Florida Senate - 2007           CONFERENCE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for SB 1134
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11  The Conference Committee on CS for SB 1134 recommended the
12  following amendment:
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14         Conference Committee Amendment (with title amendment) 
15         Delete everything after the enacting clause
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17  and insert:  
18         Section 1.  Subsection (1) of section 215.615, Florida
19  Statutes, is amended to read:
20         215.615  Fixed-guideway transportation systems
21  funding.--
22         (1)  The issuance of revenue bonds by the Division of
23  Bond Finance, on behalf of the Department of Transportation,
24  pursuant to s. 11, Art. VII of the State Constitution, is
25  authorized, pursuant to the State Bond Act, to finance or
26  refinance fixed capital expenditures for fixed-guideway
27  transportation systems, as defined in s. 341.031, including
28  facilities appurtenant thereto, costs of issuance, and other
29  amounts relating to such financing or refinancing. Such
30  revenue bonds shall be matched on a 50-50 basis with funds
31  from sources other than revenues of the Department of
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Florida Senate - 2007 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 1134 Barcode 582842 1 Transportation, in a manner acceptable to the Department of 2 Transportation. The Division of Bond Finance is authorized to 3 consider innovative financing techniques that technologies 4 which may include, but are not limited to, innovative bidding 5 and structures of potential financings findings that may 6 result in negotiated transactions. 7 (a) The department and any participating commuter rail 8 authority or regional transportation authority established 9 under chapter 343, local governments, or local governments 10 collectively by interlocal agreement having jurisdiction of a 11 fixed-guideway transportation system may enter into an 12 interlocal agreement to promote the efficient and 13 cost-effective financing or refinancing of fixed-guideway 14 transportation system projects by revenue bonds issued 15 pursuant to this subsection. The terms of such interlocal 16 agreements shall include provisions for the Department of 17 Transportation to request the issuance of the bonds on behalf 18 of the parties; shall provide that the department's share may 19 be up to 50 percent of the eligible project cost, which may 20 include a share of the annual each party to the agreement is 21 contractually liable for an equal share of funding an amount 22 equal to the debt service requirements of such bonds; and 23 shall include any other terms, provisions, or covenants 24 necessary to the making of and full performance under such 25 interlocal agreement. Repayments made to the department under 26 any interlocal agreement are not pledged to the repayment of 27 bonds issued hereunder, and failure of the local governmental 28 authority to make such payment shall not affect the obligation 29 of the department to pay debt service on the bonds. 30 (b) Revenue bonds issued pursuant to this subsection 31 shall not constitute a general obligation of, or a pledge of 2 12:08 PM 04/30/07 c1134c1d-03
Florida Senate - 2007 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 1134 Barcode 582842 1 the full faith and credit of, the State of Florida. Bonds 2 issued pursuant to this section shall be payable from funds 3 available pursuant to s. 206.46(3), or other funds available 4 to the project, subject to annual appropriation. The amount of 5 revenues available for debt service shall never exceed a 6 maximum of 2 percent of all state revenues deposited into the 7 State Transportation Trust Fund. 8 (c) The projects to be financed or refinanced with the 9 proceeds of the revenue bonds issued hereunder are designated 10 as state fixed capital outlay projects for purposes of s. 11 11(d), Art. VII of the State Constitution, and the specific 12 projects to be financed or refinanced shall be determined by 13 the Department of Transportation in accordance with state law 14 and appropriations from the State Transportation Trust Fund. 15 Each project to be financed with the proceeds of the bonds 16 issued pursuant to this subsection must first be approved by 17 the Legislature by an act of general law. 18 (d) Any complaint for validation of bonds issued 19 pursuant to this section shall be filed in the circuit court 20 of the county where the seat of state government is situated, 21 the notice required to be published by s. 75.06 shall be 22 published only in the county where the complaint is filed, and 23 the complaint and order of the circuit court shall be served 24 only on the state attorney of the circuit in which the action 25 is pending. 26 (e) The state does hereby covenant with holders of 27 such revenue bonds or other instruments of indebtedness issued 28 hereunder, that it will not repeal or impair or amend these 29 provisions in any manner that will materially and adversely 30 affect the rights of such holders as long as bonds authorized 31 by this subsection are outstanding. 3 12:08 PM 04/30/07 c1134c1d-03
