Senate Bill sb3172

    Florida Senate - 2004        (NP)                      SB 3172

    By Senator Campbell





    32-2598-04                                         See HB 1419

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to Broward County; amending

  3         chapter 2001-289, Laws of Florida; authorizing

  4         local governments in the county to grant an

  5         exemption from impact fees for transportation

  6         facilities for certain developments; providing

  7         an effective date.

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  9  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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11         Section 1.  Section 1 of chapter 2001-289, Laws of

12  Florida, is amended to read:

13         Section 1.  In addition to the exceptions provided in

14  section 163.3180(5)(b), Florida Statutes, a local government

15  in Broward County may grant an exception from the concurrency

16  requirement for transportation facilities pursuant to the

17  provisions of section 163.3180(5)(d), Florida Statutes, if the

18  proposed development is otherwise consistent with the adopted

19  local government comprehensive plan, and is a project that

20  promotes public transportation and is located within a

21  Regional Activity Center as described in and defined by the

22  Broward County Comprehensive Plan, and is within an area that

23  contains major public and private postsecondary institutions

24  of higher learning.  The local government also must have

25  considered the proposed development's impacts on the Florida

26  Intrastate Highway System, as defined in section 338.001,

27  Florida Statutes. A local government in Broward County may

28  also grant an exemption from impact fees for transportation

29  facilities if a major public or private postsecondary

30  institution of higher learning has an interest or an option to

31  obtain an interest of more than 25 percent in the proposed

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    Florida Senate - 2004        (NP)                      SB 3172
    32-2598-04                                         See HB 1419




 1  development and the proposed development is otherwise

 2  consistent with the adopted local government comprehensive

 3  plan, is a project that promotes public transportation, is

 4  located within a Regional Activity Center as described in and

 5  defined by the Broward County Comprehensive Plan, and is

 6  within an area that contains major public and private

 7  postsecondary institutions of higher learning.

 8         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

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