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        By the Committees on Transportation & Economic Development
    Appropriations, Transportation and Representatives Goodlette,
    Russell and Johnson




  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to transportation; creating s.

  3         339.141, F.S.; creating the Regional

  4         Transportation Act; providing purpose; creating

  5         the Regional Transportation Council; providing

  6         for membership, meetings, and staff support of

  7         the council; providing duties; requiring

  8         recommendation of regional and local

  9         transportation projects; providing criteria and

10         procedures for approval of Regional

11         Transportation Grant projects and Local

12         Transportation Management Grant projects;

13         providing for approval by the Legislature;

14         providing for funding; providing for allocation

15         of funds from the State Transportation Trust

16         Fund; limiting application of certain

17         requirements; creating s. 339.142, F.S.;

18         providing for designation as a regional

19         transportation corridor; providing a

20         definition; designating certain infrastructure

21         as such corridors; authorizing the council to

22         designate such corridors; creating s. 339.143,

23         F.S.; creating the Regional Transportation

24         Grant program; providing legislative findings

25         and purpose; providing criteria for program

26         eligibility; providing for recommendation by

27         the council and approval by the Legislature;

28         providing for funding; creating s. 339.144,

29         F.S.; creating the Local Transportation

30         Management Grant program; providing legislative

31         findings and purpose; providing criteria for

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  1         program eligibility; providing for

  2         recommendation by the council and approval by

  3         the Legislature; providing for funding;

  4         amending s. 339.08, F.S.; revising provisions

  5         relating to use of moneys in the State

  6         Transportation Trust Fund; correcting

  7         references; amending s. 339.1371, F.S.;

  8         deleting provisions for funding the

  9         Transportation Outreach Program; amending s.

10         215.211, F.S.; providing for use of certain

11         proceeds to fund projects selected under the

12         act; repealing s. 339.137, F.S., relating to

13         the Transportation Outreach Program; repealing

14         s. 339.2817, F.S., relating to the County

15         Incentive Grant Program; repealing s. 339.2818,

16         F.S., relating to the Small County Outreach

17         Program; providing an effective date.

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19  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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21         Section 1.  Section 339.141, Florida Statutes, is

22  created to read:

23         339.141  Regional Transportation Act; short title;

24  purpose; Regional Transportation Council; creation;

25  membership; transportation grants; criteria; applications;

26  approval; project lists; funding.--

27         (1)  Sections 339.141-339.144 shall be known as the

28  "Regional Transportation Act," dedicated to identifying and

29  funding high-priority regional transportation projects that

30  create intermodal transportation linkages for passengers and

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  1  freight, thus increasing cost-competitive travel choices for

  2  Florida residents, visitors, and businesses.

  3         (2)  The underlying purposes of the Regional

  4  Transportation Act are to identify projects throughout the

  5  state that will provide more efficient movement of travelers,

  6  goods, and services; assist local governments in developing

  7  intermodal linkages; promote logical linkages between

  8  different modes of transportation; and attract federal, state,

  9  local, and private-sector funds to make these improvements.

10         (3)  The Regional Transportation Council is created to

11  make recommendations annually to the Legislature on the

12  selection of projects as provided in this section.

13  Recommendations shall be made for projects seeking Regional

14  Transportation Grants pursuant to s. 339.143 and Local

15  Transportation Management Grants pursuant to s. 339.144.

16         (4)  The council shall consist of:

17         (a)  The secretary of the Department of Transportation,

18  or his or her designee.

19         (b)  One member of the Senate appointed by the

20  President of the Senate.

21         (c)  One member of the House of Representatives

22  appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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24  Terms for council members from the Legislature shall be 2

25  years, provided that a legislative member's term shall not

26  exceed the term of the presiding officer making that member's

27  appointment to the council. Initial appointments must be made

28  no later than 30 days after the effective date of this act.

29  Vacancies on the council shall be filled in the same manner as

30  the initial appointments.

