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Senator Alexander moved the following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Delete line(s) 3341-3372

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and insert:

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     Section 68.  Paragraph (d) of subsection (10) of section

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768.28, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

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     768.28  Waiver of sovereign immunity in tort actions;

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recovery limits; limitation on attorney fees; statute of

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limitations; exclusions; indemnification; risk management

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programs.--

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     (10)

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     (d)  For the purposes of this section, operators,

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dispatchers, and providers of security for rail services and rail

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facility maintenance providers in the South Florida Rail

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Corridor, or any of their employees or agents, performing such

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services under contract with and on behalf of the South Florida

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Regional Transportation Authority or the Department of

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Transportation shall be considered agents of the state while

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acting within the scope of and pursuant to guidelines established

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in said contract or by rule. Beginning July 1, 2008,

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notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the state, its

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agencies, and its subdivisions waive sovereign immunity for all

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commuter rail systems throughout the state.

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     Delete line(s) 296-298

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and insert:

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waiving sovereign immunity for all commuter rail systems;

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authorizing the expenditure of public funds

4/30/2008  9:42:00 AM     TR.17.09200