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The Committee on Transportation (Margolis) recommended the

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following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Delete line(s) 351-414

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and insert:

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highway facing or, if there is no facing, on the pole nearest

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the highway; and it shall be attached in such a manner as to be

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plainly visible from the main-traveled way. For signs holding

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valid permits on July 1, 2008, the tag posting requirement is

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effective July 1, 2010. The permit will become void unless the

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permit tag is properly and permanently displayed at the

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permitted site within 30 days after the date of permit issuance.

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If the permittee fails to erect a completed sign on the

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permitted site within 270 days after the date on which the

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permit was issued, the permit will be void, and the department

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may not issue a new permit to that permittee for the same

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location for 270 days after the date on which the permit became

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void.

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     (b)  If a permit tag is lost, stolen, or destroyed, the

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permittee to whom the tag was issued may must apply to the

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department for a replacement tag. The department shall establish

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by rule a service fee for replacement tags in an amount that

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will recover the actual cost of providing the replacement tag.

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Upon receipt of the application accompanied by the a service fee

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of $3, the department shall issue a replacement permit tag.

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Alternatively, the permittee may provide its own replacement tag

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pursuant to department specifications which the department shall

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establish by rule at the time it establishes the service fee for

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replacement tags.

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     Section 10.  Section 479.08, Florida Statutes, is amended

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to read:

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     479.08  Denial or revocation of permit.--The department has

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the authority to deny or revoke any permit requested or granted

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under this chapter in any case in which it determines that the

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application for the permit contains knowingly false or

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misleading information. The department has the authority to

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revoke any permit granted under this chapter in any case where

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or that the permittee has violated any of the provisions of this

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chapter, unless such permittee, within 30 days after the receipt

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of notice by the department, corrects such false or misleading

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information and complies with the provisions of this chapter.

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For the purpose of this subsection, the notice of violation

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issued by the department shall describe in detail the alleged

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violation and the corrective action required to cure the

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violation. Any person aggrieved by any action of the department

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in denying or revoking a permit under this chapter may, within

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30 days after receipt of the notice, apply to the department for

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an administrative hearing pursuant to chapter 120. If a timely

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request for hearing has been filed and the department issues a

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final order revoking a permit, such revocation shall be

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effective 30 days after the date of rendition. Except for

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department action pursuant to s. 479.107(1), the filing of a

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timely and proper notice of appeal shall operate to stay the

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revocation until the department's action is upheld.

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     Section 11.  Subsection (2) of section 479.11, Florida

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Statutes, is amended to read:

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     479.11  Specified signs prohibited.--No sign shall be

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erected, used, operated, or maintained:

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     (2)  Beyond 660 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-

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way of any portion of the interstate highway system or the

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federal-aid primary highway system outside an urban area, the

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advertising message or informative contents of which sign is

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visible from the main traveled way erected for the purpose of

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its message being read from the main-traveled way of such

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system, except as provided in ss. 479.111(1) and 479.16.

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     Section 12.  Subsections (1), (3), (4), and (5) of section

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479.261, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

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     479.261  Logo sign program.--

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     (1)  The department shall establish a logo sign program for

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the rights-of-way of the interstate highway system to provide

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information to motorists about available gas, food, lodging, and

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camping, attractions, and other services, as approved by the

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Federal Highway Administration at interchanges, through the use

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of business logos, and may include additional interchanges under

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the program. A logo sign for nearby attractions may be added to

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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) 35-38

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and insert:

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a service fee and specifications for replacement tags;

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amending s. 479.08, F.S.; deleting a provision allowing a

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sign permittee to correct false information that was

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knowingly provided to the department; requiring the

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department to include certain information in the notice of

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violation; amending s. 479.11, F.S.; revising the

3/10/2008  3:57:00 PM     596-04662-08