SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for SB 1844

    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 515628

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11  Senator Meek moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 8, between lines 16 and 17,

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17         Section 3.  Subsection (10) of section 159.705, Florida

18  Statutes, is amended to read:

19         159.705  Powers of the authority.--The authority is

20  authorized and empowered:

21         (10)  Other provisions of law to the contrary

22  notwithstanding, to acquire by lease, without consideration,

23  purchase, or option any lands owned, administered, managed,

24  controlled, supervised, or otherwise protected by the state or

25  any of its agencies, departments, boards, or commissions for

26  the purpose of establishing a research and development park,

27  subject to being first designated a research and development

28  authority under the provisions of ss. 159.701-159.7095.  The

29  authority may cooperate with state and local political

30  subdivisions and with private profit and nonprofit entities to

31  implement the public purposes set out in s. 159.701.  Such

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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for SB 1844

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  1  cooperation may include agreements for the use of the

  2  resources of state and local political subdivisions, agencies,

  3  or entities on a fee-for-service basis or on a cost-recovery

  4  basis. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a

  5  project that is located in a research and development park and

  6  is financed under the provisions of the Florida Industrial

  7  Development Financing Act may be operated by a research and

  8  development authority, a state university, a Florida community

  9  college, or a governmental agency if the purpose and operation

10  of the project is consistent with the purposes and policies

11  specified in ss. 159.701-159.7095.

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13  (Redesignate subsequent sections.)

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17  And the title is amended as follows:

18         On page 1, line 26, after the semicolon

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21         amending s. 159.705, F.S.; specifying that

22         certain entities may operate a project located

23         in a research and development park and financed

24         under the Florida Industrial Development

25         Financing Act;

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