Florida Senate - 2007 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 1134 Barcode 582842 1 (f) This subsection supersedes any inconsistent 2 provisions in existing law. 3 4 Notwithstanding this subsection, the lien of revenue bonds 5 issued pursuant to this subsection on moneys deposited into 6 the State Transportation Trust Fund shall be subordinate to 7 the lien on such moneys of bonds issued under ss. 215.605, 8 320.20, and 215.616, and any pledge of such moneys to pay 9 operating and maintenance expenses under s. 206.46(5) and 10 chapter 348, as may be amended. 11 Section 2. Section 334.351, Florida Statutes, is 12 amended to read: 13 334.351 Youth work experience program; findings and 14 intent; authority to contract; limitation.-- 15 (1) The Legislature finds and declares that young men 16 and women of the state should be given an opportunity to 17 obtain public service work and training experience that 18 protects and conserves the valuable resources of the state and 19 promotes participation in other community enhancement 20 projects. Notwithstanding the requirements of chapters 287 and 21 337, the Department of Transportation is authorized to 22 contract with public agencies and nonprofit organizations for 23 the performance of work related to the construction and 24 maintenance of transportation-related facilities by youths 25 enrolled in youth work experience programs. The total amount 26 of contracts entered into by the department under this section 27 in any fiscal year may not exceed the amount specifically 28 appropriated by the Legislature for this program. 29 (2) Each nonprofit youth organization that provides 30 services under a contract with the department must certify 31 that each young person enrolled in its work experience program 4 12:08 PM 04/30/07 c1134c1d-03
Florida Senate - 2007 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 1134 Barcode 582842 1 is a resident of this state and possesses a valid Florida 2 driver's license or identification card. 3 (3) When selecting a nonprofit youth organization to 4 perform work on transportation-related facilities and before 5 awarding a contract under this section, the department must 6 consider the following criteria: 7 (a) The number of participants receiving 8 life-management skills training; 9 (b) The number of participants receiving high school 10 diplomas or GEDs; 11 (c) The number of participants receiving scholarships; 12 (d) The number of participants receiving bonuses; 13 (e) The number of participants who have secured 14 full-time jobs; and 15 (f) The other programs or services that support the 16 development of disadvantaged youths. 17 (4) Each nonprofit youth organization under contract 18 with the department must: 19 (a) Submit an annual report to the department by 20 January 1 of each year. The report must include, but need not 21 be limited to, the applicable performance of the organization 22 when measured by the criteria in subsection (3) for the 23 organization's most recently completed fiscal year. 24 (b) Submit an independent audit of the organization's 25 financial records to the department each year. The 26 organization's contract with the department must allow the 27 department the right to inspect the organization's financial 28 and program records. 29 (c) Demonstrate participation in a peer assessment or 30 review process, such as the Excellence in Corps Operations of 31 the National Association of Service and Conservation Corps. 5 12:08 PM 04/30/07 c1134c1d-03
Florida Senate - 2007 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 1134 Barcode 582842 1 Section 3. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 2 337.11, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 3 337.11 Contracting authority of department; bids; 4 emergency repairs, supplemental agreements, and change orders; 5 combined design and construction contracts; progress payments; 6 records; requirements of vehicle registration.-- 7 (3)(a) On all construction contracts of $250,000 or 8 less, as well as any construction contract of less than 9 $500,000 for which the department has waived prequalification 10 pursuant to s. 337.14, the department shall advertise for bids 11 in a newspaper having general circulation in the county where 12 the proposed work is located. Publication shall be at least 13 once a week for no less than 2 consecutive weeks, and the 14 first publication shall be no less than 14 days prior to the 15 date on which bids are to be received. 