HB 1563 2003
   
1 CHAMBER ACTION
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6          The Committee on Local Government & Veterans' Affairs recommends
7    the following:
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9          Committee Substitute
10          Remove the entire bill and insert:
11 A bill to be entitled
12          An act relating to Broward County; amending chapter 2001-
13    289, Laws of Florida; authorizing local governments in the
14    county to grant an exemption from impact fees for
15    transportation facilities for certain developments;
16    providing an effective date.
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18          Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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20          Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 2001-289, Laws of Florida,
21    is amended to read:
22          Section 1. In addition to the exceptions provided in
23    section 163.3180(5)(b), Florida Statutes, a local government in
24          Broward County may grant an exception from the concurrency
25    requirement for transportation facilities pursuant to the
26    provisions of section 163.3180(5)(d), Florida Statutes, if the
27    proposed development is otherwise consistent with the adopted
28    local government comprehensive plan, and is a project that
29    promotes public transportation and is located within a Regional
30    Activity Center as described in and defined by the Broward
31    County Comprehensive Plan, and is within an area that contains
32    major public and private postsecondary institutions of higher
33    learning. The local government also must have considered the
34    proposed development's impacts on the Florida Intrastate Highway
35    System, as defined in section 338.001, Florida Statutes. A local
36    government in Broward County may also grant an exemption from
37    impact fees for transportation facilities if a major public or
38    private postsecondary institution of higher learning has an
39    interest or an option to obtain an interest of more than 25
40    percent in the proposed development and the proposed development
41    is otherwiseconsistent with the adopted local government
42    comprehensive plan, is a project that promotes public
43    transportation, is located within a Regional Activity Center as
44    described in and defined by the Broward County Comprehensive
45    Plan, and is within an area that contains major public and
46    private postsecondary institutions of higher learning.
47          Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.
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