| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to Hillsborough County; amending chapter |
| 3 | 2001-299, Laws of Florida; granting the Hillsborough |
| 4 | County Public Transportation Commission rulemaking |
| 5 | authority regarding the availability of certain public |
| 6 | vehicles for individuals with mobility impairments; |
| 7 | providing an effective date. |
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| 9 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 11 | Section 1. Paragraph (oo) of subsection (2) of section 5 |
| 12 | of chapter 2001-299, Laws of Florida, is redesignated as |
| 13 | paragraph (pp), and a new paragraph (oo) is added to that |
| 14 | subsection to read: |
| 15 | Section 5. Commission powers, mandatory and |
| 16 | discretionary.-- |
| 17 | (2) The commission has the power to: |
| 18 | (oo) Adopt a rule ensuring the availability of public |
| 19 | vehicles that meet any applicable federal requirements for the |
| 20 | transportation of any individual with mobility impairments who |
| 21 | cannot transfer to a passenger seat and is restricted to a |
| 22 | common wheelchair as defined by federal law. In no case shall |
| 23 | this rule require more than 3 percent of the total authorized |
| 24 | permits issued under a certificate. |
| 25 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2007. |