| 1 | Representative(s) Baxley offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | On page 7, line 29 through page 8, line 6, |
| 5 | remove: All of those lines |
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| 7 | and insert: |
| 8 | Section 21. Raul L. Martinez/Jose Abreu Pass designated; |
| 9 | Department of Transportation to erect suitable markers.-- |
| 10 | (1) That portion of Okeechobee Road, U.S. Highway 27/State |
| 11 | Road 25, between W. 12th Street and W. 19th Street in Miami-Dade |
| 12 | County is designated as "Raul L. Martinez/Jose Abreu Pass." |
| 13 | (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect |
| 14 | suitable markers designating Raul L. Martinez/Jose Abreu Pass as |
| 15 | described in subsection (1). |
| 16 | Section 22. Mayor Raul L. Martinez Street designated; |
| 17 | Department of Transportation to erect suitable markers.-- |
| 18 | (1) That portion of 49th Street within the boundaries of |
| 19 | the City of Hialeah in Miami-Dade County is designated as "Mayor |
| 20 | Raul L. Martinez Street." |
| 21 | (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect |
| 22 | suitable markers designating Mayor Raul L. Martinez Street as |
| 23 | described in subsection (1). |
| 24 | Section 23. Dr. Vicente Grau-Imperatori Street designated; |
| 25 | Department of Transportation to erect suitable markers.-- |
| 26 | (1) That portion of S.W. 8th Street between S.W. 67th |
| 27 | Avenue and S.W. 72nd Avenue in Miami-Dade County is designated |
| 28 | as "Dr. Vicente Grau-Imperatori Street." |
| 29 | (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect |
| 30 | suitable markers designating Dr. Vicente Grau-Imperatori Street |
| 31 | as described in subsection (1). |
| 32 | Section 24. William Nathey Bridge designated; Department |
| 33 | of Transportation to erect suitable markers.-- |
| 34 | (1) That bridge, number 570125, on State Road 85, which |
| 35 | crosses Boggy Bayou in Okaloosa County, is designated as |
| 36 | "William Nathey Bridge." |
| 37 | (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect |
| 38 | suitable markers designating William Nathey Bridge as described |
| 39 | in subsection (1). |
| 40 | Section 25. Sergeant Nicholas Sottile honored; Department |
| 41 | of Transportation to erect suitable markers.-- |
| 42 | (1) That portion of State Road 70 near U.S. Highway 27 in |
| 43 | Highlands County is dedicated to the memory of Highway Patrol |
| 44 | Sergeant Nicholas Sottile. |
| 45 | (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect |
| 46 | suitable signage, pursuant to subsection (1), bearing the |
| 47 | inscription, "In Memory of Sergeant Nicholas Sottile of the |
| 48 | Florida Highway Patrol, who was killed in the line of duty |
| 49 | during a traffic stop." |
| 50 | Section 26. (1) That portion of Brickell Avenue situated |
| 51 | within the corporate limits of the City of Miami and lying |
| 52 | between S.E. 25th Street and the south shoreline of the Miami |
| 53 | River is designated as a state historic road. No state funds |
| 54 | shall be expended by any public body or agency to alter its |
| 55 | location whether by extension of its boundaries or the extension |
| 56 | of the name Brickell Avenue. |
| 57 | (2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent |
| 58 | the ordinary maintenance and repair of that portion of Brickell |
| 59 | Avenue situated within the corporate limits of the City of Miami |
| 60 | and lying between S.E. 25th Street and the south shoreline of |
| 61 | the Miami River, provided the location of the historic road is |
| 62 | preserved; to prevent the removal or replacement of any |
| 63 | landscaping, including any hammock, banyan, or mahogany trees |
| 64 | located on either side of the paved surface of the road or in |
| 65 | the central media of the road; to prevent any work that is |
| 66 | necessary for the public health or safety as determined by the |
| 67 | agency having jurisdiction over that portion of Brickell Avenue |
| 68 | described in subsection (1); to prevent the removal of invasive |
| 69 | plant species on the roadway or right-of-way; to prevent such |