16 Section 4. Subsection (1) of section 337.14, Florida 17 Statutes, is amended to read: 18 337.14 Application for qualification; certificate of 19 qualification; restrictions; request for hearing.-- 20 (1) Any person desiring to bid for the performance of 21 any construction contract in excess of $250,000 which the 22 department proposes to let must first be certified by the 23 department as qualified pursuant to this section and rules of 24 the department. The rules of the department shall address the 25 qualification of persons to bid on construction contracts in 26 excess of $250,000 and shall include requirements with respect 27 to the equipment, past record, experience, financial 28 resources, and organizational personnel of the applicant 29 necessary to perform the specific class of work for which the 30 person seeks certification. The department is authorized to 31 limit the dollar amount of any contract upon which a person is 6 12:08 PM 04/30/07 c1134c1d-03
Florida Senate - 2007 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 1134 Barcode 582842 1 qualified to bid or the aggregate total dollar volume of 2 contracts such person is allowed to have under contract at any 3 one time. Each applicant seeking qualification to bid on 4 construction contracts in excess of $250,000 shall furnish the 5 department a statement under oath, on such forms as the 6 department may prescribe, setting forth detailed information 7 as required on the application. Each application for 8 certification shall be accompanied by the latest annual 9 financial statement of the applicant completed within the last 10 12 months. If the annual financial statement shows the 11 financial condition of the applicant more than 4 months prior 12 to the date on which the application is received by the 13 department, then an interim financial statement must also be 14 submitted. The interim financial statement must cover the 15 period from the end date of the annual statement and must show 16 the financial condition of the applicant no more than 4 months 17 prior to the date on which the application is received by the 18 department. Each required annual or interim financial 19 statement must be audited and accompanied by the opinion of a 20 certified public accountant or a public accountant approved by 21 the department. The information required by this subsection is 22 confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1). 23 The department shall act upon the application for 24 qualification within 30 days after the department determines 25 that the application is complete. The department may waive the 26 requirements of this subsection for projects having a contract 27 price of $500,000 or less if the department determines that 28 the project is of a noncritical nature and noncompliance with 29 the subsection will not endanger public health, safety, or 30 property. 31 Section 5. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 7 12:08 PM 04/30/07 c1134c1d-03
Florida Senate - 2007 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 1134 Barcode 582842 1 337.18, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2 337.18 Surety bonds for construction or maintenance 3 contracts; requirement with respect to contract award; bond 4 requirements; defaults; damage assessments.-- 5 (1)(a) A surety bond shall be required of the 6 successful bidder in an amount equal to the awarded contract 7 price. However, the department may choose, in its discretion 8 and applicable only to multiyear maintenance contracts, to 9 allow for incremental annual contract bonds that cumulatively 10 total the full, awarded multiyear contract price. For a 11 project for which the contract price is $250,000 $150,000 or 12 less, the department may waive the requirement for all or a 13 portion of a surety bond if it determines the project is of a 14 noncritical nature and nonperformance will not endanger public 15 health, safety, or property. If the Secretary of 16 Transportation or the secretary's designee determines that it 17 is in the best interests of the department to do so and that a 18 reduced bonding requirement for a project will not endanger 19 public health, safety, or property, the department may waive 20 the requirement of a surety bond in an amount equal to the 21 awarded contract price for a project having a contract price 22 of $250 million or more, and, in its place, may set a surety 23 bond amount that is a portion of the total contract price and 24 provide an alternate means of security for the balance of the 25 contract amount which is not covered by the surety bond or 26 provide for incremental surety bonding and provide an 27 alternate means of security for the balance of the contract 28 amount which is not covered by the surety bond. Such alternate 29 means of security may include letters of credit, United States 30 bonds and notes, parent company guarantees, and cash 31 collateral. The department may require alternate means of 8 12:08 PM 04/30/07 c1134c1d-03
