| 1 | Representative(s) Negron offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment to Amendment (129589) |
| 4 | Remove lines 158-195, and insert: |
| 5 | criteria, certifying no more than four proposals. The aggregate |
| 6 | funding request of all applicants certified shall not exceed |
| 7 | $125,001 per month. The evaluation criteria shall include the |
| 8 | following, with priority given in descending order: |
| 9 | a. The intended use of the funds by the applicant for |
| 10 | acquisition or construction of a new facility. |
| 11 | b. The intended use of the funds by the applicant to |
| 12 | renovate a facility. |
| 13 | c. The length of time that a facility to be used by a |
| 14 | retained spring training franchise has been used by one or more |
| 15 | spring training franchises, with priority given to a facility |
| 16 | that has been in continuous use as a facility for spring |
| 17 | training the longest. |
| 18 | d. For those teams leasing a spring training facility |
| 19 | from a unit of local government, the remaining time on the lease |
| 20 | for facilities used by the spring training franchise, with |
| 21 | priority given to the shortest time period remaining on the |
| 22 | lease. For consideration under this subparagraph, the remaining |
| 23 | time on the lease shall not exceed 4 years. |
| 24 | e. The duration of the future-use agreement with the |
| 25 | retained spring training franchise, with priority given to the |
| 26 | future-use agreement having the longest duration. |
| 27 | f. The amount of the local match, with priority given to |
| 28 | the largest percentage of local match proposed. |
| 29 | g. The net increase of total active recreation space |
| 30 | owned by the applying unit of local government following the |
| 31 | acquisition of land for the spring training facility, with |
| 32 | priority given to the largest percentage increase of total |
| 33 | active recreation space. |
| 34 | h. The location of the facility in a brownfield area, an |
| 35 | enterprise zone, a community redevelopment area, or another area |
| 36 | of targeted development or revitalization included in an urban |
| 37 | infill redevelopment plan, with priority given to facilities |
| 38 | located in those areas. |
| 39 | i. The projections on paid attendance attracted by the |
| 40 | facility and the proposed effect on the economy of the local |
| 41 | community, with priority given to the highest projected paid |
| 42 | attendance. |
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| 44 | Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph, any applicant |
| 45 | with an agreement for a retained spring training franchise for |
| 46 | 15 or more years that is entered into between July 1, 2003, and |
| 47 | July 1, 2004, shall be eligible for funding and should be |
| 48 | considered as a future use agreement pursuant to this paragraph. |