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CS/CS/SB 1178: Florida High-Speed Rail Authority

GENERAL BILL by Comprehensive Planning, Local and Military Affairs ; Transportation ; Sebesta

Florida High-Speed Rail Authority; creates said authority; provides membership, terms, organization, & reimbursement of expenses; provides duties of authority; assigns authority to DOT for administrative purposes; provides for future legislative review & repeal; authorizes authority to seek federal funds; provides applicable criteria; requires submittal of report; authorizes authority to request assistance from private sector, etc. Creates 341.821,.822. APPROPRIATION: $8,000,000.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law
 Last Action: 5/1/2001 Senate - Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00652; Read second time -SJ 00726; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00726; House Bill substituted -SJ 00726; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 489 (Ch. 2001-153)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/26/2001 Senate • Prefiled
3/7/2001 Senate • Introduced, referred to Transportation; Comprehensive Planning, Local and Military Affairs; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Finance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations -SJ 00126
3/9/2001 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 03/14/01, 12:15 pm, 309-C --Temporarily postponed
3/16/2001 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 03/21/01, 2:00 pm, 309-C
3/21/2001 Senate • CS by Transportation; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 00228; CS read first time on 03/23/01 -SJ 00230
3/23/2001 Senate • Now in Comprehensive Planning, Local and Military Affairs -SJ 00228
3/30/2001 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Comprehensive Planning, Local and Military Affairs, 04/04/01, 1:30 pm, 309-C
4/4/2001 Senate • CS/CS by Comprehensive Planning, Local and Military Affairs; YEAS 5 NAYS 1 -SJ 00328; CS read first time on 04/11/01 -SJ 00335
4/6/2001 Senate • Now in Governmental Oversight and Productivity -SJ 00328
4/12/2001 Senate • Withdrawn from Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Finance and Taxation -SJ 00350; Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government
4/25/2001 Senate • Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations -SJ 00454; Placed on Calendar, on second reading
5/1/2001 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00652; Read second time -SJ 00726; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00726; House Bill substituted -SJ 00726; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 489 (Ch. 2001-153)