HJR 0309 2003
1	House Joint Resolution
2	A joint resolution proposing the repeal of Section 19 of
3	Article X of the State Constitution, which section
4	requires the development and operation of a high speed
5	ground transportation system.
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7	WHEREAS, in adding Section 19 to Article X of the State
8	Constitution, the electors demonstrated their concerns with
9	traffic congestion and their intent that this state adopt the
10	goal of reducing congestion, and
11	WHEREAS, traffic delays are of concern statewide, but
12	actual transportation problems are local in scope, and
13	WHEREAS, the Legislature recognizes that reducing time
14	spent on the road is a critical element in improving the quality
15	of life for Floridians and visitors alike, and
16	WHEREAS, the Legislature further recognizes that solutions
17	to individual problems are best addressed at the local level and
18	with the goal of attaining long-term solutions, and
19	WHEREAS, the Legislature has determined that these
20	solutions, as well as their funding, more appropriately should
21	be addressed by local jurisdictions and leaders without
22	burdening the state with responsibility for the extensive costs
23	of a high speed ground transportation system that fails to
24	adequately address Florida’s real transportation needs, NOW,
25	THEREFORE,
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27	Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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29	That the repeal of Section 19 of Article X of the State
30	Constitution is agreed to and shall be submitted to the electors
31	of Florida for approval or rejection at the general election to
32	be held in November 2004, or at an earlier special election
33	specifically authorized by law for that purpose.
34	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the title and substance of the
35	amendment proposed herein shall appear on the ballot as follows:
36	REMOVAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR A HIGH SPEED GROUND TRANSPORTATION
37	SYSTEM FROM THE STATE CONSTITUTION
38	Proposes the repeal of Section 19 of Article X of the State
39	Constitution to eliminate the constitutional requirement that
40	the state provide for the development and operation of a high
41	speed ground transportation system.
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