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