Florida Senate - 2007                        SENATOR AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for CS for CS for SB 1928, 1st Eng.
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11  Senator Villalobos moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         On page 126, between lines 12 and 13,
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17         Section 57.  Paragraph (f) of subsection (2) of section
18  348.0004, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
19         348.0004  Purposes and powers.--
20         (2)  Each authority may exercise all powers necessary,
21  appurtenant, convenient, or incidental to the carrying out of
22  its purposes, including, but not limited to, the following
23  rights and powers:
24         (f)  To fix, alter, charge, establish, and collect
25  tolls, rates, fees, rentals, and other charges for the
26  services and facilities system, which tolls, rates, fees,
27  rentals, and other charges must always be sufficient to comply
28  with any covenants made with the holders of any bonds issued
29  pursuant to the Florida Expressway Authority Act. However,
30  such right and power may be assigned or delegated by the
31  authority to the department. Notwithstanding s. 338.165 or any
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Florida Senate - 2007 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for CS for CS for SB 1928, 1st Eng. Barcode 862224 1 other provision of law to the contrary, in any county as 2 defined in s. 125.011(1), to the extent surplus revenues 3 exist, they may be used for purposes enumerated in subsection 4 (7), provided the expenditures are consistent with the 5 metropolitan planning organization's adopted long-range plan. 6 Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in 7 any county as defined in s. 125.011(1), the board of county 8 commissioners must approve any toll increase before such 9 increase can be made effective by the authority. 10 Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, 11 but subject to any contractual requirements contained in 12 documents securing any outstanding indebtedness payable from 13 tolls, in any county as defined in s. 125.011(1), the board of 14 county commissioners may, by ordinance adopted on or before 15 September 30, 1999, alter or abolish existing tolls and 16 currently approved increases thereto if the board provides a 17 local source of funding to the county expressway system for 18 transportation in an amount sufficient to replace revenues 19 necessary to meet bond obligations secured by such tolls and 20 increases. 21 22 (Redesignate subsequent sections.) 23 24 25 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 26 And the title is amended as follows: 27 On page 12, line 13, after the semicolon, 28 29 insert: 30 amending s. 348.0004, F.S.; revising provisions 31 relating to powers and duties of the governing 2 5:26 PM 05/02/07 s1928e1c-38-33e
Florida Senate - 2007 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for CS for CS for SB 1928, 1st Eng. Barcode 862224 1 bodies of specified expressway authorities; 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 3 5:26 PM 05/02/07 s1928e1c-38-33e