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  1         (5)  Each member of the council shall be allowed one

  2  vote. The council shall select a chair from among its

  3  membership. Meetings shall be held at the call of the chair

  4  but not less frequently than quarterly. The members of the

  5  council shall be reimbursed for per diem and travel expenses

  6  as provided in s. 112.061.

  7         (6)  The Department of Transportation shall provide

  8  administrative staff support and shall ensure that council

  9  meetings are electronically recorded. Such recordings and all

10  documents received, prepared for, or used by the council in

11  conducting its business shall be preserved pursuant to

12  chapters 119 and 257.

13         (7)  Applications for Regional Transportation Act

14  funding shall be submitted to the department no later than

15  October 1 of each year, beginning in 2002, along with

16  documentation that the proposed project meets the criteria

17  listed in s. 339.143 or s. 339.144, as applicable.

18         (a)  Regional Transportation Grant projects may be

19  proposed by any local government, regional organization,

20  economic development board, public or private partnership,

21  metropolitan planning organization, state agency, or other

22  entity engaged in economic development activities.

23         (b)  Local Transportation Management Grant applications

24  may be submitted by counties and municipalities.

25         (c)  No project may be submitted for consideration

26  under both grant programs in the same fiscal year.

27         (8)  The department shall review all of the

28  applications submitted to determine which ones meet the basic

29  criteria listed in ss. 339.143(3) and 339.144(2). By December

30  1 of each year, beginning in 2002, the department shall submit

31  to the council all of the Regional Transportation Grant

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  1  applications that comply, and to each county's legislative

  2  delegation the applicable Local Transportation Management

  3  Grant applications that comply. Included in the department's

  4  submittals shall be a summary of each eligible grant

  5  application, including summary information indicating how the

  6  project meets the criteria in s. 339.143(5) or s. 339.144(3),

  7  as applicable.

  8         (9)(a)  The council shall evaluate all of the

  9  applications it receives from the department and the

10  legislative delegations and shall annually develop separate

11  lists of recommended projects for Regional Transportation

12  Grants and Local Transportation Management Grants for the

13  Legislature's consideration for inclusion in the General

14  Appropriations Act.

15         (b)  In selecting projects for inclusion on its two

16  recommended projects lists, the council shall consider the

17  additional criteria in ss. 339.143(5) and 339.144(3),

18  depending on the grant program.

19         (10)  The council is encouraged to seek input from

20  transportation or economic development entities and to

21  consider the reports and recommendations of task forces, study

22  commissions, or similar entities charged with reviewing issues

23  relevant to the council's mission.

24         (11)  The council's recommended projects lists shall

25  not be ranked. Each list of projects shall total an amount

26  that is no more than 1.5 times the amount of state funding

27  available for the total regional transportation program that

28  fiscal year.

29         (12)  The Legislature shall consider the council's

30  recommended projects lists and shall include approved projects

31  in the General Appropriations Act. Projects approved by the

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  1  Legislature must be included in the department's adopted work

  2  program.

  3         (13)  For fiscal years 2003-2004 and 2004-2005, the

  4  department shall allocate a minimum of $92 million from the

  5  State Transportation Trust Fund in its program and resource

  6  plan to fund the programs in ss. 339.141-339.144. Of that

  7  amount, a minimum of $62 million shall be awarded to projects

  8  seeking Regional Transportation Grants. A maximum of $30

  9  million shall be awarded to projects seeking Local

10  Transportation Management Grants. For fiscal year 2005-2006,

11  the department shall allocate a minimum of $100 million for

12  the programs in ss. 339.141-339.144. Of that amount, a maximum

13  of $4 million shall be awarded to projects seeking Local

14  Transportation Management Grants. Beginning in fiscal year

15  2006-2007 and for each year thereafter, the minimum amount

16  allocated shall be $100 million for projects seeking Regional

17  Transportation Grants. This allocation of funds is in addition

18  to any funding provided to this program by any other provision

19  of law. Notwithstanding any other laws to the contrary, the

20  requirements of ss. 339.135(1)-(5), 339.155, and 339.175 shall

21  not apply to these funds and programs.