Florida Senate - 2007 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 1134 Barcode 582842 1 security if a surety bond is waived. The surety on such bond 2 shall be a surety company authorized to do business in the 3 state. All bonds shall be payable to the department and 4 conditioned for the prompt, faithful, and efficient 5 performance of the contract according to plans and 6 specifications and within the time period specified, and for 7 the prompt payment of all persons defined in s. 713.01 8 furnishing labor, material, equipment, and supplies for work 9 provided in the contract; however, whenever an improvement, 10 demolition, or removal contract price is $25,000 or less, the 11 security may, in the discretion of the bidder, be in the form 12 of a cashier's check, bank money order of any state or 13 national bank, certified check, or postal money order. The 14 department shall adopt rules to implement this subsection. 15 Such rules shall include provisions under which the department 16 shall refuse to accept bonds on contracts when a surety 17 wrongfully fails or refuses to settle or provide a defense for 18 claims or actions arising under a contract for which the 19 surety previously furnished a bond. 20 Section 6. Subsection (1) of section 338.2275, Florida 21 Statutes, is amended to read: 22 338.2275 Approved turnpike projects.-- 23 (1) Legislative approval of the department's tentative 24 work program that contains the turnpike project constitutes 25 approval to issue bonds as required by s. 11(f), Art. VII of 26 the State Constitution. No more than $10 Turnpike projects 27 approved to be included in future tentative work programs 28 include, but are not limited to, projects contained in the 29 2003-2004 tentative work program. A maximum of $4.5 billion of 30 bonds may be outstanding issued to fund approved turnpike 31 projects. 9 12:08 PM 04/30/07 c1134c1d-03
Florida Senate - 2007 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 1134 Barcode 582842 1 Section 7. Subsection (9) of section 479.07, Florida 2 Statutes, is amended to read: 3 479.07 Sign permits.-- 4 (9)(a) A permit shall not be granted for any sign for 5 which a permit had not been granted by the effective date of 6 this act unless such sign is located at least: 7 1. One thousand five hundred feet from any other 8 permitted sign on the same side of the highway, if on an 9 interstate highway. 10 2. One thousand feet from any other permitted sign on 11 the same side of the highway, if on a federal-aid primary 12 highway. 13 14 The minimum spacing provided in this paragraph does not 15 preclude the permitting of V-type, back-to-back, side-to-side, 16 stacked, or double-faced signs at the permitted sign site. 17 (b) A permit shall not be granted for a sign pursuant 18 to this chapter to locate such sign on any portion of the 19 interstate or federal-aid primary highway system, which sign: 20 1. Exceeds 50 feet in sign structure height above the 21 crown of the main-traveled way, if outside an incorporated 22 area; 23 2. Exceeds 65 feet in sign structure height above the 24 crown of the main-traveled way, if inside an incorporated 25 area; or 26 3. Exceeds 950 square feet of sign facing including 27 all embellishments. 28 (c) Notwithstanding subparagraph (a)1., there is 29 established a pilot program in Orange and Osceola Counties 30 under which the distance between permitted signs on the same 31 side of an interstate highway may be reduced to 1,000 feet if 10 12:08 PM 04/30/07 c1134c1d-03
Florida Senate - 2007 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 1134 Barcode 582842 1 all other requirements of this chapter are met and if: 2 1. The local government has adopted a plan, program, 3 resolution, ordinance, or other policy encouraging the 4 voluntary removal of signs in a downtown, historic, 5 redevelopment, infill, or other designated area which also 6 provides for a new or replacement sign to be erected on an 7 interstate highway within that jurisdiction if a sign in the 8 designated area is removed; 9 2. The sign owner and the local government mutually 10 agree to the terms of the removal and replacement; and 11 3. The local government notifies the department of its 12 intention to allow such removal and replacement as agreed upon 13 pursuant to subparagraph 2. 14 15 The department shall maintain statistics tracking the use of 16 the provisions of this pilot program based on the 17 notifications received by the department from local 18 governments under this paragraph. 