SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. SB 70-E
    Amendment No. 2   Barcode 864482
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11  The Committee on Finance and Taxation recommended the
12  following amendment:
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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
15         On page 2, between lines 2 and 3,
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18         Section 4.  Subsection (3) of section 338.165, Florida
19  Statutes, is amended to read:
20         338.165  Continuation of tolls.--
21         (3)  Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary,
22  pursuant to s. 11, Art. VII of the State Constitution, and
23  subject to the requirements of subsection (2), the Department
24  of Transportation may request the Division of Bond Finance to
25  issue bonds secured by toll revenues collected on the
26  Alligator Alley, Sunshine Skyway Bridge, Beeline East
27  Expressway, and Pinellas Bayway to fund transportation
28  projects located within the county or counties in which the
29  facility is located and contained in the 1993-1994 Adopted
30  Work Program or in any subsequent adopted work program of the
31  department.
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SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 70-E Amendment No. 2 Barcode 864482 1 Section 5. Paragraph (c) of subsection (4) of section 2 339.12, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 3 339.12 Aid and contributions by governmental entities 4 for department projects; federal aid.-- 5 (4) 6 (c) The department may enter into agreements under 7 this subsection for a project or project phase not included in 8 the adopted work program. As used in this paragraph, the term 9 "project phase" means acquisition of rights-of-way, 10 construction, construction inspection, and related support 11 phases. The project or project phase must be a high priority 12 of the governmental entity. Reimbursement for a project or 13 project phase must be made from funds appropriated by the 14 Legislature pursuant to s. 339.135(5). All other provisions of 15 this subsection apply to agreements entered into under this 16 paragraph. The total amount of project agreements for projects 17 or project phases not included in the adopted work program may 18 not at any time exceed $150 $100 million. 19 20 (Redesignate subsequent sections.) 21 22 23 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 24 And the title is amended as follows: 25 On page 1, line 14, delete that line 26 27 and insert: 28 amending s. 338.165, F.S.; allowing toll 29 revenues of certain facilities to be used as 30 security for bonds issued to finance 31 transportation projects in the county or 2 3:16 PM 05/07/02 s0070E.ft.02
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 70-E Amendment No. 2 Barcode 864482 1 counties in which the revenue producing 2 facility is located; amending s. 339.12, F.S.; 3 revising the maximum amount of money local 4 governments may advance to the Department of 5 Transportation for road projects; providing an 6 effective date. 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 3 3:16 PM 05/07/02 s0070E.ft.02