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11 Senator Sebesta moved the following amendment:
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18 Section 8. Paragraph (c) of subsection (5) of section
19 339.155, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
20 339.155 Transportation planning.--
21 (5) ADDITIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLANS.--
22 (c) Regional transportation plans may be developed in
23 regional transportation areas in accordance with an interlocal
24 agreement entered into pursuant to s. 163.01 by:
25 1. Two or more contiguous metropolitan planning
26 organizations; one or more metropolitan planning organizations
27 and one or more contiguous counties, none of which is a member
28 of a metropolitan planning organization; a multicounty
29 regional transportation authority created by or pursuant to
30 law; two or more contiguous counties that are not members of a
31 metropolitan planning organization; or metropolitan planning
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1 organizations comprised of three or more counties; and.
2 2. A regional transportation planning organization,
3 referred to as a RTPO. A RTPO may be formed in any
4 census-designated urbanized area of 1 million or more persons
5 to develop a regional transportation plan and to advise the
6 department regarding the programming of regional
7 transportation projects within the area.
8 a. Voting membership of the RTPO must include, but is
9 not limited to:
10 (I) A representative of the metropolitan planning
11 organizations serving the urbanized area. The member must be
12 an elected official and a member of a metropolitan planning
13 organization when elected and for the full extent of his or
14 her term on the board.
15 (II) A representative of the public economic
16 development agencies in the region who is not an elected
17 official but who is a resident and a qualified elector in the
18 region served by the RTPO.
19 (III) A representative of any private economic
20 development agencies in the region who is not an elected
21 official but who is a resident and a qualified elector in the
22 region served by the RTPO.
23 (IV) A non-voting representative appointed by the
24 Secretary of Transportation, who shall be the district
25 secretary, or his or her designee, for each district, or part
26 of a district, within the region served by the RTPO.
27 (V) The executive director of the Turnpike Enterprise
28 or his or her designee as a non-voting representative.
29 (VI) A representative of the public transit providers,
30 as defined in chapter 341, operating within the region served
31 by the RTPO.
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1 (VII) A representative of the airports designated as
2 strategic intermodal system facilities located within the
3 region served by the RTPO.
4 (VIII) A representative of the affected seaports.
5 designated as strategic intermodal system facilities, located
6 in the region served by the RTPO.
7 (IX) A representative of the rail lines, designated as
8 strategic intermodal system facilities, operating in the
9 region served by the RTPO.
10 (X) A representative of the expressway or bridge
11 authority, created under chapter 348, operating in the region
12 served by the RTPO.
13 (XI) A member of the Florida Senate or House of
14 Representatives in his or her capacity as the chair of the
15 local legislative delegation.
16 b. The geographic area of the RTPO may be expanded by
17 agreement of the voting membership of the organization and the
18 metropolitan planning organization serving the area to be
19 included, or board of county commissioners if no metropolitan
20 planning organization exists. Representatives of additional
21 transportation-related activities may be included by agreement
22 of the voting membership of the RTPO.
23 c. The RTPO shall develop by-laws that provide for the
24 election of a chair and terms of members. However, for the
25 members representing the collective bodies listed in
26 sub-sub-subparagraphs a.(I), (II), (III), (VI), (VII), (VIII),
27 (IX), and (X), the initial terms must be 2 years.
28 d. The voting members of the RTPO are not entitled to
29 compensation, but shall be reimbursed for travel expenses
30 actually incurred in their duties as provided by law.
31 3. A regional transportation planning organization is
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1 created to be known as the Bay Area Regional Transportation
2 Planning Organization. The purpose of the organization is to
3 develop a regional transportation plan and to advise the
4 department regarding the programming of regional
5 transportation projects within Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough,
6 Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, and Sarasota Counties.
7 a. The voting membership of the organization consists
8 of the following members:
9 (I) A representative of the chair's coordinating
10 committee created under s. 339.175(5). The member must be an
11 elected official and a member of a metropolitan planning
12 organization when elected and for the full extent of his or
13 her term on the board.
14 (II) A representative of the Tampa Bay Partnership who
15 is not an elected official but who is a resident and a
16 qualified elector in the region served by the organization.
17 (III) A non-voting representative appointed by the
18 Secretary of Transportation, who shall be the district
19 secretary, or his or her designee, for each district or part
20 of a district in the counties served by the organization.
21 (IV) The executive director of the Turnpike Enterprise
22 or his or her designee as a non-voting representative.
23 (V) A representative of the Tampa Bay Commuter Transit
24 Authority.
25 (VI) A representative of the Tampa-Hillsborough County
26 Expressway Authority.
27 (VII) A representative of the Tampa Bay Regional
28 Planning Council.
29 (VIII) A representative of the airports, collectively
30 representing the interests of Tampa International Airport, St.
31 Petersburg/Clearwater International Airport, and
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1 Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport.
2 (IX) A representative collectively representing the
3 rail interests in the region.
4 (X) A representative collectively representing the
5 governing boards of the Port of Tampa, Port Manatee, and the
6 Port of St. Petersburg.
7 (XI) A representative collectively representing the
8 public economic development agencies representing Citrus,
9 Hernando, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, and Sarasota
10 Counties.
11 (XII) A member of the Florida Senate or House of
12 Representatives in his or her capacity as the chair of the Bay
13 Area legislative delegation.
14 b. The geographic area may be expanded by agreement of
15 the voting membership of the organization and the metropolitan
16 planning organization serving the area to be included, or the
17 board of county commissioners if no metropolitan planning
18 organization exists. Representatives of additional
19 transportation-related activities may be included by agreement
20 of the voting membership of the organization.
21 c. The organization shall develop by-laws that provide
22 for the election of a chair and terms of members. However, for
23 the members representing the collective bodies listed in
24 sub-sub-subparagraphs a.(I), (V), (VIII), (IX), and (XI), the
25 initial terms must be 2 years.
26 d. The voting members of the organization are not
27 entitled to compensation, but shall be reimbursed for travel
28 expenses actually incurred in their duties as provided by law.
29 Section 9. The sum of $100,000 is appropriated from
30 the State Transportation Trust Fund to the Department of
31 Transportation for the purpose of funding the Bay Area
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1 Regional Transportation Planning Organization for the purpose
2 of transportation planning for the 2006-2007 fiscal year.
3 Section 10. Subsection (2) of section 339.2819,
4 Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
5 339.2819 Transportation Regional Incentive Program.--
6 (2)(a) For improvements to regionally significant
7 facilities identified in a regional transportation plan
8 developed under s. 339.155(5)(c)1., the percentage of matching
9 funds provided from the Transportation Regional Incentive
10 Program shall be 50 percent of project costs, or up to 75
11 percent of the nonfederal share of the eligible project cost
12 for the public transportation facility project.
13 (b) For improvements to regionally significant
14 facilities identified in a regional transportation plan
15 developed under s. 339.155(5)(c)2. or 3., by a regional
16 transportation planning organization, the percentage of
17 matching funds provided from the transportation regional
18 incentive program shall be up to 75 percent of project costs.
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