HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                   Bill No. HB 757

    Amendment No. 2 (for drafter's use only)

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11  The Committee on Transportation & Economic Development

12  Appropriations offered the following:

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14         Amendment (with title amendment) 

15         On page 30, between lines 10 & 11 of the bill

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18         Section 7.  Subsection (12) of section 311.09, Florida

19  Statutes, is amended to read:

20         311.09  Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic

21  Development Council.--

22         (12)  Members of the council shall serve without

23  compensation but are entitled to receive reimbursement for per

24  diem and travel expenses as provided in s. 112.061.  The

25  council may elect to provide an administrative staff to

26  provide services to the council on matters relating to the

27  Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic Development

28  Program and the council.  The cost for such administrative

29  services shall be paid by all ports that receive funding from

30  the Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic Development

31  Program, based upon a pro rata formula measured by each

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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                   Bill No. HB 757

    Amendment No. 2 (for drafter's use only)





  1  recipient's share of the funds as compared to the total funds

  2  disbursed to all recipients during the year. The share of

  3  costs for administrative services shall be paid in its total

  4  amount by the recipient port upon execution by the port and

  5  the Department of Transportation of a joint participation

  6  agreement for each council-approved project, and such payment

  7  is in addition to the matching funds required to be paid by

  8  the recipient port. Except as otherwise exempted by law, all

  9  moneys derived from the Florida Seaport Transportation and

10  Economic Development Program shall be expended in accordance

11  with the provisions of s. 287.057. Seaports subject to

12  competitive negotiation requirements of a local governing body

13  shall abide by the provisions of s. 287.055  be exempt from

14  this requirement.

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18  And the title is amended as follows:

19         On page 1, line 27, after the semicolon

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22         amending s. 311.09, F.S.; restoring

23         requirements that Florida seaports utilize

24         chapter 287, F.S., Competitive Consultant

25         Negotiations Act;

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