HJR 0003 2004
   
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.
6         
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:
28         
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.
33          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the title and substance of the
34    amendment proposed herein shall appear on the ballot as follows:
35 REMOVAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR A HIGH SPEED GROUND TRANSPORTATION
36 SYSTEM FROM THE STATE CONSTITUTION
37          Proposes the repeal of Section 19 of Article X of the State
38    Constitution to eliminate the constitutional requirement that
39    the state provide for the development and operation of a high
40    speed ground transportation system.