SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for CS for CS for SB 1214
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 451352
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11  Senator Constantine moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         On page 7, line 22, through page 13, line 2, delete
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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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SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for CS for CS for SB 1214 Amendment No. ___ Barcode 451352 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, 2 2:25 PM 04/21/04 s1214.nr22.45
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for CS for CS for SB 1214 Amendment No. ___ Barcode 451352 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 3 2:25 PM 04/21/04 s1214.nr22.45
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for CS for CS for SB 1214 Amendment No. ___ Barcode 451352 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 27 entities. 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. 4 2:25 PM 04/21/04 s1214.nr22.45
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for CS for CS for SB 1214 Amendment No. ___ Barcode 451352 1 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 2 And the title is amended as follows: 3 On page 1, line s 18 through 30, delete 4 5 and insert: 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 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 5 2:25 PM 04/21/04 s1214.nr22.45