22         Section 2.  Section 339.142, Florida Statutes, is

23  created to read:

24         339.142  Regional transportation corridors.--

25         (1)  A "regional transportation corridor" is defined as

26  a regional system of transportation infrastructure that

27  collectively provides for the efficient movement of

28  significant numbers of persons and significant volumes of

29  intrastate, interstate, and international commerce by

30  seamlessly linking multiple modes of travel.

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  1         (2)  Florida's initial regional transportation

  2  corridors are:

  3         (a)  The Interstate 10 Corridor, from Pensacola to

  4  Jacksonville.

  5         (b)  The Gulf Coast Corridor, from Pensacola to Tampa

  6  along U.S. 98 and U.S. 19/State Road 27.

  7         (c)  The Interstate 95-Atlantic Coast Corridor, from

  8  Jacksonville to Miami.

  9         (d)  The Central Florida/North-South Corridor, from the

10  Florida-Georgia border to Naples and Fort Lauderdale/Miami,

11  along Interstate 75.

12         (e)  The Central Florida/East-West Corridor, from Tampa

13  to Titusville, along Interstate 4 and the Beeline Expressway.

14         (f)  The Jacksonville to Tampa Corridor, along U.S.

15  301.

16         (g)  The Jacksonville to Orlando Corridor, along U.S.

17  17.

18         (h)  The Southeastern Everglades Corridor, linking

19  Wildwood, Winter Garden, Orlando, and West Palm Beach via the

20  Florida Turnpike.

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22  For the purposes of this subsection, the term "corridor"

23  includes the roadways linking seaports, commercial service and

24  general aviation airports, rail yards, transportation

25  terminals, and intermodal service centers to the major

26  highways listed in this subsection to designate regional

27  corridors.

28         (3)  The Regional Transportation Council is authorized

29  to make additions to, deletions from, or modifications to the

30  initially designated corridors listed in subsection (2). These

31  changes shall be accomplished through adoption of a resolution

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  1  by majority vote of the council indicating the changes to the

  2  corridors. The department may provide input to the council

  3  regarding proposed changes to the corridors, including the

  4  results of any consensus-building process undertaken by the

  5  department to better define regional transportation corridors.

  6  In addition, any of the entities eligible to submit an

  7  application for a Regional Transportation Grant pursuant to s.

  8  339.141(7)(a) may propose corridor changes to the council. The

  9  council shall provide any such adopted resolutions to the

10  Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the

11  House of Representatives.

12         Section 3.  Section 339.143, Florida Statutes, is

13  created to read:

14         339.143  Regional Transportation Grant program.--

15         (1)  The Legislature finds that Florida's future

16  regional investments in transportation should be targeted

17  toward a regional transportation system that integrates key

18  components of the Florida Intrastate Highway System, seaports,

19  spaceports, aviation facilities, and rail facilities within

20  designated corridors. The Legislature further finds that

21  Florida's future economic health depends on a system that can

22  successfully move growing numbers of residents and tourists

23  and transport goods and services within Florida, as well as to

24  and from national and international markets. Therefore, the

25  Legislature creates the Regional Transportation Grant program

26  to address these needs and to supplement existing related

27  transportation programs.

28         (2)  Projects eligible to receive Regional

29  Transportation Grants include, but are not limited to, the

30  following:

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  1         (a)  Seaport projects that improve cargo and passenger

  2  movements or connect the seaports to other modes of

  3  transportation.

  4         (b)  Aviation projects that increase passenger

  5  enplanements and cargo activity or connect airports to other

  6  modes of transportation.

  7         (c)  Transit projects that improve mobility on

  8  interstate highways, improve regional or localized travel, or

  9  connect to other modes of transportation.

10         (d)  Rail projects that facilitate the movement of

11  passengers and cargo, including ancillary pedestrian

12  facilities, or connect rail facilities to other modes of

13  transportation.

