990261                                                            No.  17
                    HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL AMENDMENT
                                  HB1885

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Representative(s): Sorensen
offered the following amendment:

In Section: 05 On Page: 212 Specific Appropriation: 1717
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Explanation:
Changes existing Keys wastewater project proviso to reflect a distribution
formula.
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        ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF
        Program: Water Resource Management
        Water Resource Protection And Restoration

        In Section 05  On Page 212
1717    Fixed Capital Outlay
        Keys Wastewater Management Plan 
        Implementation

DELETE the proviso immediately following Specific Appropriation 1717:

Funds  in  Specific  Appropriation  1717 shall be used by the Department
of  Environmental Protection to fund local government wastewater systems
in  Monroe County.  In order to qualify for funding, each applicant must
document that its proposed wastewater project:

1.  Is  designed  to  meet  required  wastewater  treatment and disposal
standards in Chapter 99-395, Laws of Florida, as amended;

2. Involves construction or design-build, not planning;


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3. Completes facilities or significant phases of facilities;

4.  Is  included in the Monroe County Sanitary Wastewater Master Plan or
other legitimate planning document addressing engineering and financing;

5.  Has  been  or will be openly procured among contractors qualified to
build  wastewater  facilities  in the unique physical environment of the
Keys;

6.  Will  be  ready to proceed with construction no later than April 30,
2006;

7.  Leverages  other  monies  (local  funds,  including  local  bonding;
Department  of  Environmental  Protection State Revolving Fund loans; or
other sources of money); and

8.   Addresses   wastewater  service  for  low  income  residents,  with
provisions to ease the cost-burden on such residents.

In  addition,  each  applicant  must  agree to meet project schedule and
completion  deadlines  when  entering into contracts or grant agreements
with the Department of Environmental Protection.


and insert in lieu thereof:

Funds in Specific Appropriation 1717 shall be allocated in the following
manner:

Ten percent of the total funds shall be appropriated to the City of Key
West for wastewater construction or design-build, not planning.

$10,000,000, or the remainder of the funds, shall be appropriated to the
City of Marathon for wastewater construction or design-build, not
planning.

Any balance of funds remaining shall be allocated by the Council of
Mayors to local governments for construction or design-build, not
planning; and those local governments will be ready to proceed with
construction no later than April 30, 2006.

Any local governments eligible to receive funds under this specific
appropriation that are not ready to proceed shall forfeit their
allocation provided herein, and those funds shall be redistributed by
the Council of Mayors to local governments that are ready to proceed no
later than April 30, 2006.

Line item amendments are accepted as part of the amendatory process.  However, due to the necessity of using computerized systems this may entail a different placement
within a budget entity or the renumbering of the specific appropriation items.








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