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| 1 | A bill to be entitled | ||
| 2 | An act relating to Broward County; amending chapter 2001- | ||
| 3 | 289, Laws of Florida; authorizing local governments in the | ||
| 4 | county to grant an exception from transportation impact | ||
| 5 | fees and exactions for certain developments; providing an | ||
| 6 | effective date. | ||
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| 8 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: | ||
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| 10 | Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 2001-289, Laws of Florida, | ||
| 11 | is amended to read: | ||
| 12 | Section 1. In addition to the exceptions provided in | ||
| 13 | section 163.3180(5)(b), Florida Statutes, a local government in | ||
| 14 | Broward County may grant an exception from transportation impact | ||
| 15 | fees and exactions and fromthe concurrency requirement for | ||
| 16 | transportation facilities pursuant to the provisions of section | ||
| 17 | 163.3180(5)(d), Florida Statutes, if the proposed development is | ||
| 18 | otherwise consistent with the adopted local government | ||
| 19 | comprehensive plan, and is a project that promotes public | ||
| 20 | transportation and is located within a Regional Activity Center | ||
| 21 | as described in and defined by the Broward County Comprehensive | ||
| 22 | Plan, and is within an area that contains major public and | ||
| 23 | private postsecondary institutions of higher learning. The local | ||
| 24 | government also must have considered the proposed development's | ||
| 25 | impacts on the Florida Intrastate Highway System, as defined in | ||
| 26 | section 338.001, Florida Statutes. A local government in Broward | ||
| 27 | County may also grant an exemption from impact fees for | ||
| 28 | transportation facilities if a major public or private | ||
| 29 | postsecondary institution of higher learning has an interest or | ||
| 30 | an option to obtain an interest of more than 25 percent in the | ||
| 31 | proposed development and the proposed development is otherwise | ||
| 32 | consistent with the adopted local government comprehensive plan, | ||
| 33 | is a project that promotes public transportation, is located | ||
| 34 | within a Regional Activity Center as described in and defined by | ||
| 35 | the Broward County Comprehensive Plan, and is within an area | ||
| 36 | that contains major public and private postsecondary | ||
| 37 | institutions of higher learning. | ||
| 38 | Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. | ||