14         (e)  Road or highway improvements that improve access

15  to another mode of transportation.

16         (f)  Roadway relocation projects or other projects that

17  address vehicle user conflicts, access issues, or safety

18  concerns with rail lines.

19         (3)  The basic criteria for receipt of a Regional

20  Transportation Grant are as follows:

21         (a)  The project must be able to be made production

22  ready within a 5-year period following the end of the current

23  fiscal year.

24         (b)  The project must be consistent with a current

25  transportation system plan, including, but not limited to, the

26  Florida Intrastate Highway System, aviation, intermodal/rail,

27  seaport, spaceport, or transit system plans.

28         (c)  The project must not be inconsistent with an

29  approved local comprehensive plan of any local government

30  within whose boundaries the project is located in whole or in

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  1  part, or, if inconsistent, must be accompanied by an

  2  explanation of why the project should be undertaken.

  3         (d)  The project must be of statewide or regional

  4  significance.

  5         (e)  The project must facilitate the movement of

  6  people, goods, and services within a regional transportation

  7  corridor designated pursuant to s. 339.142.

  8         (f)  The project must encourage, enhance, or create

  9  economic benefits in urban or rural areas.

10         (4)  Eligible projects that meet the basic criteria in

11  subsection (3) as determined by the department shall be

12  forwarded by the department to the Regional Transportation

13  Council for evaluation.

14         (5)  The council shall use the following criteria for

15  selecting projects for its recommended projects list:

16         (a)  Whether other funds are available to help complete

17  the project.

18         (b)  The amount of local, federal, or private matching

19  funds available for the project.

20         (c)  The extent to which the project incorporates

21  corridor management techniques, including access management

22  strategies, right-of-way acquisition or protection measures,

23  and appropriate zoning and setback controls.

24         (d)  The extent to which the project supports a

25  multimodal transportation district established pursuant to s.

26  163.3180(15).

27         (e)  The extent to which the project uses new

28  technologies, including intelligent transportation systems, to

29  enhance the efficiency of the transportation system.

30         (6)  Pursuant to s. 339.141, the Regional

31  Transportation Council shall develop a list of recommended

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  1  regional transportation projects and submit it to the

  2  Legislature. The Legislature shall consider the council's

  3  recommended projects list and shall include approved projects

  4  in the General Appropriations Act.

  5         Section 4.  Section 339.144, Florida Statutes, is

  6  created to read:

  7         339.144  Local Transportation Management Grant

  8  program.--

  9         (1)  The Legislature finds that while planning and

10  financing a statewide transportation system is of primary

11  importance to Florida's economic well-being and public safety,

12  the state also has a responsibility to share in the costs of

13  addressing the mobility needs of Florida's local and

14  metropolitan areas. The Legislature further finds that a local

15  transportation management grant program, in conjunction with

16  other existing programs, is necessary to financially assist

17  local governments in planning and building transportation

18  systems that encourage sound planning practices, promote

19  economic development, and encourage connectivity with state

20  transportation infrastructure. Therefore, the Legislature

21  creates the Local Transportation Management Grant program.

22         (2)  The basic criteria for receipt of a Local

23  Transportation Management Grant are as follows:

24         (a)  The project must be able to be made production

25  ready within a 5-year period following the end of the current

26  fiscal year.

27         (b)  The project must be consistent with a current

28  state, regional, or local transportation system plan.

29         (c)  The project must not be inconsistent with an

30  approved local comprehensive plan of any local government

31  within whose boundaries the project is located in whole or in

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  1  part, or, if inconsistent, must be accompanied by an

  2  explanation of why the project should be undertaken.

  3         (3)  Projects that meet the basic criteria in

  4  subsection (2) as determined by the department shall be

  5  forwarded by the department to the appropriate legislative

  6  delegation. The delegation shall evaluate the applications for

  7  projects within its particular county based on the following

  8  criteria:

  9         (a)  The extent to which the project provides

10  intermodal access benefits.

