end of the 11th month
27  an agency still needs that space, it shall be procured by
28  competitive bid in accordance with s. 255.249(4)(b)(2)(b).
29  However, an agency that determines that it is in its best
30  interest to remain in the space it currently occupies may
31  negotiate a replacement lease with the lessor if an
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    File original & 9 copies    04/30/01                          
    hbd0007                     10:58 am         01053-0034-984101

HOUSE AMENDMENT h1053-00 Bill No. CS/CS/HB 1053, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 independent comparative market analysis demonstrates that the 2 rates offered are within market rates for the space and the 3 cost of the new lease does not exceed the cost of a comparable 4 lease plus documented moving costs. A present-value analysis 5 and the consumer price index shall be used in the calculation 6 of lease costs. The term of the replacement lease may not 7 exceed the base term of the expiring lease. 8 9 10 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 11 And the title is amended as follows: 12 On page 10, line 27, 13 14 after the semicolon insert: 15 amending s. 255.25, F.S.; authorizing state 16 agencies to execute certain replacement leases; 17 providing guidelines for the execution of such 18 leases; 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2 File original & 9 copies 04/30/01 hbd0007 10:58 am 01053-0034-984101