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The Committee on Transportation and Economic Development

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Appropriations (Fasano) recommended the following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Delete lines 1493-1513

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and insert:

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     (c)  The department may enter into agreements under this

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subsection for a project or project phase not included in the

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adopted work program. As used in this paragraph, the term

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"project phase" means acquisition of rights-of-way, construction,

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construction inspection, and related support phases. The project

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or project phase must be a high priority of the governmental

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entity. Reimbursement for a project or project phase must be made

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from funds appropriated by the Legislature pursuant to s.

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339.135(5). All other provisions of this subsection apply to

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agreements entered into under this paragraph. The total amount of

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project agreements for projects or project phases not included in

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the adopted work program authorized by this paragraph may not at

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any time exceed $500 $100 million, of which a maximum of $200

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million may be related to the purchase of rights-of-way. However,

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notwithstanding such $500 $100 million limit and any similar

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limit in s. 334.30, project advances for any inland county with a

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population greater than 500,000 dedicating amounts equal to $500

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million or more of its Local Government Infrastructure Surtax

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pursuant to s. 212.055(2) for improvements to the State Highway

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System which are included in the local metropolitan planning

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organization's or the department's long-range transportation

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plans shall be excluded from the calculation of the statewide

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limit of project advances.

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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 lines 98 and 99

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and insert:

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revising limits under which the department may enter

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into an agreement with a county for a project or

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project phase not in the adopted work program;

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authorizing

4/24/2008  2:22:00 PM     606-08634-08