11         (b)  The extent to which the project facilitates the

12  movement of people, goods, and services on a designated

13  regional transportation corridor.

14         (c)  The extent to which the project encourages,

15  enhances, or creates economic benefits in urban or rural

16  areas.

17         (d)  The extent to which the county has enacted local

18  option fuel taxes and other dedicated local revenue sources or

19  adopted the 1-percent infrastructure sales surtax or the small

20  county surtax, with priority spending dedicated to

21  transportation improvements.

22         (e)  The extent to which the project helps to maintain

23  or protect the environment, enhances existing public

24  investments in transportation infrastructure, or encourages

25  redevelopment and revitalization of downtown areas.

26         (f)  Whether other funds are available to help complete

27  the project.

28         (g)  The amount of local, federal, or private matching

29  funds available for the project.

30         (h)  The extent to which the project incorporates

31  corridor management techniques, including access management

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  1  strategies, right-of-way acquisition or protection measures,

  2  and appropriate zoning and setback controls.

  3         (i)  The extent to which the project supports a

  4  multimodal transportation district established pursuant to s.

  5  163.3180(15).

  6         (j)  The extent to which the project uses new

  7  technologies, including intelligent transportation systems, to

  8  enhance the efficiency of the transportation system.

  9         (k)  The extent to which the project serves as an

10  evacuation route, handles high levels of agricultural travel,

11  or is considered a major arterial route. For projects under

12  this paragraph, the physical condition of the road also may be

13  considered.

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15  Each legislative delegation shall rank its county's projects

16  and send its list of rankings to the Regional Transportation

17  Council by January 15 of each year, beginning in 2003.

18         (4)  Pursuant to s. 339.141, the Regional

19  Transportation Council shall develop an unranked list of

20  recommended Local Transportation Management Grant projects,

21  based on its evaluation of the criteria in subsection (3) and

22  the recommendations from the county legislative delegations.

23  The council shall submit the recommended projects list to the

24  Legislature by February 15 of each year, beginning in 2003.

25  The Legislature shall consider the council's recommended

26  projects list and shall include approved projects in the

27  General Appropriations Act.

28         (5)  The grant program shall provide a 50-percent state

29  match for project costs of selected projects within a county

30  with a population of 75,000 or more, and a 75-percent match

31  for projects within counties with a population of less than

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  1  75,000. The match requirement may be waived for rural areas

  2  pursuant to s. 288.06561.

  3         Section 5.  Subsections (1) and (2) of section 339.08,

  4  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

  5         339.08  Use of moneys in State Transportation Trust

  6  Fund.--

  7         (1)  The department shall expend by rule provide for

  8  the expenditure of the moneys in the State Transportation

  9  Trust Fund accruing to the department, in accordance with its

10  annual budget.

11         (2)  These rules must restrict The use of such moneys

12  is restricted to the following purposes:

13         (a)  To pay administrative expenses of the department,

14  including administrative expenses incurred by the several

15  state transportation districts, but excluding administrative

16  expenses of commuter rail authorities that do not operate rail

17  service.

18         (b)  To pay the cost of construction of the State

19  Highway System.

20         (c)  To pay the cost of maintaining the State Highway

21  System.

22         (d)  To pay the cost of public transportation projects

23  in accordance with chapter 341 and ss. 332.003-332.007.

24         (e)  To reimburse counties or municipalities for

25  expenditures made on projects in the State Highway System as

26  authorized by s. 339.12(4) upon legislative approval.

27         (f)  To pay the cost of economic development

28  transportation projects in accordance with s. 288.063.

29         (g)  To lend or pay a portion of the operating,

30  maintenance, and capital costs of a revenue-producing

31  transportation project that is located on the State Highway

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  1  System or that is demonstrated to relieve traffic congestion

  2  on the State Highway System.

  3         (h)  To match any federal-aid funds allocated for any

  4  other transportation purpose, including funds allocated to

  5  projects not located in the State Highway System.