19 (d)(c) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed 20 so as to cause a sign which was conforming on October 1, 1984, 21 to become nonconforming. 22 Section 8. The Department of Highway Safety and Motor 23 Vehicles shall implement a secure print-on-demand electronic 24 temporary license plate registration, record retention, and 25 issue system for use by every department-authorized issuer of 26 temporary license plates by the end of the 2007-2008 fiscal 27 year. Secure print-on-demand for this purpose means validating 28 state registration data using higher levels of commercially 29 accepted data encryption methods from the point of department 30 connectivity to the license plate printer. The temporary 31 license plate media used for this purpose shall be a 11 12:08 PM 04/30/07 c1134c1d-03
Florida Senate - 2007 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 1134 Barcode 582842 1 nonpermeable material that maintains its structural integrity, 2 including graphic and data adhesion, in all weather conditions 3 after being placed on a vehicle. For public safety in general 4 and for the safety of law enforcement officers, placement of 5 temporary license plates on the outside of the vehicle and in 6 the provided license plate mount when available is encouraged. 7 The department may adopt rules as necessary to implement this 8 program in the 2007-2008 fiscal year. The department may 9 provide such exemptions as may be feasibly required. 10 Section 9. This act shall take effect July 1, 2007. 11 12 13 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 14 And the title is amended as follows: 15 Delete everything before the enacting clause 16 17 and insert: 18 A bill to be entitled 19 An act relating to transportation; amending s. 20 215.615, F.S.; revising the Department of 21 Transportation's requirement to share certain 22 costs of fixed-guideway system projects; 23 revising criteria for an interlocal agreement 24 to establish bond financing for fixed-guideway 25 system projects; revising provisions for 26 sources of funds for the payment of bonds; 27 amending s. 334.351, F.S.; requiring nonprofit 28 youth organizations that contract with the 29 Department of Transportation for the purpose of 30 operating youth work experience programs to 31 certify that the program participants are 12 12:08 PM 04/30/07 c1134c1d-03
Florida Senate - 2007 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 1134 Barcode 582842 1 residents of the state and possess valid 2 identification; specifying criteria for the 3 department to consider in awarding contracts to 4 such organizations; requiring that the 5 nonprofit youth organizations submit certain 6 reports and audits to the department and 7 demonstrate participation in a peer assessment 8 or review process; amending s. 337.11, F.S.; 9 providing that certain construction projects be 10 advertised for bids in local newspapers; 11 amending s. 337.14, F.S.; authorizing the 12 department to waive specified prequalification 13 requirements for certain transportation 14 projects under certain conditions; amending s. 15 337.18, F.S.; revising surety bond requirements 16 for construction or maintenance contracts; 17 providing for incremental annual surety bonds 18 for multiyear maintenance contracts under 19 certain conditions; revising the threshold for 20 transportation projects eligible for a waiver 21 of surety bond requirements; authorizing the 22 department to provide for phased surety bond 23 coverage or an alternate means of security for 24 a portion of the contract amount in lieu of the 25 surety bond; amending s. 338.2275, F.S.; 26 raising the limit on outstanding bonds to fund 27 turnpike projects; amending s. 479.07, F.S.; 28 establishing a pilot program in specified 29 counties authorizing a reduction in the 30 distance between permitted signs on the same 31 side of an interstate highway; providing 13 12:08 PM 04/30/07 c1134c1d-03
Florida Senate - 2007 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 1134 Barcode 582842 1 requirements for the local government and the 2 sign owner with respect to participating in the 3 pilot program; requiring that the department 4 maintain statistics concerning the program; 5 requiring the Department of Highway Safety and 6 Motor Vehicles to implement by a certain date a 7 system whereby department-authorized issuers of 8 temporary license plates may issue 9 print-on-demand electronic temporary license 10 plates; specifying requirements for the 11 material used for the temporary plates; 12 authorizing the department to adopt rules and 13 provide exemptions as required; providing an 14 effective date. 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 14 12:08 PM 04/30/07 c1134c1d-03