Florida Senate - 2005                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. SPB 7052
                        Barcode 792688
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11  The Committee on Transportation (Sebesta) recommended the
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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
15         Delete everything after the enacting clause
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18         Section 1.  Subparagraph 7. of section 20.23(2)(b),
19  Florida Statutes is amended to read:
20         20.23 Department of Transportation. - There is created
21  a Department of Transportation which shall be a decentralized
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23         (2)(b) The commission shall have the primary functions
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25         7. Recommend to the Governor and the Legislature
26  improvements to the department's organization in order to
27  streamline and optimize the efficiency of the department. In
28  reviewing the department's organization, the commission shall
29  determine if the current district organizational structure is
30  responsive to Florida's changing economic and demographic
31  development patterns. The commission shall specifically
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    Florida Senate - 2005                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. SPB 7052
                        Barcode 792688
 1  examine district boundaries relative to the strategic planning
 2  regions established in Florida's strategic plan for economic
 3  development developed under s. 288.905.  The initial report by
 4  the commission must be delivered to the Governor and
 5  Legislature by December 15, 20052000 appropriate. The
 6  commission may retain such experts as are reasonably necessary
 7  to effectuate this subparagraph, and the department shall pay
 8  the expenses of such experts.
 9         Section 2.    This act shall take effect July 1, 2005.
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13  And the title is amended as follows:
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15  insert:
16         A bill to be entitled An act relating to the
17         Department of Transportation; amending s.
18         20.23, F.S., requiring the Florida
19         Transportation Commission to examine the
20         department's district boundaries as they relate
21         to the strategic planning regions established
22         in the state's strategic plan for economic
23         development; providing an effective date.
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