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The Committee on Finance and Tax (Storms) recommended the

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following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Between line(s) 487 and 488,

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insert:

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     Section 13.  Paragraph (d) of subsection (7) of section

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339.135, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

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     339.135  Work program; legislative budget request;

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definitions; preparation, adoption, execution, and amendment.--

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     (7)  AMENDMENT OF THE ADOPTED WORK PROGRAM.--

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     (d)1. Whenever the department proposes any amendment to the

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adopted work program, as defined in subparagraph (c)1. or

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paragraph (c)3., which deletes or defers a construction phase on

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a capacity project, it shall notify each county affected by the

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amendment and each municipality within the county. The

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notification shall be issued in writing to the chief elected

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official of each affected county, each municipality within the

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county, and the chair of each affected metropolitan planning

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organization. Each affected county and each municipality in the

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county, is encouraged to coordinate with each other to determine

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how the amendment effects local concurrency management and

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regional transportation planning efforts. Each affected county,

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and each municipality within the county, shall have 14 days to

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provide written comments to the department regarding how the

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amendment will effect its respective concurrency management

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systems, including whether any development permits were issued

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contingent upon the capacity improvement, if applicable. After

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receipt of written comments from the affected local governments,

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the department shall include any written comments submitted by

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such local governments in its preparation of the proposed

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amendment.

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     2. Following the 14-day comment period in subparagraph 1.,

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if applicable, whenever the department proposes any amendment to

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the adopted work program, which amendment is defined in

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subparagraph (c)1., subparagraph (c)2., subparagraph (c)3., or

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subparagraph (c)4., it shall submit the proposed amendment to the

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Governor for approval and shall immediately notify the chairs of

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the legislative appropriations committees, the chairs of the

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legislative transportation committees, and each member of the

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Legislature who represents a district affected by the proposed

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amendment. It shall also notify, each metropolitan planning

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organization affected by the proposed amendment and each unit of

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local government affected by the proposed amendment, unless it

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provided to each the notification required by subparagraph 1.

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Such proposed amendment shall provide a complete justification of

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the need for the proposed amendment.

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     3.2. The Governor shall not approve a proposed amendment

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until 14 days following the notification required in subparagraph

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2. 1.

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     4.3. If either of the chairs of the legislative

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appropriations committees or the President of the Senate or the

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Speaker of the House of Representatives objects in writing to a

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proposed amendment within 14 days following notification and

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specifies the reasons for such objection, the Governor shall

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disapprove the proposed amendment.

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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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     On line 48, after the semicolon,

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insert:

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amending s. 339.135, F.S.; revising certain notice

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provisions that require the Department of Transportation

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to notify local governments regarding amendments to an

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adopted 5-year work program;

3/25/2008  3:04:00 PM     10-05707-08