HOUSE AMENDMENT
Bill No. HB 17-B
Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)
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11 The Fiscal Responsibility Council offered the following:
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13 Amendment (with title amendment)
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17 Section 1. Subsection (2) of section 206.46, Florida
18 Statutes, is amended to read:
19 206.46 State Transportation Trust Fund.--
20 (2) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, from
21 the revenues deposited into the State Transportation Trust
22 Fund a maximum of 7 percent in each fiscal year shall be
23 transferred into the Right-of-Way Acquisition and Bridge
24 Construction Trust Fund created in s. 215.605, as needed to
25 meet the requirements of the documents authorizing the bonds
26 issued or proposed to be issued under ss. 215.605 and 337.276
27 or at a minimum amount sufficient to pay for the debt service
28 coverage requirements of outstanding bonds. Notwithstanding
29 the 7 percent annual transfer authorized in this subsection,
30 the annual amount transferred under this subsection shall not
31 exceed an amount necessary to provide the required debt
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1 service coverage levels for a maximum debt service not to
2 exceed $200 $135 million. Such transfer shall be payable
3 primarily from the motor and diesel fuel taxes transferred to
4 the State Transportation Trust Fund from the Fuel Tax
5 Collection Trust Fund.
6 Section 2. Subsection (8) is added to section 332.007,
7 Florida Statutes, to read:
8 332.007 Administration and financing of aviation and
9 airport programs and projects; state plan.--
10 (8) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
11 contrary, the department is authorized to provide operational
12 and maintenance assistance to publicly owned public-use
13 airports for the purposes of complying with enhanced federal
14 security requirements or addressing related economic impacts
15 that are a consequence of the events of September 11, 2001.
16 For projects in the current adopted work program of the
17 department or projects added using available budget of the
18 department, airports may request that the department change
19 the project purpose in accordance with the provisions of this
20 subsection, notwithstanding the provisions of s. 339.135(7).
21 For purposes of this subsection, the department may fund up to
22 100 percent of eligible project costs that are not funded by
23 the Federal Government. Prior to releasing any funds to an
24 airport pursuant to this subsection, the department shall
25 review and approve the expenditure plan for those funds
26 submitted by the airport. This subsection shall expire on
27 June 30, 2003.
28 Section 3. Section 337.107, Florida Statutes, is
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30 337.107 Contracts for right-of-way services.--The
31 department may enter into contracts pursuant to s. 287.055 for
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1 right-of-way services on transportation corridors and
2 transportation facilities, or the department may include
3 right-of-way services as part of design-build contracts
4 awarded pursuant to s. 337.11. Right-of-way services include
5 negotiation and acquisition services, appraisal services,
6 demolition and removal of improvements, and asbestos-abatement
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8 Section 4. Paragraph (a) of subsection (7) of section
9 337.11, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
10 337.11 Contracting authority of department; bids;
11 emergency repairs, supplemental agreements, and change orders;
12 combined design and construction contracts; progress payments;
13 records; requirements of vehicle registration.--
14 (7)(a) If the head of the department determines that
15 it is in the best interests of the public, the department may
16 combine the right-of-way services and design and construction
17 phases of any a building, a major bridge, or a rail corridor
18 project into a single contract, except for a resurfacing or
19 minor bridge project the right-of-way services and design and
20 construction phases of which may only be combined under s.
21 337.025. Such contract is referred to as a design-build
22 contract. Design-build contracts may be advertised and awarded
23 notwithstanding the requirements of paragraph (3)(c). However,
24 construction activities may not begin on any portion of such
25 projects for which the department has not yet obtained title
26 until title to the necessary rights-of-way and easements for
27 the construction of that portion of the project has vested in
28 the state or a local governmental entity and all railroad
29 crossing and utility agreements have been executed. Title to
30 rights-of-way shall be deemed to have vested in the state when
31 the title has been dedicated to the public or acquired by
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2 Section 5. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
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7 And the title is amended as follows:
8 remove from the title of the bill: everything before the
9 enacting clause
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11 and insert in lieu thereof:
12 A bill to be entitled
13 An act relating to transportation economic
14 stimulus; amending s. 206.46, F.S.; increasing
15 the debt service cap with respect to the State
16 Transportation Trust Fund; amending s. 332.007,
17 F.S.; authorizing the Department of
18 Transportation to provide operational and
19 maintenance assistance to publicly owned
20 public-use airports for certain purposes;
21 authorizing airports to request the department
22 to change the purpose of projects in or added
23 to its current adopted work program; providing
24 percentage of eligible project costs that may
25 be funded by the department; requiring
26 department review and approval of airport
27 expenditure plans prior to release of funds;
28 providing for expiration of provisions;
29 amending s. 337.107, F.S.; allowing the
30 Department of Transportation to include
31 right-of-way services as part of design-build
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1 contracts; amending s. 337.11, F.S.; broadening
2 the list of transportation projects that may be
3 awarded as design-build contracts; specifying
4 that construction of any portion of a project
5 under a design-build contract may not begin
6 until title to the necessary rights-of-way and
7 easements for that portion has vested in the
8 state or a local governmental entity and all
9 railroad crossing and utility agreements have
10 been executed; providing an effective date.
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