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The Committee on Environmental Preservation and Conservation

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(Gaetz) recommended the following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Delete line(s) 166-196

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and insert:

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     316.2126  Use of golf carts and utility vehicles by

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municipalities and state employees, state park volunteers, and

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state park visitors.--

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     (1) In addition to the powers granted by ss. 316.212 and

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316.2125, municipalities are hereby authorized to utilize golf

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carts and utility vehicles, as defined in s. 320.01, upon any

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state, county, or municipal roads located within the corporate

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limits of such municipalities, subject to the following

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conditions:

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     (a)(1) Golf carts and utility vehicles must comply with

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the operational and safety requirements in ss. 316.212 and

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316.2125, and with any more restrictive ordinances enacted by

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the local governmental entity pursuant to s. 316.212(8) s.

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316.212(7), and shall only be operated only by municipal

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employees for municipal purposes, including, but not limited to,

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police patrol, traffic enforcement, and inspection of public

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facilities.

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     (b)(2) In addition to the safety equipment required in s.

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316.212(6) s. 316.212(5) and any more restrictive safety

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equipment required by the local governmental entity pursuant to

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s. 316.212(8) s. 316.212(7), such golf carts and utility

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vehicles must be equipped with sufficient lighting and turn

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signal equipment.

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     (c)(3) Golf carts and utility vehicles may only be

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operated only on state roads that have a posted speed limit of

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30 miles per hour or less.

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     (2) State employees, state park volunteers, and state park

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visitors are authorized to use golf carts and utility vehicles,

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as defined in s. 320.01, upon any public roads within the

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boundaries of state parks managed by the Division of Recreation

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and Parks of the Department of Environmental Protection, subject

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to the following conditions:

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     (a) Golf carts and utility vehicles must comply with the

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operational and safety requirements in s. 316.212.

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     (b) Golf carts and utility vehicles shall be operated only

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by state employees and state park volunteers for state purposes

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and by state park visitors for uses authorized by the Division

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of Recreation and Parks of the Department of Environmental

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protection.

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     (3)(4) Anyone A municipal employee operating a golf cart

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or utility vehicle pursuant to this section must possess a valid

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driver's license as required by s. 322.03.

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================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     Delete line(s) 12-16

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and insert:

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state employees, state park volunteers, and state park

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visitors to operate golf carts and utility vehicles on

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public roads within state park boundaries for certain

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purposes subject to specified conditions; conforming

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cross-references; providing an

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