| 70 | action deemed necessary to clear or maintain the road subsequent |
| 71 | to a natural disaster such as a hurricane; to limit widening or |
| 72 | physical changes to Brickell Avenue to improve vehicular or |
| 73 | pedestrian movement; or to limit the commercial development |
| 74 | adjacent to the roadway. The term "ordinary maintenance" means |
| 75 | those activities necessary to preserve the existing traffic |
| 76 | patterns and to accommodate the volume of traffic operating on |
| 77 | that portion of Brickell Avenue described in subsection (1) as |
| 78 | of July 1, 2007. However, the preservation of that portion of |
| 79 | Brickell Avenue described in subsection (1) takes priority over |
| 80 | considerations of traffic management, and the public safety |
| 81 | shall not be construed to require alterations in that portion of |
| 82 | Brickell Avenue described in subsection (1) or its landscaping |
| 83 | when alternative means of promoting safety, including more |
| 84 | restrictive regulations, are available. |
| 85 | Section 27. Subsection (26) of section 334.044, Florida |
| 86 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 87 | 334.044 Department; powers and duties.--The department |
| 88 | shall have the following general powers and duties: |
| 89 | (26) To provide for the conservation of natural roadside |
| 90 | growth and scenery and for the implementation and maintenance of |
| 91 | roadside beautification programs. To accomplish this, for fiscal |
| 92 | years 1999-2000, 2000-2001, and 2001-2002 no less than 1 |
| 93 | percent, and for subsequent fiscal years no less than 1.5 |
| 94 | percent of the amount contracted for construction projects shall |
| 95 | be allocated by the department to beautification programs. |
| 96 | Except where prohibited by federal law or federal regulation and |
| 97 | to the extent practical, a minimum of 50 percent of these funds |
| 98 | shall be used to purchase large plant materials, and with the |
| 99 | remaining funds shall be used for the purchase of other plant |
| 100 | materials. All such plant and these materials shall be purchased |
| 101 | from a Florida-based nurseryman of commercially grown nursery |
| 102 | stock on a uniform competitive bid basis pursuant to which |
| 103 | project-specific landscaping contracts are awarded directly by |
| 104 | the department on a project-specific basis in compliance with |
| 105 | the terms and conditions of competitive solicitation as set |
| 106 | forth in chapter 287. The cost of the program shall be paid by |
| 107 | vendors. The department will develop grades and standards for |
| 108 | landscaping materials purchased through this process. To |
| 109 | accomplish these activities, the department may contract with |
| 110 | nonprofit organizations having the primary purpose of developing |
| 111 | youth employment opportunities. |
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| 114 | On page 1, lines 2-8, |
| 115 | remove: All of said lines |
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| 117 | and insert: |
| 118 | An act relating to transportation facilities; designating John |
| 119 | F. Cosgrove Highway, Arnold M. Velazquez Boulevard, Marilyn Culp |
| 120 | Way, Dr. Leonard Cherdack Memorial Highway, Athalie Range |
| 121 | Boulevard, Sigmund Zilber Memorial Highway, Raul L. |
| 122 | Martinez/Jose Abreu Pass, Mayor Raul L. Martinez Street, and Dr. |
| 123 | Vicente Grau-Imperatori Street in Miami-Dade County; designating |
| 124 | William Nathey Bridge in Okaloosa County; directing the |
| 125 | Department of Transportation to erect signage in Highlands |
| 126 | County to honor Sergeant Nicholas Sottile; designating a portion |
| 127 | of Brickell Avenue as a state historic road in Miami-Dade |
| 128 | County; restricting certain alterations; amending s. 334.044, |
| 129 | F.S.; revising provisions for the purchase of plant materials by |
| 130 | the Department of Transportation for certain beautification |
| 131 | programs; requiring certain funds expended under construction |
| 132 | contracts to be used for the purchase of certain plant |
| 133 | materials; requiring the cost of the program to be paid by |
| 134 | vendors; |