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CHAMBER ACTION
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11 Senator Constantine moved the following amendment:
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18 (2) The Wekiva Parkway and related transportation
19 facilities shall follow the design criteria contained in the
20 recommendations of the Wekiva River Basin Area Task Force
21 adopted by reference by the Wekiva River Basin Coordinating
22 Committee in its final report of March 16, 2004 and the
23 recommendations of the Wekiva Coordinating Committee contained
24 in its final report of March 16, 2004, subject to reasonable
25 environmental, economic and engineering considerations.
26 (3) With the exception of the road commonly referred
27 to as the Apopka Bypass, the construction of any other
28 limited-access highway or expressway that is identified by the
29 Final Recommendations of the State Road 429 Working Group
30 adopted January 16, 2004 within the Wekiva Study Area shall
31 adhere to transportation and conservation principles
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1 identified within the Final Report of the Wekiva River Basin
2 Coordinating Committee dated March 16, 2004. If any other
3 limited-access highway or expressway is considered within the
4 Wekiva Study Area, then such a project shall adhere to the
5 extent practicable with transportation and conservation
6 principles identified within the Final Report of the Wekiva
7 River Basin Coordinating Committee dated March 16, 2004.
8 (4) Access to properties adjacent to SR 46 shall be
9 maintained through appropriate neighborhood streets or
10 frontage roads integrated into the parkway design.
11 (5) In Seminole County, the Seminole County Expressway
12 Authority, the Department of Transportation, and the Florida
13 Turnpike Enterprise shall locate the precise corridor and
14 interchanges for the Wekiva Parkway consistent with the
15 legislative intent expressed in this act and other provisions
16 of this act.
17 (6) The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority is
18 hereby granted the authority to act as a third-party
19 acquisition agent, pursuant to s. 259.041 on behalf of the
20 Board of Trustees or chapter 373 on behalf of the governing
21 board of the St. Johns River Water Management District, for
22 the acquisition of all necessary lands, property and all
23 interests in property identified herein, including fee simple
24 or less-than-fee simple interests. The lands subject to this
25 authority are identified in paragraph 10.a., State of florida,
26 Office of the Governor, Executive Order 03-112 of July 1,
27 2003, and in Recommendation 16 of the Wekiva Basin Area Task
28 Force created by Executive Order 2002-259, such lands
29 otherwise known as Neighborhood Lakes, a 1,587+/- acre parcel
30 located in Orange and Lake Counties within Sections 27, 28, 33
31 and 34 of Township 19 South, Range 28 East, and Sections 3, 4,
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1 5 and 9 of Township 20 South, Range 28 East; Seminole
2 Woods/Swamp, a 5,353+/- acre parcel located in Lake County
3 within Section 37, Township 19 South, Range 28 East; New
4 Garden Coal; a 1,605+/- acre parcel in Lake County within
5 Sections 23, 25, 26, 35 and 36, Township 19 South, Range 28
6 East; Pine Plantation, a 617+/- acre tract consisting of eight
7 individual parcels within the Apopka City limits. The
8 Department of Transportation, the Department of Environmental
9 Protection, the St. Johns River Water Management District, and
10 other land acquisition entities shall participate and
11 cooperate in providing information and support to the
12 third-party acquisition agent. The land acquisition process
13 authorized by this paragraph shall begin no later than
14 December 31, 2004. Acquisition of the properties identified as
15 Neighborhood Lakes, Pine Plantation, and New Garden Coal, or
16 approval as a mitigation bank shall be concluded prior to the
17 completion of the Parkway.
18 (a) Acquisition of the land described in this section
19 is required to provide right of way for the Wekiva Parkway, a
20 limited access roadway linking State Road 429 to Interstate 4,
21 an essential component in meeting regional transportation
22 needs to provide regional connectivity, improve safety,
23 accommodate projected population and economic growth, and
24 satisfy critical transportation requirements caused by
25 increased traffic volume growth and travel demands.
26 (b) Acquisition of the lands described in this section
27 is also required to protect the surface water and groundwater
28 resources of Lake, Orange, and Seminole counties, otherwise
29 known as the Wekiva Study Area, including recharge within the
30 springshed that provides for the Wekiva River system.
31 Protection of this area is crucial to the long term viability
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1 of the Wekiva River and springs and the central Florida
2 region's water supply. Acquisition of the lands described in
3 this section is also necessary to alleviate pressure from
4 growth and development affecting the surface and groundwater
5 resources within the recharge area.
6 (c) Lands acquired pursuant to this section that are
7 needed for transportation facilities for the Wekiva Parkway
8 shall be determined not necessary for conservation purposes
9 pursuant to ss. 253.034(6) and 373.089(5) and shall be
10 transferred to or retained by the Orlando-Orange County
11 Expressway Authority or the Department of Transportation upon
12 reimbursement of the full purchase price and acquisition
13 costs.
14 (7) The Department of Transportation, the Department
15 of Environmental Protection, the St. Johns River Water
16 Management District, Orlando-Orange County Expressway
17 Authority and other land acquisition entities shall cooperate
18 and establish funding responsibilities and partnerships by
19 agreement to the extent funds are available to the various
20 entities. Properties acquired with Florida Forever funds shall
21 be in accordance with s. 259.041 or chapter 373. The
22 Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority shall acquire land
23 in accordance with this section of law to the extent funds are
24 available from the various funding partners, but shall not be
25 required nor assumed to fund the land acquisition beyond the
26 agreement and funding provided by the various land acquisition
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28 (8) The Department of Environmental Protection and the
29 St. Johns River Water Management District shall give the
30 highest priority to the acquisition of the lands described and
31 identified in subsection (6) for Florida Forever purchases.
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2 And the title is amended as follows:
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6 County consistent with this act; providing that
7 the Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority
8 is granted authority to act as a third-party
9 acquisition agent on behalf of the Board of
10 Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund
11 or the St. Johns River Water Management
12 District; providing that certain properties
13 shall be acquired prior to the completion of
14 the parkway; requiring certain entities and
15 agencies to cooperate and establish funding
16 responsibilities and partnerships; requiring
17 certain studies by the
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