  6         (i)  To pay the cost of county road projects selected

  7  in accordance with the Small County Road Assistance Program

  8  created in s. 339.2816.

  9         (j)  To pay the cost of county or municipal road

10  projects selected in accordance with the Local Transportation

11  Management Grant program created pursuant to s. 339.144 County

12  Incentive Grant Program created in s. 339.2817 and the Small

13  County Outreach Program created in s. 339.2818.

14         (k)  To provide loans and credit enhancements for use

15  in constructing and improving highway transportation

16  facilities selected in accordance with the state-funded

17  infrastructure bank created in s. 339.55.

18         (l)  To fund the Regional Transportation Grant projects

19  selected pursuant to s. 339.143 Transportation Outreach

20  Program created in s. 339.137.

21         (m)  To pay other lawful expenditures of the

22  department.

23         Section 6.  Section 339.1371, Florida Statutes, is

24  amended to read:

25         339.1371  Mobility 2000; Transportation Outreach

26  Program; funding.--

27         (1)  Beginning in fiscal year 2000-2001 the Department

28  of Transportation shall allocate sufficient funds to implement

29  the Mobility 2000 (Building Roads for the 21st Century)

30  initiative. The department shall develop a plan to expend

31  these revenues and amend the current tentative work program

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  1  for the time period 2000-2001 through 2004-2005 prior to

  2  adoption to include Mobility 2000 projects. In addition, prior

  3  to work program adoption, the department shall submit a budget

  4  amendment pursuant to s. 339.135(7), requesting budget

  5  authority needed to implement the Mobility 2000 initiative.

  6  Funds will be used for corridors that link Florida's economic

  7  regions to seaports, international airports, and markets to

  8  provide connections through major gateways, improved mobility

  9  in major urbanized areas, and access routes for emergency

10  evacuation to coastal communities based on analysis of current

11  and projected traffic conditions.

12         (2)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in

13  fiscal year 2001-2002 and each year thereafter, the increase

14  in revenue to the State Transportation Trust Fund derived from

15  ss. 1, 2, 3, 7, 9, and 10, ch. 2000-257, Laws of Florida,

16  shall be first used by the Department of Transportation to

17  fund the Mobility 2000 initiative and any remaining funds

18  shall be used to fund the Transportation Outreach Program

19  created pursuant to s. 339.137. Notwithstanding any other law

20  to the contrary, the requirements of ss. 206.46(3) and

21  206.606(2) shall not apply to the Mobility 2000 initiative.

22         Section 7.  Subsection (3) of section 215.211, Florida

23  Statutes, is amended to read:

24         215.211  Service charge; elimination or reduction for

25  specified proceeds.--

26         (3)  Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 215.20(1),

27  the service charge provided in s. 215.20(1), which is deducted

28  from the proceeds of the local option fuel tax distributed

29  under s. 336.025, shall be reduced as follows:

30         (a)  For the period July 1, 2005, through June 30,

31  2006, the rate of the service charge shall be 3.5 percent.

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  1         (b)  Beginning July 1, 2006, and thereafter, no service

  2  charge shall be deducted from the proceeds of the local option

  3  fuel tax distributed under s. 336.025.

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  5  An amount equal to the reduction in the service charge The

  6  increased revenues derived from this subsection shall be

  7  deposited in the State Transportation Trust Fund and used to

  8  fund the projects selected under the Local Transportation

  9  Management Grant program created pursuant to s. 339.144 County

10  Incentive Grant Program and the Small County Outreach Program.

11  Up to 20 percent of such funds shall be used for the purpose

12  of implementing the Small County Outreach Program as provided

13  in this act. Notwithstanding any other laws to the contrary,

14  the requirements of ss. 206.46(3), 206.606(2), 339.135(1)-(5),

15  339.155, and 339.175 shall not apply to these funds and

16  programs.

17         Section 8.  Sections 339.137, 339.2817, and 339.2818,

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