Florida Senate - 2006 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 1194
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11 The Committee on Governmental Oversight and Productivity
12 (Constantine) recommended the following amendment:
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14 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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18 Section 9. Regional Impact Planning Committees.--
19 (1) Given that some of the state's biggest development
20 and planning challenges cross municipal and county boundaries
21 and one local government cannot solve them alone, a regional
22 impact planning committee may be established by the Secretary
23 of Community Affairs for each geographical area in which two
24 or more developments of regional impact, as defined in s.
25 380.06, Florida Statutes:
26 (a) Occur within a 3-year period;
27 (b) Are located within a 5-mile radius of each other;
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29 (c) Are located outside the existing urban area as
30 currently established in the applicable local comprehensive
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1 (2) Each committee shall:
2 (a) Develop a regional vision and an action plan to
3 implement that vision, each of which must clearly articulate
4 how to build and sustain communities, improve the quality of
5 life, preserve environmental quality, and define and enhance
6 community character within the area addressed by the
7 committee. The action plan must identify and address the key
8 challenges and set goals, objectives, and strategies to
9 achieve the regional vision.
10 (b) Seek regional solutions relating to
11 transportation, land use, and infrastructure; housing at all
12 economic levels; economic development; the environment,
13 natural resources, parks, and recreation; high-quality
14 education; emergency preparedness and recovery; health care
15 and human services; and the arts and cultural resources.
16 (3) The Governor shall appoint members to serve on
17 each committee from a list of nominees provided by the
18 regional planning councils within the area addressed by the
19 committee. The nominees must be public, private, or civic
20 leaders of regional agencies, of local or state governments,
21 or of businesses, civic organizations, or not-for-profit
22 organizations. The Governor shall appoint a chair for each
23 committee from the members of that committee. The committee
24 may take official action by a majority vote of the members
25 present at any meeting in which a quorum is present. A
26 majority of the members appointed by the Governor constitutes
27 a quorum. A member is deemed present if he or she participates
28 in a meeting by telephone or video conference which allows
29 members participating in that meeting to speak to and hear
30 each other. A member may not vote by proxy. Members of each
31 committee are entitled to reimbursement for travel expenses
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1 while fulfilling their official duties to the extent
2 authorized in s. 112.061, Florida Statutes. The regional
3 planning councils within the area in which a committee is
4 established are responsible for the operational,
5 administrative, and organizational expenses incurred by the
6 committee.
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12 And the title is amended as follows:
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16 providing for establishment of regional impact
17 planning committees in geographic areas
18 involving developments of regional impact by
19 the Secretary of Community Affairs; specifying
20 responsibilities of the committees; requiring
21 each committee to prepare a vision and plan and
22 report to the Governor and Legislature;
23 providing for the establishment and operation
24 of such committees; directing the Governor to
25 appoint members from a list created by the
26 regional planning councils; directing the
27 regional planning councils to reimburse
28 expenses incurred by a committee;
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